Our BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy course will enable you to develop the skills you need to pursue a successful career working as a qualified counsellor with expertise in pluralistic practice.
This course will prepare you for a career where you’ll be listening, empathising and providing support to people in a safe space, shaping lives and facilitating change.
This qualification is designed enhance your personal development, particularly your knowledge and skills relating to the pluralistic approach during clinical practice.
Alongside this, you will complete a placement portfolio of 100 clinical client hours and follow the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) ethical framework in order to qualify as a practitioner.
This course will give you the unique skills and experience to channel that vocation, putting you on the path to working in the field of counselling. It’s ideal for anybody who is interested in working in the helping professions from a therapeutic perspective. The uniqueness of this course allows you to build on your strengths involving how you work with people.
You’ll examine contemporary issues in the field, with a focus on public mental health and social prescribing.
Why study with us
- We offer one of the only undergraduate courses with a qualifying counselling placement embedded in the curriculum.
- Our team is made up of psychotherapists with extensive experience in their field who all continue to be in clinical practice.
- We’ve been ranked third in the UK for the outstanding support we provide to help our students improve their mental health (HUMEN 2022).
What you'll do
- You’ll develop an in-depth understanding of contemporary issues in counselling.
- During the course you’ll complete a Professional Assessment Document demonstrating 100 hours of clinical practice.
- Gain life-long learning and recognition of the value of education and research.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• CG1003: The Human Being in Context
• CG1004: Learning to Learn for psychological therapies
• CG1005: Introduction to mental health and wellbeing
• CG1006: Introduction to Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• CG1030: Key Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Year 2
Compulsory modules
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CG2003: Research Design and Process
• CG2004: Contemporary Pluralistic Theory and Practice
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CG2006: New Frontiers in Counselling and Psychotherapy
• CG2007: Public Health and behaviour change
• CG2040: Personal Development
Year 3
Compulsory modules
• CG3006: Personal Development
• CG3014: Advanced Pluralistic Counselling Practice
• CG3016: Dissertation Counselling, Coaching and Psychological Interventions
• CG3040: Practice Placement
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NU3166: Mental Health Care: The Broader Context
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future Counselling and Psychotherapy careers
This course will equip you with the skills you need to become a professional practitioner in the field of counselling.
Following completion of this course you will be able to work within a range of professions including:
• NHS
• Charitable Organisations
• Private practice
• Health and Leisure Industry
• EAP’s
• Schools, Colleges and Universities
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