Course summary
This programme is ideal if you wish to qualify and pursue a career as a professional counsellor. It's designed to enable you to develop as a reflective counselling practitioner.
- This is a psychodynamic course, aimed to give students solid theoretical foundations as well as basic counselling skills in psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy. It combines classical with contemporary psychodynamic theory and has a strong emphasis on issues relating to diversity and multiculturalism in theory and practice.
- The programme offers a full-time mode of study extending over a minimum of two years and a part-time mode of study extending over a minimum of three years. Both modes of study carry a total of 240 credits on completion, as opposed to the usual 180 for an MA programme.
- The curriculum focuses on psychodynamic, psychoanalytic and relational psychoanalytic perspectives. Through engagement in a range of learning contexts, including lectures, group seminars, therapeutic skills practice workshops, creative workshops, experiential group work, counselling placements, tutorials, independent study and dissertation supervision, students are supported in developing links between personal, clinical and theoretical knowledge. You're required to be in personal therapy throughout the programme - please note that this is at your own cost.
- On completion of this programme students will have achieved all the educational requirements necessary to be eligible to apply for personal accreditation with the BACP, after they have accrued the necessary additional post qualification hours.
Modules
Full-time study Year 1 In your first year, you will take five compulsory modules. Counsellor Competencies and Attitudes 30 credits Psychodynamic Theories 30 credits Reflective Practitioner 30 credits Applied Psychoanalysis 15 credits Multidisciplinary Research Methods 60 credits Year 2 In your second year, you will take two more compulsory modules, and write a dissertation. Advanced Theory 30 credits Clinical Placement 30 credits Dissertation 60 credits Part-time study Students on the part-time version of this programme will study all the same modules over three years. Year 1 Counsellor Competencies and Attitudes 30 credits Psychodynamic Theories 30 credits Reflective Practitioner 30 credits Year 2 Advanced Theory 30 credits Clinical Placement 30 credits Applied Psychoanalysis 15 credits Research Methods 60 credits Year 3 Dissertation 60 credits Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Assessment method
Assessment for this course will be conducted through essays, practicum and viva, presentation, dissertation, portfolio, report(s) and log of hours.
Entry requirements
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject and a certificate in Counselling/Counselling Skills as well as experience of working in a counselling-related field or where interpersonal communication skills are central to your role. We also welcome applications from individuals with relevant work experience. All applicants must have knowledge and/or experience in psychodynamic theory and practice, and provide evidence of this with an up to date CV, references, and personal statement. All applicants must be able to demonstrate evidence of the capacity to develop the competencies for professional counselling practice: *emotional insight *robustness *ability to provide a reliable, honest, containing and reflexive relationship to clients These will be evaluated through the application and interview process. The Admissions Tutor will seek to understand your qualities as a person and assess your suitability to practice with vulnerable clients. Please note: You must also fulfil our Fitness to Train requirements. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW