Course summary

This course provides a unique opportunity to complete a foundational counselling qualification and obtain a post graduate degree in only one year. It enables students to engage with key theoretical approaches in counselling and related skills, and to learn to integrate them in ways that allow them to be effective practitioners, equipped to work in a range of settings. The course provides professional and academic training and the opportunity to complete a research dissertation; producing reflective and research focussed practitioners who are equipped to meet the future challenges of the counselling profession. This includes the inclusion of BACP online and phone therapy (OPT) competencies (BACP, 2021) as part of the training programme. The course meets the standards set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and subscribes to the BACP Ethical Framework (2018). (The course is aiming to receive BACP accreditation). Why study this course?

• You can qualify as a counsellor in only 1 year

• The course combines academic study and personal reflection with a strong focus on counselling skills and practice

• Newman University enjoys a strong regional and national reputation in counselling training and has good relationships with a range of placement providers across the region

• The course meets the standards set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

• It offers a distinctive training in integrative counselling, drawing on contemporary models of counselling to form an integrated framework for practice

• On completion, you will have the skills and knowledge to practice independently or within an organisation.