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Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at University of Derby - UCAS

University of Derby

Degree level: Postgraduate

Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (Taught)

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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Course summary

This course is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), so you can be sure it’s relevant and recognised within the psychotherapeutic and health care profession.

  • Study a course accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), so you can be sure it's relevant and recognised throughout the profession
  • Build on your theoretical psychotherapeutic understanding to become a reflective practitioner, by improving your clinical skills and deepening your personal insight
  • Develop your psychotherapeutic theory and skills in an intellectually creative and stimulating environment
  • Develop transferable research skills related to psychotherapy and provide an opportunity to develop confidence in a self-critical and reflective approach to study
This course is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), so you can be sure it’s relevant and recognised within the psychotherapeutic and health care profession. The course will help you to further your career and become a BACP accredited and autonomous counselling practitioner. The MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy provides an innovative approach to psychotherapeutic practice that enables you to learn about three different psychotherapeutic approaches; person-centered, attachment theory, and cognitive behavior psychotherapy. A trans-theoretical model is used to provide a framework to integrate these theories to acknowledge the complexities of human problems in a meaningful way. You’ll be encouraged to develop your understanding of the theoretical, social, cultural and ideological contexts in which your clients perceive, confront and manage problems. You’ll also consider and analyse major trends and orientations within integrative therapeutic work and develop your ability to identify and use appropriate sources of supervision within counselling practice. Apart from the first module of the first year, you’ll need to provide clinical supervised practice in your own place of work or in your placement. This will allow you to put your enhanced knowledge of counselling and psychotherapy into practice and is an important element of the course. The hours of clinical practice vary for each academic year. The teaching will vary, depending on the module, to provide you with the most effective learning strategies. You can expect to learn through debates and discussions, experiential exercises, problem-solving, lectures and tutorials. Assessments also vary from written assignments through to practical assessments and a final dissertation at the master’s stage. Your personal tutor will support you in your studies. We’re proud to say that our courses are closely mapped against the health and social care sector. This ensures that our curriculum is up-to-date, providing you with the assurance that your learning is current and relevant. This does mean that we do have to respond to national changes such as government policy.

Modules

Modules include: integrating psychotherapeutic theory and practice; professional practice 1; current developments in psychotherapeutic theory and practice; research methods, ethics and law in psychotherapeutic practice; professional integrative practice; professional practice 2.

Assessment method

There are some practical assessments, written assignments, and the final dissertation at the Masters stage.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Entry requirements

You'll need a relevant undergraduate degree; You’ll need experience working with people and excellent communications and listening skills; For students whose first language is not English, you'll need to sit the IELTS test and score within band seven for both written and speaking English or Pearson equivalent; A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required at the point of accepting a place at the University.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £14900* Year 1
England £1260* Module
Northern Ireland £1260* Module
Scotland £1260* Module
Wales £1260* Module
International £14900* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at University of Derby - UCAS