Counselling & Psychotherapy Distance Learning Course
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Level 4 Award in Counselling and Psychotherapy
"This Counselling course is fully mapped to the national occupational standards"
Why not completely change the direction of your life? If you like working with people and helping others overcome their problems, our Counselling and Psychotherapy course could provide the stimulus you require.
Many people today need Counselling to help them cope with problems such as Personality Disorder, Eating disorder, OCD, Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Divorce, Sexual Orientation to name but a few.
And that’s where you could come in. This distance learning Couselling course will provide you with an excellent foundation. Combined with our "unique" practical training, in which you will be allocated a client who you will assist via the telephone (subject to you passing your interview), this will allow you to take the first steps to becoming a qualified Counsellor.
Qualification
Level 4 Award in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Plus a UK Open Learning Diploma.
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 4 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland"
Awarding Body Information
NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.
Further information
www.ncfe.org.uk
What will I learn on the course?
By taking our Counselling and Psychotherapy course, you will gain a thorough understanding of what is expected of a Counsellor. You will be able to use your newly developed skills to help people in need. It could be people at work, it could be close members of your family, it could be long-time friends. Just think how much they could benefit from your knowledge and experience. Alternatively you could apply for further training or employment in the field of Mental Health.
Who can take the Counselling and Psychotherapy Course?
This is a Level Four course and as such will require students to have a good level of literacy and general education at least up to GCSE C grade. In other respects the course is open to any one with a genuine and positive attitude to the subject, and no prior knowledge is needed. The course could be particularly helpful for anyone working on a day-to-day basis with people such as Prison Officers, Health Workers, Care Workers, Police Officers and so on.
How does the course work?
The Counselling and Psychotherapy course is from UK Open Learning, one of the UK’s leading distance learning providers. The great thing about distance learning is that you can study from home or work, at your own pace and in your own time. What’s more, you will have your own personal fully qualified tutor offering support via email and post.
How is the course designed?
The Counselling and Psychotherapy course is comprehensive and covers a wide variety of topics such as types of counselling, listening skills, crisis mediation, bereavement, stress problems, depression, eating disorders, alcohol, drug and substance abuse and much more. It is designed in units and you will complete a series of assignments, submitted by post or email and marked by your personal tutor. There is no final exam.
Is there any practical training?
Yes. Even though our course is all distance learning, we can arrange for you to support a client via our unique telephone support service. This is done following an assessment of your skills and suitability and with the client’s consent. You will be monitored carefully by your tutor and feedback sheets submitted as part of your portfolio. If you are currently in employment and find that your day-to-day job involves helping people such as nurses, then we will ask you to complete a record of your "face to face" counselling which will go towards your total hours when you wish to become a member of any professional body.
Extra On-line Support
The tutor for this course has now set up a forum for all of his students studying Abuse and Trauma and related courses. This will assist you with your studies as not only will you get full tutor support from a professional tutor for the duration of the course but you will also get help from other students who are studying at the same time as you and get an insight into other related courses by talking to students studying them. You can ask other students questions about your course or theirs, and they will try to help you.
This is a great community for all those students who wish to interact with others in the same situation as theirs and get friendly advice and share ideas and comments.
You will be able to interact with students studying the following courses:
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Understanding Eating Disorders
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Introduction to Counselling
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Mental Health and Psychiatry
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Working with a Diagnosis of Personality Disorder
Your tutor will provide all the details of how to get onto this forum if you decide to order the course.
Will I be able to practise as a counsellor/therapist after taking the course?
At the moment anyone can call themselves a counsellor or therapist but a qualification in Counselling and Psychotherapy will show potential clients, further training organisations and employers a level of learning and knowledge that others may not necessarily have. Our course is accredited which you can put towards further learning.
In the future the government will be introducing regulations for people offering talking treatments. Although at this time we do not know the criteria for being accepted for regulation, we do know that a qualification in counselling and psychotherapy will stand you in good stead. In addition, it would be a good idea to become a member of a professional body.
Can I join counselling organisations?
After completing this course you may well consider joining a professional body such as the Counselling Society, ISPC – International Society of Professional Counsellors - or the BACP. You can also apply for membership to 'Counselling' a registered charity and use the intials 'CCC' after your name. All these organisations have different levels of membership and different requirements for gaining membership. This can make it hard for us to give you a definitive answer on whether, after completing this course, you are guaranteed to gain membership. What we can tell you is that if you complete this course over two years, complete a supervised placement and gain practical experience through this course, it would be unlikely for you not to gain membership. In fact previous students have gone on to gain membership after this course. We can of course offer you advice and guidance on obtaining membership to a professional body once you have completed the course, and your tutor can provide written references to support your application.
Can I use letters after my name?
Yes. Dip.Couns & Psych
Can I get Insurance once I have completed the course?
Yes. As long as you have gained practical experience and successfully completed our course.
How long do I have to complete the course?
12 months or 100 hours of study whichever is sooner.
What happens if I’ve paid for the course but find it unsuitable?
Not a problem. If you return it within seven days, we’ll give you a complete refund as long as the course is in re-saleable condition.
COURSE CONTENTS
The basics of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Models and approaches of therapy
Types of counselling
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Addiction
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Anxiety
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Divorce
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Stress
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Sexual orientation
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PMS
Accompanying treatments
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Antidepressants
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Sleeping tablets
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Minor tranquilizers
Mental Health conditions
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Depression
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Eating disorders
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Personality disorders
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Schizophrenia
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Gender identity disorder
Delivery of Counselling and Psychotherapy
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Individual counselling
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Group therapy
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Couples therapy
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Family therapy
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Online counselling
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Telephone counselling
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SMS text counselling
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Video Counselling
Listening skills and Validation
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Stages of listening
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Types of validation
How to help someone in a crisis
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Suicide
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Self harm
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Eating distress
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Relationship breakdown
Common problems in Counselling and Psychotherapy
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Supervision
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Communication problems
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Power and control issues
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Aggression
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Safety issues
Abuse and Trauma
Useful strategies
Being a Therapist
UK Open Learning strongly advises you to join the Counselling Society as it is the most forward thinking Counselling organisation in the UK.
As a student of UK Open Learning the cost is £20 per year and we send you the application form when you order your course.
Membership of the Counselling Society
They run a unique point based system which allows for the assessment of the personal qualities of candidates for membership.
The Counselling Society offers only one grade of membership- Accredited member (MCS Acc). To become an Accredited Member, you will need to be awarded 100 points from an overall framework of measures. Each applicant will also be examined closely for a balance of items and an overall understanding that you are safe, competent, and ethical to practise.
You will notice from the table below that maximum limits are set on all assessment elements. That’s because, again, they feel that accreditation shouldn’t just be about quantity of work done. For example, 200 placement hours done badly for accreditation purposes are not as valuable to a counsellor (or their clients) as 50 hours done well.
Accreditation Elements:
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UK Open Learning Distance Learning Course |
30 Points |
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Supervised Practice |
Up to 50 points |
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Personal Statement |
Up to 20 points |
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Placement (s) |
Up to 20 points |
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Personal Counselling Received |
Up to 20 points |
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Interview (if required) |
Up to 20 points |
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CPD Workshops |
Up to 20 points |
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Evidence of Client Success |
Up to 20 points |
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Case Studies |
Up to 20 points |
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References |
Up to 10 points |
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Other relevant personal growth work |
Up to 10 points |
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Personal Quality element |
Up to 20 points |
Student Comment
I have recently completed the Counselling & Psychotherapy Level 4 Diploma and passed with distinction. I found the course very interesting and the support offered through the student area was excellent. Joshua Cole proved to be an excellent mentor and his feedback was both quick and thorough. I would recommend this course to anyone interested in this subject. Terry (Witney)
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£425.00 |
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