Programme summary for Postgraduate Diploma/MA Counselling and Psychotherapy
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About the programme
The programme provides a foundation for your development as therapists through:
- An intensive training in practical skills
- A core model of counselling within which it is possible to integrate concepts and techniques from a variety of theoretical orientations
- An opportunity for you to enhance and extend your academic and professional development to Master’s degree level.
Programme structure
The diploma programme is two years, part-time – one afternoon and evening each week (either a Tuesday or Thursday), with one residential weekend and an away-day each year. It starts in September.
Year Three/Module 3 (MA) is over one calendar year, part-time evening (Monday) with a flexible pattern of attendance. It starts in February each year.
Career opportunities
The aim of the programme is to provide an education and training in counselling and psychotherapy to a level appropriate for safe and effective practice. Within the programme framework, you are encouraged to develop your own preferred ways of thinking and working. The approach is designed to appeal to a diverse range of occupational groups within the ‘helping professions’. It is also appropriate for those who wish to work in private practice.
Support
- Offering academic tutorials/guidance as required for written assignments
- Through regular/weekly supervision groups to support clinical practice
- Through the programme's approach to writing a journal
- Individual personal counselling/therapy or equivalent activity.
Admission
- First degree or equivalent professional qualifications and/or experience that, in the opinion of the selectors, is indicative of the ability to achieve the standards of the programme.
- Adequate opportunities to carry out formal client work.
- Appropriate personal qualities, including empathy, warmth and genuiness; ability to reflect upon and make use of life experiences; capacity to cope with the emotional and intellectual demands of the programme; ability to be self critical and respond constructively to feedback; awareness of the nature of prejudice and oppression; commitment to self-development.
NB Successful applicants usually have some previous counselling skills training, relevant experience of working with people and some experience of their own personal therapy.
Progression onto Year 3 (MA Year) requires satisfactory completion of the first two years of the programme (Postgraduate Diploma) OR for applicants who have not completed the UEL Postgraduate Diploma, to have successfully completed an equivalent BACP/UKCP/BPS accredited diploma elsewhere.
Key facts
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Tuition Fees - 2013/14
Home/EU Fees
- Module fee: £1,310
- Full time fee: N/A
International Fees
- Module fee: £1,900
- Full time fee: NA
Fees based on 30 credit modules (unless otherwise indicated) For further information regarding postgraduate fees please refer to www.uel.ac.uk/fees/
