Counselling and Psychotherapy Level 4
UKDLP
Summary
- Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
About this course
This advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy distance learning course is designed for those with a keen interest in this demanding subject. Through the course you will learn about the key aspects of providing a responsible and informed service to those with a range of mental health issues.
Description
Course Description
This course will provide you with the theoretical knowledge of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and examine the theories and strategies to enable you to prepare for the practical aspects of being a counsellor, should you wish to do so. The course also deals with the practical aspects of being a counsellor to ensure you are operating within professional guidelines and with due regard for your own safety.
Course Content
The basics of Counselling and Psychotherapy
- What is counselling and psychotherapy?
- When is a counsellor not ready to counsel?
- Who needs counselling?
Models and approaches of therapy
- CBT
- Hypnotherapy
- DBT
- Drama and art therapy
- Psychotherapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy
- CAT
- Person-centred
- Solution focused therapy
- EMDR
- Gestalt therapy
Types of counselling
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Divorce
- Stress
- Sexual orientation
- PMS
Accompanying treatments
- Antidepressants
- Sleeping tablets
- Minor tranquilizers
Mental Health conditions
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Personality disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Gender identity disorder
Delivery of Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Individual counselling
- Group therapy
- Couples therapy
- Family therapy
- Online counselling
- Telephone counselling
- SMS text counselling
- Video Counselling
Listening skills and Validation
- Stages of listening
- Types of validation
How to help someone in a crisis
- Suicide
- Self harm
- Eating distress
- Relationship breakdown
Common problems in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Supervision
- Communication problems
- Power and control issues
- Aggression
- Safety issues
Abuse and Trauma
- Staying safe
- The Law
- Sexual offences Act
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill 2003
- Rights of victims
- Injunctions
- Evidence
- Court order
- Reporting abuse
- Inner child
- After abuse
- Trauma work
Useful strategies
- Toolbox
- Halting protocol
- Writing letters
- Feeling safe
- Transactional object
- Breathing exercises
- Mindfulness
- Splitting
- Projective identification
- Stabilisation
- Homework
- Diary
- Boundaries
Being a Therapist
- Confidentiality
- Registration and Accreditation
- Insurance
- Professional development
- Working ethically
Qualification Information
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course).
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards' Quality Licence Scheme. This means that UK Distance Learning & Publishing has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet certain quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future. The unit summary can be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this sector. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 4 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by UK Distance Learning & Publishing to meet specific learners' and/or employers' requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards' endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
ABC Awards is a leading national Awarding Organisation, regulated by Ofqual, and the Welsh Government[1]. It has a long-established reputation for developing and awarding high quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. As a registered charity, ABC Awards combines 180 years of expertise but also implements a responsive, flexible and innovative approach to the needs of our customers.
Renowned for excellent customer service, and quality standards, ABC Awards also offers Ofqual regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14; all are developed with the support of relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK.
[1] Regulators for exams and assessments in England and Wales
Method of Study
Online Version
Our online A-Level courses are fully digitised versions of the paper-courses, so you can study on any PC or smart device when connected to the internet.
As with the paper course, your online learning programme is completely flexible, so you can study at a pace that suits you.
All of our online course content is broken down into bite size chunks to make your learning more manageable and effective.
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Method of Assessment
The course contains a number of assignments which your tutor will mark and give you valuable feedback on. We call these Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs). You need only send the TMAs to your tutor for comment, not the self-assessment exercises which are also part of the course to help you gauge your progress.
Tutor Support
You will have access to a tutor via email who will mark your work, guide you through the course and assist you with any problems you may have. In addition you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process.
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