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Counselling Advanced Diploma Level 4
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Summary

Price
£499 inc VAT
Or £55.44/mo. for 9 months...
Study method
Online
Course format
Reading material - article/plain text
Duration
12 months · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Counselling Advanced Diploma Level 4 - Free
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  • TOTUM card available but not included in price

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Overview

This Counselling Advanced course will teach you various approaches to counselling. These will include Existentialist, Rational Emotive and Adlerian therapies plus more. Counselling is a sort of ‘talking therapy’ that allows an individual to talk about their problems and feelings in a confidential environment. Sometimes the term “counselling” is used to refer to talking therapies in general, but counselling is a type of therapy in its own right.

Certificates

Counselling Advanced Diploma Level 4

Hard copy certificate - Included

Certificate of completion.

Description

About this course

In 2014 the BACP carried out some research to find out more about people’s attitudes towards counselling and psychotherapy. Some of the key findings included:

  • 28% of people have consulted a counsellor or psychotherapist (up from 21% in 2010)
  • 54% of respondents said that they, a family member, friend or work colleague have consulted a counsellor or psychotherapist
  • 69% of people think the world would be a better place if people talked about their feelings more.

You will learn the distinctive differences and similarities between the approaches. These techniques are not universal and vary from topic to topic.

Study time 100 hours

Enrollment length 12 months

Course format Paper or online

Entry requirements None specific

Course content

Module 1: Counselling – Definition, Qualification & Registration

Module 2: Freud and the Psychoanalytic Approach

Module 3: Jung and the Development of the Psychodynamic Approach

Module 4: The Adlerian Approach & Individual Psychology

Module 5: Existential Psychotherapy

Module 6: Gestalt Psychotherapy

Module 7: Psychodrama Therapy

Module 8: Carl Rogers & Client Centred Counselling

Module 9: Transactional Analysis

Module 10: Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Module 11: Egan and the Skilled Helper Approach

Module 12: Albert Ellis and the Rational Emotive Behavioural Approach

Module 13: Beck and the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Approach

Module 14: Reality Therapy

Module 15: Post Traumatic Stress Counselling

Module 16: Verbal Communication Skills in Counselling

Module 17: Non Verbal Communication

Module 18: Counsellor/Client Listening Skills

Module 19: Counselling and the Law

Module 20: Counselling & Administrative Considerations

Who is this course for?

This course is a great progression course from Counselling Level 3.

Requirements

No entry requirements.

Questions and answers

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Jack asked:

Would this course be approved by the BACP or UKCP for the purposes of getting a job in future?

Answer:

Hi Jack Thank you for getting in touch with us. None of our Counselling courses are BACP-approved, as BACP have their own courses. You can practice Counselling with our courses but you would just not be BACP approved. To be able to register as a counsellor with BACP, you need to have completed a practical element of a course. So after this course you would need to complete a short course with BACP which involves practical elements where you can gain your experience to be a counsellor.

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sara asked:

Is this course regulated please?

Answer:

Hi Sara Thank you for your message. Unfortunately, this course is not a regulated course, it is more of a standard, introductory course. I would instead recommend any of our NCFE, CACHE, TQUK courses as these ones are fully recognised and Ofqual regulated. Please do let me know if you have any further queries at all and I will be happy to assist. Meg @ OLC.

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CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

A regulated qualification is delivered by a learning institution which is regulated by a government body. In England, the government body which regulates courses is Ofqual. Ofqual regulated qualifications sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which can help students understand how different qualifications in different fields compare to each other. The framework also helps students to understand what qualifications they need to progress towards a higher learning goal, such as a university degree or equivalent higher education award.

An endorsed course is a skills based course which has been checked over and approved by an independent awarding body. Endorsed courses are not regulated so do not result in a qualification - however, the student can usually purchase a certificate showing the awarding body's logo if they wish. Certain awarding bodies - such as Quality Licence Scheme and TQUK - have developed endorsement schemes as a way to help students select the best skills based courses for them.
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