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Counselling

Goldsmiths, University of London

Summary

Price
Study method
Classroom
Duration
2 years · Full-time
Qualification
MA
Awarded by Goldsmiths, University of London
Additional info
  • Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
  • Tutor is available to students

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Location

Address
SE14 6NW
United Kingdom
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Overview

This programme is ideal if you wish to qualify and pursue a career as a professional counsellor. It's designed to enable you to develop as a reflective counselling practitioner. The programme offers a full-time mode of study extending over a minimum of two years and a part-time mode of study extending over a minimum of three years. The curriculum focuses on psychodynamic, psychoanalytic and relational psychoanalytic perspectives. Through engagement in a range of learning contexts, including lectures, group seminars, therapeutic skills practice workshops, creative workshops, experiential group work, counselling placements, personal therapy, tutorials, independent study and dissertation supervision, students are supported in developing links between personal, clinical and theoretical knowledge.

Description

This programme is ideal if you wish to qualify and pursue a career as a professional counsellor. It's designed to enable you to develop as a reflective counselling practitioner. The programme offers a full-time mode of study extending over a minimum of two years and a part-time mode of study extending over a minimum of three years. The curriculum focuses on psychodynamic, psychoanalytic and relational psychoanalytic perspectives. Through engagement in a range of learning contexts, including lectures, group seminars, therapeutic skills practice workshops, creative workshops, experiential group work, counselling placements, personal therapy, tutorials, independent study and dissertation supervision, students are supported in developing links between personal, clinical and theoretical knowledge.

Department: Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies

Qualification:

MA

Qualification Level:

RQF Level 7

Requirements:

You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject and a certificate in Counselling/Counselling Skills as well as experience of working in a counselling-related field or where interpersonal communication skills are central to your role. You must be able to demonstrate evidence of the capacity to develop the competencies for professional counselling practice: emotional insight, robustness and ability to provide a reliable, honest, containing and reflexive relationship to clients. These will be evaluated through the application and interview process. The Admissions Tutor will seek to understand your qualities as a person and assess your suitability to practice with vulnerable clients. You'll need to meet fitness to train criteria to be considered for this programme. If English isn’t your first language, you’ll need to meet our English language requirements of IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.5 in the written test and no individual test lower than 6.0) to study with us.

Source: the courses data has been supplied by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.

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