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A professional training in counselling. This course is for those who have completed Year 1 with us.
The training is based on an integrative model, as set out in Clarkson's 'The Therapeutic Relationship'. There will be a mixture of theory, skills and personal development. Students must also complete 70 hours of personal counselling or therapy during the course and 100 hours of work with clients as a counsellor under supervision. Students are responsible for finding their own placements, though help will be given.
For full details, see separate brochure.
Students must attend an additional weekend, tutor to advise.
- Be competent to practise as a counsellor in an agency setting. - Have taken a substantial step towards BACP accreditation as a counsellor. - This course is accredited by the BACP as a core professional training
The course will be run online using Zoom for the live class sessions and either the Moodle page for the course or some other system for the distribution of the electronic resources for the session sitting alongside this. Although there will be some adjustments that need to be made for the online version of this course, we will aim to keep the experience as close as possible to that of a face to face course taught in the Centre.
- Tutor presentations, including PowerPoint presentations - Work in pairs, small groups & large group - Skills practice in twos and threes - Theoretical concepts are reinforced by practical exercises in pairs or small groups - Skills and concepts for agency counselling are discussed in small supervision groups.
- Formal skills assessment in class. - Transcribed tape of client work or with a peer. - Essay - on diversity. - 2 case studies. A Learning Review. - Reports from supervisors (see brochure for full details). - Report from placement agency - Students must also compile a portfolio of evidence of learning
The course will be run on Zoom, please make sure you have installed it in advance of your first class on your computer or mobile device. You can sign up for free here:
https://zoom.us/support/download
You will need a microphone (it's fine to use whatever is built into your device) and camera, so we can see you via video. You may also want to use headphones during the session.
You can participate in class sessions through the use of a computer, laptop, tablet or other similar internet enabled device. Please note that if you only have access to a smartphone, you will be able to attend the class sessions and participate in them but you will find it more difficult to benefit from the full range of materials and activities involved in the course if this is your only means of connection.
Make sure you have a small space to work in during the session and that as far as possible that you can keep this space quiet and clear of interruption so that you can concentrate on what is happening in the class.
By signing up to the course you are consenting to being on camera. The content of the lesson may occasionally be recorded by the tutor for internal education and training purposes but any such recordings will not be made available to anyone outside of the Mary Ward Centre organisation without us asking you again for further permission to do so.
Students must arrange their own therapy (costs vary from £30 to £60 per session). They may also have to pay for some supervision of their client work.
Substantial amounts of reading required. Many books can be borrowed from the course's book box. Students will also need writing materials; access to wordprocessing for their essays will be an advantage!
Digital voice recorder. Earphones for the exam.
70 hours as a client during the two years of the course. 100 hours client work. There may be additional commitments at the agency e.g. supervision, meetings, seminars.
About three hours a week of reading and writing.
tutor to advise
A challenging two-year course qualifying you to practise as a counsellor in an agency. Drawing on Clarkson's five-strand model of the therapeutic relationship, the course integrates humanistic, analytic and transpersonal perspectives. Students will be expected to gain 70 hours of personal counselling and to begin a counselling placement. It is possible to pay the fee in instalments. Entry onto the course is by interview, and you must already have a minimum of 180 hours formal counselling training or the equivalent. The next course will start in September 2023. Please contact the department to ask for an application pack, available from May. The fees stated are for the entire two-year course. It is possible to pay the fee in instalments.
A general introduction to different schools of counselling, for example, Psychodynamic, Humanistic and Person-Centred. This course is designed for those with a broad interest in the subject, and for those considering having counselling or becoming a counsellor. It is not part of formal counselling training.
A challenging two-year course qualifying you to practise as a counsellor in an agency. Drawing on Clarksons five-strand model of the therapeutic relationship, the course integrates humanistic, analytic and transpersonal perspectives. Students will be expected to gain 70 hours of personal counselling and to begin a counselling placement. It is possible to pay the fee in instalments. Entry onto the course is by interview, and you must already have a minimum of 180 hours formal counselling training or the equivalent. The next course will start in September 2023. Please contact the department to ask for an application pack, available from May. The fees stated are for the entire two-year course. It is possible to pay the fee in instalments.
Learn the basic methods and practices of counselling; the skills which form the basis of the counselling relationship, for use in personal or community situations. The course carries a Certificate of Attendance. Entrance by special application form available in May. Interviews take place in July and September.
For more information contact The Departmental Administrator at admin@marywardcentre.ac.uk
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