Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue) MCoun

This programme is a two year, full-time professionally validated postgraduate qualification in counselling. It is an accelerated version of the well-established Master of Counselling (MCouns), which is offered over four years part-time.<br/><br/>The programme is specifically designed for international students, with significant (one to two years) professional experience in related fields, who are seeking to gain a fully accredited professional qualification in counselling in the<br/>United Kingdom. This programme is also open to UK students with significant professional experience.<br/><br/>Combining academic rigour with high quality professional training, the programme provides unique opportunities for training, learning and research in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. <br/><br/>The award of this degree qualifies graduates to practise as counsellors or therapists in the UK and in other countries with equivalent professional and academic standards.<br/><br/>The programme is founded in dialogue between the person-centred approach and psychodynamic perspectives in counselling. It involves substantial placement practice (in unpaid internships) with counselling clients.<br/><br/>Entry is subject to passing a professional suitability interview. As this is a professional training programme, students are subject to the Universitys Fitness to Practise policies and processes.