Counselling and Psychotherapy

**This course meets professional standards required to practise as a psychological counsellor with clients of all ages and in a range of settings.**<br/><br/>Students taking the BSc (Hons) course will achieve their qualification at level 6 after three years full-time study. An alternative route is to study for the FdSc course with qualification at level 5 and then progress to the top-up course to achieve the full level 6 while in practice. <br/><br/>Linking theory to practice on a clinically-supervised placement, and offering a choice of Person-Centred (PC) or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) pathways, the course will develop your skills to work with a wide range of clients, including children and young people (CYP), couples and relationships*, and clients with complex issues. In addition, this course will provide you with the professional and academic training to become a reflective practitioner who can meet changing needs within the counselling profession. <br/><br/>This course meets the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) training requirements for graduates to take the Certificate of Proficiency and to pursue post-qualification individual membership and accreditation. The CYP element of the course is delivered in accordance with BACP competencies. <br/><br/>*Couples and relationship counselling is covered at level 6 only.<br/><br/>The taught sessions will be delivered at Royal Leamington Spa College or at Pershore College with additional individual academic, pastoral and dissertation tutorials. Further commitment is required for self-directed study and assessment.<br/><br/>For the September 2024 intake, classes for the full time course in Year 1 will be held on Wednesday mornings from 9.00am to 1.00pm and all day on Thursdays from 9.00am to 5.30pm.<br/><br/>**This course is delivered and awarded by Warwickshire College and is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS).**<br/><br/>For our Higher Education Terms and Conditions please visit https://wcg.ac.uk/page/701/terms-and-conditions