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 FdSc course will achieve qualification after two years full-time at level 5. Level 5 graduates can choose to apply for the BSc (Hons) Top-Up level 6 course if they would like to continue their studies to achieve a full degree.<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) 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/>The programme consists of 120 credits at Level 4 and 120 credits at Level 5 and is delivered over 30 weeks in each year, on one full day and one half day per week. In addition to direct teaching time, students will complete 100 supervised client hours in clinical placement and a further 10 hours of personal therapy and 10 hours of online work-based placement learning.<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/>Course Comparison between the Foundation Degree and Level 5 Diploma: https://blob.wcg.ac.uk/pdf/l5-course-comparisons-2b85d804edeb76ea7c552d5bb013dce7.pdf<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