This Advanced Certificate offers professional development for counsellors already trained in person-centred or humanistic approaches. You should have significant clinical experience.
Course overview
CfD is a manualised form of psychological therapy as recommended by NICE (NICE, 20094) for the treatment of depression. It is a form of psychological therapy derived from the Skills for Health humanistic competence framework devised by Roth, Hill and Pilling (2009), which provided the basis for the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for psychological therapists.
Module overview
Course delivery
This is a distance learning course which is taught entirely online with no face-to-face teaching.
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Fees and funding
Scholarships and bursaries
We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.
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Alumni Loyalty Discount
UK students with a previous award from us will receive 20% tuition fee discount.
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This course is based in the School of Health, Social Work and Sport
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