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BSc (Hons)

Counselling & Psychotherapy

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2024

UCAS Code

CPY1

Delivery

Campus Taught

Our BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy course will enable you to develop the skills you need to pursue a successful career working as a qualified counsellor with expertise in pluralistic practice.

This course will prepare you for a career where you’ll be listening, empathising and providing support to people in a safe space, shaping lives and facilitating change.

This qualification is designed enhance your personal development, particularly your knowledge and skills relating to the pluralistic approach during clinical practice.

Alongside this, you will complete a placement portfolio of 100 clinical client hours and follow the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) ethical framework in order to qualify as a practitioner.

This course will give you the unique skills and experience to channel that vocation, putting you on the path to working in the field of counselling. It’s ideal for anybody who is interested in working in the helping professions from a therapeutic perspective. The uniqueness of this course allows you to build on your strengths involving how you work with people.

You’ll examine contemporary issues in the field, with a focus on public mental health and social prescribing.

Why study with us

We offer one of the only undergraduate courses with a qualifying counselling placement embedded in the curriculum.
Our team is made up of psychotherapists with extensive experience in their field who all continue to be in clinical practice.
We’ve been ranked third in the UK for the outstanding support we provide to help our students improve their mental health (HUMEN 2022).

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What you'll do

You’ll develop an in-depth understanding of contemporary issues in counselling.
During the course you’ll complete a Professional Assessment Document demonstrating 100 hours of clinical practice.
Gain life-long learning and recognition of the value of education and research.

Module overview

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Year 1

Compulsory modules

CG1003: The Human Being in Context
CG1004: Learning to Learn for psychological therapies
CG1005: Introduction to mental health and wellbeing
CG1006: Introduction to Communication and Interpersonal Skills
CG1030: Key Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy

CG1003: The Human Being in Context

You will get a foundation for understanding counselling. Given the complexities of 'counselling & psychotherapy' as concepts, a multidisciplinary approach is taken where you are introduced to key elements of the social sciences, drawing specifically on sociology, psychology, politics and philosophy.

CG1006: Introduction to Communication and Interpersonal Skills

You will be provided with the enhancement of your understanding of the wider models of communication and how these may be different dependent on the role and purpose of practice. You'll be introduced to the core conditions considered the foundations to all therapeutic endeavours. You will practice counselling skills and learning to structure a helping session.

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Year 2

Compulsory modules

CG2003: Research Design and Process
CG2004: Contemporary Pluralistic Theory and Practice
CG2006: New Frontiers in Counselling and Psychotherapy
CG2007: Public Health and behaviour change
CG2040: Personal Development

CG2003: Research Design and Process

This module aims to develop your knowledge, skills and competencies with regard to research methods in counselling and psychotherapy. Data collection and data analysis methods for quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research will be explored, and you'll explore strengths and weaknesses in each approach.

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Year 3

Compulsory modules

CG3006: Personal Development
CG3014: Advanced Pluralistic Counselling Practice
CG3016: Dissertation Counselling, Coaching and Psychological Interventions
CG3040: Practice Placement
NU3166: Mental Health Care: The Broader Context

CG3006: Personal Development

In this module you will develop an understanding of the dynamics that operates within groups and self. You will also develop skills via self-awareness and self-reflection.

CG3014: Advanced Pluralistic Counselling Practice

This module aims to enhanced personal development and clinical practice and introduces the use of the more advanced skills of challenging, developing behavioural experiments, focusing and use of metaphor and working with comorbid or specific presenting concerns or identities. You will be facilitated in acquiring the expertise to assess those clients who will be able to participate in and benefit from the pluralistic counselling relationship.

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

80%Face-to-face

20%Online

Please note the delivery information for this course is accurate for the academic year 2023/24. The information displayed in this section may not yet accurately reflect how the course will be delivered in 2024/25 but this information will be updated by October 2023.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Niomi teaches across a range of subjects for our Counselling and Psychotherapy team. With expertise in Person Centred Experiential therapy, leadership in Mental Health Services and working with children and young people. Niomi has led collaborative projects with local authorities...

Future Counselling and Psychotherapy careers

This course will equip you with the skills you need to become a professional practitioner in the field of counselling.

Interested in the psychology of counselling?

You might also be interested in our BSc (Hons) Psychology with Psychotherapy and Counselling. This BPS registered course provides a broad knowledge base that could lead to a career as a psychologist or a counsellor.

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Fees and funding

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Sandwich year£1,385 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

2024/25

Full-time£9,250 per year

Sandwich year£1,500 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£16,500 per year

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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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged student support
Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Contextualised Admissions Bursary
We recognise that the last two years have been very challenging for young people and learning has been impacted. To help support students eligible for a contextualised offer we are offering a bursary of £250 in their first year of study.
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The BSc (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy is focused on developing a range of communication and counselling skills.

Each week there will be a mixture of short lectures, group discussion, debates, presentations and blended learning designed to meet the learning styles of all class members.

You’ll be encouraged to reflect on experiences from the skills sessions in order to maximise learning opportunities and discuss these experiences within a group setting. As you progress you’ll acquire the skills, strategies and behaviours expected of a confident, independent and active learner.

The assessments range from assignments to presentations, with the opportunity on some modules of negotiated assessments. You will also be given directed study and reading lists to help focus on specific areas in preparation for class.

All Counselling and Psychotherapy courses have a requirement to become a member of the BACP, pay for personal insurance, and attend clinical supervision when on placement.

Some placement providers charge students for DBS checks and interviews. They may also, in some instances, charge a monthly administration fee in addition to any supervision costs.

There is currently no requirement for students to have personal counselling or psychotherapy. However, it is usually the case that every student recognises this is necessary during their course.

All these costs are additional to your course fees and are met by you as a student.

This course requires you to become a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and attend clinical supervision when on placement. This additional cost is likely to range between £60-£120 per month.

In the event that your Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check proves to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of this course, your offer of a place may be withdrawn. If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently discloses a criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course, even if you have already started. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice, as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.

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Counselling & Psychotherapy

Why study with us

What you'll do

Module overview

Year 1

CG1003: The Human Being in Context

Course delivery

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Academic expertise

Future Counselling and Psychotherapy careers

Interested in the psychology of counselling?

Fees and funding

Course Specific Optional Costs

Course Specific Optional Costs

Scholarships and bursaries

Care Leaver Bursary

Estranged student support

Dependants Bursary

Contextualised Admissions Bursary

Learning and assessment

Additional costs

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