COURSE INFORMATION
This course is specifically designed for you if you already have a knowledge of counselling. It provides you with the skills, theoretical knowledge, and personal development required to use counselling skills with people in a range of settings. This can be a very demanding course and you will need to assess realistically your ability to develop academic skills, practical counselling skills, and learning comprehensive counselling theory.
- One year full-time
- Two years part-time
- Relationship centred counselling 1-3. This will enable you to develop skills to an advanced level using the Egan 3: Stage Model.
- Counselling theories. You will look in detail at the historical development of the different counselling approaches and their application.
- Personal development in a counselling skills setting and further development of self-awareness and personal growth.
- Loss and grief in a counselling setting.
- Counselling supervision.
One of the following:
- Advanced Certificate in Counselling Skills SCQF Level 6 or equivalent (Fife College course).
- Participation in voluntary/paid work experience in a counselling setting or people-centred workplace setting.
- Two Highers
- Progression to diploma level.
- HND: Counselling SCQF Level 8 (BACP Approved).
- It is possible to progress on to a degree at university from this course - see our HE and Degree Pathways guide for more information.
- A variety of careers that require counselling skills.
You may be required to take part in and pass all of the below as part of the application process:
- Participate and be evaluated as part of a group
- An individual case study written exercise
- A portfolio discussion, or a skills-based exercise
- Readiness to practice – self-evaluation
- Individual interview
- Personal statement
- Academic reference and witness testimony from suitably qualified people