Courses accredited byPost Graduate Programme in Counselling and Psychotherapy - Course
Content
MODULE 1 The Theory and Practice of Therapeutic Change
YEAR 1
MODULE 2
YEAR
1
MODULE 3 Current
Issues in Mental health and counselling/psychotherapy
YEAR
2
MODULE 4 Different
Psychological Theories, Specialisms and the needs of
different client groups
YEAR
2
MODULE 5 Developing
self-reflectivess, insight and self-awareness
YEAR
1-2-3
MODULE 6 Developing
Practice, supervision and the in-depth analysis of the counselling process
YEAR
1-2-3
MODULE 7 Integrative Psychotherapy
YEAR
3
MODULE 8 Researching Counselling & Psychotherapy
YEAR
3
Programme
Structure
Certain aspects of the course are presented in lecture
form and there are presentations by external specialists covering different
topics relevant to counselling. Interactive workshops are the principal
learning environment for exploring specific themes and issues. Other structures
used during the programme include: Encounter Groups, Study Groups and the
Course Community Group. The Course Community Group is the
largest group since, as its name suggests, it involves everyone who is part of
the course. This group meets each day of
the course and provides a broad range of essential functions for the course.
Apart from being a forum for information and discussion it is also a setting in
which core elements of the course are experientially learned and where
individuals are prompted to in-depth self-reflection.
Supervision Groups also form a key part of the course
programme. By providing opportunities for counselling work to be linked to
course work, students gain a broader understanding of certain client issues
they may not have the chance to work with directly. In addition it allows students
to give and receive feedback to each other. Students meet in small groups with
supervisor-trainers throughout the course.
The major part of the course is residential and this is
a requirement of the course. For the 2011-2014 Diploma the course will take
place at
The non-residential days of the
programme when students meet in their supervision groups, are arranged in
different locations. As far as possible these locations are designed to reduce
the amount of travel for students; however, this cannot always be guaranteed
and unfortunately some people may still have a long journey.
Developing
Counselling Competence
During the course, students develop their competence as counsellors
through a range of different activities including working together as “client
and counsellor”. Some of this work is
recorded on video and discussed by small groups with the support of a member of
the course staff. This provides both a
useful learning opportunity and also a helpful record of the development of the
students’ counselling work.
Outwith the course, there is a requirement for students to arrange their
own counselling practice opportunities. Course staff will advise on the suitability
of a counselling setting and will do their best to assist course members who
are having difficulty, but ultimately it is the responsibility of students to
ensure that they are able to meet the minimum Diploma course requirement of 150
hours of appropriately supervised counselling practice.
Counselling practice needs to take place in an environment where it is
possible to have an explicit and freely-consented-to counselling agreement
between student-counsellor and client. Although some students may work in an
environment where the use of counselling skills is a large part of their work,
nevertheless, in order to meet the course requirements they would need to
create formal counselling agreements.
Course students should be aiming for an average of 3 hours of client work
per week throughout the duration of the course.
This should preferably include a mix of long term work with clients as
well as shorter contracts.
The course supports and
monitors the counselling work undertaken by students but it is also a
requirement of the course that students engage a
separate personal supervisor who has been approved by the course. As well as
being a BACP requirement for all
practising counsellors, individual supervision offers the most direct
opportunity to consider and reflect on the link between theory and
practice. It also provides an
opportunity to look at personal blocks to development as a counsellor in a
supportive setting. Students will be
expected to meet with their supervisor regularly throughout the course, at an
approximate frequency of one hour per fortnight. This frequency of supervision might need to
be increased if the student’s level of work or
personal difficulties require it.
Assessment
The ability to appropriately monitor self is fundamental
to the reflective practitioner and the course aims to provide a learning
environment and assessment process within which students can develop this
ability.
Theoretical understanding: - monitored through written assignments
Developing Practice: - monitored through live practice sessions, recorded
sessions and Supervision Groups
Self-reflectiveness: - monitored through participation in Course Community
Meetings, Encounter Groups and Workshops
Required
Submissions
Students undertake written work during the course both
as a focus for their personal research and reading and to allow them to
demonstrate their learning. There are a
number of submissions (of varying length) during the course:
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YEAR 1 |
MODULE 6 |
Developing Practice, supervision and the in-depth analysis of the counselling process |
Assignment 1: Readiness to Practice Statement |
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YEAR 1 |
MODULE 1 |
The Theory and Practice of Therapeutic Change |
Assignment
2: The
Therapeutic Relationship as Defined by the Six Conditions. |
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MODULE 2 |
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Assignment 3: Person-Centred
Theory of |
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YEAR 2 |
MODULE 3 |
Current Issues in Mental health and counselling/psychotherapy |
Assignment 4: Research Methods and Associated Clinical and
Research Issues |
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YEAR 2 |
MODULE 4 |
Different Psychological Theories, Specialisms and the needs of different
client groups |
Assignment 5: Difference, Diversity and the world of Counselling |
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YEAR 2 |
MODULE 5 |
Developing Practice, supervision And the in-depth analysis of
The counselling process |
Assignment 6: Reflections on
Working as a Counsellor Assignment 7: Reflections on the Therapeutic Process: a Case Study |
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YEAR 2 |
MODULE 6 |
Developing self-reflectivess, insight and
self-awareness |
Assignment 8: Self
Assessment Statement |
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YEAR 3 |
MODULE 7 |
Integrative Psychotherapy |
Assignment 9: Integrative Psychotherapy |
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YEAR 3 |
MODULE 8 |
Researching Counselling
& Psychotherapy |
Assignment 10a: Initial research topic Assignment 10b: Follow-up research topic |
Students are also expected to make a minimum of three
audio-recordings of their counselling
work with clients, with the client’s informed consent. These recordings
offer the best possible insight into the actual counselling being done,
providing a key opportunity for personal/professional development.
Additionally, students are recommended to maintain a
journal during the course, although this will be private and will not be
included as a course assignment.
Selection
Since
this course is essentially an advanced training applicants must have completed
a basic training in counselling/counselling skills as a minimum entry
requirement. Where
applicants are able to make a case for themselves on the basis of equivalent experience
that will also be considered. In
such a case “equivalent experience” would mean that the applicant was working
(paid or as a volunteer) in a role which necessarily involved using counselling
skills and creating a supportive relationship with those using that
service. It would also mean that the
applicant had been working in this role for a significant length of time so
that they could discuss their development over time in using these skills.
All applicants are invited to submit a completed
application form and this requires to be supported by two references. Enclosed
with the application form is the set of questions which we ask each referee to
answer on behalf of the applicant.
Referees are invited to send the completed reference directly to the
course administration office.
The Application Form has been devised to elicit only the
most essential information about the individual and this is done deliberately
as part of our equal opportunities approach to selection. An additional form is attached as part of the
university’s monitoring processes.
All applications receive a written acknowledgement which
informs them if they are being offered an interview and the interview
date. Interviews will take place at
regular dates between March and June of 2011. Following an interview,
successful applicants will be offered a place on the course as soon as
possible. Once that place has been accepted by the applicant and a deposit has
been paid, that place on the course is secure and so the number of available
places will decrease during the interview months. Anyone who is not successful
will be informed of the specific reasons why
the interviewers feel that they do not wish to offer a course place.
The
selection interview takes the form of an individual meeting with one of the
core staff and a group interview process involving other applicants,
facilitated by course staff. The
interview process normally involves two separate meetings; the first part
(individual interview) lasts about 45 minutes and the second part (group
session) lasts two hours.
Costs
The total cost of the programme is made up of the course fees plus the
costs of the full board residential. The course fees are:
Modules 1-6 (Post-Grad Diploma) £4000.00. + Accommodation Costs £1170.00 (for 37
Residential Days)
Modules 7-8 (Full MSc) £1630.00
The first instalment of £400.00 is payable when accepting the offer of a
place on the programme.
Payment plan is available please ask for
information
These costs are
correct at time of print and may be liable to change
Cost breakdown for Modules 1-6.
After the initial Deposit of £400.00 is paid the remaining course fees may be paid in the following
ways: Please note these costs do
not include the fee payable to each person’s individual counselling
supervisor. This is a private
arrangement between the course member and the supervisor. It is a professional requirement that
students enter into supervision for their client work. Supervision is not, however, personal therapy
and a student would be responsible for making separate arrangements for this,
if necessary: it is not a course requirement. Therese Campsie currently works as a Person Centred Counsellor in a
hospice and as a supervisor in Private Practice. She has worked as a
counsellor, supervisor and trainer in a variety of contexts including
among others Primary Care, Stress Centres, Youth Drop-ins, D/deaf
individuals and the Asylum Seeking Community. She was also involved for
many years with individuals and organisations including issues around H.I.V and
A.I.D.S, Cancer, Breastfeeding and Parenting. She enjoys traditional music and
is learning very slowly to play the fiddle! . Mike Hough recently
retired after working for 30 years in Higher Education in Kevin McGeever has been working as a therapist and supervisor for
about 20 years and in a variety of settings extending from the pastoral, the
medical and privately. He has lived in Catherine McGrath trained as a
nurse and midwife and worked for a number of years in Rachel Mullen is a trained person-cantered counsellor, a graduate
of Persona and a COSCA Trainer at James Watt College,
Greenock. She is also a fully trained aromatherapist and Indian Head masseuse. Rachel works in Glasgow Social Work Dept as a
Community Service .
Option A
Two payments by cheque or BACS to be made at the beginning of each year
Option B
10-Sep-11
£1,800.00
(If paying by cheque you can bring this with you on Sat 10th Sept 2011)
03-Sep-12
£1,800.00
(If paying by cheque you can bring this with you on Mon 3rd Sept 2012)
TOTAL
£3,600.00
Fees may be paid in instalments by standing order or BACS but there is an admin charge of 5% per person
Fees may be paid in instalments by cheque but there is an admin charge of 7% per person
8 instalments - the breakdown is as follows:
To pay by cheque
Payment Method
Payment Method
S/O or BACS
CHEQUE
inc. 5% charge
inc. 7% charge
09 September 2011
£472.50
£481.50
09 December 2011
£472.50
£481.50
09 March 2012
£472.50
£481.50
08 June 2012
£472.50
£481.50
07 September 2012
£472.50
£481.50
07 December 2012
£472.50
£481.50
10 March 2013
£472.50
£481.50
12 May 2013
£472.50
£481.50
TOTAL
£3,780.00
£3,852.00
Make your cheque payable to Persona Development and Training Ltd. Send cheque to
Persona Ltd, Suite 3.7, Dalziel Building, 7 Scott Street, Motherwell ML1 1PN
To pay by BACS
Contact your bank or building society quoting Persona's Royal Bank of Scotland account
number 00127285 sort code 83-26-26.