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BA (Hons) Person-Centred Counselling

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Key Details

Levels

Level 6

FT / PT

FT

Location

Great Yarmouth | The Place

Attendance

1-2 days

Duration

3 years

Students are eligible to apply for individual membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

This course will provide a range of opportunities for you to learn about yourself, whilst developing the skills required to become a fully qualified person-centred counsellor. You will develop a strong theoretical knowledge base, alongside the practical skills needed to become an effective person-centred counsellor. You will experience an exciting, demanding, yet rewarding programme which will enrich your life and develop your critical reflections skills.

Whilst this is a full-time course, typically this course generally only requires 1-2 days on campus attendance, supported by self-directed study. This means you can continue to work alongside your studies and balance other commitments.

You will require individual supervision whilst in placement and need to join the BACP. This will incur expenditure.

Please note that from Level 5 you will require a placement which you will need to source independent of the college.

Please be aware that depending on the organisation you may require some form of DBS check. You will need to arrange this directly with the placement provider, and cover any costs involved.

Course Information


You will need to have achieved 112 UCAS tariff points (or above) or an Access to HE Diploma

All applicants are required to hold GCSE English and maths at Grade C/4 or above. Applicants who do not hold these qualifications may be considered on an individual basis based upon their overall application and the course applied for.


Potential employment opportunities exist in a range of private, public and voluntary sector organisations, such as:

  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Charities
  • Private practice

You could also progress onto post-graduate study to further enhance your skills, knowledge and understanding.


Modules you may study include:

  • The Person-centred Approach
  • Foundational Therapeutic Competencies
  • Fitness to Practice
  • Specific Client Issues
  • Counselling Practice
  • Working with Groups
  • Self-evaluation

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