NCPS Accredited counselling practitioner diploma (l4 eq)

The course is run over two years, giving you 360 hours of face to face training (over 18 months), and will provide you with the tools and knowledge that will help you feel prepared to work ethically as a counsellor. The core model of the course is person-centred as this is a model that is built on the relationship between counsellor and client, but you will also be taught some cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic theory to help you discover the counsellor you would like to be post qualification.

The modules studied will be – working professionally and safely as a counsellor; working within a coherent framework of counselling theory and skills; working within a counselling relationship; working with client diversity in counselling work; working with self-awareness in the counselling process; working self-reflectively as a counsellor; and the placement module Working within a user-centred approach to counselling which includes your placement of 100 supervised placement.

Entry requirements

Certificate in Counselling Skills minimum Level 3 equivalent that contains a minimum of 90 hours face to face learning.