Counselling: Psychotherapeutic - Level 5 Diploma (CPCAB)

This course has been designed by CPCAB to provide you with a comprehensive and in-depth view of integrative counselling, which is grounded in practice, professional, personal development and theory. It will provide you with the opportunity to develop safe practice of the skills of counselling, within an agency setting or private practice, equipping you to take on a senior counselling role in an organisational context where client assessments, referral and routine evaluation are part of the role. Throughout the course, you will evolve your core counselling qualities, which are central to work of the counsellor, broadenening and deepening your responsiveness to the varieties of human experience. 

Topics covered can include: 

• Working ethically and safely as an independent practitioner/senior agency counsellor
• Manage the therapeutic relationship
• Work with difference and diversity
• Work within a user centred approach as an independent practitioner/senior agency counsellor
• Use self-awareness intentionally within counselling work
• Work within a coherent theoretical framework
• Work self reflectively as an independent practitioner/senior agency counsellor

You will need:

• Counselling - Level 2
• Counselling - Level 3
• Counselling - Level 4
• To be a member of relevant professional body (BACP/UKCP) 
• To be a registered member of the BACP

We request evidence of all qualifications. All applicants must have an assessment and interview to confirm that the course is suitable for them.

Adults

Entry Level, Level 1, Level 2
If you will be aged 19 or older on 31 August in the year you begin your course, and have been resident in the UK/EU/EEA for the past 3 years, your course may be free. Some courses will have other costs associated, such as for materials and trips. Many of our students are eligible for financial support when studying at college – please click here for more information.