BA (Hons) Counselling Theory Top Up

About This Course

This programme is perfect for aspiring counsellors to gain the knowledge and experience to transition seamlessly into a career. BA (Hons) Counselling Studies is focused on practice for aspiring counsellors. It prepares students for the challenges of working in this vital and frequently fluid area within both the public and private sector, equipping all students with the knowledge, skills, understanding and ethical instincts to work as informed, confident and responsible professionals. The programme will offer students sound knowledge and skills which they can apply to practice during the practical element, where students complete 100 placement hours as a 1-1 counsellor. A further requirement is that the student will participate in ten hours of personal therapy and 1.5 hours supervision per 8 client hours. There are additional student costs associated to this programme for an enhanced DBS, supervision, 10 hours of personal therapy and public indemnity insurance

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Entry Requirements

The successful candidate will hold 240 Credits from a relevant Foundation Degree in counselling studies/counselling. You must also have a Level 5 grade average at 50% or above. If you possess a Foundation Degree or Level 5 equivalent qualification in Counselling, you must provide either a professional or academic reference to evidence that two years of continuous person centred counselling skills and two years of personal development were achieved.

What You Will Learn

Level 6 (Honours Stage) modules studied during this programme are:

  • Personal Development
  • Psychology within Counselling
  • Dissertation
  • Dual Diagnosis – Substance Misuse

And either

  • Leading Change in Organisations (elective); or
  • Child and Adolescent Counselling (elective)

Learning & Teaching Methods

An emphasis is made on the context and application of theory to practice, the development of an ethical, anti-oppressive and value-based approach, to inform practice with clients. The nature of the profession further relies upon the practitioner’s ability to utilise reflexive and reflective practice. This will be embedded into specific personal development essays, experiential tasks and into skills practice. The personal development assessment will further demonstrate a critical awareness of self, regarding culture and diversity; moreover, assessments such as case studies, reports and a dissertation will further demonstrate the ability to critically analyse contemporary counselling research.

Programme Benefits

Individuals who have previously achieved a practicing Foundation Degree will have the opportunity to achieve a full BA honours degree. Furthermore, those with a non-practicing Foundation degree will have the opportunity to achieve a full BA honours degree, which would potentially provide eligibility to access practicing Masters degrees to achieve a practicing counselling qualification.

What Next?

Upon achievement of the BA (Hons) Counselling Theory (Top-Up) graduates may wish to continue studying at Masters or PhD level. Furthermore, they may seek managerial posts in human resources or the health and care sectors.

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