Psychotherapy courses

About Counselling And Psychotherapy Studies, BA (hons) in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

UCLan is one of only a few educational institutions where three different approaches to counselling and psychotherapy can be studied. These are psychoanalytical, humanistic and cognitive behavioural. This course gives a solid grounding in the understanding of counselling and psychotherapy and offers transferable skills, particularly relevant when working closely with other people in a helping profession such as nursing, social work and probation, as well as in human resources, management or mediation positions. You’ll undertake a placement during Year 2 to help prepare you for the workplace and, although not a practitioner course, this degree will prepare you for work in the field of counselling.

• Counselling, Psychotherapy And Occupational Therapy at UCLan is 3rd in the North West for assessment and feedback  - National Student Survey 2019.
• You can study three different approaches to counselling and psychotherapy; psychoanalytical, humanistic and cognitive behavioural.
• You will have access to three specialist teaching rooms with up-to-date multimedia systems incorporating recording equipment, in addition to a specialist recording studio and editing suite.
• All course facilitators operate within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework.

FURTHER INFORMATION

All lecturers on this programme are counselling/psychotherapy practitioners engaged in current practice. This ensures that the latest theories and skills are taught to course participants. There are many different theoretical approaches to counselling and psychotherapy and you can be assured that you will be taught by lecturers with knowledge and skills relating to the taught subject.

In addition the course team includes staff who are currently researching within their chosen field as well as one member who is working for the BACP Professional Conduct Committee.

UCLan is committed to the values and principles of the NHS Constitution and these are integral to our health programmes. The approaches to delivery and the content of our programmes aim to foster a culture which embraces the NHS Values of:

• Working together for patients
• Respect and dignity
• Commitment to quality of care
• Compassion
• Improving lives
• Everyone counts

All course facilitators operate within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework.

You will consider what counselling and psychotherapy are as well as some of the contributing subjects that will help to expand knowledge in this field. Following this, you will be introduced to the three major theories that underpin counselling/psychotherapy work in today's society (i.e. cognitive behavioural, humanistic and psychoanalytic theories).

You will expand your knowledge and develop skills in relation to each of these theoretical areas, in addition to developing knowledge about yourself through personal development. These skills will be put into a variety of contexts and will be underpinned by an increasing awareness of ethics and ethical principles in the way that counsellors/psychotherapists work. You will also develop your knowledge in relation to the research process and to how knowledge is formed.

You will consolidate your education to date through the development and application of counselling theories to particular contexts. An elective module will allow you to consider different perspectives as well as to develop an awareness of the philosophical underpinnings behind a number of theories.

Access to three specialist teaching rooms with up-to-date multimedia systems incorporating recording equipment, in addition to a specialist recording studio and editing suite.

The courses focus on interpersonal skills common to most approaches within a variety of counselling situations, and use is made of experiential learning, complemented by more formal lectures and discussions. For this course, a student-centred approach to teaching is adopted and learning will be predominantly based around exercises and discussions. However there will also be lectures, seminars, skills learning exercises and camera/DVD work. The overall assessment strategy is geared to the same goals - that of the development of interpersonal and counselling skills, and a knowledge base of all three approaches - the Person-Centred Approach, the Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Approach or the Psychoanalytic Approach. The assessment strategy culminates with the completion of a dissertation related to an area of interest within the fields of counselling and psychotherapy. The course may lead onto a recognised, professional Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (BACP accredited – British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy).

58% from listed boards (The All Indian Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), or The Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Indian Council for School Examinations (ICSE), or a recognised Indian State Education Board, such as the West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Education Boards
60% from other boards, not listed above
Where a specific subject is required for entry to the degree programme, 58% must be achieved in this subject
Pre-University Certificate, Government of Karnataka can be considered – send to tutor – evidence from Govind included in entry requirements folder
3% margin to be considered by UCLan staff based on reputation of institution, work experience etc

65% in Year 12 English *
Or
65% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 60%
Or
Standard English language requirements – IELTS 6 or equivalent

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