Foundation Degree in Counselling

General information

Please note that for our part-time higher education courses you must apply directly to the University of Greenwich - unfortunately the College cannot accept online applications for HE courses.

This Foundation Degree is designed to facilitate access to Higher Education for trainee counsellors and to ensure the needs of trainees, service providers and the local community are met as effectively as possible. One of the major strengths of this qualification is the close collaboration between trainers, the College and counselling placement providers. Equally important is the fact that the programme is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Petruska Clarkson's Five Relationship model is used as a means of theoretical integration.

You will gain necessary skills, theoretical knowledge, ethical understanding and personal awareness in preparation for starting practice placement with clients. Work-based learning involves understanding agency policies and procedures, and how to work with colleagues as well as clients.

Research into counselling outcomes has consistently demonstrated that it is the quality of the relationship between the client and counsellor that has the most profound effect. it is this quality of the relationship - based on a deep knowledge of the self and the other - that lies at the heart of this course.

The programme aims to give you:

• a higher professional qualification at a time when higher qualifications are increasingly required by job specifications in counselling
• knowledge and understanding of key concepts of core theoretical models, BACP Ethical Framework
• the opportunity to compare other approaches to counselling and research methodologies
• the ability to establish an effective therapeutic relationship with clients, including assessment and referral processes
• the chance to explore use of a variety of counselling skills flexibly and appropriately with individuals and in settings

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Course content

The qualification consists of:

• Academic Skills (core skills for studying at Higher Education)
• Work-based learning
• Counselling Skills and Theory
• Clinical Practice
• Personal Development
• Working Ethically in Organisations
• Working with Difference and Diversity
• Research methodology
• Brief and Time-Limited Working
• Mental Health and Counselling

Teaching and assessment

Assessment is through academic, experiential and work based assignments/projects. Methods of teaching are varied and will involve experiential as well as didactic teaching and learning. Learning in placements will be an essential part of the course.

Entry requirements

You must be 21 years of age or older at the time of enrolment, and you must have a Level 3 Counselling Skills and Theory qualification or equivalent. You will be considered on individual merit and evidence of work experience/voluntary work in a counselling or related setting will be an advantage. Students will be asked to provide evidence of GCSE English and Maths to Grade C or equivalent.

Additional course costs

Sixty (60) hours of personal counselling/therapy which can be between £25-£40 per hour + 25-30 hours of practice supervision which can cost between £30- £45 per hour, if not provided by the placement.

Progression

Bromley College's Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling is a professional, generic qualification, aimed at providing training for counselling adults. The qualification can help obtain employment in a variety of settings such as the NHS (a rapidly growing area for counselling practice), different counselling agencies (eg bereavement, alcohol), schools and private practice. Progression to the BA in Counselling or MSc in Therapeutic Counselling programmes at University of Greenwich.

Dates and times

This course begins in September.