Diploma in Integrative Counselling
Inter-Psyche is pleased to announce the following programme for 2010/2011:
Course Title: Diploma in Intergrative Counselling
Time commitment: 1st Year Diploma in Counselling Study takes place on Wednesdays 1pm - 8.45pm OR Tuesdays 9am - 5pm during term time (30 weeks) with two non-residential weekends and one residential weekend per year.
Cost: £2250 per year, including on-course supervision, plus an additional £275 for the residential weekend. This is payable by means of a deposit and deposit and 10 monthly payments by standing order.
Dates: Course commences September
Core Staff: Mike Berry & Ramesh Tallwar
Entry requirements: Selection for the Diploma in Integrative Counselling Training is through successful completion of Certificate Training. Applicants for the Diploma will need to meet all the requirements for admission to the Certificate plus:
- A certificate in counselling skills either Inter-Psyche or equivalent
- a practical knowledge of counselling skills
- formal or informal experience of using these skills
- willingness and ability to devote approximately 10 hours per week to private study.
Course Content: The unique Inter-Psyche core model incorporates the Person Centred theory of Carl Rogers, the relational approach of Mearns and Cooper, the psychodynamic approach and Beck's Cognitive model. We also give students a good working knowledge of phenomenological models such as Existential.
Skills & Personal Development
The course provides structured opportunities for students to practice counselling skills, gain competency in their judicious use and insight into the development of supportive client/counsellor relationships. There are frequent opportunities for observation, practice, feed back, discussion and review and students regularly video each other practising their skills. The course encourages participants to recognise, reflect on and reinforce their existing qualities, whilst at the same time becoming aware of areas of their lives which would benefit from further exploration. Opportunities for developing self-awareness during the course are:
- personal development groups, group supervision and community groups
- personal and professional learning journals
- personal therapy/counselling*
- informal and formal self, peer and tutor appraisals
* NB It is a course requirement that all students undertake at least 50 hours of personal therapy / counselling during the two years of the Diploma Course, 20 of these can be group work.
Opportunities for Counselling Practice
During year three of training, participants are required to complete a minimum of 100 hours of supervised counselling practice. Inter-Psyche makes use of its unique position as a mental health trust as well as its extensive contacts with counselling providers in the area to give students every assistance in finding suitable placements.
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For further details, contact Louise at louise.stringer@kmpt.nhs.uk or 01322 229357