Graduate Diploma in Counselling

This course is a professional qualification in counselling, offering a flexible pathway for entry-level 'helping professionals'. Studying in a supportive learning environment with a focus on skills development, students will:

• Learn the skills to identify challenges in the counselling field and implement ethical and realistic solutions
• Communicate knowledge, ideas, and opinions effectively within a range of cultural and interdisciplinary contexts
• Gain an understanding of the principles of ethical and professional practice and respect all aspects of diversity
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of major theories, models and techniques specific to counselling
• Display a high level of understanding of major evidence-based research theory and current practices in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. With a focus on experiential learning, the student will be offered a counselling placement, participate in small group supervision and a five day face-to-face residential.

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