The programme aims to equip practitioners with advanced knowledge and increased clinical capability. The focus is trauma and attachment informed relational psychotherapy and incorporates relational psychodynamic models, humanistic perspectives, expressive and creative therapies.  It is designed to be career friendly with a blended approach to learning so students can work flexibly and combine this training with their everyday professional practice. 

 

Client work and supervision: Students will be required to carry out 100 hours of Counselling work with clients during each year of the course. They will be required to obtain supervision for this work from their own Supervisor.  Additionally, during Year 1 they will participate in monthly group supervision arranged by the course coordinator.

Payment for individual and group supervision will be made directly by students and is not included in the course fee.

 

Personal Therapy: Students will be required to be in weekly  personal therapy throughout the course. The cost of this is separate to the course and is arranged directly between the student and the therapist.

 

Accreditation

Applicants to this programme will need to have already completed training that satisfies the requirements for professional accreditation.