Person-centred Counselling is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based at Sussex Downs College. The course enables students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to work as effective person-centred counsellors within a range of working environments. We provide a challenging and stimulating environment to facilitate your growth and development as a counsellor.
Learning is experiential and personal development forms an important part of the course. The skills and professional attitudes of counselling are developed in groups of two or three students, small and large groupwork, seminars, creative workshops, tutor led discussions and lectures. The group process forms an important part of your learning and as such the group becomes closed after the first four weeks.
Your progress and development on the course is monitored continually via peer and tutor assessment and specific assignments at the end of each term. To further support your growth as a counsellor and to meet BACP requirements you will complete 100 hours placement work and receive regular counselling supervision. You will also be required to spend some time during the course in personal therapy.
The course is based on the person-centred philosophy and therapy of Carl Rogers. All course tutors are qualified and experienced person-centred counsellors who demonstrate and model the core components of the philosophy underpinning client-centred theory and practice.
Counsellors now work in a wide range of counselling services including; abuse services for men and women, drug and alcohol addiction, primary care counselling, relationship services, loss and bereavement, services for young people, women's mental health services and carers services as well as in private practice. Counsellors are also employed in business and industry, education, the National Health Service, private health organisations and mental health organisations.
Qualification from the course will enable counsellors to work toward professional accreditation and to pursue higher education in counselling and counselling related fields.
B941
Full-time: 2 years
Sussex Downs College (Lewes), Sussex Downs College (Eastbourne)
Individual offers may vary
IELTS 6.0 overall 6.0 in writing.
Applicants must have completed, or be in the process of completing, a minimum of 60 hours counselling skills study at levels 2 and 3. Ability to reflect upon life experiences and show an appropriate level of self awareness. Ability to evaluate basic counselling theory and beliefs.
Tel: (01323) 637182
Email:graham.molyneux@sussexdowns.ac.uk
Visit: School of Social Sciences at University of Brighton
