Overview
Leading providers of counselling training in Scotland
Our programmes are based on a dialogue between the person-centred approach, located within the humanistic tradition, and psychodynamic perspectives, located within the psychoanalytic tradition.
Students are encouraged to experience, experiment with and integrate insights, values and practices drawn from each perspective, and all courses are taught by tutors who are experienced counselling/psychotherapy practitioners.
Students benefit from a high level of tutor input, including individual tutorials, seminars, lectures and personalised feedback, in addition to having many opportunities to learn from self-reflection and participation in a variety of experiential student groups.
Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Studies
An introduction to counselling. Serves as a foundation to training or can assist people in related professions such as teaching, nursing or social work to develop their listening skills. 1 year part-time.
Master of Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue)
Accelerated professional training to practice as a counsellor. The programme includes a practice placement with our dedicated counselling agency and a dissertation. Taught over 2 years full-time.
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling
Full professional training to practice as a counsellor. The programme includes a practice placement at a counselling agency. Taught over 3 years part-time, with the first year being the postgraduate certificate, and years two and three the postgraduate diploma.
Professional Doctorate in Psychotherapy and Counselling
An advanced degree to practice as a counsellor or psychotherapist. The programme includes a substantial practice placement plus a research thesis. 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time, starting September 2014.
Master of Counselling
Full professional training to practice as a counsellor. The programme includes a practice placement at a counselling agency and a dissertation. The Master of Counselling is taught over 4 years part-time.
MSc in Counselling Studies
A unique taught programme which locates counselling in the discipline of social science. Includes the Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Studies.
This article was published on Feb 5, 2013