The year is divided into three modules:
Understanding Counselling
This module focuses on understanding what counselling is and isn’t:
- What do we understand by counselling?
- How does counselling differ from others forms of helping?
- Who can be helped by counselling?
- Overview of Egan’s skilled helper model
- The ‘core conditions’ of the person-centred model
Ethics and Perspectives on Human Development
This module examines ethics in counselling and provides an overview of some of the theories of human development:
- The BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
- Erikson’s psychosocial model
- Freud’s psychosexual model
- An introduction to attachment theory
The Therapeutic Alliance and Theories and Styles in Counselling
This module examines the therapeutic alliance and professional boundaries, and also explores a range of theoretical models:
- The therapeutic alliance and professional boundaries
- The psychodynamic model
- Humanistic models (including Gestalt and Transactional Analysis)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Short-term, solution focused therapy
Assessment:
Assessment is continuous and includes self, peer and tutor evaluation – as well as two written assignments of 2,000 words.
The Criteria for Successful Completion are as Follows:
- A minimum attendance of 80% is mandatory for each term, but ideally 100%.
- Completion of a personal development journal on a monthly basis.
- Successful progression throughout the course including satisfactory progress in theoretical understanding, counselling skills practice, personal development and in relating theory to personal experience.
- Submission of an end-of-term reflective view.
- Attendance at an end-of-term tutorial.
Continuation of Training:
Upon successful completion of The Foundation Certificate in Counselling, you will be able to apply for a place on The Awareness Centre’s two-year Diploma in Integrative Counselling. The Autumn intake will be from September 2021. The major advantage of applying for a place on our Diploma is that in-house placements and supervision are offered as part of the course.