Person Centred Counselling

This is a new course and we’re currently finalising the detailed information for this page. You can still see entry requirements and apply.

Overview

Do you have a background in counselling or psychology, and a level 3 counselling qualification? If you would you like to gain the practical knowledge and interpersonal skills you need to pursue a career as a person-centred counsellor, this Person Centred Counselling DipHE is ideal.

Person-centred counselling is based on the belief that people have a natural tendency to grow, heal and reach their potential when they are offered empathy, acceptance and genuineness. Instead of directing or advising, person-centred counsellors create a safe, non-judgmental relationship that helps individuals understand themselves more deeply and make positive changes in their lives.

On this Person Centred Counselling DipHE, you'll explore personality theory, the counselling process, and the core therapeutic skills needed to build effective and ethical relationships with clients.

If you're in employment, this course can fit around your working week, with timetabled teaching taking place 1 day a week, workshops on 6 Saturdays throughout the course, and occasional events in the evenings and at weekends.

When you complete the course, you could top up your diploma to a Bachelor's degree. You could also work as a person-centred counsellor in areas such as education, the police service, the prison service and the voluntary sector.

Alternative courses
This course shares the same 1st year modules as our DipHE Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), DipHE Gestalt Counselling and DipHE Humanistic Counselling.

It's simple to switch courses at the end of year 1 if you change your mind about which counselling specialism to study.

Location
This course takes place at South Hampshire College Group - Southampton College Campus. While studying here, you can access the University's student support services and community including study support, the Students’ Union and our library's online resources.

What you'll experience
On this course you'll:

• Learn from experienced, industry-trained staff who've worked in organisations or run their own private practices

• Study modules that give you a strong foundation for your studies and future career, covering topics including counselling skills, ethics, counselling theory and professional skills and development

• Focus on developing specialist person-centred counselling skills and knowledge in year 2

• Apply your knowledge and skills with at least 100 hours of supervised counselling on a placement in the community

• Build a foundation to help work towards a further professional accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) following completion of the course

• Learn research skills, which you can apply in your career and in degree-level study after the course

• Develop transferable skills you can apply in all aspects of your life and career in areas such as problem solving, communication, group working, planning, effective feedback and IT

• Study at Southampton College Campus with access to University of Portsmouth support and services

• Apply for membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and get access to member resources including journal subscriptions, free courses and job boards

Careers and opportunities
Public, private and charity sector settings you could work in after the course include:

• Education

• Alcohol and drug services

• Eating disorder services

• Mental health services

• GPs

• Police and prison services

You could also top-up your diploma to a Bachelor's degree on our BSc (Hons) Gestalt Counselling top-up course.

When you complete the course successfully, you can sit the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Certificate of Proficiency to become a registered member of the BACP.