Counselling and Psychotherapy (Professional Practice)

Human relationships are at the heart of almost every aspect of our personal and working lives. Training to be a professional counsellor develops your understanding of effective relationships and enables you to help people who are struggling with themselves or with others to find their own ways to transform their situation.

This course offers you the opportunity to graduate as a highly skilled professional counsellor, with many exciting and rewarding career paths open to you.  The course meets the training requirements for professional registration with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), and opens the progression route to individual BACP accreditation.

The course is structured around modules that deliver professional training components, and that broaden and deepen your understanding of counselling-related issues.  You will develop your competence in working with the person-centred counselling approach, and you will develop a wide range of professional skills, including communication, reflective practice and self-awareness, research skills, mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

You will further develop your understanding and skills under integrated supervision by undertaking a placement.

Course Modules

• Year one: Counselling and Communication Skills, Counselling and Psychotherapy Skills, Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Approaches, Introduction to Counselling, Philosophy and Research, Mindfulness and Wellbeing, and Therapy, Ethics and Human Rights.

• Year two: Personal and Professional Development 1, Practice-based Reflection and Research, Professional Issues, Ethics and Supervision, Preparation for Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice, Professional Counselling and Psychotherapy Skills, and Theory of Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice.

• Final year: Professional Practice Placement, Personal and Professional Development 2, Counselling and Mental Health, Counselling and Psychotherapy for Children and Young People, Expressive Therapies, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and Professional Practice. You can also choose to study an optional module in Social Justice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
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https://www.salford.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/counselling-and-psychotherapy-professional-practice

Assessment methods will vary depending on the modules you choose. You can expect essays and practical skills assessments, with the remaining assessment split between group work, presentations, and reflective writing.