Course contact details
Social Sciences, Humanities and Law
Email:ssshladmissions@tees.ac.uk
Teesside University
Middlesbrough
Tees Valley
TS1 3BX
Course summary
Note: Due to the course delivery location and visa restrictions, this course is NOT available to international students requiring a Student Visa.
Location: This is a 2 year full-time award of Teesside University delivered in partnership with Hartlepool College of Further Education (campus code 5) and Darlington College (campus code 1).
Course overview:
Our FdA Counselling course provides professional training and equips you with a sound theoretical framework and the practitioner skills required to work safely and effectively as a counsellor. The programme adopts a personal-centred approach with aspects of psychodynamic and cognitive behaviour therapy explored as comparative approaches.
You are required to undertake a minimum of 100 hours of supervised clinical practice with a recognised counselling agency, and undertake a minimum of 20 hours (10 hours in each year) of personal therapy. You are expected to attend two mandatory weekend workshops each year, for which there is a fee.
After the course:
Your employability skills will be directly addressed through the professionally related curriculum of the programme in relation to the requirements of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and through the professional reflection aspect of assignments.
This course will allow you to consolidate learning in practical counselling techniques, informed by the theory of counselling practice. We hope that you will be able to develop skills and training and add to the knowledge and skills base in order to develop as professionals. Graduates will also be encouraged to work towards accreditation with the BACP.
Modules
Course Modules
Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Darlington College
- Hartlepool College of Further Education
Study options
- Foundation Degree in Arts • Full-Time • 2 Years
Start dates
Application codes
- Institution code:
- T20
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
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How to apply
Application codes
- Institution code:
- T20
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.
Course optionsEntry requirements
Level 3 (QCF) achievement or equivalent in Counselling. Prospective students who have had a minimum of two years’ counselling experience within a counselling agency, supported by agency/work-based or subject-specific training and mentoring will be considered as suitable candidates for the Foundation Degree in Counselling following a successful interview.
It is a requirement of the course that you complete 100 practice hours in a supervised placement setting by the end of the second year of the Foundation Degree. You are also required to undertake 20 hours of personal therapy during the course (i.e. 10 hours for each year of the course), which will cost approximately £30 per session.
Due to the nature of the programme you will need to provide written references from two sources to demonstrate your appropriateness to undertake professional counselling training and your ability to cope with the academic requirements. You will be asked to declare any criminal convictions and be aware that DBS enhanced checks for regulated activity (formerly CRB checks) will be carried out prior to you undertaking clinical practice.
Suitable candidates will be selected and invited for interview. The interview process will evaluate your suitability for the programme.
Additional entry requirements
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
- Interview
Historical entry grades data
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Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland | £6500 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
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