Course overview
As a counsellor, your job is to help your clients to explore their feelings, understand their situations and make positive changes in their lives. Our Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist Level 4 course can help you to intensively engage with your clients and develop a deeper understanding of the expectations of your profession.
From supporting the development of your communication and interpersonal skills, to strengthening your ability to survey differing situations; our online course can help you to recognise the varying stages of severity in each case, so you can devise an appropriate course of action.
Theoretical perspective, personal awareness, experiential focusing, cognitive approaches, behavioural methods, assessment strategies, relationship/family/bereavement/addiction counselling… In just 180 hours, our in-depth course can expand your approaches to therapy; their various types and theories, and their applications, so you can achieve a level of confidence that is certain to enrich the experiences of your clients and the life situations they are facing.
Our course will also explore the regulations of this profession and how trainees and qualified counsellors may be affected.
What you'll learn
This course will:
- Allow you to explore elements of your job you’ve previously not been involved in.
- Supply you with the theoretical knowledge to develop your current skills and take on greater responsibilities in your role.
- Challenge your understanding of counselling and psychotherapy.
- Support you in your mission to explore client feelings, their situations and the changes they need to make in order to achieve a more positive outcome.
- Improve your communication and interpersonal skills so you can succeed in listening, setting goals and exploring client development.
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
All students are provided with 12 months to complete their course, however, you are able to complete at a faster pace without any additional costs. Some of our students have managed to complete in as little as 3 months!
Entry requirements
No previous knowledge is required to enrol on this course; however, some students may find it beneficial to complete the Level 3 Counselling course first before registering.
Course features
- Money-back guarantee: 14 days money-back guarantee*
- Flexible, simple learning: Study at your own pace in your own space without pressure
- Personal expert support: Full 1-2-1 tutor support on all courses every step of the way
- Price matched courses: We price match guarantee (plus 5% extra off on top)
- Dedicated support: We are open 9 am – 10 pm, 7 days a week to help our learners
- Ofqual framework: Our courses follow the Ofqual government framework for learning
- 0% finance: Get 0% finance on many of our courses
- Business start-up short course with every purchase
Assessment
Our Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist course are assessed based on a series of written assignments that will be marked by your personal tutor upon your submission. Over the course of these assignments – which need to be completed within 12 months of your enrolment – you will be tested on your course knowledge, competencies and ability to apply them within a practical setting.
There is no exam to sit. Your certification will be based purely on the outcome of your written assignments.
In addition, you can start this course at a time of your choosing, enabling you to fit it around your current work commitments and responsibilities. Our course is completely flexible allowing you to study at your own pace and on your own terms – all from the comfort of your own home.
Testimonials
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Leon BarlettAdvanced Counsellor & Psychotherapist Level 4"I was hesitant when starting this course as I thought a level 4 was far beyond my reach, however, upon starting the course I was contacted by my tutor who introduced herself and made me feel immediately like I was in expert hands. She was there throughout the duration of my course for any question I had and provided me with speedy and concise feedback on where I needed necessary improvement. I have just recently finished my course and can honestly say it has been one of the greatest experiences in my life, I have learnt so much and I’m now ready to take my skills into the real world and become a counsellor, for anyone who is having doubts about this course due to its level, don’t! I would highly recommend this course to anyone who has an interest in becoming a counsellor."
Delivery
Upon registration, you will receive immediate access to a course manual, your assessments and a comprehensive study guide. In addition, you’ll receive the continuous support of your very own personal tutor as well as access to our student support team who’ll always be on hand – via mail and email – to answer all your queries and concerns. No matter your question, you can benefit from their instant support for the full 12 month duration of your course (should you choose to study for that long).
Subjects
Theoretical perspectives; development of counselling and psychotherapy, and their similarities/differences, and counselling and psychotherapy in context.
Building client-therapist relationships; competency skills; communication; applications of skills, and monitoring generic skills.
Psychodynamic approach; humanist/person-centred approach; personal awareness; experiential focusing; behavioural and cognitive approaches; using behavioural methods; the systems model, and the psychosocial/life stage model.
Cognitive behaviour therapy; assessment strategies and skills in CBT, and relationship, family, bereavement and addiction counselling.
Neuro-linguistic programme; brief therapy; transactional analysis and gestalt therapy.
Business issues; the therapy contract; the psychotherapist’s responsibilities and client assessment.
About Association of Learning
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