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Masters Degree Programmes: common features |
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Humanistic Person-Centred Psychotherapy
Each programme:
Is suitable for those
who:
All lead to:
eligibility for accreditation with the United Kingdom Council for
Psychotherapy (UKCP) and/or the British Association for Counselling and
Psychotherapy (BACP). |
Structure
of Courses
For
each of the above courses:
For
Years 1, 2 & 3: There
are 8 training workshops each year, each being 2 or 4 days long. (Total
of 26 training days annually). This
is to allow for in-depth study with sufficient space between workshops
to allow for the assimilation of experience, both content and process. 2-day
workshops are at weekends, 4-day
workshops run Thursday-Sunday Training
days begin at 9.30 a.m. and finish at 5.30 p.m.
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Year
4: This
is the independent studies stage for those students going on to do the
MA. There are 4 three-day
workshops, and 6 tutorial days, spread through the year, offering
intensive support for the dissertation work. Personal
Therapy
Students
are required to be in weekly personal therapy throughout the programme. The
therapist’s approach should the same or similar to the programme being
studied.
Clinical
Practice and Supervision Students
begin working with clients as trainee therapists/counsellors, usually on
a voluntary basis initially, in Year 2. For this the student needs to be
in regular clinical supervision with an accredited and approved
Supervisor.
Mental
Health Placement Programme At
some point during the training students who have little or no experience
of working in a psychiatric
setting are required to attend a 5-day theoretical workshop on Aspects
of Modern Psychiatry
(offered at the Institute at suitable intervals) and to complete a total
of 5 days (10 half- days)
observation in Public Sector Mental Health Units. The
cost of Personal Therapy, Supervision, and the 5-day Psychiatric
workshop are not included in the course fees.
Written
Assignments Students
are required to keep a personal learning journal throughout the first
three years. Time will be allowed for this on training days. For
years 1 to 3, students are required to submit 4 written assignments a
year. (Each assignment is 2,500
- 3,500 words) The final dissertation for the MA is a research project
of 12,000 - 18,000 words
in length. During the
final year students also need to submit a case study, taken from the
trainee therapist’s clinical practice, and a tape recording of a
therapy/counselling session with annotated transcript.
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Pre-Course
Requirements
While
students are normally expected to have a first degree we are very
willing to consider other qualifications. Personal qualities, commitment
and motivation are of the utmost importance to our consideration of an
applicant’s suitability for our courses. Applicants will be
required to show a certain level of personal awareness, an ability to
empathise with others and to make positive relationships, prior to
beginning the course, with a willingness to commit to personal
development in these areas during training. Ideally, they will already
have undertaken some personal therapy or counselling, although this is
not essential, and are likely to be at least 25 years of age. Openness to addressing
issues of prejudice and oppression of minority groups, including
attitudes of one’s own that may be out of awareness, is an
expectation. Selection will be by application form and personal interview. Applicants who do not meet the ideal academic requirements may be asked to complete a short essay. Applicants who have the potential to study at this level but are not yet ready should refer to our Foundation Certificate Course.
Dates
and Fees The
dates of the training modules, and details of the training fees, are
available separately. We’re
always happy to answer further enquiries by phone, or come on one of our
‘taster days’.
Gestalt Psychotherapy
Humanistic Person-Centred Psychotherapy
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