Starting Part-way Through

Accreditation of prior learning and achieving UKCP registered status and/or Masters degree in a shortened period of study.

We invite applications from students or graduates already in the counselling and psychotherapy field. 

Those people who have achieved the equivalent level of training elsewhere can begin our courses at a later stage and thus complete our qualifications in a shorter time-span.

For those who have studied extensively or even qualified elsewhere, we offer the option of completing training with us. This can mean achieving UKCP registered status, achieving a Masters degree with the University of Birmingham, or both.

In order to be eligible for this facility you will need to have completed at least the equivalent of Sherwood Institute students who have reached the stage at which you are applying to begin. This equivalence needs to be in the areas of personal therapy received, training undertaken, work as a therapist and supervision received.

For those eligible to enter straight into our fourth (final) year of study towards UKCP registration and/or Masters award, a tailor-made programme of study can be agreed between you and one of the senior members of staff at the Sherwood Institute. We will look at the gaps in your training and also at your interests, and devise a programme of study uniquely for you.

This will include the six tutorial days designed to support and guide you towards completing the pieces of work due for submission at the end of the final year of study. It will also include between twelve and twenty (depending on your previous training) days of attendance at the Sherwood Institute’s training courses.

If you would like further information about this please contact our office.