This Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma is suitable for you if you want to kickstart your career as a counsellor or psychologist in this rewarding field or simply want to refresh your existing skills to fill in the gaps for better efficiency and productivity. The course will provide you with hands-on instruction in therapeutic skills as well as knowledge of therapeutic work’s ethical implications. You’ll learn how to apply your counselling and psychotherapy skills to assist your clients and get a better knowledge of relational theory and practice.

This course provides a concise insight into how psychotherapy and counselling are used to treat some key mental health issues as well as how to create a therapeutic environment and conduct effective sessions. You will learn about the numerous types and forms of therapy, as well as the various therapy approaches. This course will help you work with children and adults and enable you to provide counselling and psychotherapy for a wide range of psychological disorders such as eating disorders, sleeping disorders and personally disorders. You will also learn how to counsel people suffering from depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, and substance abuse. Finally, you will acquire skills and knowledge to conduct life coaching, career counselling, pre-marital counselling, suicide counselling and much more.

Upon successful completion of this Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma, you will be able to assist people who are having emotional difficulties in identifying their problems and developing techniques to deal with them.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. 

This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

Course Highlights

• Designed by expert professionals
• Accredited by the CPD Certification Service and IPHM
• Endorsed by Quality Licence Scheme
• Recognised and Valuable Certification 
• Self-Paced Online Distance Learning 
• High-Quality E-Learning Study Materials
• Interactive Video Training
• Approximate duration of about 5 Hours

Who is this Counselling and Psychotherapy Advanced Diploma Course Online for?

This Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma is primarily aimed at:

• Therapist
• Life Coach
• Career Coach
• Psychologist 
• Counsellor 
• Aspiring psychologist/counsellor 
• Students of Psychology 
• Anyone working in any care or therapeutic setting

This course, on the other hand, is not restricted to a specific occupation or subject of study. It may also benefit a bigger group of people who want to learn about Counseling and Psychotherapy in order to build self-awareness and compassion for people who are experiencing emotional or mental breakdowns.

Aims and Learning Outcomes of this Counselling and Psychotherapy Advanced Diploma Course Online

By the end of this Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma, you will be able to:

• Know how to set up a therapeutic environment and conduct effective sessions 
• Identify the types and the different schools of psychotherapy
• Know how to treat some key mental health issues using psychotherapy
• Demonstrate various legislations and ethics of counselling 
• Recognise the relationship between psychotherapy and counselling
• Understand Psychiatric Disorders during Childhood
• Know how to counsel children and young people
• Learn how to provide therapy for trauma, substance abuse, anxiety, stress and depression
• Learn to manage eating, sleeping and personality disorders 
• Know how to conduct self-harm, suicide and family counselling
• Master the art of providing life coaching and career counselling to those in need
• Learn how to counsel couples and know how to conduct pre-marital counselling
• Develop compassion towards people suffering from mental and emotional issues 
• Understand the job profile and responsibilities of counsellor and psychologist

Recognised Accreditation

This Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma is accredited by Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM). The IPHM is an Accreditation Board that offers an international and worldwide accreditation to Training Providers. Accreditation by the Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM) is a guarantee of quality and expertise.

CPD is globally recognised by employers, professional organisations and academic intuitions, thus a certificate from CPD Certification Service creates value towards your professional goal and achievement. 

CPD and IPHM certified certificates are accepted by thousands of professional bodies and government regulators here in the UK and around the world. Many organisations look for employees with CPD requirements, which means, that by doing the Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma, you would be a potential candidate in your respective field.

Entry Requirements 

• There are no academic entry requirements for this Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma, and it is open to students of all academic backgrounds. 
• However, you are required to have a laptop/desktop/tablet or smartphone and a good internet connection.

Assessment Method

This Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma assesses learners through multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Upon successful completion of the modules, learners must answer MCQs to complete the assessment procedure. Through the MCQs, it is measured how much a learner could grasp from each section. In the assessment pass mark is 60%.

Valuable Certification

Certificate of Completion

On completion of the Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma, you will be eligible to obtain your free PDF certificate of course completion. However, it is recommended that you should have a CPD & IPHM accredited certificate or a Quality License Scheme endorsed certificate and transcript that is valued by employers in the UK and globally.

Certificate of Achievement

CPD UK and IPHM Accredited Certificate of Achievement

On successful completion of the Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma, you will be eligible to order your CPD UK and IPHM accredited certificate of achievement (dual certificate) as proof of your new skill. CPD is globally recognised by employers, professional organisations and academic intuitions, thus a certificate from CPD Certification Service creates value towards your professional goal and achievement. The certificate can be obtained in PDF version at a cost of £12, and there is an additional fee to obtain a printed copy certificate which is £35.

Endorsed Certificate from Quality Licence Scheme

After successfully passing the MCQ exam you will be eligible to obtain the Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma Endorsed Certificate by Quality Licence Scheme. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. It will give you a competitive advantage in your career, making you stand out from all other applicants and employees. There is a Quality Licence Scheme endorsement fee to obtain an endorsed certificate which is £65.

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