CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling

This course will enable counsellors to:

» Work towards meeting the requirements of ‘Column B’ within the Scope of Practice and Education (SCoPEd) framework for the counselling profession – i.e. ‘Accredited’ level practice, often seen as a minimum entry point for agency employment and/or contract work in independent practice.

» Effectively prepare for working in private/independent practice, underpinned by a clear ethos, rationale and focussed methodology for navigating ethical and relational issues that can occur.

» Develop confidence and insight into working with more complex aspects of clinical practice including trauma, attachment, psychosexual issues and compulsive behaviour.

Key topics covered include:

• Setting up in private/independent practice: practical, legal, procedural and ethical considerations.
  
• Essential skills in working with complex issues: including generalised anxiety disorder, phobias, compulsive behaviours, attachment wounds, trauma, psychiatric conditions, psychosexual issues and pharmacology awareness.
  
• Working at increased Relational Depth, including through interventions such as dreams and inner child work
  
• Anti-oppressive practice and systemic thinking