Goldsmiths, University of London
Graduate Certificate in Humanistic & Psychodynamic Counselling
London, United Kingdom
Graduate Certificate
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: This Graduate Certificate in Humanistic & Psychodynamic Counselling gives an intensive foundation for people who include counselling in day-to-day work but lack qualifications for postgraduate diploma study. Teaching combines theoretical lectures, seminars and experiential workshops. You’ll study humanistic approaches (Carl Rogers), psychodynamic principles, counselling ethics, self-care and supervision, and transcultural counselling.
Career Outcomes: This certificate can lead to roles such as trainee counsellor, counselling assistant, mental health support worker or wellbeing practitioner; supports progression to postgraduate diploma and counselling training. You’ll develop listening, reflective practice, ethical decision-making, supervision and multicultural competence for therapy, social care, education and community services.
An intensive foundation in counselling for those who meet elements of counselling in their day-to-day work and who wish to enter this field professionally.
This programme is designed to provide an intensive foundation in counselling for those who meet elements of counselling in their day-to-day work, and who wish to enter this field professionally, but lack sufficient experience and qualification to study at a postgraduate diploma level.
The programme is taught by means of theoretical lectures, seminars, experiential workshops, and group tutorials. You’ll study key theoretical concepts that inform the practice of humanistic and psychodynamic counselling and will identify the specific responsibilities and processes of the counselling alliance.
The programme covers:
- Humanistic approaches to counselling, with special emphasis on the philosophy and influence of Carl Rogers
- Psychodynamic principles of counselling, with reference to growth and development, unconscious processes and intra-psychic conflicts
- The ethics of counselling: boundaries and responsibility
- Good practice and care for the counsellor: self-awareness, supervision and meeting your own needs
- Transcultural Counselling, looking into issues of diversity and dominance in the counselling relationship