BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy: Professional Practice
- Part-time study available
- Clinical Placement
- International students can apply
- Work placement opportunity
Graduates of this qualifying programme can expect to find employment as counsellors in a wide range of sectors including:
- NHS and community mental health services
- IAPT (the Government’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies major initiative)
- Employee support services
- Counselling in the Voluntary organisations
- Coaching and guidance services Self-employment as a private therapist
Counselling and psychotherapy offers rewarding and diverse career opportunities. While some counsellors find employment in a single role, many develop portfolio careers that mix different types of employment in a number of sectors, such as in community health agencies, schools and as private therapists.
Often counsellors develop specialist interests so that they become sought after as providers of therapy and training in a particular field, such as working with young people, people with addictions or those experiencing bereavement.
While this qualifying degree has a strong vocational focus, it also provides you with training in the key areas sought after by graduate employers.
Placements
The professional placement module in the final year includes at least 100 hours of client work in a professional counselling and psychotherapy context. We will support you in finding a placement through our extensive links with local organisations. By choosing a placement relevant to your area of interest you enhance your prospects of working in that field as a graduate. We have particularly strong links with The Place2be, which is a Charity organisation committed to putting counsellors in every school in Britain.