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Postgraduate Study

Core Elements

Core elements of the course include theory, practice and personal development. Students will undertake a supervised practice placement, personal therapy and a young child observation. There is a personal development group that runs for a year of the programme. In addition, the teaching and learning methods used encourage constant self-awareness and personal development. The core theoretical model of the training is integrative, developmental, relational and eco-systemic. This means that the course brings together elements from different theories to make a coherent whole.

There is an emphasis on:

  • The nature of a therapeutic relationship
  • Child and adolescent development
  • The uniqueness of the individual
  • Examining key theoretical perspectives in counselling and psychotherapy including the psychodynamic, the humanistic and increasingly the neuroscientific
  • Working eco-systemically with children's networks and contexts
  • Working with play and the arts

 

Learning Outcomes

The programme is designed to enable participants to:

  1. Work therapeutically with children and young people especially through communication using the arts and play.
  2. Develop the skills of psychotherapeutic counselling in one-to-one and group settings through the use of practicums, experiential, active learning methods, practical work with other students and undertaking a supervised practice placement.
  3. Gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the theoretical base of psychotherapeutic counselling.
  4. Gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the social and emotional development of young people.
  5. Explore the ethical and professional aspects of working therapeutically with children and adolescents in schools and other setting

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Key Information


12 months part-time

Postgraduate Diploma

Faculty of Education

Enquiries

Course on Department Website

Dates and deadlines:

Michaelmas 2020

Applications open
Sept. 2, 2019
Application deadline
April 30, 2020
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2020

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Graduate Funding Competition
Dec. 3, 2019
Do not use
Jan. 1, 2000
Do not use
Jan. 1, 2000
Do not use
Jan. 1, 2000
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 9, 2019

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