Level 4 Diploma In Counselling Practice

KEY INFORMATION

Qualification level: Level 4
Duration: 35 training days / part-time
Hours: 420 guided learning hours (GLH)

Online GLH 40

Minimum age:20 years

Course day weekly: Tuesday 10.00-16.00pm, Commencing 09th September 25

Course day weekend: One weekend per month in London Bromley.

The next weekend courses starts: 20th September 2025, one weekend per month

COURSE RECOGNITION

The programme consists of 420 ‘Guided Learning Hours’ and students who successfully complete this course will receive a qualification widely accepted.

This qualification is recognised by BACP https://www.bacp.co.uk/ and NCS https://nationalcounsellingsociety.org/.

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

You will need to have completed a Level 3 Counselling Certificate or equivalent course
You will need to provide a reference from your most recent tutor.
Admission to Year 2 is dependent on successfully completing Year 1.

ATTENDANCE

To successfully complete the course, you will need to pass all assignments (resubmissions are allowed), complete all course work and have a minimum attendance of 85% at all lectures.

COURSE OVERVIEW

The course includes 3 mandatory units covering all main areas relevant to the study of counselling:

Skills Supervised Practice in Counselling
Counselling Theory
Counselling Theory: A Chosen Approach

You will also study the following modules:

Working with Children & Young People
Working with Grief & Loss
Working with Trauma
Working with Sex & Sexuality

The course will be offered over a period of two years or six terms, with two Mandatory Units and two Optional Units. It offers students training to become a qualified counsellor practitioner and will give qualified students the ability to counsel clients in a variety of controlled, supervised environments.

Additionally, learners will advance significantly in their quest to become qualified counsellors with the BACP or other Lead Bodies.

Although the course is aimed primarily at learners who want to work towards achieving counsellor practitioner status, it will also prove useful to those with existing counselling training who regularly use counselling skills in other roles.
This qualification will provide an opportunity to deepen theoretical knowledge of one of the core theories – This course is humanistic in orientation, with a core approach being Person-Centred and additional elements of Psychodynamic and CBT

It will enable learners to embark on practice and to gain understanding of the necessity of working within an ethical framework. Legal requirements will also be examined. Learners are expected to secure an appropriate placement with support from the tutors; make appropriate use of counselling supervision and to evaluate their practice; provide evidence of a minimum of 15 sessions of personal counselling in the first year of training. The placement requirement in this qualification is essential to the personal and professional development of the practitioner and learners are required to join BACP as a student member before beginning their placement. Learners will be required to provide evidence of 100 hours of client work supported by 2 supervisor reports over the two years. All course and assessment requirements must be met within the lifetime of this course.

This is an application-only course, and before a spot is provided, all students—new and internal— must demonstrate readiness to continue. In order to prove their appropriateness and give documentation of prior training, prospective students who have studied with another provider or who have taken a hiatus from their studies must get in touch with the Support@coreacademy.org.uk before enrolling.

ASSESSMENT

Trainer assessed completed portfolio, containing evidence of role play, learning review, self-assessment, audio and video taping, self-directed lectures, self-development groups, written assignments, peer and tutor feedback, supervisor’s report, agency report, external assessment in the second year.

There are 5 internal assessments marked by your tutor consisting of a written assignment of 1500-2000 words evaluating a given approach to counselling. Additionally, you will complete a scenario analysis (1500-200 words) for each of the four specialist modules. You will be required to keep a weekly journal to develop your reflective practice skills. Finally, an external examination will take place in June of your last year.

This qualification is graded: pass, merit or distinction

FEES
Payment options:
Full course fee which includes all learning support and sessions £3,800 per year.
Your place on the course is secured on receipt of the non-refundable deposit of £380 and completion of a satisfactory interview;
• The outstanding balance of £3,420 can then be made in full before the course start date. There is an early bird discount of £200 when paying the balance of your course fees 6 weeks in advance of the start of the course (£3,220).
• A monthly payment plan is available at £342.00 for 10 months each year.

Course and Exam Fees
The cost of the course which includes all assessment and examination fees is £3,800 per year. The cost is fixed and there will be no increase during the course.

ADDITIONAL COST
Personal therapy 30 hours (minimum across the 2 years)
Supervision costs if they are not provided by agency placement.
Joining a professional membership organisation
Professional indemnity insurance.

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