Doctor of Counselling Psychology

Bristol, UWE

Applicants are required to have the following: Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society, upper second class or first class degree in psychology, Certificate in Counselling Skills (comprising a minimum of 75 class hours), one year's experience of working in a one to one helping role. In addition, applicants must:be academically able to succeed at doctoral level and able to develop professional practice to doctoral level, have reached a level of maturity, which is not to do with age, to enable them to work with the emotional demands of vulnerable clients and the personal development aspects of the course, be open-minded and respectful of diverse views and perspectives, have the capacity for self reflection and be open to feedback from others, demonstrate a good level of interpersonal skills and sensitivity to othershave the ability to synthesise and communicate complex ideas both verbally and in writing.