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Counselling and Psychotherapy (Professional Doctorate) *** NEW for 2012 ***
The University of Edinburgh
School of Health in Social Science| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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The highest level of professional qualification available, the Professional Doctorate in Psychotherapy and Counselling combines theoretical insights from the psychodynamic and person-centred traditions with practical experience gained in a range of counselling agencies and a 40,000 word research dissertation.
Delivered over three years of full-time or six years of part-time study, this programme qualifies you to work as a psychotherapist or counsellor in a wide range of contexts, and prepares you for accreditation with a relevant professional counselling body (e.g. COSCA or BACP). It also enables you to develop a practice specialism through academic study and practice placement experience.
In addition to highly-developed therapeutic and interpersonal skills, graduates of this programme will possess a sound understanding of research epistemologies and methodologies, and will therefore be able to critically evaluate research findings, to apply research findings to their therapeutic work, and to design and execute research projects which contribute to the knowledge base for counselling and psychotherapy.
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Structure
The Professional Doctorate in Psychotherapy and Counselling combines taught courses with practice placement experience and a 40,000 word supervised doctoral thesis.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* Evidence of personal and professional readiness to undertake counselling education, provided in the form of a completed Stage One application form
* Evidence of substantial experience in helping roles such as counselling, teaching, social work, nursing, mental health practice, applied psychology, voluntary work with a crisis helpline, or equivalent.
* Successful interview, which can take place face-to-face, by telephone or by webcam.
* An undergraduate degree equivalent to an upper second class honours in a subject relevant to counselling and psychotherapy OR relevant professional qualifications equivalent to an upper second class honours degree OR, exceptionally, where an applicant has an undergraduate degree at upper second class honours level or above in an area not considered relevant to counselling and psychotherapy, they may be admitted at the discretion of the programme director
* A clear Enhanced Disclosure Scotland check, which ensures applicants do not have any criminal convictions which would make them unsuitable for work with vulnerable adults or children. You do not have to attach this to your application - the University will conduct an Enhanced Disclosure check.
* English language requirements (IELTS 7.0+ or equivalent) apply to students whose first language is not English or whose first degree was not taught in English. This English language requirement is higher than the standard College requirement of 6.5, as language skills are particularly pertinent in counselling and students will be required to communicate verbally and in writing at a high level from the start of the programme
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
Accreditation
This professional doctorate prepares candidates for accreditation with a relevant professional counselling body (e.g. COSCA or BACP).
Faculty
The University of Edinburgh is a leading research university and an international centre of academic excellence, and therefore provides an excellent environment and outstanding resources for undertaking research.
It is also Scotland's premier research University, and was graded within the top five British Universities in the 2008 National Research Assessment Exercise. Counselling and Psychotherapy has a longstanding commitment to original empirical and theoretical research that engages critically with the practices of counselling and psychotherapy.
We are especially keen to encourage research concerned with the interface between counselling, psychotherapy and social, cultural and political life, and research that draws directly on practitioners' own engagement in therapeutic work or related kinds of work with clients.
Our research portfolio is highly interdisciplinary, integrating concepts, practices and scholarship from counselling and psychotherapy, psychology, sociology, philosophy, education, cultural studies, health and social care, and other social sciences. We specialise in qualitative, reflexive and critical research approaches.
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