Chrysalis Diploma Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory (Dip CST.) All Core Courses Our Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Skills & Theory course is the second year in a three-year professional counselling programme. Applicants with an appropriate Level 3 Counselling Skills qualification can join direct entry to this Level 4 course. Learners successfully graduating from this course will receive The Prince’s Trust Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory (RQF). Learners wishing to qualify as a practitioner and be registrants of the National Counselling Society will need to move on to a third year of study and qualify with the Level 5 Professional Diploma. (See below) RQF Course Code: 603/6872/X. Choose this course if you want to make great progress towards becoming a counsellor and be recognised for your therapeutic skills. If you already have a counselling qualification at Level 3 or equivalent, you can start our 3-year Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice course in this second year with the Level 4 Diploma course. Apply Now Course Benefits* Become a Therapeutic Skills Practitioner (Dip CST.). Course Quality Checked by the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society. Join as an Associate member with many membership benefits including eligibility to join the Royal Society for Public Health. Stepping stone to the Society's Accredited Register for Counsellors, recognised by the Professional Standards Authority. This is subject to completing further studies. Registered successful candidates will receive an RQF Level 4 Diploma from Prince's Trust. A clear progression path which can lead to professional counselling and Higher Education. 92 Guided Learning Hours * Subject to terms and conditions About this course Choose this Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Skills & Theory course if you want to make great progress towards becoming a counsellor. As the second year of a three-year part-time training course, you will develop all the necessary skills of counselling, begin your journey of self-awareness and personal development, and gain understanding of the major approaches to talking therapies which supports the work of counselling. Our unique training incorporates a core Pluralistic framework, within which you learn that different methods suit different clients and different presenting issues at different times. Training supports you to learn a range of skills and Insights to best support future clients. This is a contemporary approach acknowledging the vital contribution played by many in the development of counselling and psychotherapy while drawing on a strong evidence base to support best practice. Study Methods: Practical classroom work; Chrysalis VLE; Practice Groups; Homework assignments; Reflective Journal; Study of Skills Practice; Focus on practical work with no final exam. PLEASE NOTE: Upgrading from this course to longer courses at a later stage is more costly and upgrading may not be possible on courses which are full. Students wishing to take further study should sign up in advance to avoid disappointment. Course Length: 1 Year RQF: Level 4 Diploma Courses Studied: Course 2 Course Price: All course Pricing From £129.48/pm Syllabus Year One: 10 Classes as per Chrysalis Diploma in Hypnotherapy & Introducing Counselling Skills. Year Two: Our Syllabus for this year comprises 7 Components taught over 10 full day classes. We teach the contemporary Pluralistic framework (Cooper & McLeod), blending aspects of the three main approaches to counselling and psychotherapy: Foundations of Counselling and Theory Part 1: The Psychodynamic Approach Learning the historic and basic principles of this widely respected approach, starting from the work of Sigmund Freud and his model of the psyche. Foundations of Counselling and Theory Part 2: The Humanistic Approach Concentrating on Carl Rogers' Person Centred Counselling and the work of Abraham Maslow, learning the foundations of all good counselling practice including the Core Conditions, the actualising tendency, the importance of working with the subjective experience of the client, and the process of therapy. Foundations of Counselling and Theory Part 3: The Cognitive Behavioural Approach Learning the work of Aaron Beck and the principles and tools which inform this approach to therapy. Learn bringing structure to sessions and the role played by individual perception and beliefs. Stress, Anxiety & Self-Defeating Behaviours Gaining understanding about these common presenting issues and how to assist people experiencing them. in addition, learning how to establish and maintain a boundaried professional relationship in order to ethically support those who seek counselling help. Relationships, Bereavement And Loss Examining and exploring the role relationships play in individual development and wellbeing, introducing theories of attachment and loss and how to work with grief and loss. Development, Motivation And Goal Achievement Exploring the concept of motivational energy and emotions such as anger and frustration. Reflecting on people's social and cultural experience and the importance of understanding diversity and equality. Understanding Evidence-Based Counselling Practice Gaining understanding of different approaches to research and how studies inform practice. Focusing on evaluating quantitative and qualitative therapy studies and what we can learn from them. Apply Now