Counselling and Psychotherapy Training
Counselling and Psychotherapy Training
(120 hours p/a - fully accredited by The Counselling Society)
TA clinical years 1, 2 and 3 specialist training: These courses are aimed at those wishing to go on and qualify as counsellors and/or UKCP registered psychotherapists. The courses will combine TA theory with practical application, demonstrations and case examples. Throughout the programme, the group process will be utilised.
Written work: Learning journal, short questionnaires after each weekend (clinical year 1 only), two 2000-word essays per year.
Qualifications: Diploma in Counselling.
Following successful completion of the foundation year, plus two clinical years and a minumum of 200 supervised practice hours, and 90 hours counselling skills training students are eligible to take our Counselling Diploma. This exam consists of a written piece and an oral exam presentation of their work.
Qualifications: CTA (Psychotherapy)
Following successful completion of the foundation year, plus three clinical years and 750 supervised practice hours and meeting other criteria set by the certifying bodies, students will be eligible to take their psychotherapy exam. Certified by EATA (European Association for Transactional Analysis), this leads to UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) registration.
A minimum of 90 hours counselling skills training must either have been completed before starting this training or during the first three years of the course. Students are required to be in ongoing personal therapy throughout this period. Voluntary placements begin in year 2 and 3. Students are required to secure their own placement, although The Link Centre is happy to advise of local available options.
This course is fully accredited by The Counselling Society and fulfills all the requirements of Accredited Membership for graduates.
Core Tutors: Leilani Mitchell,Mark Head. Mica Douglas
Sample Content, clinical year 1:
| Week 1. | Beginnings of Therapy, Contracts, Therapeutic Relationship, 3 P's |
| Week 2. | Diagnosis: Ego States and Transactions, Therapeutic Operations |
| Week 3. | Diagnosis: Games and Rackets |
| Week 4. | Diagnosis: Script, Epi, Anti, Cultural, Backlash, Signals, Miniscript, Personality Adaptations |
| Week 5. | Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, Cure, Using Supervision, Intro to DSM Counselling/Psychotherapy |
| Week 6. | Unconscious Process - Transference and Counter Transference |
| Week 7. | Redecision Therapy, Impasse theory, Injunctions |
| Week 8. | Cathexis School, Symbiosis, Re-parenting, Discounting |
| Week 9. | Ethics, Professional Practice, Diversity, Boundaries, Introduction to Research |
| Week 10. | Attachment Theory, Relational Needs, Attunement, Separation - endings |
Sample Content, clinical year 2/3 (alternating):
| Week 1. | Working with PHobias, Anxiety and Panic Attacks |
| Week 2. | Eating Disorders |
| Week 3. | Addiction |
| Week 4. | Sex |
| Week 5. | Diversity |
| Week 6. | Working with Grief, Depression and Medication |
| Week 7. | Personality Disorders, Borderline and Narcissistic |
| Week 8. | Working with trauma |
| Week 9. | Couples and Groups |
| Week 10. | Working with Children |
Sample Content, clinical year 2/3 (alternating):
| Week 1. | Reforming, Contracting, Working in Private Practive TA and Bodywork |
| Week 2. | Deconfusion: Working with Impasse |
| Week 3. | Reparenting Work and Treating the Parent Ego State, Cultural Parent |
| Week 4. | Deconfusion work: Integratvie Approach |
| Week 5. | Deconfusion: Working with Transference |
| Week 6. | Deconfusion: Relational TA |
| Week 7. | Transactional Analysis and Brain Function |
| Week 8. | Working with the Schizoid process |
| Week 9. | Constructivism, Narrative Endings , Co-creational |
| Week 10. | Differential Diagnosis: DSM IV and Attachment Research |
For additional information also see The Link Centre prospectus
