Level 2 Counselling Pathway (daytime and evening classes available)

17/01/2025
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04/04/2025
Friday - 17/01/2025 at 09:30 AM till 16:00 PM
BHSL2027 (2024/2025E)
Accrington & Rossendale College, Accrington & Rossendale College, Broad Oak Campus,Accrington,BB5 2AS
Fee for non-Lancashire Residents: £607.50
Fee for Lancashire Residents: £156.00

You may be entitled to a discount if you are in receipt of one or more benefits:

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If the above applies to you, you will be asked to provide evidence of this before you make a payment. You will find further instructions after you have completed the enrolment steps.

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You may be entitled to this course for free. There are two cases where you may qualify for this:

If you are currently unemployed, are looking for work and are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits you may qualify for a discount:

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If the above applies to you, you will be asked to provide evidence of this before you make a payment. You will find further instructions after you have completed the enrolment steps.

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We are sorry but you are not able to enrol onto this course online as the course has now started and we have passed the deadline allowed for late enrolments to be taken online. In some cases (depending on the course) it may be possible for you to still enrol if you contact us by phone and speak to a member of the enrolment team.

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Please note that the College is only able to offer this course at the rates publicised on this website to those individuals aged 19+ or over on 31st August 2024 whose home address is in areas of England outside of the devolved authority areas of: Cambridge and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England. Where an individual resides outside of England or in one of the devolved areas then the College reserves the right to charge you for the delivery of the course at a rate of £11.25 per hour. This is in line with the College’s Fees Policy which is published on our websites.

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Overview of Course

Overview of Course

This qualification will introduce learners to using counselling skills and personal development. The course is useful for anyone who would like to develop their use of counselling skills for use in either work or a personal capacity.

This qualification does not qualify learners to practise as a counsellor.

Course Overview

What you will learn

What you will learn

You will be introduced to the three main approaches in Counselling and learn how these are applied in a therapeutic setting. You will discuss diversity and core ethical issues in a counselling relationship. A significant part of the course is practicing counselling skills and personal development. These skills and knowledge are useful for personal and work life.

What Will I Learn

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements, however GCSE English or equivalent is desirable.

Entry Requirements

How Your Course Will Be Assessed

How Your Course Will Be Assessed

Throughout the course you will take part in a range of activities, for example, presentations, group work, independent learning, triads etc. You will be taught by highly experienced tutors, who will model their counselling skills and show you practical examples.

Assessment Methods

How will I know if I'm making progress?

How will I know if I'm making progress?

You will have frequent assignment submissions and receive written feedback from your tutor. In addition, your tutor will give you verbal feedback on practical skills and have 1:1 tutorials about your progress and discussions on progression. You are asked to keep a record of all feedback and discussions and reflect on this in one of the assignments.

Progress

What coursework will I be expected to complete?

What coursework will I be expected to complete?

Your coursework is predominantly portfolio based. However, you will write an essay on the approaches in counselling as well as taking part in a presentation and write a reflective essay.

Required Coursework

Additional information

Additional information

This course is useful for CPD for those working with vulnerable people. It also is a stepping stone towards a future in therapeutic and counselling studies and careers.

Additional Information

Careers progression

Careers progression

Most of our learners move on to the Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Studies which prepares them to progress on to a degree or other higher education studies in the counselling field.
For some, this course is a stepping stone to our various level 3 Access to Higher Education Diploma. Each learner on this course will discuss their future choice with their tutor and/or other services within the Nelson and Colne College Group.

Careers Progression
This course has now started and we can no longer accept applications online.
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The online application and enrolment process is really simple, once you have clicked the “APPLY" or "ENROL” button you will be redirected to the portal where you either log in or create an account (if you haven’t done so previously). We will then ask you to give us a couple of bits of information like address, mobile phone number ect and that’s it.
Once your applications has been made the next step will be for you to book yourself onto one of our interview evenings, depending on availability you might be able to do this straight away but otherwise we will get in contact to arrange when you come in for an interview.
At any point you can log back into the portal throughout the year, update information like your predicted GCSE grades, update contact and consent information and keep a live track of your application.
If you have any questions or run into any problems when using the portal please get in contact with us and we will help

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