This programme prepares you to work in mental health and wellbeing services, drawing on counselling theory, psychology, and reflective practice.
What does the course cover?
- Foundations of counselling theory and skills
- Mental health, wellbeing and lifespan development
- Ethics, safeguarding, and professional practice
- Reflective and applied practice
- Research skills for the helping professions
Foundation Year
- Developing Disciplinary Thinking
- Education and Society
- Being Human in a Digital World
Year 1
- Introduction to Counselling Skills
- Psychology of Wellbeing
- Mental Health Across the Lifespan
- Sociology of Wellbeing
- Communication Skills
Year 2
- Counselling Theories
- Working with Diversity
- Ethics & Safeguarding
- Trauma & Resilience
- Research Methods
Year 3
- Advanced Counselling Skills
- Contemporary Issues in Mental Health
- Reflective Practice
- Dissertation / Applied Project
How you are assessed
Reflective portfolios, case studies, presentations, essays, and a dissertation.
Entry Requirements
- 90 UCAS credits from Level 3 qualifications OR mature-learner assessment-based entry
- Personal Statement, English test, and Interview where required