The course takes place over 22 weeks, one full day per week. You are required to undertake at least 60 hours of one-to-one, formally contracted and supervised counselling with clients during the course. A range of methods will be used to assess students, including written assignments, a 15-minute transcript of clinical work, a learning review through the duration of the course and self-reviews. External assessment is by means of a 3000-3500 word case review.

Students will have an opportunity to explore the practical aspects of establishing and maintaining an appropriate framework for independent professional practice, for example how to carry out client assessments with reference to the CPCAB Service Level Framework. Blended teaching helps to continue to develop experience of working both face-to-face and online, responding to increasingly diverse and complex needs of clients since the pandemic.