Integrative Counselling (Top up) (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

Throughout this Integrative Counselling (Top up) (Hons) degree from University of Portsmouth you'll also complete a research project on a topic that matches your interests and ambitions.

If you're in employment, this course can fit around your working week, with timetabled teaching taking place 1 day a week, workshops on 6 Saturdays throughout the course, and occasional events in the evenings and at weekends.

After the course, you could work as a humanistic counsellor in areas such as education, the police service, the prison service or the voluntary sector. The advanced skills and experience you gain will allow you to work with a wider variety of clients with more complex needs.

Career opportunities:

Increased awareness in society about mental health has increased the demand for counselling and therapy services.

As a humanistic counsellor, you can have a significant positive impact on people's health and wellbeing, and help take the pressure off other health services such as GPs and hospitals.

Public, private and charity sector settings you could work in after the course include:

• Education

• Alcohol and drug services

• Eating disorder services

• Mental health services

• GPs

• Police and prison services