Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling The Open University UK

Overview

Within this Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling from The Open University UK the value of counselling to improve wellbeing and quality of life is increasingly recognised. From everyday worries to serious mental health issues like chronic anxiety and depression, counsellors and psychotherapists are helping us cope.

Key facts

• Enables you to qualify as a professional counsellor

• Combines work-based learning at a local college with OU knowledge-based modules

• If you already have the required CPCAB qualifications, you can top up to the diploma by studying just the OU theory modules

• Builds a solid foundation for further study

Career opportunities:

This diploma of higher education in counselling allows you to:

• practise as a professional counsellor in a wide range of settings, from the statutory to voluntary sector
• work with a diverse range of people and issues such as mental health problems, relationship problems, physical illness and trauma.

It also provides the required hours of specified learning which – with appropriate practice, supervision and personal development – will enable you to apply for individual accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). You can also use it as a staging post for further professional development, including the possibility of topping up to an honours degree.

In the meantime if you want to do some research around this qualification and where it might take you, we’ve put together a list of relevant job titles as a starting point. Some careers may require further study, training and/or work experience):

• professional counsellor
• counselling psychologist
• clinical psychologist
• educational psychologist
• health psychologist

• occupational psychologist
• sports and exercise psychologist
• psychotherapist
• social worker
• advice worke