Trainee Counsellor Level 3 & 4

About the Qualifications

To become a tutor for Association of Learning, you will be required to have level 3 and 4 Counselling Qualifications.

Following completion of both courses (estimated time for completion is 3-4 months), you will be able to apply to become a freelance tutor for our company. This will also allow for you to apply to other companies who offer distance learning courses or become a self-employed Counsellor.

If you decide you would wish to instead become a self-employed Counsellor, following completion, we provide a free Business Startup course, worth £95 within the course package.

Studying our counselling course from the comfort of your own home provides you with the skills, principles and ethical qualities required to become a competent and successful counsellor.

In this Counselling course you will:

• Begin by developing good practice in a counselling setting, whilst learning how to build a relationship between counsellor and client
• Examine the ethics and moral issues with the counselling process
• Understand the important of self-development, reflecting on sessions and being self-aware as a counsellor.

Counselling Diploma Level 3 Information

Split into 7 units, every element of this course seeks to expand your understanding of Counselling, so you can achieve the theoretical knowledge you need to apply these skills within real and practical settings.

From understanding the industry to understanding relationships, theoretical approaches, confidentiality, transference, crisis and ego psychology; by the end of this course you’ll feel confident in your ability to work with your clients to improve their situation.

This course will:

• Help you to develop a strong foundation of knowledge and competency that can be transferred into your work.
• Enable you to study on your own terms – no classrooms, no strict deadlines and no exams.
• Allow you to study from home – all course materials will be sent straight to your door, enabling you to fit your studies around your obligations.
• Challenge your perceptions of Counselling, giving you ample opportunities to demonstrate your competency and comprehension of the course materials.

Counselling with CBT Level 4 Information

Split into 7 units, every element of this course seeks to expand your understanding of Counselling, so you can achieve the theoretical knowledge you need to apply these skills within real and practical settings.

From understanding the industry to understanding relationships, theoretical approaches, confidentiality, transference, crisis and ego psychology; by the end of this course you’ll feel confident in your ability to work with your clients to improve their situation.

This course will:

• Help you to understand approaches to Counselling
• Increase your knowledge relating to Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Psychodram
• Explain the different types of communication

Counselling Facts

The BACP conducted a survey to understand additional detail relating to the use of counselling services:

• 28% of the UK population will at some point use counselling services
• 54% of people say that their family member, friend, work college or themselves have consulted a counsellor
• Stress levels across the UK are increasing, with 48% of people feeling more stress than they did five years ago
• Depression and Anxiety are the main causes for the use of counselling services.

*These are the results of the most recent survey conducted in 2014.

Course Units

Counselling Diploma Level 3

Unit 1: Introduction to Counselling

Unit 2: Understanding Feelings of Others

Unit 3: Approaches and Models of Helping

Unit 4: Setting Goals

Unit 5: Psychodrama Therapy

Unit 6: Post Traumatic Stress Counselling

Unit 7: Counselling and the Law

Counselling with CBT Level 4

Unit 1: Approaches – Jung, Freud and Adlerian

Unit 2: Types of Psychotherapy and Psychodrama

Unit 3: Client Centred Counselling

Unit 4: Transactional Analysis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Unit 5: Additional Counselling Approaches

Unit 6: Cognitive Behavioural and Reality Therapy

Unit 7: Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) Counselling

Unit 8: Communication Types in Counselling

Unit 9: Law and Administration

Assessment

This course is assessed using a series of written assignments that are designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. These will need to be sent to your personal tutor for marking, whereupon they will supply you with helpful tips and feedback. No external examinations are required.

Required Knowledge

No prior knowledge or skills in counselling is needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for those just starting out in this career field.

Awarding Body

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ).

This course has been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. It is endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the course has undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.

National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.

Support and Tutoring

From the guidance of our personal tutors whose industry experience within counselling can help to support and mentor your studies, to our comprehensive study guide and course materials; from day one we will go above and beyond to help you succeed in your studies. With twelve months tutor support, you have the option of completing in as little as three months, or using the full twelve months.

You too can take advantage of the extensive knowledge base of our personal tutors and use their experiences to get all of your questions answered. Similarly, our student support team are readily available to lend you their advice and guidance as they help you to decipher your course materials and answer your questions.

Please note, on completion of the courses you will be eligible to apply for a freelance tutor position, there will be a small competency-based test which involves marking work and providing feedback to students. This test will be sent to you for completion and will take roughly 30 minutes to complete.

Tutors are paid £5 per piece of work marked (average work takes 15-20 minutes to mark, meaning the rate of pay is roughly £15/hr). You will also be paid to re-mark any work that you do not pass for your student at a rate of £1 per resubmission (they generally take 3-5 minutes to complete).

Frequently Asked Questions