Key Facts
Qualification Summary
The Diploma allows learners to undertake study related to counselling. Learners will have the opportunity to develop skills which will enable progression to a range of degree level programmes including a focus on counselling and psychology topics. Many learners join these types of degrees after following A level study, so the Diploma will place the Access to HE learners on a level with those who have followed A level studies.
Learners will complete mandatory units which support an introduction to counselling and psychology, but then they will be able to research an area of interest to them in more depth. They will study a range of optional units covering the types of situations when counselling may be used, for example, following trauma or when there has been a bereavement or loss and have the opportunity to investigate specific aspects of psychology.
Ungraded units include units which will support access to higher education whilst supporting study and personal skills.
Why choose this qualification?
This Diploma allows learners to undertake study related to counselling. Learners will have the opportunity to develop skills which will enable progression to a range of degree level programmes including a focus on counselling and psychology topics. Many learners join these types of degrees after following A level study, so the diploma will place the Access to HE learners on a level with those who have followed A level studies.
Learners will complete mandatory units which support an introduction to counselling and psychology, but then they will be able to research an area of interest to them in more depth. They will study a range of optional units covering the types of situations when counselling may be used, for example, following trauma or when there has been a bereavement or loss and have the opportunity to investigate specific aspects of psychology.
Ungraded units include units which will support access to higher education whilst supporting study and personal skills.