Teesside University

Counselling FdA course

Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, UK

Course overview

Our FdA Counselling course provides professional training and equips you with a sound theoretical framework and the practitioner skills required to work safely and effectively as a counsellor. The programme adopts a personal-centred approach with aspects of psychodynamic and cognitive behaviour therapy explored as comparative approaches.

Key highlights

  • Professional training to practise safely and effectively as a counsellor
  • Sound theoretical framework combined with practitioner skills development
  • Person-centred approach at the core of the programme
  • Psychodynamic and cognitive behaviour therapy explored as comparative approaches
  • 100 supervised placement practice hours completed by the end of year two

Entry requirements

  • Other English test — English language qualification, and any sponsor or financial documents required.

Scholarships

  • Creative Assembly Scholarship

    You may be eligible for £9,000 if you study games design and are facing financial difficulty, and / or identify as a woman, and / or are from a minority ethnic background.

    Up to £9,000
  • Global Excellence Scholarships

    The Global Excellence Scholarship value is £2,000 for your first full academic year of study (all successful applicants on a foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes).

    Up to £2,000
  • Hill Scholarship

    You may be eligible for £6,000 if you study accounting and finance, and you have been educated at a Tees Valley school or college for at least three years.

    Up to £6,000
  • Santander Brighter Futures

    You may be eligible for £1,000 if you study an undergraduate or postgraduate course.

    Up to £1,000
  • Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship

    There are up to 30 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships available, of £7,000 each, allocated as a fee waiver in the first year of study.

    Up to £7,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Counsellor
  • Trainee counsellor
  • Counselling practitioner
  • Wellbeing practitioner
  • Support worker

Cost of study

UK/Home: £6,500 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Teesside University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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