CPCAB Level 4 Diploma In Therapeutic Counselling

Directed Study:

6  hours contact time to include practical classes, lectures, workshops or tutorials.

Personal Study to include Practical Assessments

A further 3 hours maximum studying and preparing assessments in your own time per week, including use of online materials.

You will be expected to undertake 30 hours personal couWnselling.

You will also have to complete a 100 hour supervised placement during the lifetime of the course. It is your responsibility to secure an appropriate placement(s) and supervision consistent with the course requirements.

Students can apply for an extension of up to 12 months to complete their placement hours provided the student has successfully completed all other internal and external assessment requirements by June of year 2 of the course.

UCAS: 

Student must have acquired the following before the start of the course:

• GCSE English Language Grade C or above or equivalent
• CPCAB's Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (CSK-L2) and
• CPCAB's Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies (CST-L3), or 
• APEL / RPL (prior learning, see below) equivalent

English Language Requirements for International students:

• Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level B2
• IELTS 6.0 (minimum of 5.5 in all skills)
• PTE 51 Or an approved equivalent test in English Equivalent

English Language Requirements qualifications include:

• Grade C (or above) in English
• Successfully completion of a Level 3 Vocational Programme with assessments completed in English Language
• Essential Skills in Literacy (Level 2) ESOL Level 2 

Tier 4 Students:

• SERC will only accept a Secure English Language Test (SELT) for issuing a Certificate of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)

Admissions

• When you have applied, you will be sent an application form which must be completed and returned by 5PM on Wednesday 31st May 2023. 
• Late applications will not be considered.
• Successful completion of the admissions process. This will include a formal scored interview. Interviews will be conducted between May and August of year of enrolment. All applicants will be informed of admission decisions after the completion of all interviews.

APEL

• Provide evidence of ability to undertake the programme by meeting the requirements for the accreditation of prior experiential learning.  Further details on APEL can be found in the admissions section and must satisfy CPCAB Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Policy that can be found at CPCAB APEL Process

Candidates are assessed using a range of different methods. These include assessments, coursework, Project Based Learning, presentations, practical, posters, leaflets, role-play, and case studies.  This is dependent on the requirements of each unit of study.  Oral, written and online feedback will be provided during your course to help improve and monitor performance. 

In year 2, candidates will be assessed by an external piece of work marked by CPCAB.

You may progress onto CPCAB's:

• Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (PC-L5)
• Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory (CBT-L5)
• Open University Foundation Degree in Counselling (access to this course is dependent on completion of the Level 4 Diploma (TC-L4) and a combination other short modules, one of which is mandatory
• You will want to work toward BACP accreditation as a counsellor which will require you have a minimum number of post qualifying (TC-L4) hours practice.
• Successful completion of the TC-L4 Diploma will enable you to seek employment as a qualified counsellor in an agency setting.

The cost of personal counselling and in some cases the cost of supervision while in placement could be in the region of £1500.