The Group Work module enables participants to develop professional practice in the design and delivery of group work. in at least two contexts. The module is designed to develop reflective group work practice focusing on: theories of group work and learning, preparation, facilitation, assessment, and evaluation.
Credits: 10

The Group Work module enables participants to develop professional practice in the design and delivery of group work. in at least two contexts. The module is designed to develop reflective group work practice focusing on: theories of group work and learning, preparation, facilitation, assessment, and evaluation.
Credits: 10

This module will enable HE-based career and employability professionals to develop a critical understanding and the practical skills to develop and deliver technology-enhanced service provision. Learners will explore the development of learning and associated technologies in educational contexts, and their implications for their service delivery. In addition, they will critically analyse the relevance of theories and models concerned with the pedagogy and ergonomics of technologically-enhanced provision. Further, learners will form an in-depth appreciation of the implications of clients’ digital capabilities for designing career development services.
Credits: 10

The focus of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the purposes and challenges of employer engagement including the evaluation of labour market intelligence.
Credits: 10

The Employability and Career Development Learning module enables participants to develop knowledge and understanding in the design of employability and career development courses in curriculum-based and non-curriculum-based contexts. The module is designed to develop reflective practice in employability and career development learning by focusing on: theories and definitions of employability and career development learning, the learning alliance, course design, negotiation, assessment, and evaluation.
Credits: 20

The Group Work module enables participants to develop professional practice in the design and delivery of group work. in at least two contexts. The module is designed to develop reflective group work practice focusing on: theories of group work and learning, preparation, facilitation, assessment, and evaluation.
Credits: 20

The Group Work (top up) module enables participants to develop professional skills in the design and delivery of group work in at least one context. The module is designed to develop reflective group work practice focusing on: theories of group work and learning, preparation, facilitation, assessment, and evaluation.
Credits: 10

Please note that you must have three years of coaching experience to take this module.

The Guidance Skills (Advanced) module enables participants to understand a range of perspectives on career guidance work. The module is designed to develop reflective guidance practice focusing on: working alliance; career development theories; structures; skills, tools and techniques; reflective practice methods; and professional contexts.
Credits: 20

The focus of this module is on marketing opportunities for clients so that they are aware of how and why to engage in career development learning delivered by a university careers service, placement unit, volunteer centre or other department. Support for career development can involve a wide range of activities including one-to-one discussions, group work, courses, online activities, curriculum activity, placements, work experience, large and small events, employer engagement, careers information, reading and job applications. All of these can be better explained to our clients through effective marketing.
Credits: 20

The focus of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the purposes and challenges of employer engagement including the evaluation of labour market intelligence.
Credits: 10

The focus of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the purposes and challenges of employer engagement including the evaluation of labour market intelligence.
Credits: 20

This module focuses on strategies for the effective management within the context of career and placement services. It aims to explore a variety of dimensions of management: from managing tasks, teams, individuals and yourself to managing strategically in complex institutional contexts. It looks at management within your particular department as well as managing beyond it, considering partnerships, strategic alliances and external profile. It focuses on integrating management frameworks, tools and techniques with your experience and practice as a manager, at all levels.
Credits: 20

This module will enable HE-based career and employability professionals to develop a critical understanding and the practical skills to develop and deliver technology-enhanced service provision. Learners will explore the development of learning and associated technologies in educational contexts, and their implications for their service delivery. In addition, they will critically analyse the relevance of theories and models concerned with the pedagogy and ergonomics of technologically-enhanced provision. Further, learners will form an in-depth appreciation of the implications of clients’ digital capabilities for designing career development services.
Credits: 20

This module develops a deep understanding of employee resourcing and talent management within the context of career development practice. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the resourcing and talent management processes with organisations and so be able to work with their clients to support them within these processes.
Credits: 20

The Dissertation modules enable participants to develop knowledge and understanding of a specialist area within the broad fields of career development, career coaching, coaching and work-related learning. The modules are taught principally via individual supervision and an online dissertation guide. You may also need access to materials in the CE956 'Research in Professional Practice' (formerly Research Project) module virtual learning space.
Credits: 60

The Dissertation modules enable participants to develop knowledge and understanding of a specialist area within the broad fields of career development, career coaching, coaching and work-related learning. The modules are taught principally via individual supervision and an online dissertation guide. You may also need some access to the materials from module CE956, 'Research in Professional Practice' (formerly the Research Project module).
Credits: 100

This module enables students to develop a deep understanding of employee resourcing and talent management within the context of career development practice within organisations and external career coaching to support candidates and employees.
Students will be able to work with clients in a career coaching context to support them through these processes.
Credits: 20

This module enables participants to develop an overview of the wider context in which higher education careers work takes place. The module is designed to develop reflective practice in HE careers work focusing on: the student experience; the evolution and current development of higher education; the management of career and employability work; roles, organisations and policies; professional ethics, theoretical perspectives and values.
Credits: 20

This module enables participants to develop an overview of the wider context in which higher education careers work takes place. The module is designed to develop reflective practice in HE careers work focusing on: the student experience; the evolution and current development of higher education; the management of career and employability work; roles, organisations and policies; professional ethics, theoretical perspectives and values.
Credits: 20

This module enables participants to develop an overview of the wider context in which higher education careers work takes place. The module is designed to develop reflective practice in HE careers work focusing on: the student experience; the evolution and current development of higher education; the management of career and employability work; roles, organisations and policies; professional ethics, theoretical perspectives and values.
Credits: 20

This module aims to develop systematic knowledge and comprehensive understanding of classic and contemporary career development theories from a range of discipline areas. It also aims at enhancing confident and creative theoretically-informed practice in relation to a range of relevant roles.
Credits: 20

This module aims to develop systematic knowledge and comprehensive understanding of classic and contemporary career development theories from a range of discipline areas. It also aims at enhancing confident and creative theoretically-informed practice in relation to a range of relevant roles.
Credits: 20

This module aims to develop systematic knowledge and comprehensive understanding of classic and contemporary career development theories from a range of discipline areas. It also aims at enhancing confident and creative theoretically-informed practice in relation to a range of relevant roles.
Credits: 20

This module aims to develop systematic knowledge and comprehensive understanding of classic and contemporary career development theories from a range of discipline areas. It also aims at enhancing confident and creative theoretically-informed practice in relation to a range of relevant roles.
Credits: 20

This module enables participants to develop understanding and skills in career coaching and counselling, and their use in facilitating career development learning. The module aims to develop an ability to use career development theories skilfully and creatively in managing career coaching conversations. Students also integrate this understanding with their ongoing reflective practice of career coaching in a variety of contexts.
Credits: 20

This module enables participants to develop knowledge and understanding of the relationships between career development and learning and to integrate and apply this in the design of career-related learning in formal and informal contexts.
Credits: 20

This module enables participants to develop knowledge and understanding of the relationships between career development and learning and to integrate and apply this in the design of career-related learning in formal and informal contexts.
Credits: 20

This module enables participants to develop knowledge and understanding of classic and contemporary perspectives on career, vocation and calling and to integrate and apply these perspectives with career development and coaching in a variety of contexts and practices.
Credits: 20

This module aims to develop understanding of the research process and its relevance to your professional practice, including designing and carrying out research into your own practice field. This includes identifying research questions and appropriate research strategies and gathering and analysing sources using a variety of methods. It will enable you to carry out research into an aspect of career development or coaching practice of interest and relevance to you.
Credits: 20

The module allows staff engaged in career and employability work in higher education to consider the role of work related learning in their service provision. It integrates theoretical consideration of the role of work related learning in career learning and career development, with the practice of working with individual students, groups of students, other staff and with employers on work related issues. It considers contrasting institutional approaches and allows participants to apply their learning to diverse contexts.
Credits: 20

Develop understanding and skills in career coaching to facilitate participants’ career development learning in at least two contexts. Develop confident and creative career coaching practice linked to a strong working alliance and informed by key career development concepts. Develop effective practice appropriate to a range of relevant roles e.g. career-related information, advice and guidance.
Credits: 20

Develop understanding and skills in career coaching to facilitate participants’ career development learning in at least two contexts. Develop confident and creative career coaching practice linked to a strong working alliance and informed by key career development concepts. Develop effective practice appropriate to a range of relevant roles e.g. career-related information, advice and guidance.
Credits: 10

Develop understanding and skills in career coaching to facilitate participants’ career development learning in at least one context. Develop confident and creative career coaching practice linked to a strong working alliance and informed by key career development concepts. Develop effective practice appropriate to a range of relevant roles e.g. career-related information, advice and guidance.
Credits: 10

The Technology, E-learning and the Web 10 credit top module enables all HE career and employability professionals to design and deliver technology-enhanced solutions in their work. You will develop understanding and skills in technology, e-learning and the web in one further context. You will also develop confident and creative practice in relation to technology, e-learning and the web informed by key career development concepts. The modules focus on developing effective practice appropriate to a range of career and employability-related roles.
Credits: 10

Research dissertation for MSc Psychotherapy and Counselling
Credits: 40

You will critically and consistently reflect on all aspects of personal development, including cultural competence, and proactively formulate and synthesise ideas and hypotheses to evaluate these. You will also successfully complete the Mental Health placement, and critically evaluate and synthesise knowledge of Mental Health gained to support practice and multi-professional working.

You will also understand, critically evaluate, synthesise and apply, ethical, legal and professional principles to professional and personal development in support of practice.

Credits: 20

You will take a proactive and critically evaluative role in practising and synthesising cutting-edge psychotherapeutic skills and approaches, applying key therapeutic qualities in practice and in professional relationships with others. You will critically analyse, synthesise and apply key therapeutic theory, including integrative theory, to practice. To critically and reflectively monitor and systematically evaluate own practice and development, and integrate learning from tutor and peer feedback into practice.

You will also demonstrate and synthesise all aspects of fitness and readiness to practice therapeutically with clients on supervised placement, assessed through: practice observation, written assignments including case studies, overall presentation on the course, including personal development groups and capacity for critical reflection, and viva.

Credits: 20

You will critically analyse and synthesise in-depth specialist knowledge of a range of cutting edge theoretical approaches and their application to therapeutic practices relevant to a holistic and integrative approach to psychotherapy. You will also critically evaluate and compare psychotherapy theories and analyse and evaluate the evidence for their effectiveness, and evaluate their relevance for a holistic – integrative approach.

You will exhibit a sophisticated level of competence and curiosity in the exploration of these theoretical approaches through exercise of generic intellectual abilities as well as a capacity to synthesise and therapeutic theory and then apply this effectively to practice and their own professional and personal development.

Credits: 20

You will be offered every week a blend of formal lecture which includes consideration of application of theory to practice, and a clinical seminar where a student presents and critiques case material from relevant literature. There is also a weekly clinical practice development session which acts as the focus for therapeutic practice development with tutor, peer and self-evaluation and feedback a prominent feature. You will be offered some Saturday teaching sessions which will offer formal lectures, looking at applications to professional and personal development of key themes as well as being expected to fully participate fully in a personal development group.
Credits: 40

Integration of Theory, Practice and Individual Development.
Credits: 20

Participants will draw on theories of career development, learning, and leadership, labour market information, policy frameworks, and good practice guides, to critically evaluate their school or college career education and guidance programme and plan and implement continuous improvement to meet the needs of all stakeholders, including students, citizens, trade unions, community groups, and employers.
Credits: 30

This module provides you with comprehensive view of the skills and knowledge required to build and maintain an effective coaching relationship. You will develop detailed theoretical and practical knowledge about integrity, confidentiality, respect, support and challenge, while holding the coachee in “unconditional positive regard.” This module takes an andragogical approach, with individual learning at the centre. The module will involve blended learning consisting of intensive all-day workshops plus virtual learning environment including online module private learning material accompanied by webinar and/or tutorial.
Credits: 20

This module provides you with a comprehensive view of the key skills and theoretical knowledge required to manage the coaching process, facilitate progress for the coachee, and to congruently address issues that are counter to the achievement of the coachee’s (and sponsor’s) objectives.
Credits: 20

The Group Work module enables participants to develop professional practice in the design and delivery of group work. in at least two contexts. The module is designed to develop reflective group work practice focusing on: theories of group work and learning, preparation, facilitation, assessment, and evaluation.
Credits: 10

This module provides you with a comprehensive knowledge of the theoretical basis for developing a deep awareness of what is happening within self and for the coachee during a coaching conversation. You will develop a systematic knowledge and comprehensive understanding of ‘coaching presence’ and through self-awareness, develop confident and creative professional practice.
Credits: 20

This module provides you with comprehensive knowledge of the ethics and standards required in professional coaching, as well as maintaining high levels of professional practice through supervision and continuing professional development. This module takes an andragogical approach, with individual learning at the centre. The module will involve blended learning consisting of intensive all-day workshops plus virtual learning environment including online module private learning material accompanied by webinar and/or tutorial.
Credits: 20

This module provides you with comprehensive knowledge of the foundation skills and theoretical perspectives required for coaching in a range of contexts. The module is designed to develop systematic theoretical knowledge, skills in practice and self-awareness, focusing on three fundamental coaching elements: Active listening, Powerful Questioning and Direct Communication. The module will also focus on how listening, questioning and direct communication are fundamental to developing the working and learning alliance, and consider the integrated nature of coaching. This module takes an andragogical approach, with individual learning at the centre. The module will involve blended learning consisting of intensive all-day workshops plus virtual learning environment including online private module learning material accompanied by webinar and/or tutorial.
Credits: 20

This module focuses on the foundational elements of career development work: policy and society, professional values, theory, organisation and management, organizational context, workload management, engagement, and data-informed practice. It also covers cross-cutting topics including reflective practice, ethics, collaboration, career-related information resources, and communication.
Credits: 30

This module focuses on working with clients to support career-related learning by making creative and effective use of: theory, resources, design, delivery, learning alliance, skills, and evaluation. It also covers cross-cutting topics including reflective practice, ethics, collaboration, career-related information resources, and communication.
Credits: 30

This module provides students with comprehensive knowledge of the skills and theoretical perspectives relating to leadership coaching and team coaching. The module is designed to develop systematic theoretical knowledge, skills in practice and self-awareness, focussing on coaching in organisations in which leadership coaching and team coaching will be used. This module takes an andragogical approach, with individual learning at the centre. The module will involve blended learning consisting of intensive all-day workshops plus virtual learning environment including online private module learning material accompanied by webinar and/or tutorial.
Credits: 20

This module provides you with comprehensive knowledge of the ethics and standards required in professional coaching, as well as maintaining high levels of professional practice through supervision and continuing professional development. This module takes an andragogical approach, with individual learning at the centre. The module will involve blended learning consisting of intensive all-day workshops plus virtual learning environment including online module private learning material accompanied by webinar and/or tutorial.
Credits: 20

The purpose of this module is to provide a residential and on-going group process encounter that will enable students to critically and consistently reflect on all aspects of personal and professional development. The module aims to enable students to proactively formulate and synthesise ideas and hypotheses to evaluate personal and professional development. Students will also be facilitated to consider their motivations for becoming a psychotherapist or psychotherapeutic counsellor. Lastly, the module will aid and support students' understanding and demonstration of practice, ethical, philosophical, research as well as legal aspects of the professional frameworks.
Credits: 20

This module focusses on the three key aspects of theory, practice and personal development through group process work. The theoretical concepts of this module are based on the unreal relationship, with an introductory element of object relations. The key theorists studied in this module are Freud and Jung, though other relevant psychodynamic theorists may be included (e.g., Malan and Della Selva, 2007). The module also exemplifies the centrality of 'personal within the professional' development of an integrative psychotherapist/psychotherapeutic counsellor. Through experiential exercises, reflection and group process, students are required to unfold the dynamics of the possibilities of unconscious processes. This occurs intra- and inter-personality. This form of learning is not without its demands and challenges. Formative assessment and feedback will be provided by the tutors, and students will also engage in peer feedback and reflection, most notably in the personal development ‘group process’ sessions and in clinical practice feedback. As with year 1 students engage in triad practicums on a weekly basis to enhance their burgeoning client frame. To help the development of students' HPI practice, there will be the opportunity for students to consider their supervised practice/placements with their teaching staff (as separate from clinical supervision). Also included in this facet of training will be teaching on working in time limited practice, EDI in psychotherapy, safeguarding, discussions on ethics, and discussions on the evolution of the students’ holistic phenomenological integration model of practice. This holistic phenomenological integration involves both an awareness of how theory integrates for clinical work, but also involves reflections on how the self of the therapist is integrating and how this personal integration aligns with the theories the trainee uses in practice.
Credits: 40

This module aims to develop understanding of the research process and its relevance to your professional practice, including designing and carrying out research into your own practice field. This includes identifying research questions and appropriate research strategies and gathering and analysing sources using a variety of methods. It will enable you to carry out research into an aspect of psychotherapy and counselling practice of interest and relevance to you.
Credits: 20

This module will establish the theoretical foundation for the course. You will be asked to critically consider key philosophical ideas which underpin an Integrative (HPI) approach to psychotherapy and counselling. There is also a strong emphasis on Clarkson's relational model (working alliance/ real and unreal relationship), plus Orleans's & Gilbert's additional intercultural and coaching/mentoring modes of therapy. HPI is contextualised within a two person psychology which finds its focus in the nature of the therapeutic relationship.

To convert this into practice, we teach aspects of the theory and applications of a phenomenologically based person-centred, gestalt and existential approaches. There is an introduction to the unreal relationship. There will also be an introduction to how research can bring theories to life and how these can generate practice which results in therapeutic growth and change, and what their limitations might be.

Credits: 20

The Accreditation Completion Programme (ACP) is necessary in order to enable students to complete clinical placement requirements of a minimum 450 hours in order to register as Psychotherapeutic counsellor or Psychotherapist with UKCP.
Credits: 0

Students on the Psychotherapist training route have to complete a Mental Health Pathway (alongside the ACP), as directed by UKCP accreditation requirements for trainee Psychotherapist. This module, which is taught solely online comprises:

Seven Saturdays or Sundays online where experts in psychiatry, psychology, mental health and general practice share their expertise and experience.
-30 hours of psychiatrically informed Mental Health work-based learning.
-A portfolio based on all learning about mental health during the year as well as relevant prior learning.

This module is taught online to enable the range of expert speakers inputting to the programme from around the country to participate - which is a crucial part of the module delivery. This also complements the face to face weekly input on the ACP and enables both a Hybrid model of delivery in line with the scope given for effective delivery of teaching by the University, as well as affording learners the opprtunity to join the sessions on a Saturday more easily
while they complete the onerous profesional requirements of this training.

Students on the Psychotherapeutic Counsellor training route will be able, and encouraged, to attend the Mental Health Pathway weekend events to support their learning and mental health knowledge though this will not be mandatory (and they will not be required to do the MHF Report or work based learning hours).

Credits: 20

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Credits: 20