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University of Roehampton: Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents and Families
Institution | University of Roehampton View institution profile |
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Department | Psychology |
Web | www.roehampton.ac.uk |
postgradadmissions@roehampton.ac.uk | |
Telephone | 020 8392 3232 |
Study type | Taught |
MA
Summary
**Why this course?**
- Optional work placement whilst studying through our partnership with the School of Education.
- Our approach incorporates aspects of theory and practice from three main therapeutic traditions; person-centred, attachment-based and psychodynamic.
- Top ten in the UK for postgraduate student satisfaction (PTES 2022, 2023).
- Jointly recognised as the best modern university in the country, and the best modern university in London for research excellence. (REF 2021). 77% of our research is ranked ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2021).
**About this course**
Train in counselling and psychotherapy and become eligible for individual practitioner registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, working with children and adolescents.
You will learn practical ways of working with your clients in a therapeutic relationship to address conscious and unconscious needs and produce a change in emotional and cognitive processes and behaviour.
This three year part-time postgraduate degree includes an infant observation in the first year. Based on the Tavistock model of child observation where the primary focus is on the experientially developing your capacity to become a receptive observer, you will be expected to complete twenty hours of observation. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the role of play in child development and as a therapeutic metaphor in order to develop an understanding of the child-centred theory and non-directive Play Therapy skills through which to engage with a child, to develop a therapeutic relationship and to help the child to make sense of difficult life experiences.
In year two, you will focus on working with primary school age children and will focus on a non-directive play-based therapy approach.
In year three, you will see a change in focus to an integrative approach in working with adolescents, together with an introduction to cognitive-behavioural therapy and a research project.
**Skills**
This postgraduate degree is designed to provide you with the skills, knowledge and expertise necessary to have a positive impact on children and young people’s emotional and psychological health.
You will develop the skills necessary to be critically reflective about your own developing practice, along with an enquiring attitude to theory, research and evidence-based practice in complex areas of therapeutic work with children, adolescents and their families.
**Career opportunities**
You will be able to work with child and adolescent clients one-to-one, in a variety of settings including:
- Primary and secondary schools
- Children’s hospitals
- Children’s and adolescent’s mental health (CAMHS).
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | 1a) Professional Qualification: Applicants hold a relevant professional qualification relating to working with children. These include: • Social Work (DipSW, BA in Social Studies with DipSW, Masters in Social Work MSW) OR 1b) Academic Learning: Applicants hold a good second-class honours degree (2.2 or above) in Psychology or related subject. AND 2) Professional Experience: Applicants must have considerable experience of working directly with children and families. This must include a minimum of two years post qualifying experience (from professional qualification or degree). AND 3) Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure: Applicants must present an appropriately clear and up-to-date Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) (formally CRB) check prior to starting the Masters programme. All applicants must successfully complete an interview with academic staff. |
Location | Main Site Erasmus House Roehampton Lane London SW15 5PU |
Fees
England | 6510 GBP for Year 1 |
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Northern Ireland | 6510 GBP for Year 1 |
Scotland | 6510 GBP for Year 1 |
Wales | 6510 GBP for Year 1 |
EU | 13912 GBP for Year 1 |
International | 13912 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
**This programme provides a clinical training in counselling and psychotherapy for children, adolescents and their families. Those successfully completing the MA will be eligible to apply for individual practitioner registration with BACP as counsellors/psychotherapists working with children, adolescents and families.**
This three year part-time postgraduate degree is designed to provide you with the skills, knowledge and expertise necessary to have a positive impact on children and young people’s emotional and psychological health, as well as their overall development.
The programme is designed to support your development as a therapeutic practitioner able to work one-to-one with child and adolescent clients who present with diverse psychological issues in a variety of settings including both mainstream and special education, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) as well as youth and community support services. You will develop the skills necessary to be critically reflective about your own developing practice, along with an enquiring attitude to theory, research and evidence-based practice in complex areas of therapeutic work with children, adolescents and their families.
The programme is based around an integrative approach to therapeutic interventions with children and adolescents, incorporating aspects from three main therapeutic and theoretical traditions; humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural. We take a developmental approach to thinking about the client, as we explore the developing world of the infant and growing child from a variety of important perspectives, including that of attachment theory, psychoanalytic theory as well as neuro-biological and systemic lenses. You will be encouraged to explore psychological processes and experiences from these different perspectives, and recognise the theoretical, personal and cultural assumptions which influence your own thoughts and work as a practitioner.
This programme includes a focus on both Rogserian child-centred and psychodynamic perspectives and integrates these within a framework for understanding psychological and mental growth. Throughout the programme, you will develop a high level of awareness of self and the demands of the therapeutic process. This will be achieved through your own personal therapy and via small group practice-based learning parallel to the practice placements.
You will be taught by experts in the field who lead on cutting-edge research projects and who have excellent links to school based counselling and child and adolescent psychopathology underpinned by our research centres CREST – Centre for Research in Social & Psychological Transformations CARICAW- Centre for Applied Research & assessment in Child and Adolescent Wellbeing.
As well as cognitive and reflective skills, you will also learn practical ways of working with your clients in a therapeutic relationship to address conscious and unconscious needs and produce a change in emotional and cognitive processes and behaviour. This involves integrating complex and advanced skills, and responding creatively to complex, novel and unpredictable situations.
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | 1a) Professional Qualification: Applicants hold a relevant professional qualification relating to working with children. These include: • Social Work (DipSW, BA in Social Studies with DipSW, Masters in Social Work MSW) OR 1b) Academic Learning: Applicants hold a good second-class honours degree (2.2 or above) in Psychology or related subject. AND 2) Professional Experience: Applicants must have considerable experience of working directly with children and families. This must include a minimum of two years post qualifying experience (from professional qualification or degree). AND 3) Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure: Applicants must present an appropriately clear and up-to-date Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) (formally CRB) check prior to starting the Masters programme. All applicants must successfully complete an interview with academic staff. |
Location | Main Site Erasmus House Roehampton Lane London SW15 5PU |
Fees
England | 6491 GBP for Year 1 |
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Northern Ireland | 6491 GBP for Year 1 |
Scotland | 6491 GBP for Year 1 |
Wales | 6491 GBP for Year 1 |
University of Roehampton
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