There are a wide range of many different employment and further development routes that could be pursued as a psychology graduate. Through exploring various options, both chartered and non-chartered areas in Psychology and Applied Psychology, I came to the conclusion that my area of interest lies in the career path of Counselling Psychology. I believe that pursuing my study through the route of Counselling Psychology would not only enable me to gain deeper understanding on mental health issues, but also the knowledge development in the integration of psychological theory and therapeutic practice. Counselling Psychology is a relatively new profession in the United Kingdom for professional applied psychologists (III, 2005). The discipline had …show more content…
Qualification of Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), which is achieved by completing a Society accredited degree or conversion course that is accredited by the BPS, and qualification of Society accredited Doctorate in Counselling Psychology or the Society’s Qualification in Counselling Psychology which is BPS accredited and approved by the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC). It is essential to be registered with the HCPC in order to gain eligibility to use the title “Counselling Psychologist”. I would attain the qualification of GBC after completing my final year of Bsc (Hons) Psychology degree (July 2016), gaining a 2:2 or above. Whereas for the qualification of Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, I have researched and explored postgraduate courses at multiple universities within the UK. I feel the top three universities best suited to my needs are University of Manchester, City University London and University of Surrey. Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology course are provided over three years on full-time mode by all three universities, along with approval by HCPC and BPS accredited. All three universities outlined the entry requirements of attaining 2:1 honours degree or above which confers GBS with the BPS, the capacity to undertake doctoral research, undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, one year minimum substantial experience with counselling work, and complete certificate-level counselling skills
The creation of the profession of the mental health counseling was first founded in the 1900’s. However, the first mental health counse...
McLeod, J. and McLeod, J. (2011) Counselling skills: A practical guide for counsellors and helping professionals, 2nd editions, New York: McGraw Hill
Sometimes individuals consider becoming counselors after overcoming some major life challenge such as addiction or a history of bad relationships. Perhaps an individual has encountered a particularly effective counselor or therapist and has a desire to follow in those footsteps. Others may have had a bad experience with counseling and concluded that it can be done better. People do not think of this work so much as a job, or even as a career. More typically, a constellation of life experiences that demand explanation and a sense that others seek one out for assistance and emotional sustenance become driving forces leading one toward the counseling profession” (An invitation to). .
HS 43 Term Paper 4 Core functions of a Substance Abuse Counselor By Roslyn Smith Introduction This paper will discuss the following 4 Core Functions of a Counselor: Case Management, Client Education, Crisis Intervention, Referral and their primary purposes. Discussion Case Management According to IC & RC, Case Management is defined as, “activities intended to bring services, agencies, resources, or people together within a planned framework of action toward the achievement of established goals.
This essay is a reflective evaluation of the skills to counselling applied to the low self-confidence and anxiety a pregnant woman goes through and the impact it’s having on her marriage. This essay will contain reflections of verbatim examples from during the counselling session in which Humarah is the patient and I am the counsellor. The purpose of this essay is to reflect upon the use of counselling skills, which I have applied to a scenario as part of the roleplay with the goal of establishing a therapeutic relationship. It will give an analysis of the skills used, as well as a critical evaluation of their effectiveness. A discussion of how I applied these skills as well as the areas of possible improvement supported by relevant literature.
Nelson-Jones, R. (2008) Basic Counselling Skills – A Helper’s Manual, 2nd edition, London: Sage Publications.
7. Woolfe R. & Dryden W. ( 1996) (ed.) Handbook of Counselling Psychology, Sage Publications: UK
A career in clinical psychology is one that will be promising for anyone seeking to pursue this career. A clinical psychologists’ educational training is a dead-ringer for success, if completed with a doctorate. A doctorate for a clinical psychologist is the best way to get ahead and have the upper hand in this field. A clinical psychologist’s salary is one that will be growing steadily along with the number of growing demands for psychologists. Anyone who chooses to pursue clinical psychology, that fits the profile for the job, will be set and secure. Clinical psychology is a bright career that I hope to someday enter into, following the pathway that my research has yielded; with that, I may begin my journey.
This essay will attempt to highlight and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the three main theories of counselling within the module covered this term. The three approaches in discussion are psychodynamics, cognitive behavioural and humanistic.
This assignment was conducted with myself as the counsellor and Olivia, a fellow classmate, as the client. A fifteen minute counselling session occurred and was recorded, in order for students to be able to critically analyze their counselling skills. Olivia felt the need to talk with a counsellor due to the pressure she is experiencing trying to fit all of her commitments into her weekly schedule. Olivia is currently struggling with splitting her time between her family, friends, school, and new fitness goals. Throughout this counselling session various techniques were used in the beginning stage, action stage and ending stage of the counselling session. These techniques were used throughout these stages of counselling to gain information
In this part of the assignment, I will be reviewing the strengths and weaknesses that were shown when I was using counselling skills on my client. I believe that there were more strengths when I was showing counselling skills compared to the weaknesses that there were.
Corey, G. (2011). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. (ninth ed., pp. 291-301). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
According to the Counselling Psychology Study Guide (page 2), counselling is a thorough use of the bond between the helper and the client in order to create alterations in their cognitive processes, emotions and acts of that client.