Master’s Courses
Abertay University
This three-year part-time MSc in Counselling is accredited by BACP and is designed to produce knowledgeable, effective and ethical practitioners who can work in a pluralistic way with clients in a variety of settings. The course enables students to develop their theoretical understanding, hone practical skills and enhance personal awareness and resilience by studying counselling at a Master’s level.
The Programme provides comprehensive training in the pluralistic framework for counselling and psychotherapy integration. This means you’ll absorb a wide range of theories and interventions, learning how best to adapt your approach to the needs of clients. As the course is also accredited for online and phone therapy (OPT) you will build skills in various modes of counselling enabling you to work in a way that is responsive yet considered around the impact of these mediums. In addition, our children and young people (CYP) module will enable you to deep your understanding of working with this client group and open up opportunities for future development in this direction..
We enjoy a rich tradition of providing training in counselling and counselling skills. Our teaching staff are highly respected leaders in their field, and you’ll be joining a vibrant community of practitioners and past and current students.
Abertay also has a strong research orientation, and the Tayside Centre for Counselling (TCC) is based on campus. There are also opportunities for involvement in projects that are influencing and developing the role and effectiveness of counselling interventions in modern society.
IICP, Dublin
Masters Degree in Pluralistic Counselling & Psychotherapy
Developed in conjunction with Visiting Professor John McLeod, this part-time programme consisting of ten modules over two years, aims to enable existing professionals working within the field of counselling and psychotherapy to achieve a Master of Arts in Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy. We hold that it is not enough to simply teach the skills of counselling and psychotherapy. Learners are given the space to learn, practice and be supported as they develop for themselves a style and model of counselling which is both personal and effective.
A pluralistic perspective is an integrative approach to Counselling and Psychotherapy that embraces and considers multiple causes and responses to psychological distress. The aim of the programme is to equip practitioners with an up-to-date, cutting edge training to meet the needs of contemporary society. It also aims to identify and develop leadership and collaborative qualities in those involved in therapeutic practice. With a strong research focus, graduates from this programme will have the necessary knowledge, skills and competence to act as research-practitioners. The programme aims to enable graduates to analyse their own practice and the profession as a whole. We strive to facilitate learners in the creation of evidence-based solutions to the current problems they face as individual practitioners and dilemmas that exist within the profession. As pluralism is the unifying theme in the programme, the programme will foster a spirit of enquiry where learners will engage in the pursuit of multiple truths, drawing from diverse disciples, approaches and orientations.