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HND: Counselling

If you have an HNC Counselling, this course provides you with the opportunity to progress onto the HND. The HND is for those specifically seeking a career in the counselling sector. It will help you professionalise the industry, particularly in Scotland, by providing a qualification which meets the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) requirements for individual entry to the national professional register.

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Level:

SCQF Level 8

Study Mode:

  • Evenings only and weekends
  • Other part-time day programme

Location:

  • Kirkcaldy

Start Date:

Duration:

  • This course is only being delivered over two years, part-time.

Who is this course for?

HNC Counselling graduates with a desire to qualify as a Counsellor.

What will I study?

  • Professional Standards
  • Research Skills 
  • Pluralistic counselling
  • Psychopathology
  • Values and principles of counselling
  • Personal development
  • Workplace practice
  • BACP Certificate of Proficiency
  • Other optional units

 

Application Information

What further study options are available?

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What career opportunities are there?

  • Successful completion of the HND means you will be registered with the BACP and able to practice as a qualified counsellor.