Course details

Our Level 6 Certificate programme consists of:

• self-directed learning
• live workshops on Teams
• in-person workshops.

We’ll deliver the in-person elements of the course in a variety of regional UK locations, and the Teams sessions will include all groups on the programme.

The course consists of 13 workshops with an additional three tutorial days.

About the workshops and tutorial days

Each of the 13 workshops uses of a variety of teaching methods, including:

• tutor input
• case studies
• practical exercises
• role play
• small and large group work
• discussion and feedback
• video work.

During the workshops, you'll give and receive feedback from each other as well as from course tutors. Testimony from your own supervisor(s) is also needed for the course.

There is one tutorial day with a designated assessment tutor at a mid-point during the course, with a second and final tutorial day at the end.

Tutors strive to model the core counselling skills of empathy, respect and genuineness, working towards forming relationships based upon shared meanings. Tutors will model boundaries in terms of time, place and appropriate behaviour.

You'll need supervisory supervision 

Our awarding body, Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB), requires candidates to have a minimum of five supervisory supervision hours with a senior/experienced clinical supervisor during this programme.

This should take the form of group* and/or one-to-one supervision. You need to source your supervisory supervision and keep a log of it. 

*note that BACP guidelines will apply when calculating group hours.

You'll need to supervise others

As a part of the course, you will be required to source your own supervisees. More information will be given to you about this at the start of the course.

Modules 

Please note that we reserve the right to change the date in the event of any unforeseen circumstances that may impact the scheduled sessions. 

Workshop sessions:

• Session 1 – Principles of Supervision 
• Session 2 – The Supervisory Relationship 
• Session 3 – Contracting and Boundaries 
• Session 4 – Ethics and Diversity 
• Session 5 – Process and Dynamics 
• Session 6 – Context and Developmental Needs 
• Session 7 – Tutorials and Testimony
• Session 8 – Skills Practice and Case Presentation
• Session 9 – Skills Practice and Case Presentation
• Session 10 – Conflict and Challenges
• Session 11 – Creative Supervision 
• Session 12 – Specialist Supervision
• Session 13 – Endings

Where the course is run

Our Level 6 Certificate includes a mix of both classroom and online sessions. Our next autumn intake will take place in London: 

• London: 175 St John St, London, EC1V 4LW

Fees and funding

Course Fee: £2,900* (this includes the CPCAB Registration Fee)

You are only required to pay if we offer you a place to study. We offer three options to pay your course fee so you can spread the cost:

• option A: a one-off payment of £2,900
• option B: two payments of £1,450, one month apart
• option C: five payments of £580, one month apart.

*Place2Be staff subsidy available. Please see the Place2be intranet for more information.

Entry requirements

To complete this course, you will need:

• at least 450 hours of counselling and therapeutic experience with clients
• have been qualified at Level 5 (Diploma level) or higher for at least two years
• have had and continue to have supervision for your counselling work
• to self-source a minimum of five supervisory supervision hours with a senior/experienced clinical supervisor in the form of group and/or one-to-one supervision
• to self-source counsellors to supervise as part of the course - unless you are in a supervisory role such as a School Project Manager, you would need self-source counsellors to supervise as part of the course.

If you're a staff member at Place2Be, please see the Place2Be intranet for additional entry requirements.

Application process

Applications for our spring intake are now closed. Our next course will be the autumn intake with application opening in June 2025. 

Make sure you register your interest to hear when applications for our next intake open.

There are four main steps in our application process.

Step 1: Attend a webinar or introductory call

The first step in our application process is to attend one of the information webinars about our Level 6 Certificate.

During the webinar, you’ll learn more information and context about the programme. It also involves reflecting on your own learning style and discussing this as a group in relation to the course. You'll also have the opportunity to ask the webinar facilitator any questions you might have about the course.

Step 2: Complete your application form

After you've attended an information webinar or spoken to a member of our team about the course, we'll send you an application form to complete.

As well as filling out some basic details, the application form will involve answering the following three questions:

• What is important to you in your supervisory relationship, either as supervisee or supervisor? (1500 characters - 8 marks)
• What is your motivation for undertaking this training now, and how do you see yourself applying it in your work? (1500 characters - 8 marks)
• Can you give an example of an ethical dilemma you have processed through supervision? What issues arose, and what was the outcome? (1500 characters - 14 marks)

Step 3: Provide references

You’ll need to provide references from two people to complete your application. You should have:

• one academic reference (e.g. a course tutor or supervisor)
• one character reference.

Neither reference can be a family relative, and it is your responsibility to source your own references and ensure these are completed by the referee.

All references must be submitted online via the reference request form.

Step 4: Receive your outcome

Once you've submitted your application form, we'll grade it and create an application shortlist. We'll send you an email to let you know whether you've been successful or not in gaining a place on the course intake you apply for.

If you're accepted onto the course, we'll require you to pay a deposit by making your first course fee payment. Your place on the course will be secured once we've received this deposit.

More details about payment options can be found in our information about fees and funding.

Applications for our spring intake are now closed. Our next course will be the autumn intake with application opening in June 2025. 

Make sure to register your interest to hear when applications for our next intake open.

Accreditation

CPCAB

Our Level 6 Certificate is awarded by the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB).

As the UK’s leading counselling awarding organisation, CPCAB provides a foundation for Place2Be’s courses. With annual visits, regular standardisation and experienced practising therapists, they have guaranteed the quality of this course.

Place2Be is also an organisational member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Find out more

For more information, please read our Counselling qualifications FAQs, get in touch through our enquiries form, or call us on 0207 923 5558.

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