• Welcome by Programme Manager 

Greetings to those of you starting the Certificate in Advanced Counselling 

Hi! My name is Emma Barnes and you have met me at your interview alongside Audrey Watkins who is the co tutor on the course.

We are both really excited to have you on board and look forward to getting to know you more when you start learning with us in September.

• Modules

You will be learning the following modules on the Certificate:

Professional Development

Counselling Theory

Ethical Issues

Counselling Practice

Personal Development 

Counselling Contexts

• Reading list for the course is below:

Recommended Texts and Sources to Develop Skills and Theory 

 

Amis, K (2017) Boundaries, Power and Ethical Responsibility in Counselling and Psychotherapy, London: Sage 

BACP (2018) Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Rugby: BACP Publications   

Bond, T (2000) Standards and Ethics in Counselling in Action. London: Sage   

Cooper, M. et al (2013) second edition. The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling. Basingstoke: Palgrave   

Kirschenbaum, H. and Henderson, V. (2001) The Carl Rogers Reader. London; Constable   

Gillon, E. (2007) Person Centred Counselling Psychology: an introduction. London: Sage   

Mearns, D. and Thorne, B. (2007) Person Centred Counselling in Action. London: Sage   

Mearns, D. (2003) Developing Person Centred Counselling. London: Sage   

Mearns, D. and Thorne, B. (2000) Person-Centred Therapy Today: New Frontiers in Theory   and Practice, London, Sage     

Mearns, D. and Thorne, B. (1994) Developing Person-Centred Counselling. London: Sage   

Mearns, D. and Dryden, W. (eds) (1990) Experiences of Counselling in Action   London: Sage    
Megan Rose Stafford, Bond, T. and Culley, S. (2020). Counselling Skills in Action. Los Angeles: Sage. 
Merry, T. (2020). Learning and Being in Person-Centred Counselling (Third Edition). Monmouth: PCCS Books 
Nelson-Jones, R. (1995) The Theory and Practice of Counselling. London: Cassell   
Rogers, C.R (1995) New Edition A Way of Being. Toronto: Houghton Mifflin   
Rogers, C.R (1961) On Becoming a Person. London: Constable   
Sanders, P. (2012) second edition. The Tribes of the Person-Centred Nation: An introduction to the schools of therapy related to the Person-Centred Approach. PCCS Books: TJ International 
Stafford, M.R. and Bond, T. (2020). Counselling Skills in Action. 4th ed. London: Sage. 
Tolan, J. (2003) Skills in person Centred Counselling and Therapy. London: Sage   

Recommended Texts and Sources 

Professional Development 

 

Amis, K. (2017). Boundaries, Power and Ethical Responsibility in Counselling and Psychotherapy. London Sage. Sage publications 

BACP (2021) Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.  

Bond, T. (2009). Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action. London: Sage Publications. 

Buchannan, L and Hughes, R. (2003) Experiences of Person-centred Counselling Training. Ross-on-Wye, PCCS Books.  

Egan, G. (2022) The Skilled Helper, Pacific Grove, Brookes Cole.  

Feltham, C and Horton, I. (2000) Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy. London, Sage  

Hawkins, P and Shohet, R. (2000) Supervision in the Helping Professions. Maidenhead, Open University  

Howard, A. (2004) Counselling and identity: self-realisation in a therapy culture, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan 

Inskipp, F and Proctor, B. (1995) Making the Most of Supervision. London, Cascade.  

Potter, V. (1998) Is Counselling Training for You? Cambridge, Sheldon Press 

Lago,C & Smith,B (2003) Anti-discriminatory Counselling Practice London, Sage 

Wheeler, S (ed) (2006) Difference and Diversity in Counselling Basingstoke, Palgrave McMillan 

• IF YOU WANT TO BRUSH UP ON MATHS AND ENGLISH PLEASE ACCESS THIS FREE LINK TO THE OPEN UNIVERSITY:

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/education/everyday-skills-maths-and-english

• Recommendations for Watching or Listening over the Summer:

Brene Brown TED talks on youtube

Couples Therapy on iplayer

STUTZ on Netflix

In the Psychiatrists Chair Podcasts and on the BBC Sounds 

In Therapy on BBC Sounds