• Welcome by Programme Manager:

Hey. I'm Anne and I am lucky enough to work with a team of exceptional lecturers to deliver our BACP accredited gold standard diploma. We continually strive to ensure that this course enables you to become the counsellor you can be, and equips you to work in an ethical and independent way. I also know how life changing this training can be. Looking forward to working with you all.

• Modules:

Counselling Psychology

Counselling Practice

Personal and Professional Development 

These modules are repeated in the 2nd year.

• Books list:

A Selection of Key Texts for Counselling Diploma

Counselling Practice

• Cooper, M (2019) Integrating Counselling & Psychotherapy: Directionality, Synergy and Social Change. London: Sage
• Cooper, M (2013) The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling. London: Bloomsbury
• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (2021) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. Leicestershire: BACP
• Kirschenbaum, H & Land Henderson, V (1989) (Eds) The Carl Rogers Reader. New York: Houghton Mifflin
• Mearns, D & Thorne, B (2013) Person Centred Counselling in Action. London: Sage
• Mearns, D & Cooper, M (2005) Working in Relational Depth in Counselling & Psychotherapy. London: Sage
• Rogers, C (1951) Client Centred Therapy. London: Constable
• Tolan, J & Cameron, R (2016) Skills in Person-Centred Counselling and Therapy. London: Sage

Personal Development

• Axline, A. (1966) Dibs – In Search of Self. New York: Victor Gollanz
• Rogers, C (1961) On Becoming a Person. London: Constable
• Tolle, E (2000) The Power of Now. London: Hodder and Stoughton
• Rose, C (2008) The Personal Development Group: The Students’ Guide. London: Routledge

Professional Development

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (2021) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. Leicestershire: BACP
• Bond, T. (2000) Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action. London: Sage
• Cooper, M, O’Hara, M, Schmid,P, Wyatt, J (2007) (Eds) Handbook of Person-Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy. London: Sage
• Feltham, C & Horton, I (2006) (Eds) Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy London: Sage

Counselling Psychology

• Cooper, M (2008) Essential Research Findings in Counselling & Psychotherapy: The facts are friendly. London: Sage
• Cooper, M, O’Hara.M, Schmid, P, Wyatt,G. (2007) The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling. Basingstoke: Palgrave
• Gillon, E (2007) Person Centred Counselling Psychology: An Introduction. London: Sage
• Mearns, D & Thorne. B (2007) Person Centred Counselling in Action. London: Sage
• Mearns, D & Thorne, B (2000) Person-Centred Therapy Today. London: Sage
• Rogers, C (1995) A Way of Being. Toronto: Houghton Mifflin

• Recommendations for reading/watching/listening over the summer:

Whatever you watch, read, listen to, experience...  reflect on what it means to you and why...