Psychology and Counselling

• This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers Graduate Basis for Registration - your first step to becoming a chartered psychologist

• Highly ranked for the quality of our courses and the excellent support provided for our students.

• Dedicated facilities including a state-of-the-art Human Sciences Laboratory, Video and Observation Suite and Cognitive Investigation Laboratory.

This course combines the study of key areas of Psychology with the application of psychological research to counselling theory and practice, and also explores some of the relevant issues facing individuals in our contemporary world. On the course, you will develop the expertise to collect and assess evidence about human behaviour, and will be encouraged to develop problem solving, analytical, reflective, communication and interpersonal skills, as well as counselling skills at Level 3.

At Levels 1 and 2, you study the areas that are essential for professional recognition in Psychology, including social psychology, individual differences, biological psychology, research methods and cognitive psychology. You also study modules orientated towards counselling, including modules in Growing and Changing and Introduction to Counselling, Psychopathology and Health, Understanding Relationships and Self in Context. There is a range of optional modules, including People Behaving Badly – the psychology of social issues, Children in Context and The Psychology of Criminal Conduct to choose from and you can also earn credits for volunteer work.

At Level 3, you extend your study of core areas of psychology into developmental psychology and individual differences. Counselling modules at Level 3 include Counselling Theory and Counselling Skills, as well as Professional and Ethical issues and Personal Development. Other related option modules include Families in Context, Psychology in the Justice System, The Psychology of Drugs, The Psychology of Eating, and Autistic Spectrum Conditions. You can also choose to undertake an empirical project in some aspect of psychology relevant to your degree.

Opportunities are available in a wide variety of organisations, including welfare, health, caring and guidance professions.

British Psychological Society accreditation will also be applied for, and if successful, this course will be likely to be particularly useful to anyone wishing to progress to further professional training in a number of areas of psychology, such as clinical psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology, and counselling psychology (including the MSc Psychotherapeutic Counselling at Staffordshire University).

The award also fulfils the criteria for the first stage of counselling training as laid out by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Successful completion of the award will enable students to claim equivalence of the Certificate in Counselling run by the University that will enable you to progress to postgraduate awards in counselling.

• Psychology
• Psychology and Life Challenges
• Health Psychology

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