Do you have an interest in counselling and helping others? Perhaps you’re already using counselling skills in your professional or voluntary work and want to broaden your horizons. Our Counselling Level 4 covers key theoretical approaches to short-term and goal focused counselling and self-awareness. An ideal qualification for anyone looking to study counselling at a higher level, improve their job prospects or expand their knowledge.
Important: We strongly recommend having a level 3 Counselling qualification (or similar) so that you have the founding knowledge you’ll need to succeed on the Advanced Counselling Level 4.
Our Advanced Counselling Diploma gives you a deeper insight of the knowledge and skills of counsellors. You’ll cover the difference between counselling and psychotherapy, as well as the necessity for clinical supervision. We’ll explore a range of unique skills counsellors use daily which enables them to help clients for reasons such as fear and anxiety. You’ll also look boundaries within a counselling relationship, confidentiality, and the value of note-keeping. Finally, you’ll see the power of self-awareness, SMART goals, and approaches to therapy.
Intuitively some individuals are keen observers, good listeners, easily able to establish rapport. Some people naturally have an awareness of body language communication and can respond appropriately to people. However, theory and knowledge, as well as practical experience, can certainly develop these skills. Counselling is a complex skill requiring a sound knowledge base and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be faced with a wide range of problems and of varying severity, but we’ll be support your progress all the way.
Counselling has proven to be an extremely effective therapy for the wide variety of situations with which people find themselves struggling, it is vital therefore that you understand not only how to work with these issues, but also the factors that lead to these issues developing. Enrol today to develop the skills that will enable you to engage in purposeful coaching and relationship building.
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Study this course as quickly or slowly as you wish; we’ll work at a speed that suits you.
Get as much help and support as you want from your personal course tutor via email and phone.
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Up to 200 hours, which is around 30 minutes per day for 12 months.
You have up to a year to complete this course and we have included a suggested number of study hours. This is usually ample time for learners, even with full-time jobs and other commitments. Don’t worry if you go over the year though, we can organise an extension to your course for a small fee, which also extends your tutor support.
The course is specially designed for study by distance learning. Throughout the course, there will be self-assessment questions, and tutor marked assignments (TMAs), to enable you to monitor your progress.
Throughout this course, you may be expected to complete assignments, essays, research projects, presentations, video/audio recordings, and practical learning sessions to meet the requirements of your course. This information will be included in your study pack detailing exactly what you need to do to accomplish your goals as a student.
This course is fully accredited by ACCPH (Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists) meaning you will be able to gain registration with a counselling association and start to gain practical counselling experience once you’ve completed the course.
At the end of this course, successful learners will receive an CACHE Customised Qualification and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the details all of the units you have completed as part of your course). You can read more about customised CACHE qualifications here. Tens of thousands of people each year further their education with an CACHE qualification.
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You will have access to your personal tutor, via email and telephone, who will mark your assignments and guide you through the course. In addition, you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process. Your personal tutor will be highly experienced in their subject area and qualified to teach.
We provide all the specially written learning materials you require to study this course at home. The course fee also includes tutor support for 12 months.
You will receive everything you need to complete this course within the study pack we send to you.
No, this course is assessed by coursework alone.
No, all of the study materials are supplied within your learning pack.
That’s fine, this course can be studied anywhere and is completed by submitting Tutor marked assignments (TMAs).
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Great quality course and I am really enjoying home study more than I thought I would.
I studied my Level 3 with Oxbridge and it was great – I have worked in the counselling industry for quite some time but never had any real training in it – everything I knew was learnt on the job. I wanted something a bit more formal to back up my experience with. After fabulous results in Level 3 I am doing Level 4 now and only wish I had done this sooner.
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