CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
Course Length:
24 Sessions
Course Price:
£995 per person
Course Timing:
Tuesdays (Basingstoke)
Wednesdays (Zoom)
5:45pm-9:30pm
Course Location:
In-person (Basingstoke)
or Online via Zoom
Start/End Date:
September 2024
Awarding Body:
CPCAB
Essential Course Information:
Course Summary
This qualification is intended for candidates who have already acquired a recognised qualification in counselling skills and want to:
- Take the next step in training to become a counsellor
- Learn more about counselling theory, ethics and mental health
This qualification does not lead to employment. It is designed as a pre-practitioner training for professional counselling qualifications, but it could also lead to employment in a related field.
- Take the next step in training to become a counsellor
- Learn more about counselling theory, ethics and mental health
This qualification does not lead to employment. It is designed as a pre-practitioner training for professional counselling qualifications, but it could also lead to employment in a related field.
Topics Covered
By the end of the course, candidates shall have greater awareness, understanding and skills in enabling them to:
- Prepare to work within an ethical framework for counselling
- Understand the counselling relationship
- Understand difference and diversity issues to develop empathic understanding
- Work within a user-centred approach to counselling
- Use counselling theory to develop self-awareness in counselling practice
- Understand theories of counselling and mental health
- Use feedback, reflection and supervision to support counselling studies
- Prepare to work within an ethical framework for counselling
- Understand the counselling relationship
- Understand difference and diversity issues to develop empathic understanding
- Work within a user-centred approach to counselling
- Use counselling theory to develop self-awareness in counselling practice
- Understand theories of counselling and mental health
- Use feedback, reflection and supervision to support counselling studies
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for this course, you must either:
- Have completed (or be due to complete) the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills or
- Have undertaken equivalent recognised counselling training of at least 75 hours and above.
Students must also be aged 19 or over.
- Have completed (or be due to complete) the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills or
- Have undertaken equivalent recognised counselling training of at least 75 hours and above.
Students must also be aged 19 or over.
Assessment Process
Students are assessed through short written tasks (e.g. a weekly reflective journal), case presentations and professional practice presentations.
Further Training
Upon completion of this course, students are eligible to apply for the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
How to Apply
To apply for this course, click the 'Apply Now' button on this page, or head to our application form here.
Upcoming Course Dates
We have two courses being delivered within the 2024/25 academic year, one in person in Basingstoke (Tuesday evenings), or online via Zoom (Wednesday evenings). Both options commence in September 2024.
Starting September 2024 (in Basingstoke - Tuesdays 5:45pm to 9:30pm):
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Starting September 2024 (Online - Wednesdays 5:45pm to 9:30pm):
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Starting September 2024 (in Basingstoke - Tuesdays 5:45pm to 9:30pm):
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Starting September 2024 (Online - Wednesdays 5:45pm to 9:30pm):
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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