The Counselling Masters course is only suitable for people who have undertaken a previous course in counselling (this prior course should either be our Postgraduate Diploma, or the equivalent from another institution). The Counselling MEd is also part of the 4-year B.A.C.P accredited counselling programme to gain qualification as a Child and Adolescent Counsellor (please see below for further information).
Sessions take place one day per week on Wednesdays and continue through school half term.
Our graduates mostly gain employment as therapists in educational and other settings. Some continue in academia by engaging in doctoral projects alongside their professional practice.
The Counselling Masters is part of a 4-year accredited training programme to qualify as a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. This programme is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
The MEd in Counselling can also be taken as a 2-year stand-alone course. However, to gain qualification as a Counsellor through the accredited programme, it is compulsory to complete all four years of the programme.
The Cambridge Forum for Children's Emotional Well-being is based at Faculty of Education. The Cambridge Forum aims to promote and extend the practice and development of psychotherapeutic counsellors in the region and offers an interesting programme of events. These events are open to all and are a good way to meet tutors and former students from the course.