Announcing the Counselling Channel
CPCAB is pleased to announce that we are a sponsor of tcc.tv – The Counselling Channel – the world’s first internet TV channel devoted to counselling and related fields!
The Counselling Channel (TCC) is starting with a pilot version but aims to eventually build – with your help and feedback – a major internet TV channel. Future planned programmes include master-classes, regular news broadcasts, panel discussions and conference/seminar coverage.
The team behind the channel includes experienced counselling professionals, together with skilled personnel from the world of video production, broadcast journalism, TV and the internet. The current plan is that much of the channel’s content will be free to watch, supported by advertising and sponsors.
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Our qualifications: at a glance
Award in Effective Listening Skills (ELSK-L2)
This qualification is intended for candidates who wish to develop their listening skills in order to:
- improve communication;
- improve existing work roles;
- enhance personal relationships;
- improve collegial relationships within workplace teams;
- enhance helping relationships;
- promote better community relations.
Award in Listening Support Skills (LSK-L2)
This qualification is intended for candidates who wish to use listening support skills in any of the following:
- Peer Support work;
- as an important element of work as a helping professional;
- to improve work relations by supporting colleagues at work;
- to work with helping relationships;
- to support service users;
- to support the roles of para-professionals and volunteers drawn from the local community;
- to enhance community relations.
Certificate in Counselling Skills (CSK-L2)
This qualification is for learners who want to learn initial counselling skills to help and support others, either in a voluntary or employed capacity. It won't teach them to be a counsellor, but it may help them decide whether or not they want to train as one.
Certificate in Counselling Skills (CSK-L2)
This qualification is for learners who want to learn counselling skills to help and support others, either in a voluntary or employed capacity. It will not teach them to be counsellors, but it will give them useful skills which will be useful in a variety of roles and may help them decide whether or not they want to train as a counsellor.
Certificate in Advanced Counselling Skills (CSK-L3)
This qualification is for learners who want to develop advanced counselling skills for professional helping relationships. This work involves developing or continuing a professional relationship between a helper and helpee, whereas counselling involves a contracted relationship between a counsellor and a client.
Certificate in Counselling Studies (CST-L3)
This qualification is for learners who have already acquired some counselling skills and now want to continue their training. It will not teach learners to be counsellors, but it will prepare them to undertake workplace experience as trainee counsellors.
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (TC-L4)
This qualification is intended for candidates who want to train to become a counsellor working in a counselling service agency. There are many different agencies and many types of associated counselling services, but all agencies should provide the trainee with a service framework that includes both a line manager and clinical supervision.
Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (PC-L5)
This qualification is for learners who want to train to become Independent Practitioners and/or Senior Counsellors working in a counselling service agency. All agencies should provide the trainee with a service framework that includes both line management and clinical supervision. Successful completion of this course means that the trainees will be able to work as an independent, professional counselling practitioner and/or provide a therapeutic counselling service within the context of an agency's service framework.
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory (CBT-L5)
This qualification is intended for candidates who want to develop CBT skills and theory as an integral part of their counselling work.
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (TCSU-L6)
This qualification is intended for candidates who want to learn the skills to provide clinical supervision for counselling practitioners who are working with clients at Service Levels A and B (see the Tutor User Guide for a description of these and other Service Levels).
For tutors
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Regulation debate
We're interested in hearing your thoughts and comments on this subject so please send them to admin@cpcab.co.uk.
Funding advice
Read CPCAB's advice regarding changes in the allocation of funding for vocational qualifications
External Assessment
You can now see the External Assessment dates, Standardisation Training dates and Fee structure for 2008-09 online.
