This qualification is intended for candidates who have acquired the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (or its equivalent)* – plus at least one additional year (part-time) of supervised clinical experience of post-diploma practice – and wish to continue to develop their understanding and skills in order to provide clinical supervision for counsellors.

Candidates will learn the essential skills necessary to provide clinical supervision for counselling practitioners who are working with clients – at service levels A and B. Participants will need to:

• have both supervisees and supervisory supervision;
• be working as counsellors under supervision.

*Or else have acquired CPCAB’s Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (TC-L4) – or its equivalent – plus at least two years (part-time) of additional, post-TC-L4, qualifying clinical experience.

All of the units are based on CPCAB's model of practitioner development and proficiency.

A complete unit specification (including unit learning outcomes, unit-elements and element-criteria) is given in both the TCSU-L6 Tutor User Guide and the TCSU-L6 Candidate User Guide.

1. 1Accredited into the National Qualifications Framework by the Qualifications & Examinations Regulator (Ofqual): accreditation number 100/5037/1.*
2. Formally supported by Skills for Health (the Sector Skills Council for the UK health sector).
3. This qualification attracts a Band C Programme Weighting in the LSC’s funding formula and is eligible for LSC funding.

*The Ofqual accreditation number also appears in the LSC’s on-line Learning Aims Database (which can be used to ascertain funding eligibility), except there it is called the ‘Learning Aim Number’.

19 years

This age requirement is linked to Ofqual’s system for categorising qualifications.

• CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (PC-L5) (or its APL and/or APEL equivalent - min. 450 hours GLH, including prior qualifications) and must also have acquired one additional year (part-time) of supervised clinical experience (post Level 5 Diploma) prior to starting the TCSU-L6 course.

Or must have completed:

• CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (TC-L4) (or its APL and/or APEL equivalent - min. 450 hours GLH, including prior qualifications) and must also have acquired two additional years (part-time) of supervised clinical experience (post Level 4 Diploma) prior to starting the TCSU-L6 course.

Candidates must pass both the internal and external assessment to receive the qualification.

See section 4 of the Information Summary concerning staff qualifications and experience.

Staffing and other resources must reflect the Band C Programme Weighting factor available for this qualification.

Centres can design their own training programmes (*) or use approved course material (**) written to CPCAB specifications.

* All Centre-designed courses must be submitted to CPCAB for approval before candidates can be registered. Although the delivery of courses may differ from Centre to Centre, all delivery must enable the candidates to achieve the learning outcomes specified in the units.

** Please contact CSCT on 0870 163 6900 or visit www.counsellingtraining.com for further details.