Counselling Supervision CPCAB Level 6

Counselling Supervision CPCAB Level 6

Level 6 Counselling Supervision CPCAB (L6-CS)

About the course:
This substantial supervision course is intended for experienced qualified (post Level 4) counsellors who are either accredited or eligible for accreditation, and who are either practising as a counselling supervisor without a formal
qualification or who are about to embark on providing supervision. You will review your growth as a practitioner and learn about integrative frameworks (M. Carroll, Page & Wosket, Hawkins & Shohet, Proctor & Inskipp) for individual and group supervision, undertake a research project, submit a case study review and develop your approach in training group supervision. This course is designed to prepare you for accreditation as a supervisor with the BACP.

Course content:
The course consists of theory research and presentations, supervisory skills practice, Training Group Supervision with case presentations and experiential work. The assessment requires a Candidate Portfolio including; 2 Research Essays & Presentations; Case Study and Presentation; Learning reviews; and an externally assessed Case Review.

Assessment: Candidate Portfolio and externally assessed Case Review (3,000–3,500 words).

Entry requirements:
This course is for experienced qualified (post Level 4 & 5) counsellors who are either accredited or eligible for accreditation (with at least 450 client hours experience), and who are either practising as a counselling supervisor without a formal qualification or who are about to embark on providing supervision.

Supervision work experience:
You must be in an appropriate setting that would support you working with supervisee’s. You must complete a minimum of 15 hours of supervision work and have the opportunity to apply the learning covered by the programme. You need to keep a log of your supervisory work.

Supervisory Supervision:
CPCAB requires candidates (in order to support their own supervision practice) to have a minimum of five supervisory supervision hours with a senior/experienced clinical supervisor. This should take the form of group (note BACP guidelines will apply when calculating group hours) and/or one-to-one supervision.

Personal counselling or therapy:
There are no requirements for personal counselling. However, counselling/therapy is recommended and in any event you must have ready access to a counsellor/therapist as needed or as identified by your tutor or supervisor to support you in your personal and professional development and for containment of your self, supervisory and client work. Refer to ethical principles and BACP guide lines regarding fitness to practice.