Pearson
Level 5
QN: 610/1727/9
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Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Counselling and Applied Psychology
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Pearson. Classified as a Other Vocational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2040 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
Pearson
Syllabus Units
32 Units
Guided Hours
2040 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the cognitive behavioural approach to counselling.2.
- Demonstrate cognitive behavioural therapeutic counselling skills.3.
- Examine how cognitive behavioural theory informs formulation of mental health function and dysfunction.4.
- Assess the cross-cultural implications of the cognitive behavioural approach and cognitive behavioural therapy.
2
Comparative Theories and Approaches in Counselling
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the main theoretical approaches to counselling and their impact on counselling practice
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the main theoretical approaches to counselling in enabling ethical practice
- Analyse the purpose of the use of combined theories and techniques in counselling practice
- Examine integrative approaches to counselling and their usefulness in achieving client-focused outcomes
3
Counselling for Loss and Grief
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain theoretical perspectives of loss and grief
- Utilise models of loss and grief to demonstrate the relationship between theory and counselling practice
- Evaluate the impact of disenfranchised loss on the client and counsellor
- Explain the potential impact of working with loss and grief on the counsellor.
4
Counselling for Stress
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the basic stress response and its impact on human physiology and functioning
- Differentiate the main trauma stress disorders from stress and anxiety disorders and treatments used in counselling practice
- Investigate a range of psychophysiological stress disorders and proposed treatments in counselling practice
- Apply skills and techniques used to relieve stress disorders in counselling practice
5
Counselling Skills Development and Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss ethical frameworks and laws which bind counselling practice and safeguard clients.2.
- Examine the process of client assessment, formulation, and considerations for treatment.3. Show how to effectively develop
- manage, and end a therapeutic relationship in an agency setting.4.
- Reflect on how personal and professional development influences own therapeutic work.
6
Counselling Young People
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Assess the use of standards in working safely with young people.2.
- Evaluate how mental health difficulties can affect young people at different life stage changes.3.
- Apply mental health understanding using core theory within a counselling practice scenario
- Assess own practice when counselling young people
7
Counselling-related Research
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop key research questions within the field of counselling to carry out independent research
- Design an appropriate methodology to carry out a piece of research
- Analyse data to enable own research questions to be answered
- Evaluate own research findings in light of previous work in the field
8
Developing Empathic Communication for Effective Therapeutic Relationships
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe the use of models of communication in online and in-person therapeutic settings.2.
- Discuss theories of empathy in relation to contemporary therapeutic practice.3.
- Analyse the role of empathic communication in building effective therapeutic relationships with clients or patients.4.
- Reflect on development of own therapeutic relationships online or in person.
9
Digital Approaches in Caring Professions
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the role of digital / eHealth systems in improving health care outcomes for patients.2.
- Analyse the ethical, legal, political, and socio-cultural factors that influence the appropriate and effective use of eHealth and digital systems the United Kingdom and internationally.3.
- Analyse how online information is changing the relationship between health care providers and patients.4.
- Apply understanding of eHealth research to real-life health scenarios
10
Ethical Frameworks in Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the core values and principles demonstrated in ethical frameworks that guide the work of psychologists and counsellors when working with service users.2.
- Examine ethical considerations that face psychologists and counsellors, using a professionally recognised ethical frame
- Apply ethical decision-making skills when working with clients.4.
- Summarise a suitable course of action to professional ethical dilemmas between psychologists/counsellors and clients
11
Gestalt Approaches to Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the Gestalt approach to counselling
- Demonstrate Gestalt counselling skills
- Examine how Gestalt theory informs formulation of mental health function and dysfunction
- Assess cross-cultural implications of Gestalt counselling
12
Global Perspectives on Mental Health
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the different psychological perspectives which could be used by mental health practitioners and researchers to inform their work with diverse client groups
- Analyse the relevance of cultural factors on mental health for marginalised or minority populations, using different psychological frameworks
- Critique mental health policies from a culturally responsive perspective to produce recommendations that improve equity and access in a health care system Views of health and illness, employment
- Summarise the key considerations in providing mental health services for populations with different cultural characteristics or in different global regions, in relation to service user satisfaction
13
Individual Differences
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the history of individual differences and the measurement, ethical and other controversies it raises
- Compare approaches to the theory and measurement of intelligence
- Compare approaches to the theory and measurement of personality
- Examine the extent to which emotional intelligence can explain differences in our performance in occupational, health or clinical psychology
14
Mental Health: Distress and Disorder
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Review conditions associated with mental health, distress and disorder
- Examine the current context of service provision for individuals experiencing mental distress or disorders
- Appraise the role of counsellors in supporting people experiencing mental distress or disorders
- Implement skills when working with individuals who experience mental distress and disorder into own counselling practice
15
Person-centred Approaches to Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the person-centred approach to counselling
- Apply principles of the person-centred approach to counselling practice
- Explain the application of person-centred theory to the counselling process
- Assess the application of the person-centred approach to self
16
Personal and Professional Development Through Inclusive Practice
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Assess how professional boundaries safeguard mental health practitioners and service users in a range of contexts
- Demonstrate the use of counselling skills in a range of scenarios
- Examine how inclusive practice promotes personal and professional development
- Assess inclusive practice within the mental health sector
17
Pluralistic Approaches to Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Assess the key theoretical principles of different counselling approaches to the treatment of a mild-to-moderate mental health issue
- Analyse the key components of the pluralistic approach to therapy
- Evaluate the impact of pluralistic practice on client outcomes in the treatment of a mild-to-moderate mental health issue
- Review continuing professional development needs for pluralistic practice with a diverse range of clients
18
Preparing for Research
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the fundamentals of the research process in relation to counselling or applied psychology
- Apply ethical theory to relevant research and practice
- Describe different research designs and the purposes that they serve
- Produce a scientific communication of contemporary research evidence
19
Psychodynamic Approaches to Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the psychodynamic approach to counselling
- Demonstrate psychodynamic counselling skills
- Examine how psychodynamic theory informs formulation of mental health function and dysfunction
- Assess cross-cultural implications of psychodynamic theory and psychoanalysis.
20
Relationship Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Compare and contrast key theoretical approaches to relationship counselling
- Assess reasons that problems can occur in relationships
- Apply an understanding of relationship counselling theory to a relationship counselling interaction
- Evaluate own relationship dynamics to ensure safe working in a counselling skills session
21
Research methods in Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the basic terminology, concepts and techniques used in research
- Differentiate between different approaches to answering research questions in counselling.3. Formulate a research question of interest to the discipline of counselling
- Formulate an appropriate research design to answer a question of interest to the discipline of counselling
22
Risk and Assessment (Pearson-set)
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the role of the practitioner in managing clients at risk
- Examine the relationships between the practitioner, the supervisory process and professionalism
- Identify best practice in client assessment
- Analyse client risk through assessment
23
Self-awareness and Reflective Practice in Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe the purpose of self-awareness and reflective practice.2.
- Demonstrate how self-awareness and reflective practice can be used to promote improved outcomes for clients or service users.3.
- Identify own professional development needs and steps to address these using a self-development plan.4.
- Discuss issues which affect practicing in a multi-cultural and increasingly diverse society.
24
Self-care for the Counselling Practitioner
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the research and theoretical underpinnings of self-care
- Discuss the elements of and relevance of self-care in contemporary therapeutic settings
- Explore different strategies for self-care
- Create a comprehensive self-care assessment and plan in line with good practice
25
Supporting Clients Experiencing Addiction
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Critique theoretical models relating to addictive behaviour
- Examine the role of mutual aid in the addiction recovery process
- Demonstrate motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate change and recovery during addiction counselling
- Reflect on the challenges of working therapeutically within the treatment and care continuum of addiction services and settings
26
Technology-mediated Therapy
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine different ways of offering technology-mediated therapy
- Operate technology to engage clients and communicate effectively in technologically mediated therapy sessions
- Demonstrate legal, ethical and professional practice in technologically mediated therapy
- Discuss the psychological process of disinhibition during technology-mediated therapy
27
Theoretical Perspectives in Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain what the counselling profession is and its role in supporting people change their behaviour or thought patterns.2.
- Identify the main theoretical models of counselling used in the treatment of mild to moderate mental health issues
- Explore current research on successful outcomes in counselling for mild to moderate mental health issues
- Evaluate the benefits of digitalisation to counselling services
28
Transactional Analysis
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the Transactional Analysis approach to counselling
- Demonstrate Transactional Analysis counselling skills
- Examine how Transactional Analysis supports good mental health
- Assess cross-cultural implications of transactional analysis theory and counselling
29
Trauma-informed Therapy
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Review the key types of trauma and their associated presentations.2.
- Evaluate key theories and approaches commonly used to treat trauma.3.
- Explore socio-political and cultural aspects of traumatic experiences and their presentation therapeutic practice
- Examine the necessary skills and the challenges involved with working with trauma in therapeutic practice
30
Working with Diverse Clients in Therapeutic Counselling
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore the value of cultural competence when working with clients from diverse backgrounds.2.
- Assess barriers to therapy for people from marginalised or disadvantaged groups.3.
- Review cultural competence in own practice.4.
- Assess the effects of difference in the therapeutic relationship, with consideration to both the client and the therapist's cultural and social contexts.
31
Working with Survivors of Abuse
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate different theories of ab
- use in the context of the client's experience
- Utilise explanations and models of ab
- use in a counselling setting
- Explore the relationship between legal and ethical issues in counselling practice when working with clients who have experienced ab
- Utilise effective support to manage impact of ab
- use issues on counsellor
32
Workplace Counselling
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain different forms of employee assistance programmes
- Discuss the relationship between employment and health and wellbeing
- Review how professional, ethical and legal requirements can benefit clients in a workplace counselling context
- Explore the role of time-limited counselling in a workplace context
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/1727/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Pearson
- Qualification Type
- Other Vocational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2023