Person Centred Counselling DipHE

You'll explore the principles, values, and good practice guidance that underpin contemporary counselling work, with a focus on safeguarding, professional boundaries, and ethical decision making in real-world contexts.

Through practical skills development and guided reflection, you'll apply ethical considerations to your developing therapeutic style, utilising the cultivation of reflective and reflexive practice. You'll also engage in the critical evaluation of your own counselling skills practice, drawing on peer and tutor feedback, personal insights, and relevant counselling theory. You'll complete this module with the ability to integrate ethical understanding with theoretical knowledge to enhance your counselling work.

You'll explore four key counselling approaches and develop an understanding of the historical, philosophical, and professional contexts in which these models emerged. You'll develop conceptual knowledge and how to apply theory practically to inform your counselling process.

You'll examine and compare the core concepts, principles, and assumptions that underpin each approach, considering how these models view human behaviour, psychological distress, and the mechanisms of change. You'll have a chance to reflect on how each approach aligns with personal values, interpersonal style, and professional development.

By engaging with theory experientially and reflectively, you will begin to identify how counselling theory informs your own practice, communication, and relational skills. At the end of this module you'll have the skills to integrate knowledge and self awareness, encouraging you to apply theory to your emerging counselling identity.

This module introduces the ethical, legal and professional foundations of counselling practice. You'll explore the BACP Ethical Framework, learning how its principles support client wellbeing, safe therapeutic relationships and professional accountability.

You'll examine the role of supervision, safeguarding, data protection and equality law, and develop skills in ethical decision-making through practical scenarios. The module also explores equality, diversity and inclusion, helping you understand how culture, identity, power and discrimination can influence the therapeutic relationship. By the end of the module, you'll be better prepared to work ethically, professionally and inclusively with a diverse range of clients.

This module will help you develop the reflective skills, professional behaviours and self-awareness needed for effective counselling practice within your chosen pathway. You'll use feedback from tutors, peers, supervisors and skills assessments to evaluate your progress, identify areas for development and build your professional confidence.

You'll explore reflective practice, professional boundaries, confidentiality, inclusion and self-care, guided by the BACP Ethical Framework and professional standards. Through journals, group discussions and learning reviews, you'll consider how your values, experiences and cultural background influence your work with clients.

Group sessions provide opportunities to develop presence, empathy and professional relationships while exploring diversity and group dynamics. You'll also examine how the principles of your chosen counselling approach shape your developing professional identity and counselling practice.

This practice-focused module introduces you to the Person-Centred approach, exploring how empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard support therapeutic change. You'll develop the skills and attitudes needed to work within the client's frame of reference and build trusting, collaborative therapeutic relationships.

Through experiential learning, skills practice and supervision, you'll explore Carl Rogers' core conditions and contemporary concepts such as relational depth. You'll examine how these qualities foster psychological safety, self-acceptance and personal growth, while supporting clients to better understand their experiences.

The module also considers the ethical dimensions of person-centred practice, including diversity, culture, power, boundaries and safeguarding. Through reflective activities, you'll deepen your self-awareness and develop a more authentic and ethically grounded person-centred counselling practice.

This module introduces you to research in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy, helping you develop the skills needed for future independent study and professional practice. You'll explore both qualitative and quantitative research methods, examining their strengths, limitations and relevance to person-centred therapeutic work.

You'll learn how to critically evaluate research evidence and consider how different forms of knowledge can deepen understanding of clients' lived experiences and support relationship-focused practice. The module explores the philosophical foundations of research and how these connect with the core person-centred values of empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard.

A key focus is research literacy, ethical practice and ongoing professional development. By the end of the module, you'll be better equipped to engage confidently with research and apply evidence-informed insights to your personal and professional growth as a counselling practitioner.

This module helps you consolidate your personal, professional and clinical development as a person-centred counselling practitioner. Through supervised placement experience, reflective practice and academic learning, you'll strengthen your therapeutic skills, professional identity and ethical decision-making.

You'll develop your ability to build effective therapeutic relationships by working with empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard. The module focuses on using yourself authentically within the counselling relationship, while deepening your understanding of person-centred theory and practice.

A strong emphasis is placed on reflexivity, supervision, peer feedback and ethical, anti-oppressive practice. Through a portfolio of work, you'll demonstrate your growth as a reflective and competent practitioner, integrating learning from theory, supervision and practice experience.

This module introduces you to key concepts in mental health, diagnosis and treatment, exploring how they are understood within person-centred counselling practice. You'll examine mental health conditions, their common features and lived experiences, while considering how diagnostic frameworks such as the DSM-5 and ICD-11 can both inform and challenge a person-centred understanding of distress.

You'll explore how mental health difficulties can influence communication, engagement and the therapeutic relationship, while maintaining a focus on the client's unique experiences and perspective. The module also considers how counsellors work alongside wider care pathways and other professionals to support clients effectively.

A strong focus is placed on ethical practice, including safeguarding, risk awareness, professional boundaries, supervision and scope of practice. By the end of the module, you'll be better equipped to respond ethically, relationally and confidently when supporting clients experiencing mental health difficulties.

This module explores how equality, diversity and inclusion shape counselling practice within a person-centred framework. You'll examine how factors such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, disability, faith, socioeconomic background and neurodiversity can influence clients' experiences, access to support and therapeutic relationships.

You'll explore how to work in a way that is person-centred, trauma-informed and culturally humble, while considering the impact of social context, power and systemic inequalities on the counselling process. The module encourages you to understand and respond sensitively to the diverse experiences and identities that clients bring to therapy.

A strong focus is placed on ethical, legal and professional responsibilities, including the BACP Ethical Framework, equality legislation, safeguarding and accessibility. Through reflection, discussion and experiential learning, you'll develop greater self-awareness and confidence in providing inclusive, ethical and culturally responsive person-centred counselling.