TM5D Level 5 Intermediate Diploma in Counselling Supervision
Focus of Course
- For counsellors with a minimum of two years post-Diploma counselling experience who wish to train to be a Supervisor.
Entry Requirements
- TC-L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling or equivalent
Course Hours
- 70 guided learning hours, usually 5 Friday/Saturday modules
Course Topics
- Moving from being a Counsellor to a Supervisor - what’s different?
- Challenges, pitfalls and rewards of being a professional Supervisor.
- How to supervise different counsellors, from trainees to highly experienced practitioners.
- Boundaries, confidentiality issues and the challenge of dual roles.
- Moral, ethical and legal dilemmas facing supervisors, including lively case studies and role plays.
- Setting up a private practice vs working for an agency.
- Different types of Supervision, including running a Supervision Group.
- Working with difference, including cross-cultural Supervision.
- Spiritual dynamics.
- Transference, Projection and Parallel Process.
- Creative Supervision
- Feedback, Assessments, Reviews and Reports.
Assessments
- 3 Essays: 3,000 words each
- Case study: 3,000 words
- Learning Journal
- 40 Criteria to evidence
- 2 Group projects
- Live Supervision Write-Up: 1500 words
Course fee
- £1750 payable as initial deposit and 5 monthly payments
Course Accreditation
- Accredited by the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) as a Tailor Made course
Course Feedback
"The course tutors were excellent, open, engaging, friendly, fair, knowledgeable and very experienced. Gave massive support and kindness."
"I have enjoyed the course immensely. Good balance of teaching, creative and discussion."
"Excellent, robust and generous delivery. Created a purposeful and supportive learning environment."
"Challenging, fun and informative. It has given me a much deeper understanding of the material."
Training Standards Director Susie Donaldson originally qualified and worked as a Dietitian, specialising in supporting patients with chronic debilitating conditions. She became Director of the Suffolk-wide Dietetic Service, before leaving to raise her two sons and re-train as a counsellor.
Maureen is currently Medical Lead for Personal and Organisational Development in Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Consultant Psychiatrist, Kisiizi, Bwindi and Kagando Church of Uganda Hospitals, south-west Uganda.
Andy is a chartered engineer and works as a Customer Solutions Manager in an Aerospace company. He and Hazel live in Hemel Hempstead and have two grown-up children.
Hazel has a degree in Biochemistry and worked in immunology research before being a full time mum. She has a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and in Supervision, and a L5 Certificate in Creative Counselling.
Business Director Ken Donaldson trained as a Chartered Secretary and has business experience in finance, admin, buying and customer service in the retail, printing, aviation and housing sectors. He worked for 3 years in Kenya for Mission Aviation Fellowship and was also in church leadership for 7 years.
