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Therapist Training,
Assessment and Supervision
Therapist training
Ever since 1994 I have been an
assessor for the
NVQ awards applicable to complementary health education. Since then I
have been engaged in writing various training courses, for a number of
organisations. Most recently I have been involved in writing courses
for ASET accreditation at levels four and five.
There is a terrible lack of
accredited courses in the UK, with most courses being completely
independent and unaccredited.
I am frequently asked by potential
therapists, and existing therapists alike where to seek meaningful
training.
Potential Students are advised to
look at the following routes for accredited training:
University
Some Universities provide degrees in
various forms of therapy, from Herbalism to Counselling. Clearly this
is a huge time commitment and may not be practical for all
students. Some University "certificates" are only at
introductory or very basic level, and are not suitable for professional
practice. Only accredited degrees are truly appropriate.
Local
Colleges
There are some local college courses
that are
accredited as NVQ courses, National Unit courses, or other QCA / SQA
accredited awards. These are usually to a maximum of Level 3 in
standard, and may not be enough for professional practice. Also note
that not all college courses are accredited. Look for Higher National
Awards, higher VCTC awards or NVQ at level 3 minimum. The main problem
here is finding a course at a minimum level 3. Anything less than that
is useful but not really appropriate for professional practice
according to the qualification matrix.
Accreditation of
existing practice.
It is possible to gain an NVQ award in either Training
and development, in the industrial context of what you are doing (for
example complementary health education), or in a specific context, for
example NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance. These awards are assessment
only. In other words they assess your current practice and are not a
training course.
Either contact your local vocational providers, or
contact myself and I will check to see if I know anyone providing
assessment for your area.
National
Occupational Standards
The NOS National Occupational
Standards are the
standards that apply to practice of therapy by therapists in the UK. A
good training course will attempt to prepare the graduate for adherence
to these standards.
Key Words
Hypnotherapy training. Anger management training,
Holistic Healing training, Counselling training. Psychotherapy
training. Stress management training. NLP training. Nutritional Therapy
training. Life Coaching training. CBT training. Accredited distance
learning awards. Stonebridge Associated Colleges. Counsellor Training,
Life Coach training. Hypnotherapist training, Healer training. CBT
Training, Cognitive Behavioural Therapt training.
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Accredited
Vocational Learning
We strongly recommend completing an accredited course
that
is either itself recognised (National Qualification
Matrix)
through QCA (Qualification Curriculum Authority) or SQC (Scottish
Qualification Authority), or is awarded by an QCA / SQA approved
awarding body.
Some awards, such as NVQ awards are directly recognised. Others are
accredited by awarding bodies who are themselves accredited as awarding
bodies by QCA / SQA. The first type tend to be general awards, the
second type tend to be more specific awards. Either route of
accreditation means that the award is accredited to nationally
recognised standards, as opposed to the variety of unregulated awards
available in the independent unaccredited sector.
One of the leading accredited awarding bodies is ASET.
We
work with Stonebridge Associated Colleges (SAC), an ASET accredited
centre to provide accredited awards in the therapy industry.
With Stonebridge you can complete your studies via distance learning,
and make use of practical training modules if you wish via a sister
organisation ( www.societytherapistscoaches.co.uk
) .
With Stonebridge you can complete ASET accredited awards at levels 3, 4
or 5. This enables you to complete a fully accredited course to real
national standards at an appropriate level. You can then choose the
practical modules of training you need to ensure competence. Modules
are provided according to need, since practicing therapists
often
do not need any practical training for accreditation, wheras a
new
graduate may feel the need for extensive more practical work. Thus a
flexible approach is offered with each module carrying a certificate of
completion to add to the student's portfolio. There is a high emphasis
on knowledge of and adherence to the NOS National Occupational
Standards for therapies.
In addition Stonebridge provides sound advice
regarding practical practice groups and "hands on" practicing of skills.
In other words it is fine to gain knowledge and accreditation via
distance learning, but you are advised to gain some hands on practice
locally too, partly to learn application, and partly to gain confidence
in your skills and knowledge.
It is usually far cheaper, and far better value all
round to complete your training via properly accredited distance
learning, and then practice these skills in local study groups (often
free or contribution based) or with short training modules. Training
traditionally entirely in the classroom is by far the most expensive
option, and often is less well accredited.
We recommend two accredited organisations for:
1. The Open University
2. Stonebridge Associated Colleges.
The Open University provide accredited university
degrees. Stonebridge is an ASET registered centre providing a number of
awards that are accredited by ASET.
Stonebridge have a substantial range of therapy
training courses at ASET levels 3, 4 and 5. At the date of creating
this website this included professional standard awards in:
Anger
Management
Anger ManagementCoaching (Level 4)
Hypnotherapy
Level 4 professional Diploma: More HERE
Cognitive Behavioural Training
Level 5 professional diploma and ASET accredited
award: More HERE
Counselling
A number of Level 3 and 4 awards.: More HERE
Holistic Healing
(accreditation pending)
Life Coaching
Level 3 and Level 4 Accrediting Life Coaching awards.
Please note the Level 4 award is now ASET Level 4 accredited and is
designed to enable the successful graduate to adhere to appropriate NOS
National Occupational Standards. HERE
Psychotherapy
Level 3 & 4 awards : More HERE
Nutritional Therapy
A number of level 3 and 4 awards: More HERE
NLP
Level 3 award.: More HERE
Stress Management
Level 3 award basic and Level 4 Practitioner: Stress Management
Coaching award
Other complementary health awards: HERE
Stonebridge are also engaged in adapting and modifying
courses on an ongoing basis to ensure that as they develop, NOS
National Occupational Standards are incorporated into training
courses.
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