A very warm welcome to the Introductory Certificate in Counselling, I hope you enjoy your time at Birmingham Newman University.
I am responsible for delivery and administration of the course and will be pleased to hear from you at any point during your studies.
You may occasionally see me during the teaching sessions but you will mostly deal with your course tutors.
If you have any questions regarding the day to day running of your course (e.g. queries about assignments), please ask your tutor. If you have other concerns (e.g. regarding your ability to complete your programme of study), please get in touch with me. Your tutor is normally a good starting point and they will direct you to me if I am needed.
The course tutors for the Monday and Wednesday evening cohorts are to be confirmed.
Kathryn Broome, Course Lead.
Module delivery
The evenings will consist of a whole group teaching session, covering some of the basic counselling theories and practice.
Within this, there will be discussions, smaller group work and opportunities for self-reflection. After break, you will be able to practice some counselling skills with your fellow students within small groups called triads.
The course incorporates some assessed work. Your course tutor will discuss this further with you within class.
You will, also, have a tutorial with your course tutor during the semester to see how you are getting on and to discuss any future plans, if you wish.
Your teaching team
The course tutors are to be confirmed.
Before you start
Birmingham Newman University offers an award winning library which offers a vast array of books as well as virtual resources (e-books and research journals). These will be available to you once you have completed enrolment.
Before then, if you wish to obtain a book for helpful background reading, the following are very helpful.
- McLeod, J. (2019) An introduction to counselling and psychotherapy : theory, research and practice. 6th edn. London: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press. Earlier editions are equally as useful.
- Mearns, D., Thorne, B. and McLeod, J. (2013) Person-centred counselling in action. 4th edn. London: SAGE. Edition 3 is, also, useful for this course.
You may also like to visit the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), where you will find a wealth of resources and information on counselling as a career.
Meet other students and teaching staff
We will be hosting two online ‘Optional Welcome Meetings’ via Teams on Monday 15 January and Wednesday 17 January at 6.15pm.
Please note, attendance is not compulsory. Everything that you need to know about the course, resources and the campus will be covered in the first session of the programme.
The online ‘Welcome Meetings’ are an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about getting to the campus and finding your way to the correct room on day 1 of the course:
Welcome meetings
Welcome to Birmingham Newman University and we wish you all the best as you start your Introductory Certificate in Counselling
Session 1
- Monday 15 January at 6.15pm
- Microsoft Teams meeting
- Click here to join the meeting
- Meeting ID: 365 301 840 424
- Passcode: vRnsob
Session 2
- Wednesday 17 January at 6.15pm
- Microsoft Teams meeting
- Click here to join the meeting
- Meeting ID: 381 249 983 569
- Passcode: 8rkm2y