Postgraduate Diploma in Relationship Therapy (Clinical Supervision)

Venues
Doncaster College

Cost
Costs of Relate Institute Courses

Fees for new starters in 2008/2009 will vary and applicants are advised to liaise with the Programme Leader, Chris Nicholson chris.nicholson@relateinstitute.ac.uk 01302 553 821

The programme fee includes all tuition and tutorials. Clinical supervision is included only if the placement is in a Relate Centre. The fee does not include the cost of accommodation, meals, travel or attendance on the Relate Institute Continuous Professional Development days (CPD).*

Students will also be expected to purchase or borrow their own books, journals or articles.

The fee can be paid in one instalment or may be divided into three equal instalments, for which the student will be invoiced. The due dates for each payment will be clearly stated on the invoice.

*Students on Relate Institute programmes of study are entitled to a discounted fee for attendance on Relate Institute Continuous Professional Development days (CPD).

The programme
This two year programme, in collaboration with the University of Hull , has been designed in accordance with the course approval criteria of relevant professional bodies. The programme examines, analyses, critiques and provides the opportunity to apply various models and modalities of clinical supervision.

After successfully completing the programme students will:
1. Have gained an advanced knowledge and understanding of clinical supervision from the perspectives of systemic theory, psychodynamic theory and human sexuality.

2. Be equipped to work as a supervisor in a range of clinical contexts.

3. Have access to further advanced training to the degree of MSc.

The programme takes place over 6 two-day blocks per year. The clinical placement runs for a further semester in each year. Each day begins at 9.30am and ends at 5.00pm. In addition to these sessions in each year there is one two-day block mid-way through the first semester, plus 3 events from the Relate programme of Continuous Professional Development days (CPD). Students will also undertake a placement, normally at a Relate Centre, of 200 hours of supervised supervisory practice over two years. Students will be able to include hours of supervision of their own clinical practice.

Entry criteria
Prospective applicants must have:

• a counselling/therapy or relevant professional qualification
• two years' of relevant clinical experience post qualification in a relevant clinical context
• a first degree or evidence of academic achievement at level 6 (i.e. 'honours' level)
• access to a practice base
• a current supervisor reference
• an opportunity to apply clinical supervision in a current work setting

Interview criteria (for those applicants who do not have a previous Relate practitioner qualification)
Applicants will need to demonstrate personal qualities relevant to therapeutic practice and training, which include:

• Respect for and valuing of others, and their differences
• A commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
• A capacity to cope with the professional and academic demands of the course
• A capacity to be reflexive and use experience and feedback constructively.

All successful applicants will be required to have undergone a Criminal Records Bureau check at enhanced level before commencing the programme.

Applicants are strongly advised to ensure they have adequate word processing skills, IT skills and access to the internet before embarking on this course.