Postgraduate Diploma in Relationship Therapy (Systemic Therapy)

Venues
Doncaster College and London

Please note this course is being phased out and will run for year 2 only in 2008/2009.

See PGDip/MA in Relationship Therapy for details of the new course.

Cost

£1,680 for year 2 2008/2009

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.

*The fees are to an incremental increase for 2008/09 so if you are on a two year course, the new fee will apply.

** Students accessing this programme at year 2 in 2008/2009 and who are not progressing from year 1 to year 2 of the Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic Therapy will incur a different set of fees. They are advised to contact the programme leader, Jennifer Warden on 01302553553 X 2351 or jennifer.warden@don.ac.uk

***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
The second year of this programme, in collaboration with the University of Hull , is accredited by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT) at Intermediate level and provides further training and education in systemic theory and practice.

After successfully completing the programme students will:

1. Have gained a knowledge and understanding of systemic and related therapies.
2. Be equipped to work in a range of contexts with families
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 there are 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 clinical practice over two years.

Entry criteria
Prospective applicants must have:

• Completed the first year of Systemic Therapy either with Relate or another Family Therapy institution.
• Access to a practice base

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 within the 12 months leading up to the commencement of 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.