Code

PG24190

Title

Higher Certificate in Arts in Applied Social Studies

Programme Purpose

The Higher Certificate in Applied Social Studies is an embedded award in the BA (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy. It is an award only for those learners whom the team cannot recommend for progression to client work but who have managed to successfully complete the academic assessments of the first two years. The Higher Certificate in Applied Social Studies consists of three interconnected strands: experiential training groups, personal development through the experience of psychotherapy and process groups. Personal psychotherapy, undertaken at the latest in the second year of the programme, is a requirement that is not represented in the modules of the course. The other major component of personal exploration and development, namely the Process Group Work is represented. In summary, the division between the first two years and the second two years of the four-year BA (Hons) is crucial to allow a decision to be made on the basis of a knowledge of a learner’s work and participation concerning their suitability for supervised clinical practice. The first two years is therefore a period primarily of personal development for the learner and allowing for DBS to establish a profile of the learner so that a fair and balanced informed decision can be made regarding suitability for supervised clinical practice.

Duration Description

NFQ Level(s)

6

EQF Level(s)

5

Location

Dublin City

Delivery Modes

Centre/School/College Based

Part Time

PEL Applies

Yes

PEL Arrangements

Insurance Product

What is PEL?

Details

Validation Documents

Panel Report, Certificate of Validation