I want to work in...Counselling
This list of links and resources has been carefully compiled by our Careers Consultants and Careers Information Team to provide you with the key knowledge you need if you are considering a career in this line of work. All the links are reviewed regularly to ensure the source is reliable and the information is accurate and relevant.
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Sector overview
Overview of the social care sector
Typical job profiles
Useful online resources
Anna Freud Centre For psychoanalytic child psychotherapy
British Psychological Society Careers section
COSCA Directory Scottish counselling services & organisations
Counselling Directory UK counsellors, with professional profiles
EAP providers Directory
Enlighten Employee Assistance Programme Services
Health Careers - psychological therapies
Life Coach Directory Includes useful articles on profession and links to professional bodies
NHS Scotland careers in psychology
Job sites and specialist recruiters
Professional bodies
Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
British Psychoanalytical Society
British Psychological Society (BPS)
COSCA Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland
Employee Assistance Professionals Association EAPA
To find out more about what it's like to work in this career, use the LinkedIn alumni tool to make contact with Strathclyde alumni working in this area.