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
Counselling
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
BACP Therapist directory
Careers in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy BABCP
Careers in Counselling and psychotherapy BACP
Relate Scotland train to be a Relate counsellor
Training and CPD from Relationships Scotland
Training pathways COSCA Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland
Psychology related
Applied psychology professional training programmes NHS Education for Scotland
Careers in counselling psychology BPS
Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (Adults) Scotland: MSc Psychological Therapy in Primary Care
Joint course between University of Dundee and University of Stirling
Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (Children and Young People) Scotland : MSc in Applied Psychology (Healthcare) for Children and Young People
University of Edinburgh
High Intensity Therapist Health Careers
Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy what are the differences and what is each role?
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Job sites and specialist recruiters
Children and Young People Now jobs board
Goodmoves charity and voluntary sector
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
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