Professional Doctorate in Existential Phenomenological
Counselling Psychology (DPsych)
Introduction
The Professional Doctorate in Existential
Phenomenological Counselling Psychology (DPsych) aims to
develop Counselling Psychologists who meet British
Psychological Society (BPS) and Health Professions Council (HPC)
standards of competency.
Our training is rooted in existential
phenomenological philosophy and its application to
clinical practice.
This focus highlights the nature of
Counselling Psychology as a field that emphasises subjective/lived
experience, dialogue, and a holistic/relational view of human
nature and psychological difficulties.
The programme promotes a relational stance
that permeates all aspects of this training (i.e., academic,
clinical, research, and personal and professional development) and
encourages dialogue and pluralism.
Aims & Objectives
The aims and objectives of the programme are
to
- Apply for Chartered Membership of the
British Psychological Society (CPsychol) and full membership of
the Division of Counselling Psychology, and to register with the
Health Professions Council
(HPC) as a Counselling Psychologist
- Be competent, reflective, ethically sound,
resourceful and informed practitioners, able to work in therapeutic
and non-therapeutic contexts
- Value the imaginative, interpretative,
personal and intimate aspects of the practice of counselling
psychology
- Commit to ongoing personal and professional
development and enquiry
- Understand, develop and apply models of
psychological inquiry for the creation of new knowledge which is
appropriate to the multi-dimensional nature of relationships
between people
- Appreciate the significance of the wider
social, cultural and political domains within which counselling
psychology operates
- Adopt a questioning and evaluative approach
to the philosophy, practice, research and theory which constitutes
counselling psychology
How to Apply
To apply, simply download a DPsych application
form and return it to us with all of your supporting
documents.
You can also visit our
Admissions
page for information about the Admissions Process.
Find Out More
Please visit our Frequently Asked
Questions page for further information about the DPsych.
You are also welcome to contact our
Admissions Department for further
information.
This programme is approved by the HPC, accredited
by the BPS and validated by the Open University.