Psychotherapy Training Courses

smcp is an ITA Registered Training Establishment and upon qualification entitles you to become a registrant with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). If you prefer to become accredited with The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) then this is possible after part-time training for three years, so long as all the criteria have been met. All training takes place at weekends.

Professional and Career Development Loans

The south manchester centre for psychotherapy is registered with the Learning & Skills Council for Professional and Career Development Loans. The final two years of the four year main training programme are eligible for a PCDL. Full details on the LSC Website
Professional and Career Development Loan Learning Provider Number: 20220

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Information on the Weekend Fully accredited part time Psychotherapy Training Programme

What we offer

Accreditation: Participation for Psychotherapy Accreditation or Professional Development

Time Frame

Structure

Costs

Payment Options

Dates

Prospectus

Booking Form

How to Proceed

Fully Accredited Part Time - Weekend Psychotherapy Training

Transactional Analysis is a theory of personality and interpersonal behaviour, and a method of psychotherapy.

You may want to consider training if you are:

Interested in Psychotherapy, Counselling, Personal Development, Professional Development, or improving your communication skills and relationships.

OR

Would like to enhance your understanding and skills in working with people.

OR

Are practising as a counsellor and want to develop your effectiveness with a wider range of clients and problems.

OR

Are somebody who would like to explore a new career as a psychotherapist or counsellor.

OR

Would like to personally develop your understanding of yourself with like-minded people.

What we offer

At smcp we offer part time, flexible, weekend, fully accredited training in psychotherapy, with access for all including those in full time employment or those who have family commitments. Introductory courses are available throughout the year and the main training has a September and January intake.

Accreditation

If you wish to train to become a psychotherapist or counsellor qualifications lead to United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) registration or if you wish to become accredited with The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)then, so long as all the ciriteria have been met, this is possible after part-time training for a minimum of three years. UKCP is the leading body within the UK for the accreditation of psychotherapy.

Time Frame

Persoanl Development: You might want to attend for your own learning, development and enjoyment for as few or as many years as you wish. The group meets for 15 weekend days per year (group B 15 weekend/week days per year). If you are attending for personal development (and many people do) you may only want to participate for one or two years.

Training to become a UKCP registered psychotherapist: Participation in the training programme is flexible. The programme is approximately six years part-time, if you want to qualify to become a Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA) and become eligible for United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) registration. Students can begin practising after a minimum of one year so long as all the requirements have been met. If you are interested in becoming fully accredited with BACP then this is possible after training part-time for three years so long as all the criteria have been met. However, you can participate for as many or as few years as you like, depending on your reasons for training.

Once you have met all the requirements and completed at least four years of training you will be eligible to take the examinations. However you can take as many years as suits you to become fully qualified as a psychotherapist.

Structure

The programme is structured as fifteen modules per year, each module is one day. smcp offers two identical main training options with alternative dates:

Group A: 15 weekend days per year beginning September 2010 and January 2011
Group B: 15 weekend/week days per year beginning September 2010 and January 2011.

Costs 2010-2011:

£1,295 (£1,425 for part or fully funded places)

All courses at smcp represent good value for money and are amongst the most competitve for psychotherapy training. smcp has excellent administrative procedures and all enquiries pre, during or post training are responded to within 24 hours whenever possible. Participants will be given the smcp training handbook (TH) on disc; this is a fully comprehensive training manual with all the information you require to succesfully complete your training and become UKCP registered.

Payment Options

If after reading the information on any course offered at smcp you would like to pay by credit card please use the secure Paypal link below - there are NO additional charges added with this form of payment.

Alternatively you may pay by cheque as detailed in the Programme Information Leaflet. However you wish to pay please complete the booking form (below) and send to smcp either in the post or in the form of an attachment by email.

Your booking will be acknowledged straight away and if the course is full your money will be returned straight away. Before booking it is advisable to check the availability of places: please contact smcp either via email or by phoning: 0161 432 9320.

If you would like further information or would like to meet with Carol Lucas at smcp to discuss the training, please feel free to contact smcp on 0161 432 9320 or via email.

Dates and Costs (in detail)

Download the 2010-11 Psychotherapy Training Programme Information Leaflet: Costs, Dates etc.
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Prospectus

Download the 2010-11 Prospectus for Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy Training. Broadband download time less than 5 seconds.

Booking Form

Download the Booking Form for Main Training 2010-11.
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2010-11 Training Dates
9.30 am - 5.30 pm

Saturday/Sunday 11/12 Sept 2010
Saturday 16 Oct 2010
Saturday 13 Nov 2010
Saturday 11 Dec 2010
Saturday 15 Jan 2011
Saturday/Sunday 12/13 Feb 2011
Saturday 12 March 2011
Saturday 9 April 2011
Saturday/Sunday 14/15 May 2011
Saturday 11 June 2011
Saturday/Sunday 9/10 July 2011

2009-10 Training Dates
9.30 am - 5.30 pm

Saturday/Sunday 12/13 September
Saturday 17 October
Saturday 14 November
Saturday 12 December
Saturday 09 January
Saturday 06 February
Saturday 06 March
Saturday 17 April
Saturday/Sunday 15/16 May
Saturday/Sunday 19/20 June
Saturday/Sunday 10/11 July

How to Proceed

For further information and how to book please download the programme information leaflet and booking form above. Your application will be acknowledged on receipt and cheques returned straight away if there are no places available.

Payment Options