The Diploma in Counselling Studies introduces students to the pioneers and theories of some of the major traditions in the field of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Students will study the fundamental concepts of counselling and psychotherapy practice as well as being informed of the relevance of this work in contemporary Ireland. The programme is designed to provide a basis for further study and training in the field or it can serve as a basis to enter into counselling or psychotherapy. 

• History of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Humanistic/Person-Centred Psychotherapy: Rogers
• Gestalt Psychotherapy: Perls
• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Psychoanalysis
• Body work and Psychotherapy
• The Family Systems
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Integrative Psychotherapy
• Counselling versus Psychotherapy: Time/Practice/Training

Schedule: 1 evening per week

(Monday), 6.15-9.30pm - Timetable
Intake: September
Duration: 10 weeks Part-time

DBS aims to give you the best possible campus and blended learning experience. All classes for 2020/21 will be taught on a hybrid learning basis. This means you will be on campus for some classes and other classes will be online. Your timetable will be available once you register for the programme and will advise you of which classes are on campus and which classes will be taken online.

Our objective is for every student to have as much classroom teaching as possible.   The amount of classroom teaching for any individual student is dependent upon how many other students are in the class.   On average we expect that while a 2-metre social distance requirement is in place for Colleges and Universities, a student will spend approximately one-third of their time in the classroom and the remainder online. 

All student services such as Career and Library Services, Student Welfare and Academic Support will still be fully available to all students. All of these support services are being reformatted for the new academic year so as students can access them online as well as on campus.

We would love to welcome you in person as per usual, but unconventional times call for creative alternatives – we will now be bringing the DBS experience straight to your home. Our Open Evening offers the perfect opportunity to speak with our team of expert lecturers and gain first hand knowledge on programmes offered across a variety of disciplines.

Realise your ambition from the comfort of your own home...This is a pre-registered event and therefore please register in advance of the date here. We will be in touch shortly with further information and details as we get closer to the event.

Hope to see you there!
 
Team DBS