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Online Open Evening - Tuesday, May 14th, from 5pm-6:30pm. 

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 including:

• Full Time and Part Time Undergraduate Programmes
• Full Time and Part Time Postgraduate Programmes
• Professional Evening and Online Diplomas
• Springboard+ Programmes

Our faculty, admissions team, and welcoming staff will be on hand to guide you through the process, help you visualise your future success and answer any questions you may have.

The Higher Diploma in Arts in Counselling and Psychotherapy will provide students with a broad graduate-level education and grounding in the theory and practice of counselling and therapy. The course offers students a practical training in therapeutic skills and an understanding of the ethical implications of therapeutic work. During the course, students will be guided in developing  a capacity for reflective self-awareness through personal therapy and group experiences.

The Higher Diploma is aimed at non-counselling and/or psychotherapy graduates. It is primarily an academic qualification, but will set its graduates on the path towards becoming accredited members of professional counselling and psychotherapy bodies. The course also prepares students to follow a variety of educational and career paths by helping them to achieve their full critical potential and equipping them with a range of intellectual skills.

The Higher Diploma, in combination with our Masters in Psychotherapy, is recognised as a 4 year training by IAHIP (Irish Association for Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy). The course also prepares students to follow a variety of other educational and career paths by helping them to achieve their full critical potential and equipping them with a range of intellectual skills.

There are many good reasons, personal and professional, to study the Higher Diploma in Arts in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Dublin Business School!

1. Study part time over two years and continue to work full time.
2. Study in the heart of Dublin City Centre
3. QQI accredited and provide students with a pathway to eligibility for accreditation to the IAHIP.
4. The opportunity for progression to further postgraduate level within the areas of humanistic and integrative,  and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.