Identify and analyse the ethical, professional aspects of applying a counselling approach and the range of settings in which this can take place

1.Describe in detail the main theoretical approaches used in counselling in the UK

2.Employ evidence based reasoning to examine the efficacy of counselling including common factors

3.Identify issues that might arise when working with a minority group eg gender, disability, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, class etc.

4.Demostrate and critique a range of skills appropriate to professional using a counselling approach.

5.Demostrate a degree of self-wareness and reflect on the factors involved in interpersonal communication

6.Evidence the ability to use written communication clearly coherently and grammatically, within a given structure, using the standard referencing techniques of the discipline, demonstrating effective choice and organisation of material, including electronic sources.