Upon successful completion of the CBT Relationship Counselling module, students will have the expertise to work as relationship counsellors. The skills acquired will allow graduates to support individuals and families in therapeutic settings, addressing a variety of relationship challenges, including communication breakdown, unresolved conflict, and power imbalances. This module contributes to Continuing Professional Development (CPD), enhancing the ability to work effectively in mental health services or private practice, with a focus on relationship dynamics.
What can this course lead to?
Who is it for?
This module is ideal for qualified counsellors who are looking to develop their expertise in relationship counselling through a CBT lens. It is suitable for professionals working with clients experiencing relationship distress, couples seeking better communication, or families struggling with interpersonal conflicts. This module will also benefit counsellors aiming to address the influence of broader cultural, societal, and family systems on relationships, providing them with the necessary tools to support diverse client populations.
The Relationship Counselling module focuses on enhancing the counsellor’s ability to work with the complexities of interpersonal relationships. Relationship counselling often involves navigating communication breakdowns, emotional distress, and unresolved conflicts, and this module equips students with practical skills and techniques to address these challenges effectively.
The module covers key areas such as understanding relationship dynamics, emotional regulation, and communication strategies, helping clients to foster healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Students will develop the ability to support individuals, couples, and families through relationship issues by guiding them to identify and address underlying patterns that contribute to conflict or emotional distress.
By focusing on interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and relational dynamics, this module enables counsellors to facilitate positive changes in clients’ relationships, promoting stronger connections, effective communication, and greater emotional resilience. With practical techniques that can be adapted to diverse relationship contexts, this module ensures students are well-prepared to provide meaningful support in a range of relational settings.
What is covered?
The Relationship Counselling module focuses on the following key areas:
- Interpersonal dynamics: Understanding communication patterns and emotional responses
- Cognitive restructuring: Applying CBT techniques to challenge unhelpful relationship beliefs
- Conflict resolution: Implementing strategies to address and manage conflicts effectively
- Power imbalances: Exploring interventions for relationships where power dynamics are a factor
- Cultural sensitivity: Adapting relationship counselling strategies to diverse family and cultural structures
- Ethical considerations: Navigating boundaries, confidentiality, and the well-being of all parties involved in relationship counselling
- Case studies and practical application: Hands-on learning through real-world scenarios and supervised practice
Students will also critically explore various theories and models of relationship counselling, examining how CBT can be applied to enhance emotional regulation and communication within a relational context. Ethical discussions, focusing on confidentiality and client autonomy, are integral to this module to ensure safe and effective practice.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This course is timetabled into one full day a week over 10 weeks We are able to offer this convenient timetabling to our students as we are a smaller institution so we can timetable our staff and resources more efficiently.
When studying you will be in classes, seminars and tutorials for approximately 7 hours per week and will spend the rest of your time in independent study and extra-curricular activities including work. We recommend that full-time students allow an additional 15 hours per week for additional study. The campus is open Monday to Friday term time and you will also have 24/7 access to a virtual learning environment (VLE) with e-books, journals and abstracts plus teaching resources and interactive tools.
Throughout your course, you will be assessed using a variety of assessment methods. These include essays, case studies, role play and reflective journals. The programme is 100% Coursework We will provide, by the beginning of the first week, a current module guide with all the information you need including details of assessment tasks, the deadlines for these tasks, the required format and any relevant guidance.
University Centre Peterborough
April 2025
This course costs £1500 for the module.
This course is for 10 weeks and is delivered during the day.
The Open University
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