The AIM Qualifications Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling provides a step onwards from our Level 4 and supports you to achieve a professional status in counselling. It may also be appropriate for those working in roles where counselling skills are needed such as social work or the voluntary sector.
This course covers five mandatory units that will support you to critically evaluate your practice, develop your research skills and evaluate the practice of counselling. The development of a business plan as part of the mandatory unit will also support you to become an independent self-employed practitioner if you did not choose to work within an organisation.
The five mandatory units may include:
You will continue to work within an ethical framework such as BACP or NCS. You will be required to have completed 100 hours of supervised practice in an approved placement or professional setting. The placement requirement in this qualification is essential to the personal and professional development of the practitioner, and although we can support you with looking for a placement, you will be selected on your own merits by the provider.
Placement requirements:
You will need to be, or have recently been, in placement with an agency where you have to complete a minimum of 100 hours of supervised counselling practice
If you have completed the AIM Qualifications Level 4, or equivalent qualification, within the last three years, you can use these hours and the written assignment as recognition of prior learning
If you have worked as a qualified counsellor, you can count 100 accrued practice hours but you will need to complete the study of supervised practice assignment
You will need to achieve a competency to practice assignment before you can start your placement, if necessary.
You will have to be or become a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and will be required to adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. See the BACP website for current student membership fees
You will need to be selected by the placement and adhere to their organisational policies and procedures, if required.
The AIM Qualifications Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling provides a step onwards from our Level 4 and supports you to achieve a professional status in counselling. It may also be appropriate for those working in roles where counselling skills are needed such as social work or the voluntary sector.
This course covers five mandatory units that will support you to critically evaluate your practice, develop your research skills and evaluate the practice of counselling. The development of a business plan as part of the mandatory unit will also support you to become an independent self-employed practitioner if you did not choose to work within an organisation.
The five mandatory units may include:
You will continue to work within an ethical framework such as BACP or NCS. You will be required to have completed 100 hours of supervised practice in an approved placement or professional setting. The placement requirement in this qualification is essential to the personal and professional development of the practitioner, and although we can support you with looking for a placement, you will be selected on your own merits by the provider.
Placement requirements:
You will need to be, or have recently been, in placement with an agency where you have to complete a minimum of 100 hours of supervised counselling practice
If you have completed the AIM Qualifications Level 4, or equivalent qualification, within the last three years, you can use these hours and the written assignment as recognition of prior learning
If you have worked as a qualified counsellor, you can count 100 accrued practice hours but you will need to complete the study of supervised practice assignment
You will need to achieve a competency to practice assignment before you can start your placement, if necessary.
You will have to be or become a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and will be required to adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. See the BACP website for current student membership fees
You will need to be selected by the placement and adhere to their organisational policies and procedures, if required.
I feel really privileged to have the opportunity to support people at a pivotal time in their lives and it fills me with a great sense of pride to know that I have helped people to turn their lives around.
On successful completion of the Level 5 Diploma you will be able to access suitable Level 6 top-up degree programmes or develop your professionalism further in your current practice.
The course fee is £1480.00* per year of study.
For more information regarding course fees, please read our 'Fees and Funding' page.
*Fees are subject to review annually. The fees for existing students may be increased annually in line with the Retail Price Index.