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Qualification
Postgraduate Credits
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Location
University of Leeds
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Study mode
Part time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
12 months
Course summary
The Foundation Course in Systemic Practice introduces systemic principles, models of family therapy and their application to practice. Accredited by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, our course will prepare you to transition into this specialist field where your new skills will be highly in demand.
Develop and connect
You will be introduced to key theoretical approaches in family therapy and the skills and techniques associated with them. The course is multi-disciplinary and is delivered through a combination of lectures and practical teaching, followed by theoretical and application discussions and skills practice in small groups facilitated by qualified family therapists. It offers opportunities to observe and to practise key skills in a class room setting.
The course is available as a stand-alone module or as part of the Postgraduate Certificate in Systemic Practice and is suitable for professionals working in psychology, nursing, psychiatry, social work, counselling, voluntary organisations and related fields.
The Leeds Family Therapy and Research Centre has been training therapists for over 22 years to help individuals, couples and families find ways of tackling their problems.
You can study this subject at other levels:
- Systemic Practice (Intermediate),
- PGCert Systemic Practice
- MSc Systemic Family Therapy.
Please scroll down and read the essential Application Guidance before applying.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Association for Family Therapy & Systemic Practice and as such fulfils the training requirements for Foundation Level training in Systemic Practice. Read more on the Association website.
Learning and teaching
You鈥檒l be taught through lectures, practical classes, and group tutorials.
We make extensive use of IT and a wide range of material to enable students to study at their own pace and in their own time to enhance and extend the material taught formally.
On this course you鈥檒l be taught by our expert academics, from lecturers through to professors. You may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.
Career opportunities
Students who complete Foundation level training in Systemic Practice add theoretical knowledge and practical skills to their professional range, developing the extent to which they can work with clients in family and other relational settings.
Past students have progressed to training on our Systemic Practice (Intermediate) and Systemic Family Therapy MSc courses. Students who complete the MSc in Systemic Family Therapy are eligible to register with the UKCP as Systemic and Family Psychotherapists and to practice as qualified family therapists in the public and voluntary sectors, as well as privately.
Application deadline
25 August 2024
Modules
Tuition fees
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