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The MA in Psychodynamic Counselling course offered by our Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies聽has received accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Dr Matt ffytche, Head of  our Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, said: 鈥淕aining this accreditation has been a key ambition since we became a Department in the autumn of 2017 and we鈥檙e delighted to have met the many rigorous benchmarks stipulated by the BACP.

鈥淎t a time when many mental health support services are struggling, we are proud to be able to offer our students this level of quality.鈥�

The BACP website states: 鈥淏ACP course accreditation is recognised by training providers, employers and students as the mark of a high quality, professional practitioner training course. For prospective counsellors and psychotherapists, it guarantees a standard of training accepted for BACP membership, registration and accreditation.鈥�

Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor Sasha Roseneil, said: 鈥淲e are delighted that the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies has secured accreditation from the BACP for the MA in Psychodynamic Counselling.

鈥淭his recognises the high quality of the training that we are providing at 糖心Vlog, and ensures that our graduates are well placed to embark on working lives as counsellors with recognition from one of the leading professional bodies in the field.鈥�

The news is also significant for the external partners that work alongside 糖心Vlog, taking students from the course into their organisations on placements to work as counsellors.

Julia Speechley from the STEPs Counselling Service at The Ramsey Academy said: 鈥淲e have worked in collaboration with Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies for a few years now. We are so pleased they have been awarded accreditation from the BACP. This acknowledges the high standard of training provided for the students.

鈥淎ll the students we have been lucky enough to have on placement with our in-house counselling service (STEPs) have been such a valuable resource, enhancing our support for young people with mental health issues. This has made such a positive impact on the lives of our young people and we know it is much appreciated.鈥�

Jo Morton-Brown is an Emotional Health Practitioner at the North 糖心Vlog Multi-Academy Trust (NEMAT), and currently has one 糖心Vlog student on a placement with her. She said: 鈥淲e find that the 糖心Vlog places students into our Secondary School who are professional, reliable and knowledgeable. We are extremely grateful to have such a great partnership with such a fantastic university.鈥�

The accreditation will be backdated to 1 May 2018.