PDA Setting up a Counselling Practice (Level 8)
- Location
- Anniesland Campus
- SCQF Level
- 8
- Start Date & time
- 28 Aug 2025 @ 6.15pm - 9pm
- Qualification Type
- PDA
- Course Type
- Evening
- Duration
- 30 weeks (Thursday evenings)
£860.00
Payment plans available, please enquire.
The Professional Development Award (PDA) in Setting up a Counselling Practice (Level 8) provides the first nationally quality assured qualification for the counselling sector that is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of the factors involved when setting up a counselling practice in the statutory, voluntary or independent sector.
What will I learn?
This PDA in Setting Up a Counselling Practice covers the following units:
- Counselling: setting up a practice
- Counselling: professional standards
- Preparing to start a business.
Once you have successfully completed this course, you will have developed a sound knowledge of:
- legal and ethical considerations
- market research and business planning
- quality assurance
- health and safety requirements.
This course is delivered mostly online with some on campus attendance required.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- HNC/D Counselling or
- BACPs Certificate of Proficiency (CoP)
- Entry to the course is a the discretion of the college, and evidence of suitability for the course may be obtained either at interview and or written assignment.
Making an application
For courses starting in August, you can make up to two applications.
Applications are made to a course and a first choice of campus. If the course is oversubscribed at your first choice you will be automatically considered for alternative sites and may be made an offer without a further application.