maple leaf counselling and training centre
Welcome
Welcome to Maple Leaf Counselling and Training Centre. We are an
independent NCPS accredited centre
[https://nationalcounsellingsociety.org/] delivering a range of counselling and
psychotherapeutic training courses from level 2 through to level 6. We also have
a comprehensive range of CPD events.
Overview / History of ML
Maple leaf was the brainchild of our Director Gail Roberts, who wanted to set up
a training centre that specialised in counselling. She didn’t want it to be like
a traditional school, as she wanted to focus on the vocational side of the work,
so she included a number of private practitioner rooms as well so that the
centre is a working therapeutic base as well.
Her aim was to be accessible to people from the wider society and we are
currently working on how we access external funding to make the centre even more
accessible.
We have great respect for anyone who has decided that they would like to train
to be a counsellor. And as a specialist centre that only trains counsellor and
psychotherapeutic therapists, we have a unique insight into the industry.
We recognise that people bring a wide range of different skills to the table
from previous careers and experiences. Generally, we suggest that anyone looking
at training to be a therapist begins at level 2 as this gives a good grounding
some of the modalities and theories that you will be building on as you continue
your training.
On occasion, dependant on your previous experience you maybe able to use some of
your prior learning and start at a different point. This is usually only
possible if there has been as aspect of counselling either in your work or in
other education i.e. Psychology degree with a counselling module.
If you are unsure which level is suitable for you then please click the button
below and book in for a chat.
It is generally accepted that your Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
(or equivalent) is required level to work as a counsellor. This is the level of
qualification that is expected by all main ethical bodies such as the NCPS
[https://nationalcounsellingsociety.org/] and BACP [https://www.bacp.co.uk/].
Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) & National
Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
CPCAB [https://www.cpcab.co.uk/about] are our awarding body and they are
currently the UK’s leading awarding body specialised in counselling. They pride
themselves on being built on a premise of counsellors and practitioners training
counsellors and practitioners. This means that all of our tutors have to be in
supervised practice whilst working with you on the courses they teach. This is a
wonderful base to come from as it means that we have a large body of different
experiences from counselling children and young people to sex therapists,
psychodynamic, gestalt and more. This means that we offer a rich base to do your
training from. We also encourage all of our team to join whichever ethical body
they feel suits them as we hold a firm stance that it is unethical to ‘force’
someone to join a particular ethical body.
CPCAB are regulated by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
(Ofqual), The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (CCEA) and
Qualifications Wales. These are the public bodies responsible for regulating
qualifications in England, Northern Ireland and Wales respectively. (CPCAB 2024)
Maple Leaf are a NCPS accredited centre and NCPS oversee our course content and
training alongside CPCAB. NCPS audit on a yearly basis and CPCAB come in 2 -3
times a year to make sure that we are all running safe and ethical courses. All
out tutors also attend standardisation training biannually, with the option to
attend throughout the year as desired.
If you are interested in counselling and do not know where to start, then click
on the link below to see some further info about starting your counselling
journey.
https://www.cpcab.co.uk/how-to-become-a-counsellor-taster
[https://www.cpcab.co.uk/how-to-become-a-counsellor-taster]
