From this page you can reach various guides that may help you to choose the appropriate counselling course or help you in your progression through counselling courses. You will need Adobe Reader or any other programme that reads pdf files.
Guide for writing an assignment This file provides students, who have little experience of writing an assignment, with a structured guide on the key characteristics of a good assignment and on the proper way of referencing.
Guide for carrying out and writing up a research study BACP places emphasis on the importance of counselling research in counselling training. One of the requirements of the completion of CTPDC's diploma in counselling course is a written research study. This guide provides a general introduction to defining the research subject, the hypotheses and a more detailed description of the content of a good research report (dissertation).
Keeping a learning journal Keeping learning journals (diaries) is a common requirement on most counselling courses. These journals allow students to reflect on their learning and on their personal development. This file outlines the content that CTPDC expects from its students to inlude in their learning journals.
Guide for writing a research proposal Before starting their research study, students of CTPDC's diploma in counselling course have to prepare and submit a research proposal. On this basis the tutors can determine whether the research is feasible and worthwhile. With a good research proposal not only the students' research becomes easier, but it also helps the tutors to give guidance to the students during their research. This file provides a step-by-step guidance to the students to develop and structure their research proposal.
Keeping a counselling course file Keeping a course file is a key evidence of learning. This guide provides a reference of good practice.
Analysis of fieldwork results Getting empirical evidence in a research project is only the first step. The results have to be analysed and presented. This guide provides some practical suggestions on coding survey and interview evidence, using basic analytical methods and presenting the outcomes of the analysis.
Writing a compare and contrast assignment. This file provides some guidelines on writing an assignment frequently asked at counselling courses: 'Compare and contrast two counselling approaches'.
Counselling skills and counselling training. This paper presents some arguments about the effects of divergent student expectations on counselling training and the ways in which institutional changes has affected the principles of training counsellors. The end of the paper gives a brief survey on how CTPDC deals with these issues.