Oxford Brookes University Counselling Service prides itself in offering an excellent professional well-supported placement opportunity, within a team culture of continuous supportive learning. There are a limited number of placements each year and demand is very high.
Successful applicants will currently be studying at Diploma, Master’s or equivalent level on a recognised counselling, psychotherapy or counselling psychology training, with an orientation compatible with the Oxford Brookes University Counselling Service.
They will already have:
- a first degree or equivalent qualification
- a minimum of 25 hours of recent clinical experience of individual counselling or psychotherapy relevant to the current training programme and supervised within that modality. (Peer-to-peer counselling or practice/role play sessions from your training course are not counted as part of the 25 clinical hours requirement)
- awareness of ethical and boundary issues in counselling
- membership of a professional counselling or psychotherapy body e.g. BACP, UKCP or BPS
- excellent communication skills
- a commitment to undertake Solution Focused Brief Therapy (within a model of up to a maximum of 6 sessions)
- some experience or training in online therapy
- availability to attend in person the two clinical team meetings on Wednesday mornings, but not the business meetings, which are on a rota of 2/3 meetings.
- availability to work online with four clients per week throughout the semester dates of the academic year
- availability to attend in person two hours supervision per month, probably arranged on Wednesday mornings
- experience of personal therapy
Some of the following would also be desirable:
- experience of/awareness of the higher education context
- experience of working with adolescents or young adults
- experience of working with diversity
- experience of working in a team
- experience of brief therapy
- knowledge of, and experience in, the Solution Focused Brief Therapy model
Applications are shortlisted by the Counselling Service Manager and the Placement Coordinator. Shortlisted candidates are then invited for interview.