Training for Counsellors launches Level 6 advanced diploma in clinical supervision

Training for Counsellors, specialists in experiential learning, are offering an opportunity for counsellors and psychotherapists to deepen their expertise with the Level 6 Advanced Diploma in Clinical Supervision.

Designed to provide a robust framework for becoming an ethical and effective clinical supervision practitioner, this highly regarded programme has received Advanced Specialist Training Recognition by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), highlighting its exceptional quality and relevance for practitioners in the field.

Set to begin on 10th May 2025, the course will be held at Haydock House in Blackburn and facilitated by Samantha Crapnell and Claire Hasting, both practising clinical supervisors with extensive experience.

They bring their lived experiences and professional insight into the learning environment, ensuring participants benefit from their practical expertise and relational approach to teaching.

This course is aimed at professional counsellors and psychotherapists working in private, public, or voluntary sectors, looking to refine their supervision skills, explore unconscious processes, and develop the innate qualities needed to succeed in this field.

Combining theoretical understanding with experiential learning, it provides a robust framework for becoming an ethical and effective clinical supervision practitioner.

Participants will gain the skills and confidence to collaborate with counsellors, psychotherapists, and other helping professionals across a variety of settings.

Participants will attend monthly cohort-based sessions over 12 months, alongside two additional CPD days, and will gain hands-on experience in supervision through practice hours.

The course explores two core supervision models, core competencies, ethical considerations, and unconscious processes within the supervisory relationship.

On completion of this programme, the qualification will allow participants to work as a Clinical Supervisor in both individual and group settings.

This practical and experiential course is designed to recognise and nurture the inherent qualities needed to encourage skills development, professional discipline, self-awareness, and theoretical understanding.

It also offers the opportunity to examine two theoretical models of supervision, understand core competencies, and explore how these apply within clinical practice.

Additionally, participants will gain insights into unconscious processes and psychological dynamics, engage with early and current research material, and critically analyse their own supervisory practice in a safe and supportive environment.

Graduates of the programme are already providing regular clinical supervision across Lancashire, Manchester, Cumbria, Merseyside, and the South East, supporting hundreds of professionals, including counsellors, psychotherapists, trainee therapists, health and wellbeing practitioners, teachers, head teachers, pastoral staff, and managers in the helping professions.  

Many participants describe the course as personally and professionally transformative and they say that they appreciate the relational and supportive approach that underpins their learning experience at Training for Counsellors.

For those looking to expand their professional knowledge, the Advanced Diploma in Clinical Supervision offers a unique opportunity to develop skills and confidence in this essential area of practice.

For more information or to sign up, contact Samantha on 01254 476 704 or email [email protected].