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Psychotherapy?

  • 22-09-2014 6:31am
    #1
    Galvino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭


    Hello,

    I'm currently studying a BA Social Care Practice, but I'm not looking to be a social care worker when I qualify. I'm really interested in becoming a psychotherapist. I'm wondering how do I become a psychotherapist after I do my 4 years. Do I do courses and what ones do I do?

    As much information as possible would be great. Thanks :)


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  • #2
    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    I've already answered your post in the other thread:
    Hello Galvino, have you checked out the stickied threads at the top of the psychology forum, especially this one? You can also do a search of the forum, there is a lot of information about courses. But keep an eye on dates of posts! Courses can change a lot over the years. Good luck!


    One post of the same question is enough :)


  • #3
    bharr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭bharr


    Hi Galvino.

    Good luck with your chosen path of psychotherapy. It can be a very fulfilling journey.

    You will probably have to do another few years study to qualify for accreditation. Bear in mind that statutory regulation is immanent in Ireland and a Masters degree is mooted as the entry-point to the profession.

    I think it's helpful to look to where you want to be in 5 or 10 years and then see what course of study might facilitate this.

    For example, being a coach or counsellor or psychotherapist or psychologist are very different jobs with frequently very little overlap. A simple, if not simplistic, comparison is that psychotherapy works with the hidden and the unknown unconscious while psychology works with conscious and observable phenomena. I did say simplistic!

    If you want to be a counsellor, make sure the course is IACP accredited, IAHIP accredited for psychotherapist and PSI for psychologist.

    G'luck

    Brian


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