NEW Diploma in Supervision
Duration: 7 months (1 Saturday per week, term-time only)
Next course begins: September 2025
Suitable for: Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Entry requirements:
– Minimum 450 hours of counselling/psychotherapy or related practice
– Minimum two years’ post-qualifying experience
– Registered Member of BACP or equivalent professional body, adhering to an ethical framework/code of ethics (e.g., UKCP, COSRT, NCPS, BABCP, HCPC, or BPC)
– Adequate supervision arrangements and professional indemnity insurance
– Ability to manage risk through previous safeguarding and risk-management training
– Experience in online and phone therapy
– Personal statement demonstrating suitability and readiness for the supervisor role
– Professional reference(s) from supervisor and/or line manager (minimum two years of professional acquaintance)
Course content:
The Core course will offer a mixture of instructive, experiential and practical activities, in accordance with the BACP Supervision Competence Framework (2021) and the BACP Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision Training Curriculum (2021)
Core subject areas:
Ethical and professional practice in supervision; Working with equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI); The theory of supervision; Beginnings and endings; Establishing and maintaining the supervisory relationship; Facilitating the supervision process; Responding to the individual needs of the supervisee; Adapting supervision to the developmental stage of the supervisee; Relational dynamics in supervision; Working with conflicts, challenges and ruptures
Additional/CPD modules (26 April – 19 July 2025)
These modules are part of our Supervision Diploma but can also be taken as standalone CPD opportunities – so if you’re a qualified supervisor looking to deepen your practice, we’d love to welcome you.
– Online and phone supervision (3 day module)
– Working creatively in supervision (2 day module)
– Group supervision (2 day module)
– Supervising work with children and young people (3 day module)
– Supervising in organisational contexts (2 day module)
For more information on BACP Competence Framework and Training Curriculum, click here.
These CPD modules are open to qualified supervisors of counsellors, psychotherapists, and coaches with professional body accreditation (e.g., BACP, NCPS).
If you’re not on our Diploma programme and would like to apply for one of the above CPD modules, please get in touch with Michelle Allen at michelleallen@renew.org.uk or call 01245 264348.
Assessment:
Various methods, including reflective journaling, presentations, essays, skill assessment (audio-visual recording), reflective statements, case studies, consultant SV log and report, and supervision log.
Candidates must also work with a minimum of 2 supervisees, log a minimum of 20 hours of supervisory practice, undertake 8 hours of logged supervision consultation, and attend a minimum of 80% of scheduled course delivery dates.
Cost:
Core course (10 subject areas): £2750
Additional/CPD modules: £210 (2-day modules); £315 (3-day modules)
For further details, please contact Michelle Allen at michelleallen@renew.org.uk or call 01245 264348.