• Application for Trainee Counsellor Placements

    Application for Trainee Counsellor Placements

    All sections of this application form are mandatory and therefore need to be completed as fully as possible.

  • Terms & Conditions
    Please read the following information carefully before completing this form

    Help Counselling Placements are only offered to Trainee Counsellors who have met all the criteria specified below and have sucessfully passed an interview. Applicants will know whether their application has been sucessfully shortlisted for interview within 6 weeks of submission.

    Applications that have not met the criteria, are incomplete or do not have a thoughtful and considered supporting statement of at least 250 words will be rejected.

    Important Note: Help Counselling is a general talking therapies service where placement students are expected to work with between 3-4 clients, usually over the long-term.

     

    Essential criteria

    In order to be considered for a placement at Help you must:

    • Be enrolled on a BACP/UKCP-approved postgraduate-level counselling course
    • Be a member of BACP/UKCP
    • Adhere to BACP/UKCP ethical guidelines for counsellors in training
    • Be having weekly ongoing psychotherapy/counselling with a qualified (and preferably accredited) therapist throughout the duration of your placement
    • Have been approved by your training organisation to work online and face-to-face with clients
    • Provide two satisfactory references (one of which should be your current tutor)
    • Be willing to commit to at least 12 months on your placement
    • Attend mandatory fortnightly supervision for 90 minutes each session in a group of 4 supervisees
    • Be able to contribute £30 per month towards the cost of in-house supervision
    • Fulfil requirements as defined within the contractual procedures and policies of the organisation (as detailed at interview or upon request)
    • Provide a recent and current DBS disclosure or be willing for Help to obtain one on your behalf at your expense
    • Provide proof of individual professional indemnity insurance coverage for a minimum of £1m - this can be arranged later if offered a placement but will be a condition of you starting.

  • Privacy Statement

    By completing this application, you agree that Help Counselling can contact you using the details below. We will never share your details with third party organisations.

    For more information on how your data is stored and used, please read our Privacy Policy which can be found on our website: www.helpcounselling.com

  • Applicant Information

    Section 1
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  • Insurance and DBS

  • It is a requirement of this placement that all working trainee counsellors hold their own professional liability insurance. If you currently have this in place, please specify the insurer and the maximum amount covered.

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  • Placement Requirements

    Section 2

  • Personal Therapy

    While you are on placement, we will expect you to be in weekly therapy with a registered therapist. Accreditation status is preferred.
    If your application is successful, we will require your therapist to sign a declaration form confirming your personal therapy arrangements.

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  • Counselling Availability

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  • If you have already accrued counselling hours at another placement, please specify for the following - enter 0 if no hours accumulated:
    Face-to-face hours: *   
    Online hours: *   
    Phone hours:   *      
    Befriending/Listening: *        

  • How many hours are you hoping to achieve on a 12 month placement period with Help Counselling:
    Face-to-face hours:   *   
    Online hours:   *   

  • Supervision Availability

    Note: All supervision is fortnightly online in groups of up to 4 Trainee Counsellors for 90 minutes - you can count 45 minutes per supervision session.
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  • Experience, Education & Qualifications

    Please include any counselling and / or psychotherapy courses you are studying or previously undertaken

  • Please upload your supporting document containing details of your education, qualifications and experience. We will only accept submissions made using the 'supporting documentation template' which you can download from our website here - please scroll to the bottom of the page: How to apply

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  • References

    Please give details of two referees. One MUST be your course TUTOR or SUPERVISOR and the other where possible a placement manager at your training.

  • Supporting Statement

    Please write a supporting statement explaining why you think you would be suitable for the role of trainee counsellor. We recommend you write write no more than 500 words.

  • Please relate to the following points when writing your statement:

    1. Your therapeutic approach to working with clients and the theory that informs this.
    2. Any experience you have of working in a caring profession such as nursing, social work or as a health visitor.
    3. Why you have chosen to apply to Help Counselling.

  • Supplementary information

    This section is OPTIONAL and choosing to complete it or not DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR APPLICATION for our placements in any respect

  • Why do we ask for this information?

    Help Counselling wants to ensure it meets the objectives of both its charitable aims and equality policy. By answering the following questions you are helping us to gain a more accurate picture of how well we are achieving them.

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  • What is your ethnicity?

    Ethnic origin is not about nationality, place of birth or citizenship. It is about the group to which you perceive you belong. Please select the appropriate choice below:

  • Professional details

  • Disclaimer

  • By completing this form you are agreeing to the following:

    • The answers are true and complete to the best of my knowledge, and I understand that if this application leads to a trainee placement that false or misleading information in my application or interview may result in my dismissal.
    • You have gained consent from your referees detailed in this form so that we can contact them.
    • If you are successful in your application we can pass your telephone number and email address to a Help Counselling staff member in order that they can contact you about placements.
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