Institute of Counselling reviews

4.6 (483 reviews)
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Personal tutor support is the clearest strength attendees identify: tutors are approachable, patient and responsive, offering clear, constructive feedback that builds confidence. They find the distance-learning courses well structured, accessible and flexible around work, with clear explanations, exercises, case studies and assignments that connect theory to practice and strengthen their work with clients. Materials are informative and useful for revisiting learning, while the overall experience is encouraging and engaging. Some attendees find the PDFs, instructions and links need updating or clearer presentation.

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Some of the course content could do with an update. The materials used for some modules are not as current as they could be. Many of the assignments specify that our references need to be focused on those published within the past 10 years, but the course notes almost don't meet that requirement themselves.

Samantha R · 03 Jan 2019
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Response: Hi Samantha Thank you for the 4 stars and the comments. We are currently reviewing this module and hope to have it updated soon. Just to advise you that although many of the references in the lessons appear dated they are the classic texts of the original theorists. It would also be fair to say that older editions of current texts vary very little from new editions. We will be offering an up to date recommended reading list within the handbook for each course soon which should help. Simon

Well presented but pdf lockdown made copy and pasting of templates into assignment reports tricky

john r · 18 Dec 2018
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I find case studies particularly useful, and the more of those that can be provided the better.

Philippa T · 17 Dec 2018
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Some web links don’t work and examples a little outdated/ sexist

Katrina H · 17 Dec 2018
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Excellent

Karen M · 05 Dec 2018
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Good format

Juliet W · 15 Nov 2018
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Basic yet informative.

Bonita W · 06 Nov 2018
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See above

Steve J · 29 Oct 2018
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Course content and material is rich with pictures, case studies and examples and so many materials to reference

Ibidunni A · 12 Oct 2018
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It was really interesting, especially about the psychology of people or the process of mentoring. Some lessons were more exciting, when they were about that topic. Others more theoretical were a bit more hermetic. I liked the case studies and when we had to think and invent some situations and imagine what they would be like.

Tommy C · 27 Sep 2018
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