EU BUSINESS NEWS / Irish Enterprise Awards 2022 35 , recognised core profession (Psychiatry, Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy). PCI continues to reveal its passion and follow its mission, making transformative contributions to individuals and society as the leading educational establishment in the field of mental health and wellbeing, contributing significantly towards excellence in contemporary academic knowledge and ethical practice within the helping professions in Ireland. PCI has changed the lives of scholarship winners and the students who take on their courses – expanding their knowledge through high academic standards and qualified professionals guiding them to success. Company: PCI College Name: Carolina Cirillo Email: [email protected] Web Address: pcicollege.ie & pcicollege.co.uk Jan22548 Best Counselling & Psychotherapy Training Provider 2022 Recognised as the Best Counselling and Psychotherapy Training Provider of 2022, PCI College is Irelands leading provider of third-level educational and continuous professional development courses in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. Founded in 1991, PCI College has over 30 years of experience providing expert training and education in mental health and wellbeing within the private education sector. Since its establishment, the company has followed on the founder's pioneering work of raising academic standards in the context of proposed professional regulation while still making training as accessible as possible. This is achieved by setting high standards of professional and personal development training. PCI also focuses on supporting the community by raising awareness around the range of issues that individuals struggle with daily, such as depression, anxiety, suicide, addictions and relationships, over social media, events and partnerships. PCI provides several programmes, including a BSc Honours Counselling and Psychotherapy degree and four postgraduate programmes validated by Middlesex University. PCI’s academic standards are set in partnership with Middlesex University and are monitored on an ongoing basis and subject to QAA standards and audits. At PCI, students are provided with an exceptional opportunity to study at venues around the country with part-time class timetables and online resources to assist students' busy lives. Besides, PCI is also recognised by highly experienced lecturers, who are qualified practitioners with expertise and training in a wide range of psychological and psychotherapeutic areas. All lecturers are also practising counsellors bringing their own valuable experiences from which students can learn from. PCI is the only privately funded college in the field of counselling and psychotherapy to offer a full scholarship programme. The scholarship was created as a tribute to Liam McCarthy, who, with Josephone Murphy, founded PCI College. This scholarship provides a unique opportunity to receive substantial financial support for a course that could be the beginning of a new career for one lucky winner. The Scholarship will provide full fees for the successful candidate to complete the four-year BSc (Honours) Counsselling & Psychotherapy degree, validated by Middlesex University. During the pandemic, to deal with its challenges, PCI has been providing 'live' online classes to assist students who were studying and learning during these difficult times. While members of PCI are fondly appreciative of traditional classroom learning methods, there has been overwhelming support from facilitators to tackle the pandemic. For PCI, the most significant change in trends for the industry has been the reactional effects of Covid-19 and the expansion of online learning. Subsequently, PCI is offering one option of the Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapy course as an online class, in addition to delivering to venues throughout the country. For the new year, PCI has announced an addition to its masters' courses, which will begin in September 2022. The MSc Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, was developed to meet the ever-expanding need in the Irish market to provide high quality and affordable education to individuals who wished to enhance their qualifications. The MSc CBT programme is a comprehensive professional training course focused on the acquisition, refinement and application of CBT skills across a variety of presenting issues and settings. The course would be suitable for counsellors and psychotherapists and those from a BABCP
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