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Systemic Psychotherapy

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
MSc On-Campus Full-time 2 September find out find out

About Systemic Psychotherapy, MSc - at Queen's University Belfast

Systemic practice and family therapy helps people in close relationships to better understand and support each other. It enables individuals and family members to express and explore difficult thoughts and emotions safely, understand each other's experiences and views, appreciate each other's needs, build on family strengths, and work together to make useful changes in their relationships and their lives. Systemic family therapy has been found to be effective across the life course in helping children, young people, adults, couples and families struggling with a broad range of difficulties and circumstances. Systemic Practitioners and Family and Systemic Psychotherapists work in many health and social care settings such as children's services, older people's services, physical health and disability, substance misuse, justice and mental health services. Our multidisciplinary Systemic Practice and Family Therapy programmes are suitable for professionally qualified staff who wish to enhance their skills of working with families, couples, individuals, other systems and relationship networks. There are three levels of systemic practice clinical training: Foundation (PG Certificate), Intermediate (PG Diploma) and Qualifying (MSc Systemic Psychotherapy). This MSc in Systemic Psychotherapy is designed for those who have completed Intermediate level training and who wish to qualify as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist and achieve full registration as a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with the UK Council for Psychotherapy. Please note that this course is not eligible for a Tier 4 visa. Please note: intake for this programme is every two years, with September 2022 being the next intake. Closing date for applications: Tuesday, 31st May 2022 at 4 pm. Late applications may be considered. The MSc constitutes years 3 and 4 of the four-year Systemic Family Psychotherapist training leading to full clinical qualification as a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist.


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