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COSCA Introduction to Counselling Skills

Application form

To apply or register your interest for the COSCA Introduction to Counselling Skills course, please complete this form.  Please ensure you have included an up-to-date CV (no more than two pages long) with your application.​

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The deadline for applications is Monday 19 October 2026 for the November 2026 online cohort, and Wednesday 28 April 2027 for the May 2027 online cohort.  

For up-to-date course dates, please see the course website page. 

  1. Personal details

  1. Personal Statement

Please use the section below to tell us more about yourself and your interest in this course.  Please ensure you include the following information in your Personal Statement, answering each question in full:

  • Why you are seeking to undertake this course, at this time

  • What you hope to achieve from undertaking this course

  • Any experience you have of using counselling skills

  • What additional qualities and skills you bring

  • What resources and supports you will put in place to support you with the emotionally challenging aspects of this course

  • How you will make time for the personal study hours required (minimum 3 hours per week)

  1. Training and access needs

At Physis Scotland, we strive to be inclusive and provide support for a range of learning needs and disabilities. We are committed to ensuring that, whenever possible, these needs are met and do not prevent your participation in our courses. To help us assist you effectively, please use the space below to share any relevant training, learning, or access/support requirements related to your attendance on this course.

  1. Document upload

Please tick below to indicate documents uploaded

Please tick below to indicate documents uploaded
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  1. Payments and fees

Please indicate which of the following course payment options you would like to select.

  1. Statement

I apply to join the Introduction to Counselling Skills training taking place on the date I have specified.

 

If offered a place on the Introduction to Counselling Skills course, I will receive a Registration document, the completion of which is my commitment to the training. In the event that I do not complete the full course, all fees are due, and the fees paid (including the deposit) are non-refundable.

It is very useful for us to know how you heard about our training. Please could you indicate using the boxes and give any additional information below.

How did you hear about this course?
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