Diploma in Counselling Supervision

Application form

To apply for the Diploma in Counselling Supervision course please complete this form before 19th September 2025. Please ensure you have included all of the supporting documentation.

All supervision trainees are also required to complete 24 hours of supervised supervision practice in order to complete the course. This should be supervised by a supervisor of supervision in a ratio of 1 hour supervision of supervision to every 6 hours of supervision practice (4 hours in total). It is the student’s responsibility to find suitable supervisees. Physis Scotland will provide support with this if required.

1. Personal details

2. Referees

Please provide contact details for two referees. The first should be your current (or most recent) employer. The second may be from a different source but may not be a friend or family member.

3. Statement

I wish to join the Supervision training group for the academic year 2024-2025.

I understand that completion of this form does not commit me to joining the Supervision training group and that my acceptance onto the Supervision programme is by the decision of Physis Scotland following the provision of satisfactory references.

Upon the offer of a place on the Supervision Training Programme I will receive a Registration document, the completion of which is my commitment to the full year of training. In the event that I do not complete the year, 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 indicate using the boxes and give any additional information below:

4. Personal statement

Please provide a brief personal statement telling us why you are applying for this course at this stage in your career.

Please upload the following items:

Please tick below to indicate included

A copy of your CV (a maximum of two pages containing details of your education, qualifications, work history, including any relevant voluntary work, and professional affiliations)

Copies of all counselling qualifications (minimum of Diploma level required)

Confirmation that you have worked as a counsellor or psychotherapist for 2 years post Diploma qualification, along with an indication of current caseload

Confirmation that you have completed a minimum of 450 practice hours

Confirmation that you are either practicing as a supervisor or will have the opportunity to supervise at least 2 supervisees working with adults over the duration of the course

Copy of Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate

Confirmation of professional memberships. For example: COSCA, BACP, UKCP, UKATA

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Current caseload

450 practice hours

Supervisor confirmation

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Professional memberships