Want to Retrain but can't afford

merseybear

Currently been unemployed for 2 years and doing a Psychology Degree with OU.
The degree on its own will not get me a job so want to do a CPCAB L2 Counselling course.
Can't find any grants or bursaries, can anyone help?

Many thanks

SueC_2

merseybear wrote: »

Currently been unemployed for 2 years and doing a Psychology Degree with OU.
The degree on its own will not get me a job so want to do a CPCAB L2 Counselling course.
Can't find any grants or bursaries, can anyone help?

Many thanks

Sorry, I'm a bit strapped for cash myself this month.

ILW

Get a job in a care home or whatever and save up.

dandelionclock30

Career Development loan.

DKLS

Have you considered the Low intensity CBT practitioner courses? as a career route

http://www.iapt.nhs.uk/workforce/low-intensity/

Racheldevon

As you say a psychology degree alone won't get you a job in that field.

Career development loan

Fund finder website(many counselling institutes will have log in details where you can enter details like where you live, went to school etc for specific grants).

There are many counsellors out there, it's not necessarily a route to ahigh enough number of clients hours to generate a good income. You will need to train for a few years, often fund your own regular supervision, and personal therapy throughout training

Low intensity IAPT worker might be a good route, look on university websites, there's certainly info for example on Exeter university re admissions criteria and other entry requirements.

The NHS recruitment site will also allow you to search for support worker type roles, mental health bank workers etc which might allow you to gain some experience in the field you hope to work

Also consider volunteering with mental health charities, local sure start centres, projects run by other community organisations/charities etc to gain experience

Dunroamin

Wouldn't you be be better studying Counselling with the OU?

http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/study/qualifications/x09/

dandelionclock30

Its funderfinder PIN you need to use and this finished about a year ago.
However some Voluntary Action places still have access to the old database- but its out of date.
Give your local one a ring and say its the PIN not the GIN that you need to use and can anyone help you with this.

kingfisherblue

Try https://www.mfip.org.uk - it's the Merseyside funding portal.