NCS | Advanced Specialist Fertility Counselling Diploma Course

We have officially changed our name to the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society!

Information for members

As of the 15th of May 2023, we have officially changed our name to the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).

Our new and improved website is coming soon!

The diploma course is held over 2 weekends, 6 weeks apart, with blended learning between. A total of 50 hours with a diploma qualification within fertility counselling that meets the HFEA regulation guidelines. The course will be running again in Birmingham 23th & 24th Feb - 6th & 7th April 2019 and Manchester 21st & 22nd September – 2nd & 3rd November 2019. The costs of the course to NFS members is £750 and is only available to NFS members. Professional membership to NFS is currently £60 per year. To qualify you need to be a registered member of BACP, NCS, UKCP, BPS or another counselling regulating body, with a minimum counselling qualification of level 4. The Courses are recognised by the NCS.

There is a non-refundable deposit of £100, then instalments to be paid before the course starts.

The 2 weekends of face to face training will cover 28 hours including lectures, experiential exercises and triad work.

• The 2005 law

• HFEA guidelines

• Legal Parenthood

• Welfare of Child

• Treatment guidelines

• Implications Recipient

• Implications Donor

• Surrogacy law

• Implications of surrogacy

Blended learning to be completed between the 2 weekends.

If interested please email joanne.carwardine@nationalfertilitysociety.co.uk

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