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Professional Client Practice QLS Level 4

SH004

This course is perfect for practitioners of many different industries, including coaching, counselling, designing or planning. Boost your client practice skills from home!

Course duration

Up to 1 year

Course outcome

You will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course

Assessment

Tutor-marked assignments

Study Options

 
£469.00
or £14.29 /month*
Course code: SH004

*Pay monthly option available via Snap Finance on payment page in checkout

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Course overview

  • Research and compose a statement of professional standards for your chosen industry.
  • Devise an analytical process which enables client’s needs and expectations to be identified and agreed.
  • Analyse a client’s brief and develop an implementation plan.
  • Compose a portfolio of practical experiences, including reviews, records and client feedback.

During this Professional Client Practice QLS Level 4 course, you will explore industry codes of practice, identifying, negotiating and agreeing the client brief, resolving difficulties, and much more.

All course materials will be delivered to you by post, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way by email. Completed coursework can be delivered by post or via email, so handing in an assignment is simple.

Boost your career opportunities and equip yourself with the skills you need for your long-term success. Home learning is simple and stress-free, so enrol with us today!

Course content

  • Ethics and standards
  • Client confidentiality
  • Industry codes of practice
  • Developing a client contract

  • Meeting the client
  • Identifying client needs
  • Setting expectations
  • Agreeing the end point

  • Stating client needs and clarifying outcomes
  • Outlining the client assignment process
  • Agreeing responsibilities
  • Financial matters
  • Setting milestones and review points
  • Establishing a timetable

  • Recording progress
  • Negotiating revisions to the programme
  • Obtaining client feedback
  • Resolving difficulties

  • Building a portfolio
  • Analysing feedback
  • Summarising outcomes
  • Self-assessment
  • Planning further personal development

Awarding Body

This course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provisions and training programmes.

This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

The Quality License Scheme’s endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

Extra Information

This course is assessed by a series of written assignments. These assignments will then be sent and marked by your tutor. There is no external examination required for this course.

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 90 hours to complete. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.

You will study this course by distance learning, which will enable you to learn when and where you want. You can study from home or at work, it is completely up to you. All your materials will be posted to you, so receiving your course is hassle-free. You will also receive our tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!

At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

There are several avenues you can go down once you have successfully completed this course. You could take a look at our other counselling courses, or you could further your education by studying a counselling degree at university. If you want to work in counselling using your Professional Client Practice Level 4 qualification, here are just a few of the jobs you could explore (depending on your credentials):

  • Counsellor
  • CBT therapist
  • Mental health therapist
  • Intervention therapist
  • Wellness therapist
  • Psychotherapist

FAQs

There are no requirements for this course, therefore you can start at any time!

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. It is truly flexible and is designed to be adaptable around your lifestyle and other commitments.

  • Dedicated personal tutor support
  • Dedicated learner services
  • Assignment marking and feedback
  • FREE XO Student Discounts membership
  • FREE CV critique service
  • FREE employability guide to help you impress future employers
  • Comprehensive study guide
  • Open Study College pen and highlighter
  • Student notebook

No. We will issue certification based on your coursework alone.

No. Everything you need is included in the price!

You will send your work to your personal course tutor for them to mark and return to you.

It's not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Learner Services Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.

That's not a problem. We want to make sure you're 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our team of education specialists a call on 03300 563 100 and they'll do their best to help.

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