BSc (Hons) in Reflective Therapeutic Practice (One Year Top Up)

Metanoia Institute

The BSc (Hons) Reflective Therapeutic Practice (One-Year Top-Up) is designed for qualified and practising counsellors, psychotherapists, coaches, and allied health professionals who wish to deepen their clinical understanding and gain an undergraduate honours degree. It is particularly suited to those whose previous qualifications were not university-validated or lacked a strong focus on reflective practice.This Level 6 top-up degree, equivalent to the final year of a BSc, builds on existing professional training at Level 4 or 5. Reflective practice forms the foundation of the course, encouraging professionals to integrate systematic reflection into their therapeutic work to enhance competence, ethical awareness, and personal development.The programme is non-modality specific, welcoming practitioners from diverse therapeutic approaches, and places a strong emphasis on equality, diversity, and inclusion within the therapeutic relationship. It aligns with the SCoPEd Framework, supporting practitioners seeking to progress from Column A to Column B in professional recognition.At the heart of the course is a Reflective Inquiry Project, through which students critically explore their professional practice using established models of reflection. Drawing on the work of Schon, Kolb, Gibbs, Argyris, and Dewey, the programme encourages learning through experience, reflexivity, and self-awareness—particularly around power, intersectionality, and ethics in practice.