Person Specification: Essential Desirable Qualifications/ Have a completed professional Education counselling/psychotherapy training at Masters level. Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in supervised counselling /psychotherapy. Accreditation/ BACP/UKCP accredited/ Have an awareness of Registration registered or equivalent the ethical implications of licensure in country where working as a professional qualified or currently working. counsellor in a Work within the BACP ethical Counselling Service framework. where the client group is Demonstrate a clear in the same organisation understanding of ethical issues, as that Service. with particular reference to confidentiality and boundaries. Skills/Training Able to offer assessment and Training and experience formulate and deliver working with appropriate intervention. issues in a Able to demonstrate some counselling context. flexibility of Knowledge and skills in counselling/psychotherapeutic planning and delivering approach as an appropriate workshops for staff response to a wide range of and/or students. problems presented. Ability to work Awareness and sensitivity in therapeutically with working with socially and clients in Chinese culturally diverse client group. Mandarin as well as Competence in risk assessment English is strongly and ability to work with desirable. students and staff in crisis. Evidence of continuing professional development. Experience Have experience of short and Have experience of long term working with both counselling/psychotherapy students and staff in interventions. Higher Education. Have experience of working Strongly desirable. with clients in the young adult Have experience of and adult age groups. working abroad. Be able to demonstrate an Have experience in awareness and understanding offering consultancy of developmental, interpersonal support and advice to and educational issues relevant staff. to the student and staff Knowledge of key trends population, in International and issues in the University context and the university sector. cultural context.
Person Specification: Essential Desirable Qualifications/ Education Have a completed professional counselling/psychotherapy training at Masters level. Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in supervised counselling /psychotherapy. Accreditation/ Registration BACP/UKCP accredited/ registered or equivalent licensure in country where qualified or currently working. Work within the BACP ethical framework. Demonstrate a clear understanding of ethical issues, with particular reference to confidentiality and boundaries. Have an awareness of the ethical implications of working as a professional counsellor in a Counselling Service where the client group is in the same organisation as that Service. Skills/Training Able to offer assessment and formulate and deliver appropriate intervention. Able to demonstrate some flexibility of counselling/psychotherapeutic approach as an appropriate response to a wide range of problems presented. Awareness and sensitivity in working with socially and culturally diverse client group. Competence in risk assessment and ability to work with students and staff in crisis. Evidence of continuing professional development. Training and experience working with issues in a counselling context. Knowledge and skills in planning and delivering workshops for staff and/or students. Ability to work therapeutically with clients in Chinese Mandarin as well as English is strongly desirable. Experience Have experience of short and long term counselling/psychotherapy interventions. Have experience of working with clients in the young adult and adult age groups. Be able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of developmental, interpersonal and educational issues relevant to the student and staff population, in International University context and the cultural context. Have experience of working with both students and staff in Higher Education. Strongly desirable. Have experience of working abroad. Have experience in offering consultancy support and advice to staff. Knowledge of key trends and issues in the university sector.