I want to work in Mental Health but have no experience of this at all so it order to start off my qualifications I have enrolled on "Understanding Health and Social Care" with the open uni as a "base" so to speak...this starts in October.
Anyway I've just been looking at my local college and they do a certificate in councelling level 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 and 2 are only 5 weeks long each so would it be worth me doing these on top of the open uni thing? Its only one day a week...would I be allowed and would it be beneficial?
Level 3 is a bit longer but that leads onto the degree in councelling which then qualifies you as a proffesional councellor which sounds great...am I looking at this with rose tinted glasses? it seems a bit too good to be true?
Any advice?