COSCA (Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland)

16 Melville Terrace | Stirling | FK8 2NE

t: 01786 475 140 f: 01786 446 207

e: w: www.cosca.org.uk

COSCA VALIDATED CERTIFICATE SKILLS COURSES

and APPROVED COURSES

Credit-rated and levelled by Napier University, this course has

been awarded 40 SCQF credits at SCQF level 7.

COSCA VALIDATED COUNSELLING SKILLS CERTIFICATE:

BORDERS

CENTRAL

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS

LOTHIAN

NORTH EAST

SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND

STRATHCLYDE

TAYSIDE

COSCA COUNSELLING SKILLS CERTIFICATE APPROVED COURSES:

GREECE

SOUTH KOREA

COSCA VALIDATED COUNSELLING SKILLS CERTIFICATE

BORDERS

Agency / Contact Details
and Geographical Locations of Training / Contact Person / Validation Status
Borders College / Scottish Borders Campus, Netherdale, Galashiels TD1 3HF

www.borderscollege.ac.uk
08700 505152 Ext. 5610

Geographical Location of Training: Galashiels

/ Jayne Gracie / FV

CENTRAL

Rowan Consultancy / 4 Kinnoull Street, Perth pH1 5EN

www.rowan-consultancy.co.uk
01738 562 005
Geographical location of training:
Dunblane, Dundee and Perth / Rachel Weiss / FV

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS

Orkney College / East Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LX

01856 569 252
01856 569 001 fax / Linda Russell / FV
*** University of Aberdeen
Courses delivered in:
Aberdeen; Banchory;
Fraserburgh; Inverness; Isle of Skye; Meldrum.
In-house training at NHS Grampian / Centre for Lifelong Learning, Regent Building, Regent Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3FX

www.abdn.ac.uk./lifelonglearning
01224 272 445 / Barbara Foad / FV
Inverness College / 3 Longman Road, Inverness IV1 1SA
01463 273 000
/ Kathleen
MacLennan / FV

LOTHIAN

Edinburgh College
(Milton Road Campus) / Edinburgh Campus, 24 Milton Road East, Edinburgh EH15 2PP

0131 344 7211 / Jan Crawford / FV
Edinburgh College
(Sighthill Campus) / Bankhead Avenue, Edinburgh EH11 4DE


0131 535 4600 / Jim Flowers
Sarah Austin / FV
*** Interface Training Ltd / Flat 4, 8 Marys Place, Edinburgh EH4 1JH

07711 703810 / Maggie Harris / FV
Mods 1 & 2
Mairi Nye Associates / Houlet Cottage, Carlops, By Penicuik EH26 9NF
01968 661 389
/ Mairi Nye / FV
West Lothian College / Almondvale Crescent, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 7EP

01506 427545 / Alister Charnley / FV

NORTH EAST

*** University of Aberdeen
Courses delivered in:
Aberdeen; Banchory;
Fraserburgh; Inverness; Isle of Skye; Meldrum.
In-house training at NHS Grampian / Centre for Lifelong Learning, Regent Building, Regent Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3FX

www.abdn.ac.uk./lifelonglearning
01224 272 445 / Barbara Foad / FV
Moray College / Moray Street, Elgin IV30 1JJ
01343 576 000/576 409

www.moray.ac.uk / Anne MacDonald / FV

SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND

Alcohol and Drug Support South West Scotland / 29 – 31 Academy Street, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway DG7 1EB
01556 503 550
www.adssws.co.uk / IV

STRATHCLYDE

Cardonald College / Mosspark Drive, Glasgow G52 3AY

0141 272 3333 / Teresa Donaghey / FV
*** Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies / 8 Newton Place, Glasgow G3 7PR

www.centreoftherapy.org.uk
0141 331 0750 / Andy Gray or
Sarah McFadyen / FV
*** Garnethill Centre / 28 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RE

www.garnethillcentre.org.uk
0141 333 0730 / Marjorie McKenna / FV
Glasgow Council on Alcohol / 7th floor, Newton House, 457 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3LG

www.thegca.org.uk
0141 353 1800 / Neil Macaulay / FV
GMG Associates / MacDonald & Co, 281-283 Eldon Street, Greenock

01475 794 897 / Gwyneth MacDonald / FV
Greater Easterhouse Alcohol Awareness Project / 51 Trondra Place, Glasgow G34 9AX
0141 773 1222
/ Stewart McKay / FV
Liber8 Lanarkshire Ltd / 1 Station Road, Blantyre G72 9AA

01698 825 114 / Jim Lannigan / CV
Lifelink / 145 Charles Street, Unit E3, Royston, Glasgow G21 2QA

0141 552 4434 / Peter Copeland / FV
Scottish Marriage Care / 1st floor suite, 72 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7DA
0141 222 2166
Geographical Delivery: Strathclyde and Lothian / Christina Smiley / CV
The Glasgow Cognitive Therapy Centre / 10 Claremont Terrace, Glasgow G3 7XR
/ Hilda Smith / IRV
Tom Allan Centre / 23 Elmbank Street, Glasgow G2 4PB

www.tom-allan.org.uk
0141 221 1535 / Anne Goldie / FV
University of Glasgow / Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, St Andrews Building, 11 Eldon Street, Glasgow G3 6NH

www.gla.ac.uk/departments/adulteducation/counsellingskills
0141 330 1822 / Maggie Nicol / FV
University of Strathclyde
Continuing Education Centre / Centre for Lifelong Learning
40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE

www.cll.strath.ac.uk
0141 548 2239 / Brian McKechnie / FV

TAYSIDE

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland / Riverview House, Friarton Road, Perth PH2 8DF

www.crusescotland.org.uk
01738 444 178 / Stewart Wilson / FV
Perth College / Crieff Road, Perth PH1 2NX

www.perth.ac.uk
01738 877 858 / Eleanor Brown / FV
Rowan Consultancy / 4 Kinnoull Street, Perth pH1 5EN

www.rowan-consultancy.co.uk
01738 562 005
Geographical location of training:
Perth, Dundee and Dunblane / Rachel Weiss / FV
Tayside Council on Alcohol / The Wishart, 50 Constable Street, Dundee DD4 6AD

www.alcoholtayside.com
01382 456 012 / Kathryn Baker / IV

OTHER VALIDATED

COSCA COUNSELLING CERTIFICATE SKILLS COURSES

Agency / Contact Details
and Geographical Locations of Training / Contact Person / Validation Status
Glasgow Caledonian University / School of Health & Social Care,
Room A367, Govan Mbeki Building,
70 Cowcaddens Road,
Glasgow G4 OBA

www.caledonian.ac.uk
0141 331 8391 / Kay Kennedy / FV
Simpson House / 52 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 3NS

www.simpson-house.org
0131 220 5996
Title of Course:
Certificate in Counselling Skills – Children and Young People / Glenn Liddall / FV
University of Abertay Dundee / Tayside Institute for Health Studies,
Level 3, Kydd Building, Bell Street,
Dundee DD1 1HG

www.health.abertay.ac.uk
01382 308000
Title of Course:
Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills
/ Julia McLeod / FV
University of Edinburgh / Counselling Studies, School of Health in Social Science, Medical Quad, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG

www.health.ed.ac.uk
0131 651 6231
Title of Course:
Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling Studies / Sue Larsen / FV
University of Strathclyde
Jordanhill Campus / Faculty of Education, 76 Southbrae Drive,
Glasgow G13 1PP

www.strathclydecounselling.com
0777 359 3994
Title of Course:
Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Skills / Sandra McDerment / FV

Ø  *** = These providers also offer a COSCA Validated/Initially Validated Diploma in Counselling

Ø  FV = Full Validation: the course being delivered has met the criteria to be given Full Validation by the COSCA Course Validation Panel.

Ø  CV = Conditional Validation: the course being delivered has conditions to be met prior to awarding Full Validation.

Ø  IV = Initial Validation: the course is in the process of being externally assessed prior to being considered for Full Validation by the COSCA Course Validation Panel.

Ø  CRV = Conditional Revalidation: the course being delivered has conditions to be met prior to awarding Full Revalidation.

COSCA COUNSELLING SKILLS CERTIFICATE

APPROVED COURSES

GREECE

Agency / Contact Details / Contact Person
Athens Synthesis Centre / PO Box 13793, Athens, Greece 10310
/ Panos Asimakis PhD

SOUTH KOREA

Agency / Contact Details / Contact Person
SPIE Institute / / Reverend Kiyang Lee

As a charity COSCA welcomes donations or other assistance from

benefactors who may have benefited from counselling

or who wish to support the development of counselling in Scotland.

Charity Registered in Scotland No. SC018887

Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in Scotland No. 142360

COSCA acknowledges the financial help it receives from the Scottish Government

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