Deciding which Assessment to take - Level 4 or Level 5?
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While the training course is the same you can choose to be assessed and gain a qualification equivalent to either Level 4 or Level 5 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework. Each of these qualifications have been carefully designed in collaboration with NCFE. The levels refer to those set out in the UK's national qualification framework. Broadly speaking, Level 4 is equivalent to first year degree studies and level 5 is equivalent to the second year of a degree.
Qualifications available in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy:
Level 4 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy
Level 5 Higher Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy
Click on these links to review each pathway.
When making your decision about which level to study at, there are some key considerations. Such as the time you’re able to commit, the educational level you’re happy to engage in and in the outcome you wish to achieve. We’ve created the table below to help you answer some of these questions.
Please note this is the only Level 5 Higher Diploma in Hypnotherapy in the United Kingdom and represents a new standard for foundation practitioner training in hypnotherapy.
Review this table when making your decision about which level of assessment to take.
Assessment FAQ's
Vocational qualifications are concerned with real world application. We can think of this in terms of levels of knowledge, skills and intelligence to be able to solve various problems of increasing complexity.
Simple, clearly defined problems with simple “out of the box” solutions are at the lower levels.
Complex, poorly defined problems with multiple interacting factors (or multiple complex problems) are the higher end of scale.
Thus a Level 5 qualification requires the ability to identify and address more complex and less well defined problems, with more interacting factors than a Level 4 qualification.
Our Diploma training programme teaches at many different levels and we have many people taking and using the information and learnings at Level 7 (Masters).
However we are only assessing at Level 4 and Level 5.
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Yes, you can. The course content is the same. You will need to resubmit 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6 and have those remarked before moving to units 2 – 5. There is still a requirement for case studies, but for level 5 you need to complete 20 therapy session hours with between 4 & 6 volunteers. Please see the full guidelines for further information. This isn’t mandatory and the additional hours that are required can be gained with new volunteers. There are additional essays required for Level 5, full details of the assessment can be found here.
Yes, you can. You can apply to pay the difference between what you have currently paid, and the assessment fee for Level 5. You can do that by following this link.
Examples of cases you could be working with:
Phobia. At level 4: you will be confident working with a simple phobia such as an animal phobia where the client doesn’t experience anxiety elsewhere in their life. At level 5: the client may wish to work on a phobia and has experienced their anxiety increasing into other situations not related to the phobia.
Habit reversal. At level 4: you will be confident working with simple habits such as nail biting & teeth grinding. At level 5: the client may also be experiencing anxiety across a number of areas in their life, a low level of self-esteem and a lack of confidence in their ability to address these issues.
Social anxiety. At level 4: you will be confident working with mild social anxiety, lack of assertiveness, lack of confidence representing themselves, people pleasing rather than asserting. At level 5 the client may also be reporting outbursts of anger when feeling threatened, a lack of control over emotions and displaying inappropriate behaviour, low self-esteem and sense of worth.
It is important that case studies are conducted with the permission of the volunteer client. If you are currently working with or about to commence working with a client and can gain this permission then this is acceptable to continue. Using a client as a case study without their permission would be unethical and unacceptable by the College. You will find the permission letter for all your volunteer clients in the case study section.
It is also important to note that volunteer clients shouldn't be charged for their sessions with you as you are still in traiinng.
Did you qualify for the Diploma between January 2019 and August 2022?
Assessment Questions : There is no need for you to submit any further assessment questions.
Case studies
As part of your assessment you will have completed 3 case studies across 8 sessions. You will therefore need to complete a further 12 volunteer client sessions across a minimum of 2 case studies.
Once you pay for the upgrade we will assign a supervisor to you. Wherever possible we will align you to your original supervisor.
You will need to submit supervision review forms for the additional case studies and attend supervision sessions.
You will need to complete the two final essays 1) on your final case study 2) on the supervision process. You can find the full guidance for these essays here:  https://elearning.ukhypnosis.com/products/essential-information-assessment-case-studies-and-course-guidance/categories/3786464/posts/2160318807
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Cost ÂŁ150 -Â Pay here
Did you qualify post August 2022 and complete the new Level 4 questions?
Assessment questions
You will need to resubmit the following questions: 2.2, 3.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 5.1.
The assessor will review your original submission and then mark the resubmissions against the new L5 guidelines.
Case studies
As part of your assessment you will have completed 3 case studies across 8 sessions. You will therefore need to complete a further 12 volunteer client sessions across a minimum of 2 case studies.
Once you pay for the upgrade we will assign a supervisor to you. Wherever possible we will align you to your original supervisor.
You will need to submit supervision review forms for the additional case studies and attend supervision sessions.
You will need to complete the two final essays 1) on your final case study 2) on the supervision process. You can find the full guidance for these essays here: https://elearning.ukhypnosis.com/products/essential-information-assessment-case-studies-and-course-guidance/categories/3786464/posts/2160318807
Cost ÂŁ175 -Â Pay here
Did you qualified before 2019?
Assessment Questions : There is no need for you to submit any further assessment questions.
Case studies
Have you been working with clients, either in your own practice or within your role since qualifying and are you attending regular supervision? if the answer is yes, you can complete one case study to be reviewed by a College supervisor. This will be accepted along with a letter from your supervisor confirming your regular attendance for supervision, adherence to the Hypno-CBT model and general development.
If you haven’t been in practice you will need to complete 20 hours across a minimum of 4 case studies.
Once you pay for the upgrade we will assign a supervisor to you.Â
You will need to submit supervision review forms for the additional case studies and attend supervision sessions.
You will need to complete the two final essays 1) on your final case study 2) on the supervision process. You can find the full guidance for these essays here:  https://elearning.ukhypnosis.com/products/essential-information-assessment-case-studies-and-course-guidance/categories/3786464/posts/2160318807
One case study cost = ÂŁ110 -Â Pay here
20 volunteer client hours across 4 – 6 case studies cost £190.00 - Pay here
Pay for your Assessment
Once you have decided which Level to complete, click on the link below to pay for your assessment.
