Welcome to this counselling research blog, created to support UCBC counselling students preparing to complete research projects and dissertations.

On this blog you will find resources to support your learning.

If you have any questions or comments or need any help with your summer research preparations please contact me at the following email address: John Marsden

You can also post comments on this blog, sharing your thoughts with your learning community

I hope you have a pleasant summer, please make time for relaxation and recuperation as well as your research ideas.

Information for students entering the second year

These templates will help students entering their second year to plan their research projects.

This first template is the Research Proposal.

You will write 800 words, which is 20% of the total marks available for the Research Project module.

Think of your research proposal as a 'blueprint'. In other words, it should be sufficiently detailed that if given to a colleague they would be able to complete the research project for you.

Proposal Template

This second template is your Ethics Form. You will need to complete this form and hand it in with your research proposal. You will not be allowed to undertake any research until your proposal has been approved by your teaching team and if necessary the University Centre's Ethics Committee.

Ethics Form

For more information about writing a research proposal you can read the BACP's information leaflet here:

BACP Guide

Information for students entering the third year

This presentation is for third year students thinking about their dissertation. It explains how to turn your research project into a dissertation.



Below you will find a link to a dissertation template, It gives you a structure and provides prompts to help you with the contents of your dissertation.

Dissertation Template