About this web site

The four links at the top of each page - Home, About Us, Contact Us and Help - give general and contact information about COSCA.

This website is intended as a resource for anyone seeking information on:

• counselling, psychotherapy and counselling skills
• accreditation as a counsellor/psychotherapist or trainer
• validation of courses
• finding a counsellor/psychotherapist
• finding a supervisor
• training courses
• counselling services
• ethics
• vacancies in the counselling field
• counselling/research events
• COSCA Recognition Scheme for organisations

This resource includes documents which can be viewed and/or completed on-line or downloaded.

Making the Website more accessible

Increase Font Size:     Please see on left hand column of each page "Change font size".   Font size can be changed by clicking on one of the two eyes on the display.

Voice Activation:          Voice activation is a useful tool for those who want to listen to, rather than read, the contents of the COSCA website.    Please see on the left hand column of each page "Voice Activation", which you should click on.  A page of instructions on how to listen to the documents on this website, is available.

Search facility:             If you are looking for information such as a counsellor, training course, etc. you should go to the top left hand column and click on "Search".   A search facility can then be activated to give you relevant information.

About Adobe Acrobat documents

Adobe Acrobat files are a useful means of distributing documents in a printer friendly format on the Internet. However before you can view or print an acrobat file you must install the necessary software. The free Acrobat reader can be downloaded from the Adobe site. The reader can be accessed by clicking on the Adobe logo on the left of every page on this website. Once on the Adobe site you will need to give some details about the reader you require and follow the instructions.