School Leavers & CAO Applicants

For anybody under the age of 23 who wishes to register for the Full-Time programme you can apply via the CAO Website.

The list of full-time courses that we provide on the CAO is as follows:

BA (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy

This new Honours BA programme is an exciting and innovative programme. Studied over four years it is designed to support students wishing to study towards becoming professional practitioners in Counselling related areas of practice.

• CAO Code: CI110
• Full Course Details

BA (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy with Addiction Studies

This course has been designed for individuals who wish to become competent professional practitioners in counselling-related fields with a specific focus on addiction studies. Studied over four years the syllabus covers a diverse combination of theory and competence development. It centers on areas such as understanding mental health, the theoretical evolution of addiction, substance and non-substance addictions, addiction intervention and recovery approaches.

• CAO Code: CI111
• Full Course Details

BA (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy with Youth Studies

This new Honours BA programme studied over four years is an exciting and innovative programme, designed to support students wishing to study towards becoming professional practitioners in Counselling related areas of practice and specifically in Youth based settings. Completion of the programme leads to an academic award at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications awarded by QQI.

• CAO Code: CI112
• Full Course Details

To download our prospectus, please click here

Want to learn more?

Recently our very own Harry Dickinson, Senior Lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy here at ICHAS featured on the Leaving Cert Podcast with Donnchadh O’Mahony. They talked about the CAO courses on offer, professional accreditation, practice placement, student life at ICHAS, employment opportunities, and much more.