At present, there is no minimum qualification requirement for psychological counseling practitioners in Britain. However, because the major of psychological counseling is highly mature, and the major itself is highly scientific, research-oriented and applied, more and more employers have higher expectations for candidates to have the qualifications issued by authoritative academic institutions. Even some psychology majors in Britain will require applicants to pass the certification of a specific association in advance. Counselors need to be certified by BACP or other authoritative organizations, cognitive behavioral experts need to be certified by BABCP, psychological counselors need to be certified by BACP/BPS/NCS, and clinical psychologists need to be certified by BPS/HCPC.
Psychology is a science that studies thoughts and human behavior. The research focuses on human thoughts, emotions, behaviors, interaction modes and strong feedback modes of human behavior in the society around us. Students majoring in psychology should learn to understand why people behave in a certain way, if they react to the world around them, and what key factors may affect this situation. The research fields of psychology cover social behavior, biological behavior, cognitive science and emotional science.