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Mixed Feelings
Have been waiting nearly a month for an email response from Student Support despite chasing. Tutors also take a long time to reply which causes delays when trying to submit assessments. No modules take place in July and August which means tutor contact is virtually non-existent as it is their summer break. The timing is not great as this is when most students in year 1 and 2 are working on their final practical assessments so are left without support for a crucial part of the studies. Moodle is relatively straight-forward and easy to navigate. I have found it frustrating having to print the class notes for each module. Seems like an unnecessary waste of paper. Not all of the module sessions are overly useful. Some are just a rehash of the materials on Moodle so there are some I attended where I did not feel like I learned anything new. Although, it was nice to interact and practice skills with fellow classmates, despite the tutor not knowing how to use break-out rooms on Teams for the online sessions… It is great that you can swap a couple of module sessions each academic year if you are not able to attend your regular session. The flexibility of having modules at the weekend is a bonus if you work full time during the week. Lots of textbooks to buy, but most of the required ones in year 2 are carried over into year 3 as well. If doing the 3yr course, you will need to pay for yearly membership for National Hypnotherapy Society and National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, alongside a registration fee each year for Princes Trust. If you are looking for a flexible course, Chrysalis fits the bill, but do not go into it with high expectations, especially in relation to response times! If you are extremely well-organised and can overlook the annoyance and niggles, it might just work for you.