Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People
This course is an introductory training for trainee and qualified counsellors who are preparing to go into placement with clients aged 4-18 years old.
The course is designed to be an enjoyable first step into working with children and young people. Students assessed on an ongoing basis and at the conclusion of the course via a short presentation.
Course content
The course includes both experiential learning and didactic teaching. There will be practical elements, group work, and opportunities for reflection and discussion, providing opportunities for the development of skills, learning of new information, and increasing of insight and awareness.
The Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People includes opportunities to gain basic play and creative interventions to support engagement and effective working with children and young people; it aligns with the BACP’s Stage 1 curriculum for children and young people which includes:
- Ethical and professional practice
- Child protection and safeguarding
- Child and adolescent development and transition
- Communication with children and/or young people
- Beginnings and endings with children and/or young people
- Risk assessments
- Mental health and children and/or young people
- Working within the context of the counselling setting
The BACP state:
‘The first stage of the training curriculum gives counsellors the basic skills and competences to begin working with children and/or young people.’
‘All students must successfully complete Stage 1 of the training curriculum before beginning work with children and/or young people in placement.’
What participants have said
‘A great overview/introduction to working with children and adolescents. Claire provided a wealth of experience and created a warm and safe learning environment. I loved it!’ – Jen, Course Participant November 2024
‘This is a broad introduction to counselling children and young people that is ideal both for those who know that this is an area they would like to work in professionally and for those who are not yet sure. It provides the opportunity to learn not just from the kind and experienced course leader, but also from the expertise of the group participants.’ – Course Participant November 2024
Training hours: 30 hours. Live and interactive via Zoom. Sessions are not recorded.
Participant numbers: Spaces are limited.
Pre-Course Requirements: Participants should be qualified or trainee Counsellors or Psychotherapists.
Assessment: Ongoing basis and at the conclusion of the course via a short presentation.
Missed Session: To meet the criteria of the course participants can only miss one session due to unavoidable circumstances. When session is missed the participant will need to arrange a catch up over Zoom at the cost of £55 per session.
Recognition: A Link Centre Certificate will be presented.
Tutor: Claire Ward, Adv Dip Psych, Dip Couns, Dip Couns Teen, Dip Sup, FdA, MBACP
Claire is a therapist, tutor and supervisor working with adults, children and young people. She completed her psychotherapy training at The Link Centre and did her under 18s core training at the specialist London institutes: Terapia and The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education. She added to this with further training at The Berne Institute. Claire works with a range of vulnerable children and young people in school and private practice, supporting difficulties experienced by children in the care system, with difference and disability, and those experiencing significant loss or trauma, for example. Claire has tutored at The Link Centre and in Kent, where she lives.
Fee:
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Upcoming Dates:
Course dates: Ten evenings 5.30-8.30pm
Our next course is due to start in January. Find out when dates will be launched for by signing up to our newsletter here or contact admin@thelinkcentre.co.uk to be added to the mailing list.
Payment Options:
A deposit of £60 will be taken at the time of booking. Payment plans are available.
Cancellation Policy:
50% refund will be sent if notice of cancellation is received within 7 days’ of the course start date.
Location:
Online via Zoom
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