Introduction to Counselling Children and Young People (11-18)
Course
Course Provider: Wellspring Therapy & Training
Pre-requisite Information: This is for qualified counsellors or trainee counsellors
Aim:
This course aims to give counsellors the competences and basic skills required to begin working with Children and Young People (11-18).
Who is this for?
- Counsellors already qualified to work with adults at Level 4 or above who want to start working with Children and Young People and begin to work towards more formal qualification in Counselling Children and Young People (11-18).
- Trainee counsellors on an adult focused course at level 4 or above who wish to undertake some of their placement hours working with Children and Young People (11-18).
What will it cover:
The content is based on the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Stage 1 counselling children and young people curriculum (11-18).
It is a four-day course and will cover:
- Communication with Young People
- Child & Adolescent Development & Transitions
- Mental Health & Young People
- Risk Assessments
- Child Protection & Safeguarding
- Ethical & Professional practice (Ethics and the rights of the YP)
- Working within the context of a counselling setting
- Beginnings & Endings with Young People