Counselling Children and Adolescents Course

Interested in counselling children and adolescents? Currently working with children? Then this may be the course for you.

It covers child counselling skills, child development, behavioural psychology, abuse, bullying, grief and bereavement. This course will be invaluable for those currently working with children or looking to pursue a career in counselling, providing unique insight into the behaviour and psychology of children.

The course is split into bite sized sections so it can easily fit into your busy life. Plus, don’t forget you will also have access to your tutor who will be ready to help every step of the way. So Start Learning today!

Distance Learning Support

At Start Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course.

Entry Requirements 

At Start Learning we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.      

Recommended Hours of Study

We recommended you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the Child Adolescent Counselling course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Course Contents

Child and Adolescent Counselling consist of the following:

Unit 1 - Understanding the Relationship between Counsellor and Client: Listening skills - Vocabulary of Counselling - The Initial Interview

Unit 2 - Child Counselling Skills: Active listening – Observation - Opening up and sharing experiences - Children’s emotions

Unit 3 - An Insight into Child Development: Babies from birth to twelve month, emotional & Social development - Children from twelve to eighteen months, emotional & Social development - Children from eighteen to twenty four months, emotional & social development - Children from twenty four to thirty six months, emotional & social development - Children from thirty six months to fifty months, emotional & social development - Children from fifty months to five years, emotional & social development - Children from five to six years, emotional & social development - Children from six to eight years, emotional & social development - Children from eight to twelve years, emotional & social development - Children between twelve to sixteen Years, emotional & social development – Antenatal – Prenatal – Postnatal – Accidents - Breakdown of relationships/marriages – Culture – Environment - Learning Difficulties - Loss or Bereavement - Behaviour

Unit 4 - Behavioural Psychology and Fears and Phobias: Behavioural Psychology - Fears and phobias

Unit 5 - Child Abuse: What is Physical Abuse? - Accidental injuries - Non-accidental injuries - What is Emotional Abuse - Sexual Abuse - Protecting a child from Sexual Abuse - Neglect

Unit 6 – Bullying: What constitutes Bullying? – Feelings - Who is affected? - The Victim - The Bully

Unit 7 - Grief and Bereavement: Typically normal grief - Inhibited grief - Delayed grief - Chronic grief

Unit 8 - Dysfunctional Families: Deficient parents - Abusive parents - Physical Abuse - Alcoholic parents

Unit 9 - Play Therapy: Toys and Play equipment – Feelings - Imaginary environment

Qualification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 3 Award in Counselling Children and Adolescents, Plus a Start Learning Diploma.

Awarding Body Information

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland. The course is recognised in Scotland by the SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority).

Assessment

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

Language of Course

English