Counselling Children and Young People (Level 5 Diploma)
CPCAB
Care & Health
Important Message
Fees must be paid at the time of enrolment, or arrangements should be put in place to pay by instalments. The full fee includes tuition, registration and examination fees (where relevant). Depending on your circumstances you may be entitled to a reduced (concessionary) fee. Reduced fees are applied to the cost of tuition only. Failure to enrol before the Awarding Body deadline may result in you incurring a late fee.
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- Site location Strand Road
Entry Requirements
UK Requirements
This professional qualification is only for qualified counsellors who are practicing and registered with a Professional body such as BACP or NCS.Applicants must hold at least a CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling or a UU FdSc in Integrative Counselling or equivalent qualification.This qualification is not suitable for those who are currently in a state of severe emotional difficulty and/or severe psychological confusion.The course involves experiential elements that will involve considerable personal disclosure and associated personal developmental activities.Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:? Ability to identify reasons for training beyond just personal development ? Provide references ? Academically and emotionally able to cope with this level of training ? Ability to work with difference and diversity ? Possess personal qualities of imagination, intuition, openness and ability to benefit from self-development ? Ability to form a therapeutic relationship with a child or young person ? Have self-awareness, insight, honesty and the ability to make links ? Emotional stability and the absence of personality disturbance ? Ability to challenge and be challenged ? Ability to respond sensitively and empathically to children and young people ? Ability to work professionally as part of a teamAdditional Requirements Prior to Entry
Interview Required
Additional Information
Course Requirements:
Personal counselling: a minimum of 20 hours of personal counselling undertaken during the life of the course.
Client work: a minimum of 60 hours formally contracted counselling (one-to-one), with children and young people.
The hours are to include client assessment and practice work with at least 4 different clients between the ages of 11-18.
Clinical Supervision: either group or one-to-one supervision – as per the supervision ratio requirements of the candidate’s chosen ethical framework or professional membership association.
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