Certificate In Counselling In Schools

Post Graduate Certificate In Counselling In Schools

The course is accredited by Wessex Counselling Service and we are also seeking accreditation from WPF Therapy

The course will have two themes: primary, for working with 5 - 11 year olds and secondary, for working with 12 - 18 year olds. Both themes will have joint course days for 7 of the 10 day programme. You are most likely to opt for one age group strand but some of you may also wish to attend both age group theme days. This is possible for an additional fee as outlined below.

Course days will run from 9.30 am - 5.15 pm and combine a mixture of presentation of theory, and other information, handouts, group discussions, experiential learning and case discussion. There will be an integration group at the end of each course day to give you the opportunity to process and integrate the training and to facilitate the development of the work.

The course is rooted in a psychodynamic framework but will incorporate other techniques, appropriate to working with children and forming a creative and rounded approach.

Outline and Dates

A
15/01/10
Developmental model (5 - 11 years)

B
16/01/10
Developmental model (12 - 18 years)

A & B
13/02/10
Family Perspectives

A
12/03/10
Counselling Skills Part One (5 - 11 years)

B
13/03/10
Counselling Skills Part One (12 - 18 years)

A & B
23/04/10
Child Protection/Safeguarding Children Part One

A & B
15/05/10
Ethical Practice

A & B
12/06/10
Brief Counselling Model

A
9/07/10
Counselling Skills Part Two (5 - 11 years)

B
10/07/10
Counselling Skills Part Two (12 - 18 years)

A & B
04/09/10
Understanding Mental Health

A & B
16/10/10
Working with groups

A & B
27/11/10
Child Protection Part 2

Course Assessment

Participants will be assessed on attendance, participation and engagement in the programme. There will be two written papers. The first is an essay of approximately 2,500 words and the second a clinical paper of 4,000 words on work with a child in a school. Whilst participants may not already be working in schools it is anticipated that they will be working towards doing so during the year. Voluntary supervised work as a counsellor in a school may be required if a participant is not employed by a school in order to write the final case study. Some flexibility on timing can be discussed.

Selection Process

Selection is by written application accompanied by a CV.