Diploma in Counselling Children
Diploma in Counselling Children and Young Adults
Length of Course: 10 Days over 5 weekends
Duration of Sessions: 10am – 5pm
Accreditation: Course Endorsement & Validation (AAEEC)
Course Fees The course fee is £1400. You may be eligible to pay in instalments. To secure your place on the course please return the Enrolment Form and send your course fee deposit of £250. You can pay your course fee in full or in instalments. To enable participants to have access to the course, The fees can be paid in 6 instalments. This will result in an administration charge making the total payment of, £1,450. This will be processed with a Direct Debit
Information on paying course fees in installments
£250 Deposit Payment with Application Form
then
£200 Paid in 6 Payments
This will result in the payment total of £1,450.
Please feel free to contact us for furtehr information if required.
Dates of the course:
Weekend 1. 8th and 9th September 2012
Weekend 2. 13th and 14th October 2012
Weekend 3. 10th and 11th November 2012
Weekend 4. 8th and 9th December 2012
Weekend 5. 12th and 13th January 2013
Welcome to the The Diploma in Counselling Children Course.
Who is the Course For?
This course has been designed for individuals who want to work with children and young people. This course The Diploma in Counselling Children is Accredited and Endorsed by Association For Accrediting Endorsing Educational Courses. (AAEEC)
Aims Of The Course.
The Diploma in Counselling Children has been specifically designed to give individuals an opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge to equip them to work effectively with children and young people. Many professionals want to work with children and young people, but lack the skills and qualifications needed to achieve an effective working relationship. This course has been designed for professionals with an interest in counselling children and young people, and a desire to increase their skills and knowledge of working and communicating with children and young people in a counselling context. This course is specifically for Counsellors and Psychotherapists who want to gain a qualification in working with children and young adults
Criteria for the course
We require evidence of a relevant Diploma in Counselling qualification.
Method Of Teaching
The course will be taught in an informal yet structured manner and presented through a series of lectures, seminars, experiential group work, group discussion and private study. The Course Facilitator is Pat Shea-Halson. Pat is a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy, She has a lot of experience working as a Child and Family Therapist and has a proven record in achieving high levels of success working with children, she designed, developed and facilitated the successful NEW LEAF PROGRAMME©. Pat has many years experience of facilitating courses, she is the Director of the Centre for Personal Development and believes teaching and learning should be a fun, exciting, enjoyable experience. The Centre has a wonderful, relaxed, tranquil, learning environment. The rooms are all painted in beautiful pastel colours. It is a pleasure to work in. Pat creates a relaxed atmosphere, and through her warm, friendly approach to teaching, always makes the sessions informative and enjoyable. She is an excellent facilitator and has extensive experience in teaching on counselling courses, and her teaching style has been described as dynamic.
Accredited and Endorsed by the AAEEC
Course Endorsement and Accreditation with the Association For Accrediting Endorsing Educational Courses (AAEEC) This accreditation process has been designed by Pat Shea-Halson and is implemented as an evaluation and moderation assessment process, which has been used since1995.
The successful course examination process
This Inspection, Examination and Endorsement Procedure was designed and development by Pat Shea-Halson in consultation with representatives from Counselling Courses and Counselling Students from different Colleges and Universities, Moderators, Course Examiners, Lecturers in Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Accreditation Panels. They were all supportive of quality assessment for Educational Courses. The Centre For Personal Development has being using this successful Course Examination Process since 1995, and is accepted and recognised by colleges, universities and employers SINCE 1995.
Information regarding the Course Examiners
Although the Inspection, Examination and Endorsement Programme has been designed by Pat Shea-Halson, the Course Examiners Independent Course Examiners. They are usually Endorsing other courses or Counselling Courses at Colleges and Universities, and within other training establishments. Pat specifically requested Independent Course Examiners to evaluate the courses. This will ensure that the course has been stringently assessed and examined by an Independent Judicator.
Overview of Diploma in Counselling Children Course Syllabus:
• The Counselling Relationship
• Goals for Counselling Children
• Issues Related to Counselling Children and Young Adults
• The Difference between Counselling Children and Counselling Adults
• The Child and Counsellor Relationship
• The Counselling Contract
• Developing a Working Alliance with the Child
• Working Effectively with Children
• Working with Children and the Law
• Ethical Consideration
• Theoretical Perspectives
• Inviting the Child to tell their Story
• Integrating Counselling Theory
• Working Creatively with Children
• Play Therapy
• Art Work
• Group Work with Children & Adults
• The Stages of Loss and Bereavement
• Support for the Bereaved Child
• Working Effectively with Adolescents
• Identity and Self-esteem
• Working with Anger
• Working with the Bereaved Child
• Working with Bereaved Adult
• The Process of Child Therapy
• The Process With Young Adults
• The Counselling Process
• Dealing With Resistance and Transference
• Professional Practice
• Effective Endings
• Termination of Counselling
Course Work Criteria
Each participant is required to produce a Learning Journal, and a 5,000 word essay on Counselling Children and Young People, (examples of previous Assignments are available to assist you with the structure or content necessary to demonstrate the criteria for the Assignment)
Why do the Diploma in Counselling Children Course?
This is the only course in the country that presents a professional, Accredited training course by an Award Winning Course Tutor and an Awarding Winning Training Organisation.
If you would like any further information regarding this course, please feel free to give us a call at the Centre For Personal Development on 0151 521 5322




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