Counselling Children and Adolescents Level 3

Course Code: BA120
Award Level 3, Similar to - A-Level

Counsellors for Children and Adolescents help young people understand their situations better and offer listening and support.

Counselling is a complex skill that requires finely tuned communication and interpersonal skills.
Child counselling is a specialist subject that can help to improve a child’s chances of success in later life, both physically and emotionally.
This course covers a wide range of issues that may affect young people, such as child abuse, bullying and bereavement.
This course may be of interest to parents, teachers or other child care practitioners.

All course materials will be delivered to you by post or via email, so it couldn't be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way by email.

You will have more than enough time to complete your course so you can work at your own pace. Completed coursework can be delivered by post or via email, so handing in an assignment is simple.

Home learning is simple and stress-free, so enrol with us today!

Course Content

Unit 1: Understanding the Relationship between Counsellor and Client
Unit 2: Child Counselling Skills
Unit 3: An Insight into Child Development
Unit 4: Behavioural Psychology and Fears and Phobias
Unit 5: Child Abuse
Unit 6: Bullying
Unit 7: Grief and Bereavement
Unit 8: Dysfunctional Families
Unit 9: Play Therapy

Assessment

You will be assessed through a series of written assignments, which are submitted to your tutor by post or by email for marking. There is no external examination required.

Course Duration

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 100 hours to complete.

Study Method

The course is designed for study by distance learning at home or at work. Students will receive all course materials by post or online, plus tutor support by email.

Qualification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.