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A specialist post-graduate certificate /CPD course for counselling children and young people – ages 4 – 18. Following the BACP’s evidence informed framework, to ensure counsellors gain knowledge and competence for working with children and young people in an ethical and effective way. The course content includes ethical and professional practice, child protection and safeguarding, child and adolescent development, working with diversity, measuring and monitoring outcomes and young people’s mental health. The course has a credit bearing award ensuring professional standards are met and applicants must have a professionally validated/accredited qualification in Counselling/Psychotherapy to be accepted on the course.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Session | First Sub Session | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course covers the main competencies required for working effectively with children and young people. These include, knowledge of development in young people and of family development and transitions. Knowledge and understanding of mental health problems in young people. Professional knowledge of legal frameworks and knowledge of psychopharmacology in work with young people .
Specific competencies for humanistic counselling; helping children and young people work with emotions, by establishing an effective therapeutic relationship and having the ability to use creative methods and play therapy appropriately.
The ability to work with children and young people in all settings.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| 10 independent supervision sessions, £30-£50 each | GBP 500.00 |
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 9 | Feedback Weeks | 12 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback from tutor via Turnitin. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Ability to apply developmental knowledge for effective therapeutic practice. |
| Procedural | Understand | To gain knowledge of relevant professional and legal issues, then develop the ability to work with these issues competently. |
| Procedural | Understand | Ability to initiate and maintain an appropriate therapeutic relationship using humanistic counselling competencies. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 18 | Feedback Weeks | 22 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback from tutor via Turnitin. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | To develop creative therapeutic skills and play therapy skills for working effectively with children and young people. |
| Procedural | Apply | Ability to work competently across all settings and organisations. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Ability to work in a culturally competent manner. |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Verbal feedback in supervision groups. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | To develop creative therapeutic skills and play therapy skills for working effectively with children and young people. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Ability to apply developmental knowledge for effective therapeutic practice. |
| Procedural | Apply | Ability to work competently across all settings and organisations. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Ability to work in a culturally competent manner. |
| Procedural | Understand | To gain knowledge of relevant professional and legal issues, then develop the ability to work with these issues competently. |
| Procedural | Understand | Ability to initiate and maintain an appropriate therapeutic relationship using humanistic counselling competencies. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written feedback via turnitin. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback from tutor via turnitin. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Ability to apply developmental knowledge for effective therapeutic practice. |
| Procedural | Apply | Ability to work competently across all settings and organisations. |
| Procedural | Understand | To gain knowledge of relevant professional and legal issues, then develop the ability to work with these issues competently. |
| Procedural | Understand | Ability to initiate and maintain an appropriate therapeutic relationship using humanistic counselling competencies. |
| Conceptual | Apply | To develop creative therapeutic skills and play therapy skills for working effectively with children and young people. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Ability to work in a culturally competent manner. |
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