Introduction to Counselling Children and Young People (11-18)
Introduction to Counselling Children and Young People (11-18)
CourseCourse Provider: Wellspring Therapy & Training
Pre-requisite Information: You need to be qualified as a counsellor to a minimum of Level 4 or be enrolled in a course at minimum level 4 and be about to undertake a placement with children.
Aim:
This course aims to give counsellors the competences and basic skills required to begin working with Children and Young People (11-18).
Who is this for?
- Counsellors already qualified to work with adults at Level 4 or above who want to start working with Children and Young People and begin to work towards more formal qualification in Counselling Children and Young People (11-18).
- Trainee counsellors on an adult focused course at level 4 or above who wish to undertake some of their placement hours working with Children and Young People (11-18).
What will it cover:
The content is based on the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Stage 1 counselling children and young people curriculum (11-18).
It is a four-day course and will cover:
- Communication with Young People
- Child & Adolescent Development & Transitions
- Mental Health & Young People
- Risk Assessments
- Child Protection & Safeguarding
- Ethical & Professional practice (Ethics and the rights of the YP)
- Working within the context of a counselling setting
- Beginnings & Endings with Young People
Course booking details
Post qualifying/specialist
Counselling
April 2026
May 2026
Wellspring HouseCourse fee: TBC
Introduction course only
£400
Introduction and Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (11-18)
£1500