Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Entry Requirements

All students must be 16 years of age and above to enrol onto our Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma course.

Level 3 Diploma courses require a minimum prior learning to GCSE standard in order that students can manage their studies and the assumed knowledge within course content.

Study Hours

Approximately 20 hours per unit.

Assessment

Optional coursework and final examination.

Enrolment

Please note that you can enrol on this course at anytime.

Course Length

1 Year.

Awarding Body

ABC Awards

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Course Content

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 1: Introduction, discussion and reappraisal of counselling skills

This module looks at how we define children and adolescents in the modern society. It also looks in detail at the five theories which have been adopted as approaches in counselling. In this module the work of Freud, Rogers, Skinner, Ellis, Jung and Eagan will be looked at in brief, and the corresponding counselling approaches examined.

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 2: The psychodynamic approach relevant to child and adolescent counselling

This module will look at how they work and are applied to the counselling situation. Specific examples and activities will give the student indications as to which particular set of client circumstances benefits most from this approach.

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 3: The cognitive behavioural approach relevant to child and adolescent counselling

This module will look at how they work and are applied to the counselling situation. Specific examples and activities will give the student indications as to which particular set of client circumstances benefits most from this approach.

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 4: The person-centred approach relevant to child and adolescent counselling

This module will look at how they work and are applied to the counselling situation. Specific examples and activities will give the student indications as to which particular set of client circumstances benefits most from this approach.

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 5: Ethics, issues of consent, and the child/adolescent – counsellor relationship

This module will discuss boundaries or limitations and will look at how to recognise and deal with these. It will also look at what types of consent and responsibilities the counsellor has to seek when working with children. It also looks at how the counsellor builds up a trusting and communicative relationship with children and adolescents.

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 6: Main concepts and counselling skills of child counselling

This module looks at how the process of child counselling works and how the counsellor applies the working models and techniques to facilitate change.

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 7: The role of play and specific activities in child counselling

This module looks at how the use of story telling, games and play using various toys and creative mediums can enhance exploration and facilitation in child counselling.

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 8: Using worksheets for goal setting, exploration and expression in child counselling

This module examines the use of worksheets and gives some examples of how they might be used effectively in different situations.

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 9: Adolescent counselling: understanding

This module looks at how the counsellor builds the relationship through understanding the adolescent’s environmental influences, stresses and attachments.

Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma Module 10: Adolescent counselling: proactive practice and specific strategies

This module explores how the counsellor implements a proactive approach, effectively communicates and facilitates behaviour changes in the adolescent. It also discusses some creative and psychosocial strategies which are specific to this field of counselling.

Progression

This Level 3 Child + Adolescent Counselling Diploma course can be used to gain entry to a Level 4 Diploma or higher.