Study the Certificate In Child And Youth Counselling - gain and develop a range of skills to apply to the field of child and youth counselling.
- Study child development - learn about child development theories, their learning, development of their emotions, socialisation and more.
- Learn about counselling theories and techniques - applicable to a wide variety of applications including parenting, teaching, retail work, youth work, management, personnel, training, volunteer work, support work and much more.
- Specialise in areas of your choice with Elective Modules, including Anger Management, Family Counselling, and Grief Counselling.
Studying this course can lead to a range of opportunities, such as:
- Starting your own business as a Child and Youth Counsellor.
- Running group sessions or workshops to support children, youths, and their parents.
- Gaining employment as a Youth Worker.
- Gaining employment as a Counsellor, specialising in children and youth.
- Applying yourself to providing careers counselling.
Develop and use your skills to compliment a range of other professions, such as
- Teaching, child care, allied health.
- Running parenting seminars.
- Working with natural disaster victims.
- Understanding your own children better.
How do you want to help young people? What area will you specialise in?
The Core Modules will provide core knowledge in the areas of child psychology and counselling skills, while the selection of Elective Modules gives students the opportunity to specialise in key areas of interest to them.
COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
Course Duration: 600 hours.
Start Date: Start at any time - study at a pace that suits you, and with full tutor support for the duration of your studies.
Content: Study two Core Modules and then choose four Elective Modules.
Developmental Psychology BPS210
This 10 lesson module looks at the psychological development of individuals throughout their lives. Different stages in an individual’s life bring about different influences and different challenges. This module seeks to help the student to better understand how people develop, through all ages of life with lessons on each of the key life stages: Early childhood, Middle childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood, Late Adulthood. Students will look at cognitive, social, and moral development as relevant through each of these stages before then considering the potential challenges faced through each stage of a person’s life. Having a heightened awareness of developmental psychology is a big advantage when dealing with people in any capacity. It helps you understand work colleagues, clients, friends and family members and is a very valuable tool for teachers, managers, counsellors and welfare workers amongst many other professions.
A CERTIFICATE CAN KICK START A CAREER
... but life-long success requires a lifelong learning.
Today's world is continually changing - and faster than ever before. This means that our knowledge and understanding of child behaviour keeps changing, and the way in which children behave is changing too as the things that affect them in the world change.
This constant state of flux presents both challenges and opportunities to anyone working in the field of child and youth support services.
The key to success in your career will be to embrace change and be prepared to keep learning, improving, and advancing your ability to work with children and youth.
Keep Learning Beyond Your Studies
Certificates, diplomas or degrees are only a foundation for your career. Recognise this - whatever level qualification you start with.
We are learning more all the time about child psychology. It is an area that is constantly changing as our knowledge of the subject evolves. Things that were never heard of a hundred years ago are now common knowledge – think of autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – these conditions were not even recognised in the past, but now are now well-known conditions.
Never assume that what you know now will not be expanded upon, or changed to meet with contemporary thinking, in the future. Using ADHD as an example, not only has it become a recognised childhood disorder but at the beginning of the twentieth century it was thought to be a result of poor parenting techniques and should be resolved with discipline. By the 1960's it was thought to be due to brain damage, in the 1980's it became known as attention deficit disorder or ADD, and only more recently has it been renamed ADHD and different subtypes named according to the predominance of hyperactivity and inattention, or the presence of both. The classification of this disorder may well change further as we learn more about it.
You can continue learning through your own personal experiences, observations, and research, as well as through keeping abreast of current findings.
HOW THE COURSE WORKS
You can start the course at any time.
It is studied by distance learning, so you can study in the comfort of your own home. But this doesn't mean you are all alone in your studies. Our highly qualified and friendly tutors are there to help you every step of the way. If you have any questions at all, they are always happy to help.
Each lesson includes set tasks, and is completed with an assignment which the student submits to their course tutor. The tutor will mark the assignment and return this to the student with comments and suggestions for further reading.
HOW THE CERTIFICATE IS ASSESSED
The Certificate In Child And Youth Counselling requires around 600 hours of study. This is made up of six 100 hour modules.
To pass the course –
- Pass all assignments on the six 100 hour modules. There will be an assignment at the end of each lesson to submit to your tutor for marking and feedback.
- Pass six examinations – one on each module. These are usually taken at the end of the module and can be arranged at a time and location to suit you.
WHY STUDY WITH ACS
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Our courses are written and taught by experienced professionals, so you know you can expect a high quality of teaching and support.
- You can start the course at any time and study at your own pace.
- Fit your studies around your own busy lifestyle - we provide full tutor support for all the time you are studying.
- Study where you want to – the choice of online studies or eLearning offer the flexibility for you to determine where and when you study.
So - Are you interested in helping children and teenagers through difficult periods in their lives?
- Do you want a rewarding and interesting career?
- Do you want to improve your job and career prospects?
- If so, then this is the course for you!
Any Questions?
If you have any questions, please do get in touch with us.