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CERTIFICATE IN CHILD AND YOUTH COUNSELLING VRE901

Duration (approx) 600 hours
Qualification
Certificate

Why Study Child and Youth Counselling?

Children and young people are struggling more and more with their mental health. They may need support during difficult periods in their lives. This course focusses specifically on counselling children and young people.  It is a flexible course and also enables you to specialise in areas of counselling that particularly interest you and meet the requirements of your career.

Who Is This Course Suitable For?

The course is suitable for anyone working/wanting to work with young people who are struggling. You might need to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions, and understand ways we can help children who are experiencing difficulties.

What Will You Learn In This Course?

By studying this course, you will 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.

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.

Modules

Core ModulesThese modules provide foundation knowledge for the CERTIFICATE IN CHILD AND YOUTH COUNSELLING VRE901
 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY BPS104
 COUNSELLING SKILLS l BPS109
Elective ModulesIn addition to the core modules, students study any 4 of the following 21 modules.
 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY - BPS307
 ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY BPS211
 ANGER MANAGEMENT - BPS111
 ANXIETY MANAGEMENT BPS224
 CAREERS COUNSELLING BPS202
 CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH BPS214
 COUNSELLING CHILDREN BPS218
 COUNSELLING SKILLS II BPS110
 COUNSELLING TECHNIQUES BPS206
 CREATIVE THERAPIES BPS219
 CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY BPS309
 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY - BPS210
 DEVELOPMENTAL, LEARNING AND BEHAVIOURAL CONDITIONS IN ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN BPS215
 ECOTHERAPY PRACTICE - BPS220
 FAMILY COUNSELLING BPS213
 GRIEF COUNSELLING (BPS209)
 HORTICULTURAL THERAPY BHT341
 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY BPS101
 LIFE COACHING BPS305
 NEURODIVERSITY BPS311
 PLAY THERAPY - BRE214

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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.

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.

What Are the Advantages of Studying Psychology With ACS Distance Education?

  • You can start at any time to suit you.
  • They are self-paced.
  • You can study when and where suits you. They are flexible to fit in around you and your lifestyle.
  • It is not just a course, it is a package of learning that includes – course notes, tutor feedback, self-assessment tests, research tasks and assignments.
  • Our tutors are all experts in their field, with years of experience in psychology and counselling.
  • They are also keen and enthusiastic about their subject and enjoy working with students to improve their knowledge and skills.
  • Courses are also updated regularly to meet the demands of the changing needs for knowledge and to keep our courses up to date.

What Next?

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.

Study this specialist and extensive qualification to improve your skills and knowledge to help children and young people.

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Meet some of our academics

Tracey Jones (psychology)B.Sc. (Hons) (Psychology), M.Soc.Sc (social work), DipSW (social work), PGCE (Education), PGD (Learning Disability Studies) Tracey began studying psychology in 1990. She has a wide range of experience within the psychology and social work field, particularly working with people with learning disabilities. She is also qualified as a teacher and now teaches psychology and social work related subjects. She has been a book reviewer for the British Journal of Social Work and has also written many textbooks, blogs, articles and ebooks on psychology, writing, sociology, child development and more. She has had also several short stories published.
Jacinda Cole B.Sc.,M.Psych.Psychologist, Educator, Author, Psychotherapist. B.Sc., Psych.Cert., M. Psych. Cert.Garden Design, MACA. Jacinda has over 25 years of experience in psychology, in both Australia and England. She has co-authored several psychology text books and many courses including diploma and degree level courses in psychology and counselling. Jacinda joined ACS in 2001.
Jade SciasciaBiologist, Business Coordinator, Government Environmental Dept, Secondary School teacher (Biology); Recruitment Consultant, Senior Supervisor in Youth Welfare, Horse Riding Instructor (part-completed) and Boarding Kennel Manager. Jade has a B.Sc.Biol, Dip.Professional Education, Cert IV TESOL, Cert Food Hygiene.


Check out our eBooks

Family & Relationships CounsellingThe Family and Relationships Counselling ebook is an informative and helpful read for anyone who wants to improve their relationships or even help other people improve or nurture their own relationships.
Counselling HandbookA book for both students, as well as volunteers who may be involved in helping people with problems. This is a starting point for understanding counselling, and a reference for developing counselling skills. The book contains seven chapters: 1. Where can counselling be used 2. How to see behind the mask 3. Emotions and attitudes 4. How to communicate better when all you have is words 5. Theory versus practice 6. Diffusing difficult situations 7. Golden rules or tips
How Children ThinkAnyone who has ever tried to make a child do anything (clean up their mess, desist from throwing mud, stop drawing on the walls) knows that children think differently to adults. This book attempts to provide the skills and knowledge to develop a greater understanding of children.
The Environment of PlayFull of inspiring colour images of playgrounds around the world, this book is ideal for designers, park managers, schools and parents! First published in the USA in 1982. Used in the past as a university text (in landscaping and education degrees). Completely revised in 2012. Full of inspiring colour images of playgrounds around the world, this book is ideal for designers, park managers, schools and parents! Play is the most important and effective method of learning for adults as well as children. It can be active or passive, planned or spontaneous. If you want to learn about the relationship between PLAY and the ENVIRONMENT, this is the ebook for you.