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This Child Counsellor Training course will help you to gain specialised skills in child psychology, communication and counselling techniques, equipping you to provide essential support and guidance to children facing emotional challenges and fostering a fulfilling career in child counselling.
This Course At A Glance
- Eligible to apply for the insurance
- Accredited by International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM)
- Accredited by CPD UK
- Endorsed by Quality Licence Scheme
- Learn the definition of child counselling and valuable insights into a child’s emotional well-being, mental health, and social development
- Understand how to diagnose child psychological issues such as grief and bereavement, stress, child bullying, and child abuse
- Understand the child’s development cycle and identify which stage requires critical observation and counselling
- Understand language tones or non-verbal skills to understand children’s concerns and challenges
- Learn about the sensitive relationship between the child, parent, and teacher
- Understand child behavioural therapies and creative skills to keep children happy and engaged
- Learn about the therapeutic process to handle distressed kids
- Understand how to counsel children who have suffered significant setbacks in families
- Learn about the significance of emotional intimacy while dealing with children
Child Counsellor Training Course Level 3 Overview
Although you may believe that counselling is the same for everyone, however, the approach for children and adolescents is slightly different. If you are aspiring to be a child counsellor, this Child Counsellor Course will help you develop the necessary abilities for a rewarding career in child counselling.
This comprehensive Level 3 Counselling Course is designed to help you understand child counselling in-depth, children’s growth and development, the relationship between a parent, child, and teacher, therapeutic language, psychological issues, and therapeutic outcomes. You’ll learn about counselling relationships and behaviour therapies, as well as how to interact with children with this child counselling courses online. You’ll also learn about child development and the complexity of growth, including psychological issues and therapeutic outcomes. Finally, you will learn how to begin your career as a counselling professional.
Upon successful completion of this level 3 counselling course, you will gain extensive knowledge to deal with the children emotionally and mentally, understand different methods that can be used to understand children better, and the recovery process to follow thereafter.
This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries.
This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.
You can also contact us for more information.
Who should take this course?
This Child Counselling Training Online Course is primarily aimed at:
- Parents
- Teachers
- Child Counsellor
- Aspiring Child Counsellor
- Students of Psychology
This training is, however, not restricted to a particular profession or field of endeavour. It may also benefit a larger range of people who want to learn more about child counselling.
Entry Requirements
- There are no academic entry requirements for this Child Counsellor Training Course, and it is open to students of all academic backgrounds.
- However, you are required to have a laptop/desktop/tablet or smartphone and a good internet connection.
Assessment Method
This Child Counsellor Training Course assesses learners through multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Upon successful completion of the modules, learners must answer MCQs to complete the assessment procedure. Through the MCQs, it is measured how much a learner could grasp from each section. In the assessment pass mark is 60%.
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Course Curriculum
About the Course & the Instructor
Definition of Counselling
The Counselling Relationship
The Development Cycle
Parent, Child, Teacher Relationships
The Complexities of Growth
Introduction – Psychological Development
Conflict and Stress
Behavioural Therapies
Working with Children
The Use of Language
Memory
Grief and Bereavement
Exploring Grief and Letting Go
Dysfunctional Families
What is Co-Dependency
Child Bullying and Child Abuse
Psychological Study of Education
Transformation
Using Newly Found Skills
Recovery – The Therapeutic Process
Moving on – Emotional Intimacy
Setting Up a Practice
Study Materials – Child Counsellor at QLS Level 3
Assessment – Child Counsellor at QLS Level 3
Recognised Accreditation
CPD Certification Service
This course is accredited by continuing professional development (CPD). CPD UK is globally recognised by employers, professional organisations, and academic institutions, thus a certificate from CPD Certification Service creates value towards your professional goal and achievement.
CPD certificates are accepted by thousands of professional bodies and government regulators here in the UK and around the world. Many organisations look for employees with CPD requirements, which means, that by doing this course, you would be a potential candidate in your respective field.
Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed
The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. It will give you a competitive advantage in your career, making you stand out from all other applicants and employees.
Certificate of Achievement
Endorsed Certificate from Quality Licence Scheme
After successfully passing the MCQ exam you will be eligible to order the Endorsed Certificate by Quality Licence Scheme. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. It will give you a competitive advantage in your career, making you stand out from all other applicants and employees. There is a Quality Licence Scheme endorsement fee to obtain an endorsed certificate which is £65.
Certificate of Achievement from Lead Academy
After successfully passing the MCQ exam you will be eligible to order your certificate of achievement as proof of your new skill. The certificate of achievement is an official credential that confirms that you successfully finished a course with Lead Academy. Certificate can be obtained in PDF version at a cost of £12, and there is an additional fee to obtain a printed copy certificate which is £35.
Course Reviews
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In-depth course curriculum
Lead Academy’s Child Counselling course was a great resource for me because it helped me to understand child counselling in-depth covering all important lessons. Highly recommended.
Ava Hayes | Mar 09, 2023
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Loved the Expert training
Becoming a child counsellor is not a piece of cake. Children can throw tantrums while counselling and you have to be very patient with them and the experts train you on that very wisely.
Harry Carter | Aug 21, 2022
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Got Professional training
The experts' professionalism and patience amazed me and trained me really hard so I can qualify. It helped me a lot to pass the assessment with a better score. Highly recommended.
Sophia Foster | Dec 04, 2022
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Advanced modules
Lead Academy’s level 3 counselling course provides advanced theoretical knowledge and expert’s guidance on child counselling. After completing the modules, you must take the assessment which helps you to measure how much you’ve learned.
Benjamin Holmes | Feb 12, 2023
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Got my CPD accredited certificate
I enrolled on this course because it provides a CPD accredited certificate after completion which was recognised by many healthcare organisations and it increased my career opportunities to a large extent.
Emily James | Aug 29, 2022
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Supportive instructors
The expert trainers of this course were very humble and provided amicable support during the time of training. Finally, with the help of them, I became a professional child counsellor at my workplace.
Henry Thompson | Jan 15, 2023
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Amazing course
Thanks to Lead Academy, I got to enrol in one of their level 3 counsellor courses which helped me to qualify as a professional with a 14-day money-back guarantee facility.
Mia Phillips | Aug 12, 2022
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A great resource for counselling skills
I enrolled in the CPD UK accredited child counsellor courses at Lead Academy, which provided me with the great support and resources I needed to develop my counselling skills and pass the assessment with confidence.
Noah Turner | Sep 01, 2022
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Enjoyed Self paced learning
I was looking for Level 3 Child psychotherapy courses online that would be suitable for my budget and schedule, and I came across Lead Academy's course with reasonable prices and virtual classes that allowed me to learn and train at my own pace.
Grace Walker | Mar 12, 2023
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Improved my knowledge
I was suffering in my assistant counsellor job due to poor knowledge and experience, but the Level 3 Child Counsellor course in Lead Academy helped me improve and feel more confident.
Oscar Mitchell | May 29, 2023
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Built Solid Foundation
Lead Academy's Course gave me a solid foundation and professional training helped me easily to earn my Level 3 child counselling qualification.
Esme Davis | Feb 27, 2022
FAQs
A child counsellor helps the client identify and understand their life problem. They advise and guide the child about how to handle life issues.
The child counsellor profession is very challenging as you have to deal with children. To successfully do this work, you must have patience, affection, tolerance and more.
At least one year of full-time or two years of part-time classroom-based tuition including integral, supervised placements of at least 100 hours, allowing you to work within an organisation and practise your skills with clients under supervision.
You will be getting the training with the help of an industrial expert. They will teach the course comprehensively. The course tutor will use material and interactive videos to teach the lesson.
A child consellor earns £31,646 per year. However, it may vary depending on the palace, experience and company.
A counsellor can not be called a doctor unless they hold a doctoral degree, such as a Doctor of Psychology or a Doctor of Philosophy in counselling or a related field.
You can work as a helper, or a trainee counsellor, in areas such as mental health, substance misuse, health, and social care. Further training would be helpful to become a fully-qualified counsellor.
The professional body approves the procedures if any e-learning platform claims its courses are accredited.
You will only realize the benefit of having a CPD-accredited certificate once you face the corporate world. As employees, job places, and more value the CPD-accredited certificate, you must own this certificate by doing the course with us.
CPD refers to Continuing Professional Development, and the CPD-accredited course is developed for individuals who want to improve and update their skills within their professional field continuously. This certificate claims that the certificate holder's knowledge is up-to-date in their work area.