Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People.

• Developmental Psychology: Understanding the psychological and social development of children and young people is crucial for effective counselling. This unit will cover the key developmental theories and milestones from infancy to adolescence.

• Child and Adolescent Counselling Skills: This unit will focus on the specific counselling skills required when working with children and young people, including play therapy, art therapy, and talking therapies.

• Ethical and Professional Practice: This unit will cover the ethical and professional considerations that counsellors must adhere to when working with children and young people, including confidentiality, boundaries, and record-keeping.

• Mental Health and Wellbeing in Children and Young People: This unit will explore the mental health issues that are common in children and young people, including anxiety, depression, and eating disorders, and how they can be effectively managed and treated.

• Counselling Theory and Practice: This unit will provide an overview of the different counselling theories and how they can be applied when working with children and young people.

• Attachment and Relationships: This unit will cover the importance of attachment in child development and how to work with children and young people who have experienced attachment difficulties or relationship breakdowns.

• Working with Families and Carers: This unit will explore the role of families and carers in the counselling process and how to work effectively with them to support the child or young person's wellbeing.

• Research Methods and Evaluation: This unit will provide an overview of research methods and how to evaluate the effectiveness of counselling interventions with children and young people.