Aim:
This course enables qualified counsellors to develop in-depth knowledge and understanding, and the advanced skills and competences that are required when working with Children and Young People (11-18).
Course entry requirements:
- Minimum of level 4 Diploma (Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Level 7 (The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Scotland) counselling/psychotherapy qualification or equivalent. This must include 100 hours of supervised counselling/psychotherapy practice in line with recognised practitioner training.
- Have successfully completed the Introduction to Counselling Children and Young People.
- Member of a recognised professional body e.g. BACP, NCPS, UKCP.
- Enhanced DBS Check
- Two Character references stating suitability to work with children and young people. One should be someone who has known you in a professional capacity for more than two years and the other be your current supervisor.
What will it cover:
The content is based on the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Stage 2 Counselling Children and Young People curriculum (11-18).
- Ethical and Professional Practice
- Child protection and safeguarding
- Child and adolescent development and transitions
- The theory and principles of the counselling approach
- Therapeutic relationships with children and young people
- Communication with children and young people
- Working with children and young people’s emotions
- Endings
- Risk assessments
- Collaborative assessments
- Using measures and monitoring outcomes
- Working with cultural diversity
- Mental health, pharmacology and children and young people
- Engagement with children and young people, parents and carers
- Working within and across agencies
- Working in a school setting
- Working in a voluntary/community sector setting
- Holding the overall perspective
- Supervision
Training Structure:
- 10 days of in person training across 6 months.
- 2 x 3000 word assignments.
- 50 hours of face-to-face supervised practice with 11–18-year-olds in an established service for children and young people where counselling is routinely offered to this age group, such as a school counselling service and/or a voluntary/community setting.
- Supervision to be provided by a supervisor who is a registered member of a professional counselling/psychotherapy body e.g. BACP, NCPS, UKCP. The supervisor must be trained and/or experienced in working with the 11-18 year olds.
Dates:
Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September 2026
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th October 2026
Friday 20th and Saturday 21st November 2026
Friday 15th and Saturday 16th January 2027
Friday 19th and Saturday 20th February 2027
Friday 19th and Saturday 20th March 2027 (contingency days)
Course Tutor:
Tracey Rees (UKCP, MBACP and NCPS)
Fees:
£1250 – Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (11-18) only
£1500 – Introduction to Counselling Children and Young People (11-18) and Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (11-18)
Find out more about Counselling Children & Young People training including FAQ’s.
Venue: This training will be run in person in our Garden Room at Wellspring House, 78 High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7LW.
Counselling CYP Student Application 2026
For more information please contact training@wellspringtherapy.co.uk or phone 01423 881 881.
