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COUNSELLING CHILDREN BPS218

Duration (approx) 100 hours
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Why Study Child Counselling?

In order to counsel children effectively a therapist needs to understand the types of problems that can affect children and how they might have evolved. Like disorders of adulthood, childhood disorders can, and usually do, have more than one cause. Also, like adults, these causes may be of genetic or environmental origin. With children though, we must also consider developmental causes since childhood is a time when children are continually developing intellectually, socially, emotionally and of course, physically.

Who Is This Course Suitable For?

This course is designed for people interested in working with children, or who want to expand their existing knowledge.  The focus of the course is on developing age-appropriate counselling skills. Study this course to broaden your knowledge of counselling approaches for children.

The course is primarily aimed at people interested in working in the following fields.

  • Youth work
  • Child and adolescent counselling
  • School counselling
  • Child psychology
  • Caring roles
  • Health care roles
  • The helping professions

Or people who want to study for personal interest, career development or CPD.

What Will You Learn in This Course?

During the course, you will learn more about -

  • Counselling children with internalising or externalising problems. 
  • How to interact positively with children during counselling.
  • Understanding the problems children experience.
  • Approaches to counselling children.
  • Different childhood disorders and how they might have evolved.

You will complete a Problem Based Learning Project where you will put into practice what you have learned in the course.

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COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT

There are 9 lessons in this course:

  1. Introduction to Types & Causes of Childhood Problems
    • Introduction
    • Types Of Childhood Problems
    • Causes Of Childhood Problems
    • Genetic Risks
    • Temperament
    • Environmental Influences
    • Divorce
    • Death Of a Parent
    • Maternal Deprivation
    • Schooling
    • Location
    • Brain Disorder
    • Resilience & Vulnerability
  2. Assessment of Childhood Problems
    • Introduction
    • A Developmental Approach
    • Understanding Normal Development
    • Infancy
    • Years 2 To 5
    • Years 6 To 11
    • Adolescence
    • Assessing Children
    • Difficulties Assessing Children
    • Interviewing Children
    • Interviewing Parents
    • Family Interviews
    • Making Observations
    • Rating Scales & Psychometric Testing
    • Significance Of Prevalence
    • Ethical And Legal Considerations
    • Legal Issues
    • Insurance
    • Parental Involvement in Diagnosis
    • Psychological Assessments and Tests
  3. Counselling for Internalising Problems & Disorders I: Anxiety
    • Introduction
    • Types Of Anxiety
    • Other Types of Anxiety
    • Social Anxiety
    • School-Based Anxiety
    • Symptoms Of Anxiety in Adults and Children
    • Anxiety In Children
    • Why Do Some Children Experience Anxiety More Than Others?
    • Genes And Personality
    • Stressful Environment
    • Getting Help
    • Types Of Treatment for Anxiety in Children
    • Counselling
    • CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
    • Medication
    • Parental Help
  4. Counselling for Internalising Problems & Disorders II: Depression
    • Introduction
    • Depressive Disorders in Children
    • Signs Of Depression in Children
    • Bipolar Depression in Children – Signs and Symptoms
    • Causes Of Depression
    • Getting Help
    • Parental Help
    • Medical Services
    • Medication
    • Hospital
    • Counselling Treatments for Depression
    • Interpersonal Therapy
    • CBT And Depression in Children
  5. Counselling for Externalising Problems & Disorders III: Eating Disorders
    • What Are Eating Disorders?
    • Causes Of Eating Disorders
    • Anorexia Nervosa
    • Bulimia Nervosa
    • Binge Eating Disorder
    • Signs And Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Getting Help
    • Parental Support
    • Professional Help
    • Case Study
  6. Counselling for Externalising Problems & Disorders IV: Conduct Disorders
    • Introduction
    • Subtypes Of Conduct Disorder
    • Symptoms Of Conduct Disorder
    • Causes Of Conduct Disorder
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Of Conduct Disorder
    • Case Study
    • Parental Involvement
    • More On Medication
  7. Counselling for Other Problems & Disorders
    • Introduction
    • Bedwetting
    • Counselling For Bedwetting
    • Cultural Differences
    • Cross Cultural Counselling
    • Bullying And Cyberbullying
    • Counselling
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
    • Treatment For ASD
    • Counselling For ASD
    • ADHD
    • Medication
    • Counselling
  8. Other Counselling Approaches
    • Introduction
    • Medication
    • Virtual Reality
    • MST
    • Art Therapy
    • Lego Therapy
    • Play Therapy
  9. Special Project - Problem-based learning

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Aims

  • Explain broad groups of psychological disorders in children and possible causes of problems.
  • Understand the significance of development and differences to adults in the assessment of child mental health.
  • Understand childhood anxiety and possible counselling approaches to treatment.
  • Understand childhood depression and possible counselling approaches to treatment.
  • Understand childhood eating and feeding disorders and possible counselling approaches to treatment.
  • Understand childhood anxiety and possible counselling approaches to treatment.
  • Explain a range of other problems and disorders affecting children; and compare alternative response strategies.
  • Explain a range of different counselling strategies and possible outcomes that are appropriate to use when dealing with children.
  • Investigate a child in need of counselling and develop a treatment plan for that child.

What Next?

Add Child Counselling to your Counselling Skills.

Focus your studies on improving the mental health of children. Discover the key differences and things to look out for when interviewing children and apply your understanding to different types of childhood problems.

Choose this course to:

  • Learn approaches to counselling and how to interact positively with children during counselling.
  • Understand the types of problems that children experience and how they may have evolved.
  • Learn about the internalisation and externalisation of problems.
  • The course includes a Problem Based Learning Project which enables the student to apply their learning.

 

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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.


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