Short Course
5 Day Working with Young People
This Working With Young People short course will equip participants with the competencies described in the Stage 1: Introduction to Counselling Young People in the BACP ‘Counselling Young People (11-18 years) Training Curriculum’.
It is strongly recommended for anyone counselling, or planning to counsel, young people.
Objectives
The objectives are that upon completion of the course participants will:
- be able to operate within professional and ethical guidelines
- understand development of young people.
- understand mental health problems in young people
- have a full understanding of legal frameworks relating to young people, including issues of confidentiality, consent and capacity, child protection issues, risk assessments and contracts
- be able to work in the context of the setting
- be able to communicate with young people of differing ages and developmental level.
Facilitator
Anna Balistrari
