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CPCAB Level 5
Certificate in Counselling Young People

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9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sat 17 Jan 2026 to 5 Dec 2026

Develop profiency in counselling 11-25 year olds

This Level 5 Certificate in Counselling Young People course leads to a tailor made CPCAB counselling qualification. The course is aimed at practising counsellors who have achieved a minimum of the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling or equivalent, and in addition wish to extend their practice to counselling young people.

Humanistic counselling

The course is specifically designed to assist counsellors who currently work from a humanistic or integrative orientation, and who wish to extend their practice in order to work with young people. Students will learn to integrate skills and knowledge from a variety of sources, without compromising their underpinning principles of practice. These humanistic principles include Roger’s core conditions, for example:

  • be authentic in relationship while also
  • respecting the client’s own resources and potential for change
  • therefore not require an ‘expert’ or external locus of evaluation.

Course content

The course will cover the following:

  • Ethical, legal and professional issues, including safeguarding and Child Protection
  • An integrative theoretical perspective to cover child and adolescent development
  • Brief and time limited approaches
  • Working in a multi-disciplinary context which might include schools, colleges and universities
  • Issues around difference and diversity
  • Creative skills and techniques
  • Research findings
  • Understanding mental health issues
  • Reflective practice and self care

Outcomes

Course outcomes will include the competencies set out in the BACP ‘Counselling Young People (11-18) Training Curriculum’ and the BACP Ethical Framework.

Entry Requirements
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Application Process

TCL4 or an equivalent level 4 or above qualification of at least 300 GLH, aligned with SCoPEd Column A competences.

Plus appropriate pre-TC-L4 training.

Specific CPCAB Requirements : 

  • Ability to identify reasons for training beyond just personal development
  • Provide references
  • Academically and emotionally able to cope with this level of training
  • Ability to work with difference and diversity
  • Possess personal qualities of imagination, intuition, openness and ability to benefit from self-development
  • Ability to form a therapeutic relationship with a young person
  • Have self-awareness, insight, honesty and the ability to make links
  • Emotional stability
  • Ability to challenge and be challenged
  • Ability to respond sensitively and empathically to young people
  • Ability to work professionally as part of a team

 

 

About the tutor

Jane Hawthorn is an Integrative Psychotherapist with 30 years’ experience, and she has worked with both adults and young people.  She is UKCP accredited and is a qualified counselling supervisor.  Jane has managed student counselling services within school and college settings, as well as supervising the work of university counsellors.  She currently works as a young people’s counsellor for the Family Counselling Trust and she has her own private practice.

Guest lecturers

On the course we will invite guest lecturers at various stages. This will result in additional expertise and experience which will then enhance the programme.

Course fees for the Academic year 2025/26 are:

Tuition fee: £1750
(or £1500 if course is fee is paid by 17.11.25)

of which a non-refundable deposit of £500 is payable once you accept a place

plus
CPCAB registration fee: £193

An additional discount of £250 is available to applicants if they have completed the Redlands CPD 5 Day Course Working with Young People

Students will need to ensure that they complete a minimum of 20 supervised client hours.

Assessment will be by way of tutor Internal Assessment of your portfolio. (The external assessment requirement has been withdrawn by CPCAB).

Application Process

  1. Complete the ‘Register Your Interest’ form at the bottom of this page and we’ll send you the application form.
  2. Fill in the online application form with your personal statement.
  3. If you meet the initial entry requirements we will offer you a conditional place on the course and send you a Training Contract.
  4. To accept your offer of a place you will need to sign and return your Training Contract together with a £500 non-refundable* deposit.
  5. We will then seek a reference from your clinical supervisor and arrange an interview with one of the course tutors.

* The deposit is non-refundable unless either i) the course is cancelled or ii) The supervisor reference is not satisfactory/the interview is not successful. In these cases a refund will be issued.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use this course towards the Open University Foundation Degree?

No, our Level 5 Young Person course is a certificate, rather than a diploma, so cannot be used towards the OU Foundation degree in counselling. You can find full details about the requirements for the Foundation Degree on the CPCAB website.

Am I required to be in counselling for this course?

You are not required to have counselling whilst you are on the course

Can I apply for this course if I haven’t done counselling training but have relevant work experience?

Our qualifications are awarded by the CPCAB, and the Level 5 courses are aimed at post-qualification counsellors, who have completed the Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling or equivalent training.  We cannot accept relevant work experience to meet this entry requirement.

Is there funding for the course, including the Advanced Learner Loan?

As Redlands is an independent training provider, we are not part of the Government-Funded Advanced Learner Loan scheme. For this reason, our learners are self-funded. 

We do aim to keep our costs at a level which make all our courses accessible, whilst maintaining excellent quality.  There is an early payment discount for this course, and the details and deadline for this is on the Fees and Costs section of the webpage.

Can I pay the course fees in instalments, or do you offer an early payment plan?

We do not offer a fees instalment plan; however we do have an early payment discount for this course, and the details and deadline for this are on the Fees and Costs section of the webpage.

What do the initials CPCAB stand for?

CPCAB stands for the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body. This is the Body which awards the qualification to students who are assessed as proficient at the end of the course. CPCAB is the only national Awarding Body which specialises in counselling qualifications.

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