Counselling Children and Adolescents (Classroom & Synchronous)
About This Course
At the end of the course, participants will be able to perform risk assessments of children and adolescents, assess and conceptualise problems presented by children and adolescents, apply a variety of psychotherapy skills in counselling children and adolescents, employ non-verbal approaches when counselling children and adolescents, design appropriate therapy plans following formulation of a case, apply integrative models to counselling children and adolescents, examine developmental issues in children and adolescents, evaluate commonly-used approaches to counselling children and adolescents, compare and contrast the theoretical basis of different approaches and evaluate the usefulness of integrative models in counselling children and adolescents. This course is for participants to upskill themselves and develop relevant competencies in the area of family counselling for the social service sector.
What You'll Learn
Entry Requirements
• Degree in counselling, and at least 1 year experience in counselling and currently doing counselling work
• Degree in related fields (psychology, social work and education), completed the 5 foundational modules, at least 3 year experience in counselling and currently doing counselling work at an Social Service Agency (SSA)
• Master in Psychology or Master in Social Work, at least 3 year experience in counselling and currently doing counselling work at an SSA and completed the foundational module Practicum: Specialised Counselling Skills