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Counselling Children and Young People (Taught)

Study level:
Postgraduate
Awarded by:
The University of Northampton

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Study mode:
Part-time
Qualification:
MSc
Duration:
2 Years
Start date:
09/2024
Campus:
Waterside Campus
2024
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Course summary

Overview

Our Counselling Children and Young People MSc is a multidisciplinary course that aims to promote an advanced level of knowledge and understanding that underpins practice in the area of Counselling with Children, Young People and their families.

This course supports you in developing your skills and theoretical knowledge of counselling with children, young people and their families. If you have a particular interest in counselling work with children then this course is designed with you in mind, allowing you to develop the skills and knowledge needed to pursue a career in this field. This course will allow you to study alongside practitioners from health, social or voluntary services who work with children and young people, as well as graduates of psychology and other social and behavioural sciences, allowing you to learn from each other’s experiences as well as course materials.

Course Details

The course is taught by experienced counsellors and therapists that have varied backgrounds and specialisms. This course is also supported by practitioners from allied professions (e.g. psychology, social work, nursing, psychiatric nursing, law and psychiatry).

You have the option to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling with Children and Young People or can complete all of the modules needed to be awarded an MSc in Counselling Children and Young People.

To count towards a professional body accreditation, such as UKCP or BACP, you will need to undertake a supervised placement practice of a minimum of 100 hours as well as a minimum 40 hours of personal therapy with an approved and BACP or UKCP accredited counsellor or therapist. A student membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), a professional indemnity insurance and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check are also mandatory for this course.

Modules

• Understanding Mental Health in Children and Young People Compulsory
• Fundamental Skills for Working with Children, Young People and Families Compulsory
• Counselling with Children, Young People and Families Compulsory
• Counselling Children, Young People and Families in Practice Compulsory
• Qualitative and Quantitative Compulsory
• Dissertation and Research Methods Compulsory

Assessment method

Our assessment strategy is designed to include a broad range of assessment methods, in order to ensure that you have the maximum opportunity to demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for the course. Assessment methods include: essays, case studies, self-reflective log books, critical reviews, video recorded role plays and oral presentations.

Please note that there are no examinations on this course.

The Research Methods and Dissertation module supports you in completing a supervised, but original and independently undertaken, research project which is assessed through a 12,000 to 15,000 word dissertation.

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Entry requirements

You will need to hold a first or second class bachelors’ degree in order to be eligible to apply for this course. Voluntary or professional experience of work with children and young people is desirable, but not essential.

If English is not your first language you will need to demonstrate that you meet the minimum English language requirement of IELTS 7 in all categories (or equivalent).

On-course requirements: To count towards a professional body accreditation, such as UKCP or BACP, you will need to undertake a supervised placement practice of a minimum of 100 hours as well as a minimum 40 hours of personal therapy with an approved and BACP or UKCP accredited counsellor or therapist. A student membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), a professional indemnity insurance and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check are also mandatory for this course.

Please note that all of the requirements listed above involve additional costs in addition to the course fee.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

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