CYP LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA – BLENDED – 120 HOURS
Working with Children & Young People
About the Course
This is a blended learning course over eight months which leads to a nationally regulated qualification awarded by the CPCAB. The Level 5 Diploma qualification is designed to give candidates the knowledge, skills and competencies to work as a counsellor with children and young people aged 11-18. The training includes how to:
• Work safely, legally and ethically with children and young people
• Tailor the therapeutic work to meet the age, development stage and ability of the child or young person
• Use theory, research and skills to work effectively with children and young people
• Work collaboratively, creatively and flexibly with children and young people.
This qualification will enable you to work as a counsellor with this age group in a range of career settings including in a school or college, an agency which specialises in counselling children and young people or as a youth or outreach worker in the community.
Who is it for?
The Level 5 Diploma is for:
• experienced, qualified counsellors (post level 4)
• counsellors who are already counselling CYP and would like a formal qualification, and
• counsellors who would like to develop their practice to include working with CYP.
The CPCAB and Cara Counselling Training recommends that applicants are over the age of twenty-five.
What will I learn?
Areas of study are:
• Ethical & Professional Practice
• Fundamentals of Person-Centred Theory
• Child-Centred Play Therapy
• CYP Client Assessment & Tools
• Child and Adolescent Development & Transitions
• Fundamentals of Attachment Theory
• Child Protection & Safeguarding
• Working Creatively with CYP
• Mental Health & Problems
• Difference & Diversity with CYP
• Communicating with CYP
How will I be assessed?
• Learning reviews
• 1 self-review
• 2 written assignments (3,000 to 3,500 words)
• A client record (minimum of 60 one-to-one hours)
• Clinical supervision reports (one after 30 hours and one after 60 hours of client work)
• A personal counselling record (minimum of 20 hours by the end of the course)
• A review of a 15 minute transcript of clinical work
• Feedback on your counselling practice sessions
• A case presentation
• Tutorial records
• Group presentation
Entry Requirements
Qualified at level 4 or above.
Additional Requirements
A minimum of 20 hours personal counselling undertaken during the lifetime of the course.
A minimum of 60 hours formally contracted counselling (one-to-one), with children and young people. The hours are to include client assessment and practice work with at least 4 different clients between the ages of 11-18.
Either group or one-to-one supervision – as per the supervision ratio requirements of the candidate’s chosen ethical framework or professional membership association.
Information
CYP Level 5 Diploma Blended
LOCATION: Rooms Worthing, Guildbourne Centre BN11 1LZ | on Zoom
TUTORS: Deborah Flynn-Harland, Jessica Milberg, Julia Lambert
INTERVIEWS: Start 28th April 2025
FEE: £1999 includes CPCAB registration fee
FINANCE: Click HERE for student finance advice and information. Applications for monthly installment payment available, please enquire.
Option One – Weekend Programme
Eight Weekends In-person, Saturday 8.45am-4pm Sunday 8.45am-3pm:
11/12 October 2025, 15/16 November 2025, 13/14 December 2025, 17/18 January 2026, 14/15 February 2026, 21/22 March 2026, 25/26 April
Eight Monday Evenings Online, 6pm to 9pm:
8th September 2025, 6th October 2025, 3rd November 2025, 1st December 2025, 5th January 2026, 2nd February 2026, 2nd March 2026, 13th April 2026
Option Two – Weekly Programme
WEEKLY PROGRAMME: 18 Wednesday Sessions, 8.45am-4pm
DATES: 10th September 2025 to 28th January 2026 term time only
BOOK THIS COURSE
Please complete the Level 5 Application Form – click here
We will sent confirmation that we have received your application within 48 hours. If you require further assistance please contact Cara Counselling Training on 07846 601 228 or email info@caracounsellingtraining.co.uk.
