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Counselling: PTSD, Trauma and Children Care

Counselling: PTSD, Trauma and Children Care

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Counselling: PTSD, Trauma and Children Care Course Overview

This comprehensive course on Counselling: PTSD, Trauma and Children Care provides learners with a deep understanding of trauma's impact on children and adolescents, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It explores counselling theories, ethical considerations, and therapeutic approaches tailored to young clients. Designed to equip learners with essential knowledge and communication skills, the course emphasises recognising symptoms, assessing needs, and offering supportive interventions. Learners will gain valuable insight into working with vulnerable populations, including those affected by substance abuse, anxiety, depression, and self-harm.

The course prepares participants to engage confidently in various counselling environments, fostering empathy and professional competence to support children and families through crisis and recovery.

Course Description

This course offers an in-depth exploration of counselling approaches specific to trauma, PTSD, and child and adolescent care. Covering key theoretical models and contemporary psychotherapeutic methods, it addresses legal, cultural, and ethical frameworks integral to counselling practice. Learners will study diverse mental health disorders affecting young people, such as mood, personality, eating, and sleeping disorders, and how these intersect with trauma. The curriculum also includes techniques for crisis intervention, low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and the role of medication in treatment.

Emphasis is placed on developing communication skills, empathy, and client engagement strategies essential for effective therapeutic relationships. With a focus on school and family settings, this course prepares learners to confidently support children and adolescents navigating complex emotional and psychological challenges.

Counselling: PTSD, Trauma and Children Care Curriculum
  • Module 01: Counselling and Counsellors

  • Module 02: Theories and Models of Counselling (Part 1)

  • Module 03: Theories and Models of Counselling (Part 2)

  • Module 04: Legal, Cultural and Ethical Issues in Professional Counselling

  • Module 05: Forms of Psychotherapy

  • Module 06: Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders

  • Module 07: Counselling Children and Adolescents in Schools

  • Module 08: Counselling Trauma and Substance Abuse

  • Module 09: Counselling Stress and Anxiety Disorders

  • Module 10: Counselling Personality Disorders

  • Module 11: Counselling Mood Disorders and Depression

  • Module 12: Counselling Eating & Sleeping Disorders

  • Module 13: Life Coaching and Career Counselling

  • Module 14: Couple and Family Counselling

  • Module 15: Counselling Self-Harm and Suicide

  • Module 16: Engaging and Assessing the Patients

  • Module 17: Helping the Client in Crisis

  • Module 18: Crisis Intervention

  • Module 19: Low Intensity CBT Treatment

  • Module 20: Medication and Therapy in the Treatment of Mental Illness

  • Module 21: Communication Skills and Empathy in Counselling

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Who is this course for?
  • Individuals seeking to support children and adolescents affected by trauma.

  • Professionals aiming to enhance counselling skills in mental health and youth care.

  • Beginners with an interest in psychological support and therapeutic practices.

  • Care workers, educators, and health practitioners working with young people.

Career Path
  • Counsellor specialising in trauma and child mental health

  • Youth Support Worker or Youth Mental Health Practitioner

  • School Counsellor or Educational Psychologist Assistant

  • Mental Health Advisor or Crisis Intervention Specialist

  • Family Support Worker or Social Care Practitioner

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