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School Counsellor Training

School Counsellor Training

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Guiding Young Minds

The School Counsellor Training course is a compassionate, career-focused, and transformative programme designed to empower you to support children and young people through their most critical emotional and developmental challenges. You’ll gain a deep understanding of the issues young people face and learn how to provide early, meaningful support that can truly change lives.

This course blends theory and practice, giving you the confidence to navigate real-life scenarios in schools and educational settings. You’ll explore strategies to build trusting relationships, manage mental health concerns, and guide students through both everyday struggles and major life transitions.

With practical tools and evidence-based techniques, you’ll be prepared to intervene effectively, support emotional resilience, and promote a positive learning environment. Beyond skill-building, this course helps you develop the empathy, awareness, and professional confidence needed to make a lasting impact.

By the end of the programme, you’ll be ready to step into your role as a changemaker, equipped to inspire, guide, and protect the wellbeing of young people, creating a foundation for lifelong growth and success.

Please Note: Thames College is a One Education approved resale partner for Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed courses.

Real-World Benefits

This course gives you practical counselling skills you can apply immediately, helping you support student wellbeing, manage safeguarding concerns, improve emotional resilience in young people, and enhance your employability in schools, colleges, and youth-focused services.

Course Description

The School Counsellor Training course provides a comprehensive understanding of professional school counselling, combining psychological theory with real-world application. You’ll begin with an introduction to school counselling roles and responsibilities, followed by in-depth exploration of counselling theories and models. The course covers childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders, equipping you to recognise and respond to emotional, behavioural, and mental health challenges. You’ll learn practical approaches to counselling children and adolescents in schools, alongside essential legal, cultural, and ethical considerations. Specialist modules address stress and anxiety, trauma and substance misuse, mood disorders, depression, eating and sleeping disorders, self-harm, and suicide prevention. The course also develops skills in life coaching, career counselling, communication, and empathy, preparing you to support students holistically and professionally.

Key skills gained in this Course

Understand school counselling principles and professional roles

Apply key counselling theories and therapeutic models

Recognise and respond to child and adolescent mental health disorders

Support students with stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression

Address self-harm, suicide risk, and safeguarding concerns

Deliver ethical, culturally sensitive counselling

This Course is perfect for you if you are

Aspiring school counsellors and pastoral support staff

Teachers, teaching assistants, and education professionals

Youth workers and child support practitioners

Psychology or counselling students seeking practical experience

Career-changers drawn to mental health and child wellbeing roles

What makes us different?

Fully online and self-paced, ideal for working professionals

Affordable access to in-depth counselling training

Practical, up-to-date curriculum focused on real school settings

Suitable for both beginners and experienced educators

Supportive learning platform with career-relevant content

Trusted provider offering recognised, skills-based education

Career Opportunities

School Counsellor – £25,000–£40,000

Pastoral Support Officer / Lead – £24,000–£35,000

Youth Counsellor / Youth Worker – £22,000–£32,000

Learning or Behaviour Support Mentor – £23,000–£30,000

Progression to Advanced Counselling Qualifications – £40,000+ with experience

Course Curriculum

School Counsellor Training - Updated Version
	Introduction to School Counselling	00:18:00
	Theories and Models of Counselling (Part 1)	00:19:00
	Theories and Models of Counselling (Part 2)	00:21:00
	Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders	00:25:00
	Counselling Children and Adolescents in Schools	00:23:00
	Legal, Cultural and Ethical Issues in Professional Counselling	00:19:00
	Counselling Stress and Anxiety Disorders	00:32:00
	Counselling Trauma and Substance Abuse	00:20:00
	Counselling Mood Disorders and Depression	00:27:00
	Counselling Eating & Sleeping Disorders	00:49:00
	Counselling Self-Harm and Suicide	00:21:00
	Life Coaching and Career Counselling	00:23:00
	Communication Skills and Empathy in Counselling	00:23:00
Mock Exam
	Mock Exam – School Counsellor Training	00:20:00
Final Exam
	Final Exam – School Counsellor Training	00:20:00
School Counsellor Training - Old Version
School Counsellor Training
	Module 01: Introduction to School Counselling	00:05:00
	Module 02: The School Counsellor	00:10:00
	Module 03: School-Based Counselling	00:05:00
	Module 04: Counselling In School: A Methodological Approach (Part-1)	00:10:00
	Module 05: Counselling In School: A Methodological Approach (Part-2)	00:10:00
	Module 06: Working with Children and Adolescents	00:10:00
	Module 07: Working with Parents and Families	00:15:00
	Module 08: Working With Technology in School Counselling	00:10:00
	Module 09: Counselling Children with Psychological Problems	00:15:00
	Module 10: Some Challenging Context in School Counselling	00:10:00
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