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School Counsellor
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Learn school counselling skills, student wellbeing support, behaviour management, and safeguarding practices with this School Counsellor course.
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Overview
Supporting students’ emotional wellbeing is essential for creating a safe, positive, and productive learning environment. This comprehensive School Counsellor course equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to understand student behaviour, provide emotional support, and help learners overcome personal, social, and academic challenges. You will gain valuable insight into counselling techniques, adolescent development, safeguarding, and school-based mental health support.
School counsellors play an important role in helping students manage stress, anxiety, peer pressure, family issues, behavioural challenges, and academic concerns. This course covers counselling fundamentals, child and adolescent development, active listening, communication skills, emotional support strategies, behaviour management, safeguarding procedures, confidentiality, and referral systems. You will learn how to build trust with students, support emotional wellbeing, and contribute to a healthy school environment.
Developing school counselling skills can create opportunities across education systems, school support services, youth organisations, and community wellbeing programmes. The knowledge gained through this course is valuable for aspiring counsellors, teaching assistants, pastoral staff, and individuals interested in student wellbeing. Whether you are entering the field or strengthening your existing skills, this course provides a strong foundation for effective school counselling practice.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the role of a school counsellor
- Learn child and adolescent development principles
- Develop active listening and communication skills
- Support student emotional wellbeing
- Learn safeguarding and child protection procedures
- Develop counselling and guidance strategies
Why choose this course
- Affordable, Accessible, informative and well-structured study materials
- Earn a globally recognised accredited qualification
- Study in your own time, at your own pace, through any device
- Benefit from feedback through mock exams and multiple-choice assessments
- Excellent career advancement/career switch opportunities
- Get 24/7 help or advice from our email and live chat teams
Certification
Endorsed Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme
Upon successful completion of the final assessment, you will be eligible to apply for the Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed Certificate of achievement. This certificate will be delivered to your doorstep through the post for £99. An extra £10 postage charge will be required for students leaving overseas.
CPD Accredited Certificate
After the successful completion of the final assessment, you will receive a CPD-accredited certificate of achievement. The PDF certificate is for 9.99, and it will be sent to you immediately after through e-mail. You can get the hard copy for 15.99, which will reach your doorsteps by post.
Method of Assessment
At the end of the course, there will be an online MCQ assessment. In order to pass this exam, you must score at least 60%. When you submit the assessment, you will get the results immediately and can apply for your QLS-endorsed certificate.
Entry Requirements
No previous counselling experience is required. A basic interest in education, child development, psychology, communication, and supporting young people is beneficial. This course is suitable for beginners as well as individuals who want to develop school counselling skills.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for individuals interested in supporting students’ wellbeing, including:
- Aspiring School Counsellors
- Teaching Assistants
- Pastoral Care Staff
- Youth Workers
- Individuals Interested in Education Support
Career Paths
This course can support progression into roles such as:
- School Counsellor
- School Counsellor Assistant
- Pastoral Support Worker
- Behaviour Support Assistant
- Teaching Assistant (Pastoral Role)
- Education Support Worker
Course Curriculum
| School Counsellor - 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 | ||
| School Counsellor - Old Version | |||
| School Counsellor | |||
| 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) | 00:15:00 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment – School Counsellor | 2 weeks, 1 day | ||
| Order Your Certificate | |||
| Order your Certificate QLS | 00:00:00 | ||
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Frequently asked questions
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A school counsellor supports students’ emotional, social, and academic wellbeing through guidance and counselling.
You will learn counselling skills, child development, safeguarding, communication, and behaviour support strategies.
Yes. It is suitable for beginners and individuals interested in working in schools.
They help students manage emotional challenges and improve wellbeing and academic performance.
Important skills include empathy, communication, listening, patience, and safeguarding awareness.
Yes. It provides foundational knowledge for school-based counselling and support roles.
Safeguarding involves protecting students from harm and ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
Students may face anxiety, stress, bullying, family issues, behavioural challenges, and academic pressure.
It provides a foundation, but professional counselling requires further accredited qualifications.
They work in schools, colleges, youth centres, and educational support services.
Yes. You can progress into counselling, psychology, social work, or education support.
Career opportunities include School Counsellor, Pastoral Support Worker, Student Wellbeing Officer, Behaviour Support Assistant, Youth Support Worker, Teaching Assistant (Pastoral Role), and Education Support Worker.