Taster Day
Taster Day
Kickstart your training journey towards a meaningful career as a child counsellor. Gain valuable insight into essential counselling skills and learn about Place2Be's unique therapeutic approach.
Overview
Unlock your potential with our child counselling Taster Day course, your first step in becoming a qualified child counsellor with Place2Be. Whether you're an aspiring counsellor or just interested in the profession, this course is open to all and will introduce you to working therapeutically with children and young people.
During your Taster Day, you'll gain insight into Place2Be's unique therapeutic approach, developed through over 30 years of experience working in schools. We'll also provide you with an overview of our counselling training courses that will help prepare you for a fulfilling career as a child counsellor.
Our child counselling Taster Day is ideal if:
- you’re interested in training to be a child counsellor with Place2Be and want to find out more about our training approach, what courses we offer and next steps
- you want to develop a better understanding of key skills for communicating with children or young people
- you're interested in gaining valuable insight into what it's like to be a child counsellor and the counselling profession as a whole from our expert tutors
- you want to progress onto further counselling training courses with Place2Be.
By pursuing a career as a child counsellor, you’ll make a profound impact on the lives of children and their families. You’ll be there to guide them through challenging times and help them develop healthy coping strategies and ultimately build bright futures. Through your work, you’ll witness the growth and resilience of young minds and find fulfilment and purpose in making a lasting difference to those who need it the most.
Price
The price for our Taster Day is £125, which you’ll need to pay when you book.
Sponsorship of course fees
If your course fees are being paid on your behalf by a sponsor organisation (e.g., your employer, a government department, a charity) or you have an organisational grant, please get in touch with our Taster Day team by filling out an enquiry form before booking. We’ll invoice your sponsor organisation and send you a discount code you can use to complete your booking online.
Course details
Structure
Our Taster Day is made up of two modules. After joining us in-person, you will be eligible to apply for one of Place2Be's counselling courses.
Module 1: E-learning session
Module 1 is an interactive online introduction to our counselling training qualifications. You’ll learn about:
- our therapeutic approach and work in schools
- how to become a qualified child counsellor with our counselling training qualifications.
The module should take you two hours to complete. We recommend you complete Module 1 before attending your Module 2 in-person classroom workshop. Please note, the tutor will not be covering any of the content of Module 1 during Module 2.
Module 2: In-person classroom workshop
Module 2 classroom workshops are held at one of our training venues in London or Manchester. The workshop is where you'll put what you learned in Module 1 into action. You’ll learn about:
- key concepts in child counselling
- communicating through therapeutic play
- planning the next steps of your training journey.
Please check the start and end timing of your preferred in-person workshop date. Sessions running from 10am include both a short break and a 45-minute lunch break. Please note that tea and coffee is provided but not lunch.
Training venues
Taster Day in-person workshops are held at:
- London: Place2Be, 175 St John Street, London, EC1V 4LW
- Manchester: ESEA, 13 Thomas Street, M4 1EU
Progression to other courses
Which course you progress to after completing your Taster Day will depend on where you are in your training journey and your previous training or experience. Options include our:
- Introduction to Child Counselling Skills (Level 2 Award) if you have no prior counselling training experience or qualifications
- Intermediate Child Counselling Skills (Level 3 Certificate) if you’ve completed a Level 2 counselling qualification* elsewhere
- Level 4 Diploma in School-Based Child Counselling if you've completed a Level 3 counselling qualification* elsewhere, or are eligible for a Level 4 bursary
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy for Children and Young People in Schools if you’ve completed a Level 3 qualification* elsewhere.
You can learn more about how you can become a qualified child counsellor with us on our How to become a child counsellor page. Not quite ready to start your training, but would like to receive updates about our counselling training courses and general mental health news? Sign up for our Mental Health Professionals Network newsletter to stay in the loop.
*Qualifications completed with other providers must have included face-to-face study. Unfortunately, we’re unable to accept online courses. Please check the course information for further entry requirements.
Entry requirements
You don't need any previous experience or formal qualifications to attend our Taster Day. The main thing is that you’re passionate about helping to improve children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
How to book
To book your Taster Day, please head to the bottom of this page and select a location and date that work for you. You'll then be taken to our booking form, where we'll ask for more details and your payment information.
Please note the date you choose when booking via our website will be when your in-person workshop (Module 2) takes place. Please make sure you book onto a date you can attend as once bookings are made, transfers and cancellations are only available in certain circumstances, in line with our Terms and Conditions.
Once your booking is complete, you'll receive a confirmation email from us with important information about next steps.
Find out more
For more information, please read our Counselling qualifications FAQs, get in touch through our enquiries form, or call us on 0207 923 5558.
Are you not quite ready to start your training but would like to receive updates about our counselling training courses and general mental health news? Sign up for our Mental Health Professionals Network newsletter to stay in the loop.
Stephanie's story
Stephanie shares why she chose to become a child counsellor with Place2Be.
I want to be able to provide children with a safe space somewhere where they feel like they can talk and they feel heard, that someone's listened to them and someone cares about them.
Stephanie
Book now
Kickstart your counselling training with a Taster Day by choosing a location and date below. We'll ask you to create an account or sign in before completing your booking form.
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Before you book, please make sure you can travel to your chosen location on your chosen date and have read our counselling qualifications terms and conditions.