CPCAB’s Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People

As part of our commitment to developing competent counsellors in a changing and demanding professional landscape, CPCAB has acknowledged the development of competency frameworks for working with this age group, by BACP and NCPS.

In addition, over the last few years, CPCAB has noticed an increase in the number of centres seeking a Tailor-Made qualification in this area because there are very few other qualifications available.

Benefits for centres

• Provides a qualification which meets the needs of counsellors working with young people in the community eg schools, colleges, specialist agencies
• Offers an alternative Level 5 qualification to PC-L5 and CBT-L5
• Follow the familiar assessment structure of the existing Level 5’s
• Uses the current straightforward application and approval process from CPCAB
• Enables candidates to meet professional association requirements for working with this age range
• Gain CPCAB staff and external verifier support

Benefits for learners

• Another robust Level 5 qualification, as an alternative to PC-L5 or CBT-L5
• A regulated qualification specifically designed for counsellors wishing to work with children and young people
• Acknowledgement and a formal qualification for those already working with children and young people but without specialist training
• An entry into a range of job and career opportunities – such as school or college counsellor, specialist agency counsellor, an ‘adult’ counsellor working independently wishing to include this age range in their practice
• Mapped to competency frameworks and National Occupational Standards. See Specification.

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