Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (CYP-L5)
Criteria Assessment Sheet (CAS)CYP -L5 Guidance to Writing an External Assessment Case ReviewCYP-L5 Candidate GuideCYP-L5 External Assessment GuideCYP-L5 Guidance to Client Work ExperienceCYP-L5 SpecificationCYP -L5 Guidance to 3 types of courseworkCYP-L5 Assessment (Internal and External) Schedule; CYP-L5 Client LogCYP-L5 Guidance to Writing a Self-ReviewCYP-L5 Initial Learning StatementCYP-L5 Personal Counselling RecordCYP-L5 Quick Reference CriteriaCYP-L5 Record of Completed AssessmentsCYP-L5 Self-Review for CandidatesCYP-L5 Supervision LogCYP-L5 Supervisor Report Form CYP-L5 Tutor Assessed ObservationTutorial Record
Criteria Assessment Sheet (CAS)CYP -L5 Guidance to Writing an External Assessment Case ReviewCYP-L5 Candidate GuideCYP-L5 External Assessment GuideCYP-L5 Guidance to Client Work ExperienceCYP-L5 SpecificationCYP-L5 Tutor GuideCYP -L5 Guidance to 3 types of courseworkCYP-L5 Assessment (Internal and External) Schedule; CYP-L5 Client LogCYP-L5 Guidance to Writing a Self-ReviewCYP-L5 Initial Learning StatementCYP-L5 Personal Counselling RecordCYP-L5 Quick Reference CriteriaCYP-L5 Record of Completed AssessmentsCYP-L5 Self-Review for CandidatesCYP-L5 Supervision LogCYP-L5 Supervisor Report Form CYP-L5 Tutor Assessed Observatione-Portfolio statementTutorial Record
Purpose
This post qualifying qualification is designed to give learners the specialist knowledge, skills and competences to work as counsellors with children and young people aged 11-18.
This qualification will enable successful candidates to work as counsellors with this age group in a range of job and career opportunities, which include but are not limited to:
- A counsellor employed by a School or College
- A counsellor in an agency or organisation which specialise in counselling children and young people
- A private counsellor working for an external organisation such as a school, youth club, wellness/mental health setting
- An ‘adult’ counsellor in independent practice wishing to extend their work to cover this age range
- A youth worker in the community
- An outreach worker with adolescents/teenagers
You must have obtained our Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling or its equivalent.
Read section 5 of the Specification for further information.
Funding- The qualification is eligible in England for Advanced Learner Loans (19+).
- Candidates in England may also be able to access funding according to individual entitlement criteria (e.g. related to age and/or employment status and/or prior qualifications).
- For more detailed see funding information
Key Information
Qualification Number
603/7503/6
Guided Learning Hours
120 hours
Total Qualification Time
435 hours
Credit value
44
Minimum age
19 years
Progression
Successful learners may progress onto the Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision provided they have acquired at least one year's part-time post CYP-L5 supervised client work.