The overall purpose of this course is to empower students to speak knowledgeably with parents, families and other relevant professionals, whilst simultaneously equipping them to use Play- and Creative Arts-Based interventions to support the emotional well-being of the children and adolescents they work with.
This qualification has been developed to meet the specific needs of our learners and has been accredited by NCFE demonstrating the quality and rigor.
This course is designed for professionals whose work involves the emotional well-being of children and adolescents and wish to enhance their knowledge and skills to understand the complex needs of those they work with.
It is suitable for professionals currently working with children and adolescents in any of the following areas:
Health and Social Care
In order to be eligible to apply for this course, applicants must be able to meet at least one of the following criteria:
Applicants must also be aged 21 years or over, hold a current Enhanced DBS check and satisfy our suitability to work with children checks. It is expected that potential students will be of sufficient emotional maturity to be able to engage with the taught material.
The total duration of the course is 9 months.
Total Qualification Time (TQT) is the number of notional hours which represents an estimate of the total amount of time that could reasonably be expected to be required in order to achieve and demonstrate the achievement for this qualification.
The TQT Value for this qualification is 360
The next intake of this Course will commence on Friday 30th September 2022 with training delivered at etc. venues Chancery Lane in Holborn, London over the following five training weekends:
| Block 1 | Block 2 | Block 3 | Block 4 | Block 5 |
| 30th September – 2nd October 2022 | 2nd – 4th December 2022 | 3rd – 5th February 2023 | 21st – 23rd April 2023 | 23rd – 25th June 2023 |
The course lends itself to a broad spectrum of delivery styles. Each session will consist of approximately 60% theory, seminar or discussion exercises and 40% experiential work or skills practise.
The Developing Emotional Well-Being in Children and Adolescents programme of study comprises seven mandatory units and learning is evidenced through meeting the Learning Outcomes for each respective unit. Learning Outcomes of one unit are likely to also meet the Learning Outcomes of another, due to the blended teaching methodology in the programme.
Assessment will be an ongoing process throughout the duration of the taught programme. Learners will be encouraged to be creative in collating their evidence of learning and meet the Learning Outcomes from an appropriately wide range of possibilities, thus ensuring openness in approach and inclusion.
Assessment will also include the completion of a learning diary, individual on-line projects, research and a case study, all of which will be presented in a Portfolio towards the end of the course.
Developing Emotional Well-Being in Children and Adolescents has been accredited by NCFE as a Customised Qualification and we have benchmarked its learning outcomes and assessment criteria at Level 5 (using a national framework’s level descriptors) to allow you to demonstrate the difficulty and depth of study.
On completion of the Customised Qualification, learners will receive a certificate of achievement as evidence of the knowledge and skills gained by completing the qualification. This qualification has been accredited by NCFE as a Customised Qualification and the certificate of achievement will be issued directly by NCFE.
The level descriptors for this qualification are as follows:
| Unit 1 | Use communication skills to facilitate convergent practice to develop emotion well-being in children and adolescents |
| Unit 2 | Exercise Autonomy and Judgement within Legal and Ethical Aspects of working in a convergent way with Children and Adolescents to develop emotional well-being |
| Unit 3 | Integrate and Work with Work-Place Health and Safety policies to develop emotional well-being in children and adolescents in a convergent way |
| Unit 4 | Use Relevant Child Development and Attachment Theories to Inform convergent Practice to develop emotional well-being in children and adolescents |
| Unit 5 | Use Play and Creative Intervention Skills in a convergent way to develop emotional well-being in children and adolescents |
| Unit 6 | Evaluate and work with Specialist Support and Research to inform convergent practice to develop emotional well-being in children and adolescents |
| Unit 7 | Professional and personal development |
NCFE is an awarding organisation recognised by the qualification regulators for England (Ofqual), Wales (Qualifications Wales) and Northern Ireland (CCEA Regulation). This is an unregulated qualification and is not a nationally recognised qualification.
£2,300
Course fees are not inclusive of accommodation or travel; onsite bed and breakfast accommodation is available at the majority of our Training Centres, but this must be booked directly with the Venue and will incur an additional charge.
The Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy (APAC) are the leading Play and Creative Arts Therapy training providers. We have over 20 years’ experience of delivering our training programmes and have taught over 6,000 therapists from all over the world.
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