This module focuses on the professional, legal, and ethical issues that underpin good counselling practice. Safeguarding, codes of practice, contracts, boundaries, ethical referral, and other related topics are explored. This module supports you in developing an understanding of professional issues and boundaries involved with working with children and young people in a counselling placement. You will also explore the roles and responsibilities of the counselling supervisor and how you might be best supported in the supervision process.

A written 2,000-word essay that requires you to critically evaluate how professional issues might be managed in counselling practice with children and young people and exploring issues involved when on-line counselling (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4).

Learning strategies may include interactive lectures and skills practice sessions which consist of workshops, discussions, group-work, role-play, and individual tutorials. Reflection and reflective practice along with critical thinking will also be a key element of the programme in to facilitate professional learning. Independent study time includes researching, reading and reflection as well as assignment preparation.

1.Engage effectively with literature relevant to professional issues within counselling children and young people.
Enquiry
2.Demonstrate an understanding of professional issues involved with working in a counselling placement with children and young people.
Knowledge
Understanding
Application
3.Evaluate how professional issues might be managed in counselling practice.
Reflection
Problem Solving
Analysis
4.Explore issues involved with counselling clients remotely.
Knowledge
Understanding
Analysis

Library
IT resources including PowerPoints
VLE - SOALR
Core texts

Daniels, D. & Jenkins, P. (2010). Therapy with Children. Children’s Rights, Confidentiality and the Law. Sage.
Jenkins, P. (2007). Counselling, Psychotherapy and the Law. Sage.
Bond, T. (2015). Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action. Sage.
Bond, T. & Mitchels, B. (2008). Confidentiality and Record Keeping in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sage.
Carroll, M. (2001). Counselling Supervision: Theory, Skills and Practice. Sage.

This module focuses on the professional, legal, and ethical issues that underpin good counselling practice. Safeguarding, codes of practice, contracts, boundaries, ethical referral, and other related topics are explored. This module supports you in developing an understanding of professional issues and boundaries involved with working with children and young people in a counselling placement. You will also explore the roles and responsibilities of the counselling supervisor and how you might be best supported in the supervision process.