Level 3 Certificate in Therapeutic Group Work with Children & Young People

Used well, groups can be a powerful tool, enabling children to learn to work safely and productively together. This experiential qualification enables practitioners to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding to make effective use of a therapeutic group to support change for children and young people effectively.

Who is this course for?
This qualification is suitable for those staff using group work with children or young people in either school or care settings. It is also suitable for adoptive parents and guardians. These groups may be for all ages and abilities such as: circle times, youth clubs, nurture groups or after-school clubs.

The course will include:

What makes a group therapeutic?
The theories which can underpin and support groups.
Exploring how the group itself is the key therapeutic resource.
Working with dynamics, roles and resistance in groups.
Child development.
The aims of the group and assessing its effectiveness.
Setting up and running a group.
Recording and evaluating your group.
What is expected of participants?

This course will run for a period of approximately six months. Taught half day sessions will take place through a mix of online & face-to-face sessions as well as 3 overnight residentials at our MB3 site in Gloucestershire. Learners will also be expected to take part in self-directed learning between sessions.