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Introduction to Play Therapy

lizzyj4 — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:46:27 +0000

Today, we found this lovely, short introduction to play therapy by the BAPT, and wanted to share it with those of our readers who work with children:

Play provides a safe, non-threatening context within which children can express and explore their experiences and feelings. If you would like to know more about using play therapy skills to communicate with children, our course Play Therapy Skills is a great starting point, offering accredited training and allowing you to develop skills that you can begin using immediately in the workplace.

Summer Offers

lizzyj4 — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 00:17:18 +0000

Up to 50% off some of our most popular online courses, offers available until 18th June.

There’s never been a better time to start training for a new career or developing new skills!

Study anywhere, at a time to suit you, all you need is your laptop!
Course material delivered instantly to your computer, whatever the weather, no waiting for the post.
Chat to your tutorial team online between 10am and 9pm every day, including weekends.

Gardening and Horticulture

Pursue a career in Gardening or Horticulture with one of our RHS qualification courses. RHS certificates are widely recognised within the industry. Level 2 qualifications are a well-respected starting point for a new career in this area, while RHS Level 3 qualifications are ideal for those looking to take their career to the next level.

RHS Horticulture Level 2 Principles of Horticulture Online Course

The RHS Level 2 Principles of Horticulture delivered as an online course – PDF course material is delivered directly to your inbox January Offers – Only £135! Normal Price – £210

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RHS Horticulture Level 2 Principles of Horticulture and Level 3 Horticulture Joint Package Online Courses

The RHS Level 2 Principles of Horticulture and both RHS Level 3 Horticulture Courses delivered as online courses – pdf course material is delivered directly to your inbox Only £245! Normal Price – £320

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RHS Horticulture Level 3 Joint Package Online Courses

This package includes both RHS Level 3 Certificates delivered as online courses – pdf course material is delivered directly to your inbox Only £205! Normal Price – £270

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Childcare and Education

Play Therapy Online Course

Play Therapy online course. PDF course material is delivered directly to your inbox Only £130! Normal Price – £210.

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Mentoring Skills for Schools

Mentoring Skills for Schools online course. Delivered directly to your email inbox in a pdf format.Only £130! Normal Price – £180.

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Life Coaching Diploma

Our Life Coaching Diploma gives students all of the knowledge and skills they need to begin working professionally as life coaches. It also includes extensive advice on launching a successful life coaching practice.

Life Coaching Diploma Online

Qualify as a life coaching with our Life Coaching Diploma. Delivered as an online course, as pdfs directly to your email inbox. Begin studying within 2 hours! Only £185! Normal Price – £340.

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Counselling Courses

Learn how to work effectively with children and young people! This course is suitable for both education and counselling professionals. It can be a useful addition to your CV and also provide evidence of Continuing Professional or Personal Development for counsellor accreditation purposes.

Counselling Children and Young People Online

Delivered as an online course, as pdfs directly to your email inbox. Begin studying within 2 hours! Only £130! Normal Price – £180.

Visit main course page for full course details, and postal course options.

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All You Need is 3 hours a Week!

Distance learning makes it easy to fit study into your life without stress – all you need is 3 hours a week. Whether that’s half-an-hour a day or three hours one evening, it’s up to you. There are no classes to attend, our courses come to you. And one-to-one support from an expert tutor is available throughout your course, whenever you need it.

You can save online course material to your computer or laptop and print if off if you wish. (However, if you generally prefer studying from printed paper we recommend choosing one of our printed courses, as printing off a complete course can be costly.)

Courses for Parents

lizzyj4 — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:27:36 +0000

We’ve launched a unique range of courses that offer parents the knowledge they need to support their children effectively, as well as the support of an expert parenting coach for the duration of the course!

Work with an expert parenting coach.
Learn how to best support your children at home and school.
Learn more about the problems children may encounter during development.
Understand more about child psychology, and how children think and learn.

All courses include unlimited coaching support, so you can chat to an expert coach at any time, by email or instant chat. (Parenting coaches are available by instant chat between 9am and 9pm, 7 days a week.)

Jenny Carpenter Positive Parenting Course

Before I started the course I was feeling really down – all I seemed to do was tell the kids off, in-between rushing backwards and forwards to work! It was stressing me out and wasn’t that great for the kids either. Working on the course helped me to change the way I related to them both – I learned how to address problems more positively. My coach, Ruth, was fantastic and always there to listen. I still have too much to do – but the time I spend with my kids now is fun for all of us! Priceless!

Courses for Parents include: Positive Parenting, Child Psychology, Play Therapy Skills for Parents, Understanding ADHD, Understanding ASDs, and Understanding Dyslexia.

Chat to your tutorial support team between 9am – 9pm

lizzyj4 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:33:30 +0000

You can now contact your tutorial team by instant chat, 7 days a week, between 9am and 9pm each day.

No other learning provider offers such extensive, direct access to tutors. It means you can talk directly to an expert tutor at a time that suits you best and fits in with your study schedule. No waiting for letters to arrive, or emails to be replied to!

If you are already studying with Learning Curve, you can find your tutorial team’s contact page by clicking here.

Garden Design Diploma

lizzyj4 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:09:34 +0000

Accredited training.

8 study modules and assignments.

One-to-one tutor support.

Flexible training, allowing you to study at home in your own time.

Affordable, with a range of payment options.

Students can apply for student membership of the Society of Garden Designers.

With distance learning, you can retrain for a new career or develop new work skills in just three hours a week!

There are no set class times, so you can fit study into your life in a way that suits you. You can also take a study break of up to 12 months if needed, and return to the course when you’re ready.

You’ll benefit from one-to-one support from an expert personal tutor who you can contact by email or telephone at any time.

Kate Weaver Garden Design Diploma

Garden Design has been my dream job for a long time, but juggling work and caring for two growing children, I thought there was no way I could do the necessary training, so I was really pleased when I found this course. Studying by distance learning suited me perfectly, it meant I could plan study around work and family life, and I could take a break when I needed to too. I may not have been Lydia’s fastest student ever, but after two years I have my diploma and a portfolio of work I’m really proud of. What’s more I’ve just completed my first paid design project! The course was just what I was looking for – the material is excellent and I loved the personal tutor support – Lydia was great at keeping me on track and helping me to create a really professional portfolio of work. I probably asked a lot of daft questions in the early days, but she never once made me feel that – she was always supportive and patient.

Course Details

Subjects covered include: practical garden planning and design; key design techniques; latest trends in garden design; selecting new materials and techniques; understanding soil; working with clients; harmony and cohesion; creating a sense of place; key styles – Minimalist, Mediterranean, Urban and Oriental; materials and styles; assessing the site; selecting and arranging plants. With many garden plans and three-dimensional design sketches.

Qualification

Diploma in Garden Design

Professional Development

Students may apply to join the Society of Garden Designers as student members. Once their course is complete and they are practicing as a garden designers, they may apply to join as full members.

January Offer – Online Course – £350 Now only £195!

Payment Options – Online Course

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Enrol by Four Instalments.

You can pay by instalments – a deposit plus four monthly payments of just £43 each. (Total cost: £215 – there is a £20 admin fee for this option.)

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Add Printed Workbooks

Our courses are delivered online as pdf files. However, you can also order printed workbooks to accompany your course. These include all of the course notes in the pdfs as well as additional activities and space to allow you to make notes as you work through the course. Printed in B&W, the workbooks are supplied in attractive, matching A4 ring binders. Price includes post & packing. Workbooks are available to UK-based students only.

~~£430,~~ Online Course and Printed Workbooks, only £295!

The first batch of online course material will be delivered within 2 hours and you can then begin working through the material. Your workbooks will be delivered by Royal Mail within 5 working days.

Payment Options – Online Course and Printed Workbooks

Pay online by credit or debit card. Secure payments by Securehosting.

Pay by Paypal.

Enrol by Post or Telephone.

You can enrol by phone between 10am and 4pm each day. Call 01896 860661 to speak to one of our advisers.

Alternatively, please download our postal enrolment form here.

Enrol by Four Instalments.

You can pay by instalments – a deposit plus four monthly payments of just £63 each. (Total cost: £315 – there is a £20 admin fee for this option.)

Click here to download our booking form and Standing Order form.

Course Outline

Course book: The Essential Garden Design Workbook. (Printed Course Only)

Module 1: Basics of Design: Key elements. Introducing the survey. Analysis. A working plan. Zoning. Surveying and drawing equipment. Understanding client needs.

Module 2: Strong Foundations: The finished design. Presentation techniques. Drawing plans. Sections and elevations. Planning irrigation and drainage. Marking out. Planning your first garden.

Module 3: The Site Survey: Carrying out a detailed survey. Drawing a site plan. Site inventory and analysis. Garden layout plan. Landscape and existing features. Climate. Trees in garden design.

Module 4: Selecting and Using Plants: Selecting plants (trees, plants and crops) to suit location, consideration of scale, position, facilities and features. Planting density. Planting plans. Considering function. Associations between plants and other features. Interior landscapes.

Module 5: A Sense of Place. Exploring meaning and experience. Creating a sense of place. Engaging the senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste. The role of essential oils in the garden. Colour theory in garden design. Creating visual impact. Understand light and colour in the garden. Gardening for sensory impairment. Ideas from horticultural therapy. More on presentations to clients: 3D presentations, CAD. Legal issues in design.

Module 6: History of Garden Design. Early history of gardens. Ancient East: hanging gardens of Babylon, Persian paradise gardens. Egyptian gardens. Roman gardens. Medieval garden design. The Renaissance garden: high renaissance, Carolus Clusius, French influences, André le Nôtre. The Elizabethan garden. The Restoration. Georgian and Regency gardens. Victorian gardens: gardenesque, floral bedding, Joseph Paxton. Edwardian influence. Key designers: William Robinson, Gertrude Jekyll, Vita Sackville West, Edwin Lutyens. The Arts and Crafts movement. The war years. Modernism and landscape architecture.

Module 7: Eastern Garden Design. Explore Eastern ideas on the role of the garden. History and principles of Chinese and Japanese garden design. The aesthetics of imperfection. Creating the fusion garden. Design Project Part A.

Module 8: Running Your Own Design Practice. Legal issues involved in setting up a design practice. Possible structures for your business. Planning your business. Developing key personal skills. Growing your team. Working with subcontractors. Health and safety issues. Understand the needs of your customer/client base. Learn how to understand and research your marketplace. Identify the most effective marketing approach for your business. Explore the opportunities offered by Internet marketing. Continuing professional development. Design Project Part B.

Borders Connect is one of the UK’s leading distance learning providers. All of our home study courses include study material, which is sent out in an attractive, hardwearing folder and essential course books or delivered online directly to your email address. Both versions of the course include full tutorial support. We are accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council and registered as providers with the Learning Skills Council.

Life Coaching Advanced Diploma

lizzyj4 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:46:34 +0000

Train for a new career as a coach, or develop professional-level coaching skills for use in the workplace!

Accredited training with one-to-one tutor support.

Study at home in your own time.

Comprehensive 12 module course designed to give you the knowledge and skills you need to work as a professional Life Coach.

FREE course books – NLP: The Technology of Achievement and Life Coaching: a cognitive-behavioural approach. (With printed course only.)

Free life-time listing on Lifecoach-uk.com on successful completion of the course.

A life coach works with individuals to help them reassess their current lifestyle and make changes, identify life goals, and move towards greater fulfillment at work and in their personal life. Coaches may also work with groups and organisations.

There are no set class times, so you can fit study into your life in a way that suits you. You’ll benefit from one-to-one support from an expert personal tutor who you can contact by email or telephone at any time.

Jude Holloway Advanced Life Coaching Diploma

I’ve just finished the Life Coaching Advanced Diploma course and would like to say thanks to all the team – I’ve really enjoyed the course and found it incredibly useful. Although I’ve offered coaching as part of my work role for a number of years, the course offered a fresh perspective and really helped me to bring all of my experience and knowledge together. The advice on setting up a Life Coaching business was also invaluable. My tutor has been a great source of advice throughout the course and we’re still in touch regularly as I set up my new coaching business. I can’t recommend the course highly enough. It’s incredible value for money.

Qualification

Advanced Diploma in Life Coaching

Our certificates are accredited and recognised by employers.

Instalments

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Plus, 4 x £111.25*

£500

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Printed Version

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£480

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Course Outline

Study topics include: building an effective coach-client relationship, identifying problems and strengths, motivating clients, understanding the past, goal-setting, changing belief systems, achieving life change, supporting the client, running your own life coaching business, lessons from high achievers. The course involves approximately 240 hours of study. Students have up to 12 months to complete this course, allowing them to work through the modules at their own pace. On average, however, it takes students around 10 months to complete the course, based on 3 – 4 hours study time per week. Students can also purchase an extra 12 months of tutor support for just £20 if required.

Course books – Life Coaching, Neenan and Dryden; NLP: The Technology of Achievement, Andreas and Faulkner. (Online course includes alternative reading material delivered by PDF, not course books.)

Module 1: What does a life coach do? Setting study goals. Where are you starting from? Introduction to some key theories.

Module 2: The Life Coach. Is this the right career for you? Personal traits. Developing as a Life Coach. Introduction to key counselling skills. Looking into yourself. The role of the Life Coach. The relationship with the client.

Module 3: Identifying client needs. Analysing the client’s lifestyle and personality. Devising an individual plan of action for each client. Relationships. Energy. Financial management. Well-being. Defining goals, values and mission statement. Client involvement.

Module 4: Looking at the past. The role of the client’s past in their current lifestyle, reactions and responses. New ways of thinking. Tackling resistance to change.

Module 5: Attitude and understanding. Further work on attitude and ways of thinking. Indepth look at key counselling skills. The role of these skills in life coaching.

Module 6: Here and now. Ways of relating. Relationships as systems. Family work. Motivating clients. Identifying individual motivating factors.

Module 7: Lifestyle changes. diet, weight issues, work. Identifying sources of stress. Problem-solving techniques.

Module 8: Time management as a tool. Organisation and planning. Developing individual time management tools for clients.

Module 9: Working with clients 1. The first meeting. Creating the right conditions. Establishing a working relationship. Defining boundaries.

Module 10: Working with clients 2. Ethics and legal considerations. Confidentiality. Keeping records. Endings.

Module 11: Running a Life Coach practice. Practical considerations. Finding premises/working from home. Accounts.

Module 12: Finding clients. Advertising. Working with corporate and public sector clients. Continuing professional development.

Payment Options

You can also enrol by telephone or we can invoice your workplace – please call an adviser on 01896 860661 for more information.

Why Choose Us?

Our tutorial support is second-to-none. You’ll be assigned a personal tutor as soon as you enrol who will work with you all the way through. You can contact your tutor directly at any time if you have any questions or problems, or if you would just like a chat about how the course is going. Tutorial support is by e-mail and/or telephone.

Instalments

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Deposit £55.
Plus, 4 x £111.25*

£500

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Printed Version

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Supplied in a large A4 folder.
Inc. course books.

£480

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Online

Complete your course online

Delivered by Email.
Normal price ~~£340~~

£265

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* When you enrol by instalments you will only be charged the £55 deposit when you enrol. We’ll send a Standing Order form that you can complete to pay your remaining instalments. If you prefer to pay the deposit and instalments by standing order, you can download and complete a form here. We’ll send out your first batch of course material as soon as we receive your first payment.

Payment Alternatives

You can also enrol by telephone or we can invoice your workplace – please call an adviser on 01896 860661 for more information.

Online Study Option Now Available

This course is also available online. Our online courses are delivered as pdfs direct to your email inbox. Our online courses are exactly the same as the postal version, but include a range of supporting study material instead of textbooks.

Borders Connect is one of the UK’s leading distance learning providers. All of our home study courses include study material, which is sent out in an attractive, hardwearing folder, essential course books and full tutorial support. We are accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council, registered with the Online Learning Council, and listed on the National Register of Learning Providers.

Counselling Children and Young People

lizzyj4 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:55:21 +0000

Learn how to work effectively with children and young people!

Accredited training with one-to-one tutor support.

Study at home in your own time.

Suitable for both education and counselling professionals.

A useful addition to your CV and as evidence of Continuing Professional or Personal Development for counsellor accreditation purposes.

Flexible Distance Learning

This is a comprehensive introduction to working effectively and therapeutically with children and young people up to the age of 18 years. Study topics include: the child-counsellor relationship; theoretical and practical foundations; child counselling skills and approaches; understanding adolescence; the process of therapeutic change; play therapy; self-esteem building; social skills; developing protective behaviours.

We also offer a course in Counselling Children (up to the age of 12 years) – click here for more details.

Susan Osborne Counselling Children and Young People

I’ve worked in education for over 20 years, but in recent years I’ve spent more and more time offering emotional support to children, some of whom are wrangling with quite difficult issues. Although I had a basic counselling skills certificate, that didn’t seem enough. Counselling Children and Young People gave me a range of practical strategies I could use in my every day work with young people, as well as understanding more about the underlying issues. It was also useful to have contact with other students who were experienced counsellors – it gave me a completely different perspective on some issues.

Qualification

CPD Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People

Instalments

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4x £58.*

£287

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Printed Course

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£180

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Payment Alternatives

You can also enrol by telephone or we can invoice your workplace – please call an adviser on 01896 860661 for more information or chat to an adviser online now.

Online Study Option Now Available

Course Outline

Course book: Counselling Adolescents, by Geldard and Geldard. (Textbook is not supplied with the online version of this course, instead we supply alternative supplementary reading.)

Module 1: Counselling Children and Young People: An Introduction
Module 2: Children in Context
Module 3: Child Development
Module 4: Theoretical Perspectives
Module 5: Developing Self-Awareness
Module 6: Working with Families
Module 7: Understanding Children’s Problems I
Module 8: Understanding Children’s Problems II
Module 9: Body Image and Eating Disorder
Module 10: Living with Violence
Module 11: Play Therapy
Module 12: Empowering the Young Client

Borders Connect is one of the UK’s leading distance learning providers. All of our home study courses include study material, which is sent out in an attractive, hardwearing folder, essential course books and full tutorial support. We are registered with the Online Learning Council and accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council. We are also listed on the UK Register of Learning Providers.

Gardening in School

lizzyj4 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:18:20 +0000

This course provides an in-depth introduction to the development of a school garden and the integration of gardening into the curriculum, with many practical ideas and suggestions. It also explores social and emotional aspects of gardening, and considers the planning, design and maintenance issues.

Subjects covered include: planning and creating a school garden; gardening and the curriculum; choosing plants for a children’s garden; growing food with children; garden activities and projects.

The course includes all study material, course book, The Playground Potting Shed: A Foolproof Guide to Gardening with Children, and full tutorial support from your expert personal tutor.

On successful completion of the course students are awarded an accredited certificate, recognised by employers. Borders is accredited as a training provider by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council.

Our course is composed of 6 easy-to-follow modules. There are 6 tutor-marked assignments. It involves approximately 36 hours of study time.

Why Choose Us?

Our tutorial support is second-to-none! When you enrol on one of our home study courses you are assigned an experienced personal tutor who will work with you all the way through. Tutors are available by e-mail at any time to offer support, advice or if you would just like a chat about how the course is going – including weekends, bank holidays and evenings! We see this level of support as central to the success of our courses. If you would prefer to chat to your tutor you can arrange a call back through the main office at a mutually convenient time.

All courses are despatched by courier.

Qualification

Certificate in School Gardening and Garden Design

Instalments

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£250

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Full Payment

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£230

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£170

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Payment Alternatives

You can also enrol by telephone or we can invoice your workplace – please call an adviser on 01896 860661 for more information or chat to an adviser online now.

Online Study Option Now Available

Borders is one of the UK’s leading distance learning providers. All of our home study courses include study material, which is sent out in an attractive, hardwearing folder, essential course books and full tutorial support or delivered online directly to your email address. We are accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council and registered as providers with the Online Learning Council and the Learning Skills Council.

Play Therapy Skills

lizzyj4 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:19:28 +0000

Develop play therapy skills for use in the workplace or as a foundation for further study.

Accredited training with one-to-one tutor support.

Study at home in your own time.

Short 4 module course with a strong practical focus – approx 28 hours of study.

FREE course book – The Handbook of Play Therapy and Therapeutic Play by Linnet McMahon (Except with the online course).

Ideal for counsellors, teachers, classroom assistants, parents and others working with children.

Accredited CPD certificate, recognised by employers and a useful addition to your CV.

Good foundation for further study.

Claire Hanson Play Therapy Skills

I loved the practical focus in this course. It gave me a lot of useful ideas that I could apply straight away in school, and we’ve also introduced many new activities designed to help the children develop their emotional skills. The tutor was a great source of support and advice throughout the process. The course really opened my eyes to the many different, non-verbal ways in which we can communicate with children, and just as importantly how we can help them to explore their own feelings and experiences in a supportive way.

The course shows students how to communicate with children effectively through play, and also shows how play can be a means of teaching children essential personal and social skills. The course also includes a clear outline of the theory of play and play therapy, as well as many practical suggestions on how play therapy can be used in different settings.

With distance learning, you can develop new work skills in just three hours a week!

Qualification

CPD Certificate in Play Therapy Skills

Instalments

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Plus 4 x £53.75.*

£280

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Inc. free textbook.
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Online Study Option Now Available

Course Outline

Module One: The Importance of Play Therapy. Explore definitions of play; understand the role of play in learning and development; explore the role of play in early education; explore the value of play therapy.

Module Two: Preparing for Play Therapy. Explore some key aspects of child development; learn how to plan a play therapy room; explore safety issues in play therapy.

Module Three: Play Therapy in Practice. Explore some key play therapy techniques and approaches; connecting to the child; explore the development of emotional awareness; consider the main boundaries in play therapy.

Module Four: The Origins of Play Therapy. Explore the historical background to play therapy; learn about some of key theories in the development of play therapy; learn about the importance of self-awareness for the play therapist.

Why Choose Us?

Borders Connect is one of the UK’s leading distance learning providers. All of our home study courses include study material, which is sent out in an attractive, hardwearing folder, essential course books and full tutorial support. We are accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council, registered with the Online Learning Council, and listed on the National Register of Learning Providers.

Mentoring Skills for Schools

lizzyj4 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:59:35 +0000

Accredited training leading to a CPD certificate in mentoring skills.

Accredited training with one-to-one tutor support.

Study at home in your own time.

Comprehensive 4 module course designed to give you the knowledge and skills you need to work effectively as a school mentor.

FREE course book – The Art of Mentoring (Except with the online course.)

Accredited CPD certificate – recognised by employers and a good addition to your cv.

The role of learning mentor is increasingly important role in many school settings. This course takes an in-depth look at the skills required to work effectively as a learning mentor in school. It also explores a range of mentoring programmes and interventions, and is suitable for professionals mentoring in a variety of educational contexts.

During this course you will:

develop the skills to work effectively as a learning mentor
learn how to plan an effective mentor programme in school
learn how to nurture your mentees’ skills and abilities
learn how to motivate children and young people.

Claire Newell Mentoring Skills for Schools

This is an interesting and informative course, packed with useful practical ideas for work in school. It gave me the confidence I needed to go accept a new job as a mentor and then play a lead role in creating a full mentoring programme across 6 schools! My tutor, Mary, was fab all the way through – nothing too much trouble and always got back to me quickly. A real star!

Qualification

CPD Certificate in Mentoring Skills in Schools

Instalments

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Deposit £55.
Plus 4 x £63.75.*

£310

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Printed Course

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Printed version of course.
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£290

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£180

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* When you enrol by instalments you will only be charged the £55 deposit at the time you enrol. We’ll send a Standing Order form that you can complete to pay your remaining instalments. If you prefer to pay the deposit and instalments by standing order, you can download and complete a form here. We’ll send out your first batch of course material as soon as we receive your first payment.

Course Outline

Module 1: What is a Mentor? role of the mentor within school; aspects of the learning mentor role; exploring the mentor-mentee relationship – roles and responsibilities; roles of the mentor: teacher, coach, model, counsellor, adviser; introduction to some key theories; introduction to child development; theories about adolescence; self-esteem; the child in context; children and families; goals for mentoring; introduction to key skills; active listening; self awareness.

Module 2: Meeting Your First Mentee. Planning a mentoring programme to meet school/college needs; confidentiality and its limitations; ethical issues; boundaries; identifying mentee needs; goals and strategies for mentoring; identifying your mentee’s learning style; self awareness and emotional literacy for young people; the first meeting – creating the right conditions, establishing a working relationship with the young client, keeping records; behaviour issues for the learning mentor; managing behaviour; understanding referral; A-B-C approach to behaviour change; working with families.

Module 3: Understanding Children’s Problems. Understanding stress during childhood; stress management for children and young people; psychological issues – defining abnormal behaviour, identifying disorder, referral, ADHD, conduct disorder, understanding autistic spectrum disorders, depression in children; bullying; underachievement; identifying child abuse; promoting protective behaviours; dyslexia; dyspraxia; dyscalculia.

Module 4: Practical Approaches. Creative approaches; play therapy skills for mentoring; books and story-telling; goal-setting for mentees; motivation and inspiration: Understanding motivation, identifying mentees’ motivating factors, motivation in practice; groupwork; life skills: teaching more effective ways of relating to others, developing negotiation and leadership skills.

Borders is one of the UK’s leading distance learning providers. We are registered with Online Learning Council, accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council and listed in the UK Register of Learning Providers.