Healthcare

School Counsellor.

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The School Counsellor training prepares you to support pupils' psychosocial health and school attendance. You learn about the legislation and governing documents for social work in schools, conversation methodology and risk and protective factors for social exclusion. The training suits those without formal counsellor training who want to work in student health.

Duration: 24 months
Format: Online
Language: Swedish
Level: Beginner

Time commitment: Equivalent to two years of full-time study, at your own pace

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About the course.

All components, both theoretical and practical, have been passed.

Through this training, has acquired knowledge of, among other things: - The legislation and governing documents that form the basis of social work in schools. - Work to create safety for pupils, encourage school attendance and understand young people's identity and gender identity. - How social and psychosocial work has adapted to current developments in society. - Communication, interaction and how the professional conversation can contribute to development and change. - Risk and protective factors for social exclusion, the different expressions of exclusion and how exclusion affects the individual. and now has the competence to, among other things: - Analyse behaviours, underlying factors and thought patterns to assess which methods, approaches and ways of engaging are "best practice". - Engage with people professionally based on their life situation and their difficulties and strengths. - Understand how groups in criminal circles work, how recruitment happens and the consequences of belonging to criminal gangs. - Understand themselves and be able to use themselves as a tool in a professional relationship.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • Analyse behaviours and thought patterns to choose the right approach.
  • Engage with pupils professionally based on their life situation.
  • Understand how criminal groups recruit young people and the consequences of this.
  • Use yourself as a tool in professional conversations.
  • Create safety for pupils and encourage school attendance.
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Legislation and governing documents

    Legislation and governing documents as the basis for social work in schools.

  2. Safety and identity

    Work for pupils' safety and attendance, and understanding of identity and gender identity.

  3. Conversation methodology

    Communication, interaction and the importance of the professional conversation for change.

  4. Risk and protective factors

    Risk and protective factors for social exclusion and how it affects the individual.

Target audience

Who is this for?

Suits those who want to work as a school counsellor or in student health, with no requirement for a social work degree or other formal counsellor licence.

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