Price

The price for our Taster Day is £105, which you’ll need to pay when you book.

Sponsorship of course fees

If your course fees are being paid on your behalf by a sponsor organisation (e.g., your employer, a government department, a charity) or you have an organisational grant, please get in touch with our Taster Day team by filling out an enquiry form before booking. We’ll invoice your sponsor organisation and send you a discount code you can use to complete your booking online.

Course details

Structure

Our Taster Day is made up of two modules. After joining us in-person, you will be eligible to apply for one of Place2Be's counselling courses.

Module 1: E-learning session

Module 1 is an interactive online introduction to our counselling training qualifications. You’ll learn about:

• our therapeutic approach and work in schools
• how to become a qualified child counsellor with our counselling training qualifications.

The module should take you two hours to complete. We recommend you complete Module 1 before attending your Module 2 in-person classroom workshop. Please note, the tutor will not be covering any of the content of Module 1 during Module 2.

Module 2: In-person classroom workshop

Module 2 classroom workshops are held at one of our training venues in London or Manchester. The workshop is where you'll put what you learned in Module 1 into action. You’ll learn about:

• key concepts in child counselling
• communicating through therapeutic play
• planning the next steps of your training journey.

Please check the start and end timing of your preferred in-person workshop date. Sessions running from 10am include both a short break and a 45-minute lunch break. Please note that tea and coffee is provided but not lunch. 

Training venues

Taster Day in-person workshops are held at:

• London: Place2Be, 175 St John Street, London, EC1V 4LW
• Manchester: ESEA, 13 Thomas Street, M4 1EU

Progression to other courses

Which course you progress to after completing your Taster Day will depend on where you are in your training journey and your previous training or experience. Options include our:

• Introduction to Child Counselling Skills (Level 2 Award) if you have no prior counselling training experience or qualifications
• Intermediate Child Counselling Skills (Level 3 Certificate) if you’ve completed a Level 2 counselling qualification* elsewhere
• Level 4 Diploma in School-Based Child Counselling if you've completed a Level 3 counselling qualification* elsewhere, or are eligible for a Level 4 bursary
• Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy for Children and Young People in Schools if you’ve completed a Level 3 qualification* elsewhere.

You can learn more about how you can become a qualified child counsellor with us on our How to become a child counsellor page. Not quite ready to start your training, but would like to receive updates about our counselling training courses and general mental health news? Sign up for our Mental Health Professionals Network newsletter to stay in the loop.

*Qualifications completed with other providers must have included face-to-face study. Unfortunately, we’re unable to accept online courses. Please check the course information for further entry requirements.

Entry requirements

You don't need any previous experience or formal qualifications to attend our Taster Day. The main thing is that you’re passionate about helping to improve children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

How to book

To book your Taster Day, please head to the bottom of this page and select a location and date that work for you. You'll then be taken to our booking form, where we'll ask for more details and your payment information.

Please note the date you choose when booking via our website will be when your in-person workshop (Module 2) takes place. Please make sure you book onto a date you can attend as once bookings are made, transfers and cancellations are only available in certain circumstances, in line with our Terms and Conditions. 

Once your booking is complete, you'll receive a confirmation email from us with important information about next steps. 

Find out more

For more information, please read our Counselling qualifications FAQs, get in touch through our enquiries form, or call us on 0207 923 5558.

Are you not quite ready to start your training but would like to receive updates about our counselling training courses and general mental health news? Sign up for our Mental Health Professionals Network newsletter to stay in the loop.