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Crossfields Institute – Level 3 Certificate in Therapeutic Group work

Group Work is used by staff across many professional settings with children and young people, including pre-schools, schools & colleges and care settings. Used well, groups can be a  powerful tool, enabling children to be and to learn to work safely and productively together. This qualification enables individuals to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to run therapeutic group sessions with children and young people effectively.

This qualification is suitable for those staff using group work with children or young people in either school or care settings. The course will include:

• The theories which can underpin and support groupsWorking with dynamics, roles and resistance in groups
• Relevant child development theory
• Setting up and running a group
• The aims of the group and assessing the effectiveness of the groups
• Recording and evaluating your group
• Opportunities for sharing practice and learning from one anotherStudents will be expected to work as a group and form reflective practice groups
• Students will be expected to bring examples of their work for live discussion based sessions

You can download the flyer here.

Please contact Kathy Smith for more details and to book a place.