Counsellor Therapist
Counsellors are required to join Cpl Healthcare in the delivery of counselling services to children on a sessional basis in various counties on behalf of the Department of Education.
The counsellors will provide blocks of eight counselling sessions per referral.
Overview of Duties:
* Counsellors must adhere to the Code of Ethics of their relevant accrediting body.
* They will be required to attend professional supervision while providing counselling as part of this programme.
* Ensure consent and referral form is complete and signed by parents.
* Complete initial assessment to gather information as appropriate.
* Complete and issue a summary report summarising interventions and strategies.
* All interactions are to be carried out in a professional manner.
* Engage in robust data protection to ensure sensitive information on the referred child is always kept confidential and safe.
* Engage in quality assurance exercises and support the evaluation process on the programme as required.
Requirements:
* A recognised qualification at Level 7 (primary degree) or higher in a relevant human science.
* Plus either:
o (a) Hold a degree or post-graduate qualification in counselling or psychotherapy recognised by at least one of the following bodies: the Psychological Society of Ireland; the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy; the Irish Association for Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy; one of the ten accrediting psychotherapy bodies within the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP); the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP); the Irish Association of Psychotherapy and Play Therapy (IAPTP); or the Association of Child Art Psychotherapists (ACAP).
o (b) Have full accredited membership with one of the above professional bodies.
o (c) Two years (minimum of 150 hours) of relevant supervised experience providing counselling to children.
o OR
o (d) A professional accredited qualification in child and adolescent counselling.
o (e) Have full accredited membership with one of the following professional bodies: the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI); Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP); Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP); Irish Association of Psychotherapy and Play Therapy (IAPTP); Association of Child Art Psychotherapists (ACAP); or one of the ten accrediting psychotherapy bodies within the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP).
o (f) One year of relevant supervised experience providing counselling to children.
A selection process will also apply.