Why do we take trainee counsellors on?
Agencies, like The Wellbeing Garden, take on trainee counsellors for several reasons.
We can offer structured training and supervision to help the trainee counsellor develop their skills in a real-world setting. Trainees benefit from exposure to different client cases, therapeutic techniques and supervision from an experienced professional.
Trainee counsellors also bring new, up-to-date knowledge and fresh perspectives on counselling techniques and theories learned in their coursework. This helps agencies to stay current with evolving practices in the field.
Trainee counsellors must complete a certain number of placement hours to qualify for certification. At The Wellbeing Garden, we provide this opportunity for trainees to meet this requirement.
Taking on trainee counsellors can also mean that we can offer lower cost fees to clients seeking this option, as they work under the guidance of experienced counsellors and supervisors. This can be beneficial for those with limited resources.
Ethically, taking on trainee counsellors allows The Wellbeing Garden to contribute to the professional development of new counsellors, ensuring that they adhere to ethical guidelines, build empathy and learn client-centered practices within a professional environment.
For The Wellbeing Garden, placements help us to identify and nurture promising future counsellors and whether they would be a good fit for our team longer term.
Overall, a placement at The Wellbeing Garden seeks to be mutually beneficial - trainees get hands on experience and we get additional support with the opportunity of offering lower fees and the potential for future recruitment.
If you are in counselling training and are thinking about a placement, reach out to us. We'd love you to speak to one of our current trainees to give you an honest perspective of what it is like to do your placemnt with us. Come and join us.
Written by Helen Marton, Clinical Lead, WBG.
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