Student Placements
Student placement opportunities in the Counselling Services at Hart Voluntary Action.
Currently the only placements we have available are working with 11 – 16 year olds in our Youth Counselling Service. If you are interested in a placement with 11 – 16 year olds please contact us for an application form by emailing 121@hartvolaction.org.uk. If you would like us to contact you once a placement becomes available in a another service, please email 121@hartvolaction.org.uk and provide us with your name, email address, the course you are currently studying on and the service you are interested in a placement in.
Please see the information below about each type of placement we offer so that you know whether it will be suitable for you.
121 Youth Counselling – Student Counsellor placements
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- Placement students will be asked to see three clients a week as a minimum.
- All sessions take place between 3:30pm and 9:00pm on weekdays.
- We provide a 2-hour group supervision session once a month for our Counsellors and you are expected to attend these. The groups take place during the working day.
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- For a Counsellor to provide online Counselling they must have completed some training in working online with clients.
- Face-to-face sessions take place at a variety of locations across the Hart District including the annex at Odiham Cottage Hospital, Fleet Citizens Advice bureau and a couple of Doctors surgeries in Hartley Wintney and Yateley.
Placement students will need to be able to travel to the Hart District to carry out sessions.
‘Working with Young People is rewarding, insightful and a privilege’
Volunteer Counsellor, 121 Youth Counselling
121 Adult Counselling – Student Counsellor placements
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- Placement students will be asked to see three clients a week as a minimum.
- Sessions take place on weekdays either during the day or in the evening.
- We provide a 2-hour group supervision session once a month for our Counsellors and you are expected to attend these. The groups take place during the working day.
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- For a Counsellor to provide online Counselling they must have completed some training in working online with clients.
- Face-to-face sessions take place at the annex at Odiham Cottage Hospital.
Placement students will need to be able to travel to the Hart District to carry out sessions.
Family Counselling – Student Family Counsellor placements
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- Students will need to be working towards a qualification that includes a Family and/or Systemic Psychotherapy element or equivalent.
- Placement students will be asked to see three families a week as a minimum.
- All sessions take place between 3:30pm and 9:00pm on weekdays.
- We provide 1-hour of individual supervision once a month for our Counsellors and you are expected to attend these.
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- For a Counsellor to provide online Counselling they must have completed some training in working online with clients.
- Face-to-face sessions take place across North Hampshire.
Placement students will need to be able to travel to carry out sessions.
Once I completed my training to become a qualified Counsellor I was drawn towards Counselling Young People.
This led me to start the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Adolescents with Hart Voluntary Action.
As part of this qualification I am required to complete 60 client hours working with 11—18 year olds and I am doing my placement with 121 Youth Counselling.
My experience of working in the service has been very supportive and welcoming. My journey with 121 started with an induction. This provided me with all the essential information that I needed to know about 121 and helped me to feel prepared to start working with adolescents. I received all the necessary paperwork, policies and procedures as well as information about training courses to complete. I felt fully supported by the organisation by the time I began to work with my first clients.
I am really enjoying working with Young People. Many arrive at sessions unsure and nervous of the Counselling process but the dedication and professionalism of the 121 team have the intention of creating a positive experience. The clients are willing to open up their ‘big emotions’ and share what is going on for them. Some clients enjoy some psychoeducation as part of their sessions to help them understand what is happening.
Working with Young People has been very rewarding and often challenging. They have helped me develop skills and experience in thinking about how I work as a Counsellor. My experience is that young people need to feel listened to and heard in a way that is different to their experiences with teachers and parents.
The administration team at 121 provide an excellent service of shielding and preventing external influences to impact my work and relationships with the client. This has enabled me to focus on my training and development as a Counsellor.
Volunteer Youth Counsellor, 121 Youth Counselling
This led me to start the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Adolescents with Hart Voluntary Action.
As part of this qualification I am required to complete 60 client hours working with 11—18 year olds and I am doing my placement with 121 Youth Counselling.
My experience of working in the service has been very supportive and welcoming. My journey with 121 started with an induction. This provided me with all the essential information that I needed to know about 121 and helped me to feel prepared to start working with adolescents. I received all the necessary paperwork, policies and procedures as well as information about training courses to complete. I felt fully supported by the organisation by the time I began to work with my first clients.
I am really enjoying working with Young People. Many arrive at sessions unsure and nervous of the Counselling process but the dedication and professionalism of the 121 team have the intention of creating a positive experience. The clients are willing to open up their ‘big emotions’ and share what is going on for them. Some clients enjoy some psychoeducation as part of their sessions to help them understand what is happening.
Working with Young People has been very rewarding and often challenging. They have helped me develop skills and experience in thinking about how I work as a Counsellor. My experience is that young people need to feel listened to and heard in a way that is different to their experiences with teachers and parents.
The administration team at 121 provide an excellent service of shielding and preventing external influences to impact my work and relationships with the client. This has enabled me to focus on my training and development as a Counsellor.
The Counsellor Experience
