Student Placements
Students placement opportunities in the Counselling Services at Hart Voluntary Action.
121 Youth Counselling – Student Counsellor placements
We do not currently have any available placements in our Youth Counselling Services working with 18+ clients. If you would like us to contact you once a placement becomes available, please email 121@hartvolaction.org.uk and provide us with you name, email address and the course you are currently studying on.
We do have placements available for working with clients aged 11 – 17 for those Counsellors who are studying on a course that cover Counselling Adolescents or for Counsellors who are already qualified to work with adolescents.
Our Youth Counselling Service sees Young People aged 11 – 25. We take on placement students in both the 11- 17-year-old age group and the 18+ age group. To work with 11 – 16-year-olds you must be on a course which is either focused on this age group or includes a module for working with this age group.
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.
Counselling can be either face-to-face or online. 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.
121 Adult Counselling – 
Student Counsellor placements
We do not currently have any available placements in our Adult Counselling Services. If you would like us to contact you once a placement becomes available, please email 121@hartvolaction.org.uk and provide us with you name, email address and the course you are currently studying on.
Our Adult Counselling Service sees adults aged 18+ who live in, work in or are registered with a Doctor in the Hart District. The focus of the service is the prevention of suicide in adults.
Placement students will be asked to see three clients a week as a minimum. Sessions can 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 group is currently on a Wednesday morning from 10:00 until 12:00.
Counselling can be either face-to-face or online. 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.
Family Therapy – Family Worker placements
As part of this service we are looking to take on students who want a placement working in a Family Therapy service. Students will need to be working towards a qualification that includes a Family and/or Systemic Psychotherapy element or equivalent.
The Placement Family Worker will be expected to offer 3 hours a week minimum and provide assessment and family sessions. Sessions will be held at locations across the Hart and Rushmoor districts. All students will be supervised by a fully qualified supervisor and Family Therapist who will support them in their work.
Please find the Placement Family Worker – Role Description here.
If you require more information please email us at familytherapy@hartvolaction.org.uk If you would like to apply please complete the Application Form and return to familytherapy@hartvolaction.org.uk