{"id":35887,"date":"2019-12-07T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/counsellingtu.onpressidium.com\/?p=35887"},"modified":"2023-08-15T08:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T07:52:27","slug":"can-you-become-a-counsellor-with-a-criminal-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/can-you-become-a-counsellor-with-a-criminal-record\/","title":{"rendered":"133 \u2013 Can You Become a Counsellor with a Criminal Record?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\"CT\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

133 – Can You Become a Counsellor with a Criminal Record?<\/h1>\n\t

Exciting New Book from CPCAB – Professional Wills<\/h2>\n\t
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In episode 133 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes  discuss if you can become a counsellor with a criminal record. In ‘Check-In with CPCAB’, there then follows an announcement about a new book that is about to be published, especially aimed at Level 4 students of counselling. Last, the presenters talk about professional wills: what these might cover and why they matter.<\/p>\n\t\n\t

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Can You Become a Counsellor with a Criminal Record? (starts at 2.05 mins)<\/h2>\n\t

Is it possible to train as a counsellor if you have criminal convictions? The answer to this depends partly on the nature of the conviction.<\/p>\n

For example, people who have been convicted of a ‘Schedule One’ offence (i.e. an offence against a child listed in Schedule One of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933) or of a violent crime are unlikely to be able to become counsellors. But many other types of convictions will not prevent you from doing so.<\/p>\n

Aside from answering the question can you become a counsellor with a criminal record<\/em>, Ken and Rory offer some tips on what to do if you have a criminal record and wish to train as a counsellor:<\/p>\n