Art Therapy for Adults
This one day workshop introduces you the therapeutic uses of art in individual and group counselling. The stages of setting up, facilitating and processing art therapy exercises will be explored in a way that maintains respect and safety for clients and group members. Ideas and activities for both non-directed and more structured and directed art therapy work will be considered. This workshop provides practical, useful and interactive opportunities to expand your practice and...
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Attachment Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents
Attachment based therapy for children and adolescents focuses on an in-depth understanding of attachment theory, why it is effective and how it has become the center of family therapy. With the increase in working hours and screen based stimulation, we have also seen a rise in young people being medicalised and medicated. This course aims to repeal the shift toward young people being prematurely labeled, and first take another look at family based interventions, with proven...
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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
This popular course provides a comprehensive introduction to the ‘strengths perspective’ and resilience focus in human services work, and to the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy approach (SFBT) and its application to a range of counselling settings. The course presents the theoretical background of the approach and systematic explanation, demonstration and practice of the key skills and tools of SFBT – the main forms of questioning and interventions. Videotapes of real therapy...
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Narrative Therapy using the 'Heart and Wall' Tool
The heart and wall is a metaphor based on the Narrative Therapy ideas of ‘externalising’ the problem. This therapeutic tool is a visual externalisation that allows people to separate from problem saturated views of themselves which are limiting, and to re-connect or connect for the first time, with a view of themselves that gives acknowledgement and hope for the future. The ‘heart and the wall’ provides an opportunity for the helper to assist the person seeking help to engage in...
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Connecting Well During Challenging Phone and Online Communication
Much has changed over the last years in managing online and telephone communication with everchanging technology and the challenges of COVID 19. Face to face communication is often not an expected option and we are challenged to mange difficult conversations online and on the phone. This course will help you identify the key communication challenges in your work and how to address these. The pros and cons of different communication options will be explored with focusing on the...
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Self-Regulation Skills for Helping Professionals
Challenges from work and daily life commonly impair healthy functioning, yet emergency and helping work requires the ability to maintain a state of calm, centred responsiveness. Training for helping professionals rarely includes learning how to identify and respond to indicators of disquiet within the self and research shows that emergency and helping professionals experience far greater rates of PTSD and PTSD type symptoms than the general population. This one day workshop...
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