Its Good To Talk...
The Counselling Service hosts, in house, and promotes, with trainer Ruth Morgan, occasional seminars, workshops and lectures. They are generally experiential and in the form of small groups.
They may be aimed for those seeking a ‘first flavour’ of ideas attached to psychology, personal development and self awareness, others for practitioners seeking to add to their knowledge for cpd (certificates are provided).
Most events take place on Fridays or Saturdays, usually between 1030am and 430pm. There is a break for lunch when participants can stretch their legs, and tea/coffee is generally provided at some point during the meetings.
Fees for events vary but it is the aim of the service to keep the rates as low as possible, normally from around £40 per person, including tea/coffee.
Academic Year 2012
Working with the Couple Dynamic
Following its success in the past three academic years and due to popular demand, this series of six workshops is being repeated from April 2012.
A series of six one-day workshops with limited places available.
This is an introductory course for counsellors, working either with couples or individuals, who want to increase both their understanding of the dynamics of couple relationships, and their ideas and techniques for working in this field.
Contemporary Couples Counselling
Open to practitioners with counselling experience who wish to develop their knowledge of couples work. Participants will be invited, and positively encouraged, to bring personal and clinical experience to the course.
There will be a mix of theory and practice, with plenty of experiential and practical content so that participants can have a hands-on experience around couple counselling.
Key course components will include:
- The basis of differing couple relationships and dynamics
- The development of couple relationships – ‘minefields’ and ‘blackspots’
- Sex and sexual dysfunction – including the impact of internet sex
- Separation counselling and step families
- Working with one, or two, clients in the room
There will be an emphasis on creative techniques in working with couples, or individuals, currently experiencing problems with intimate relationships.There will also be plenty of time to mould the material to participants’ individual requirements as the course develops.
It is expected that candidates will have taken responsibility for some pre-workshop reading. Please note that the series runs as a single course and that workshops are not available individually. Continuing Professional Development certificates will be presented to attending participants.
Pre-workshop Reading
Suggested reading:
Couple Therapy – A Handbook edited by Douglas Hooper and Windy Dryden
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered by Wyn Bramble.
Doing Couple Therapy by Robert Taibbi
The workshop will be led by Ruth Morgan BA MA who is a BACP senior accredited practitioner, trainer, supervisor and a Relate-trained couples counsellor.
Venue: 206 Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4DE – also Sevenoaks, Kent
Date: The second Saturday, in each month from April to September. The course involves six one -day sessions. Further course may be run in the Autumn 2012.
Cost: £360, includes lunch and refreshments.
Booking: The workshop is open to BACP/UKCP registered practitioners who are considering or wishing to extend their work into the field of couples counselling. Also counsellors of individuals who are looking to develop their understanding of the couple dynamic.
Erotic Countertransference
To confirm your place contact Ruth Morgan via a click, or by telephone: 020 8658 3791
