This is the tenth time of running this succesful course:
Limited to 15 places
Dates - 1/2,15/16 & 29/30 Oct 2010
An intensive Six Day Advanced Post Diploma Certificate course -
Person Centred Couples Counselling.
Phone Angela on 01908 263 800.
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Course Aims.
To train experienced counsellors and psychologists to confidently contract to offer Person Centred couples counselling.
This is an important area of training which is constantly in demand from EAP's and couples themselves. A counsellor spending her/his training budget in this area is therefore likely to enjoy good returns on investment.
This training is unashamedly person-centred, which means that it will use person-centred theory as its primary reference point. There is very little theoretical writing, which is exclusively person-centred, on this subject. What writing and teaching there is, even by person-centred authors tends to place more reliance on other theories, particularly systemic, than we are comfortable with.
Course Objectives
To give counsellors a solid grounding in person centred couples work this course will explore and explain:
Which clients are suitable.
Contracting with new clients.
Introducing the first session.
When to see individuals on their own - and when not to!
Understanding how the six therapeutic conditions are applied to couples.
Duration and frequency of sessions.
Confidentiality - is it more complicated with couples?
Developing Person Centred theory with couples.
Why did Rogers say so little about it?
The role and importance of Asperger's syndrome in couple work.
Sex and related issues
Couples arguing in the room.
Multidirectional partiality.
The concept of "coupleness"
Role-plays.
Demonstrations.
What can go wrong.
Awareness of our part in the relationship with the couple.
Course material
Extensive course material will be provided to each attendee on a computer readable CD. (PDF files)
Venue
Our main office:
62 High Street
Stony Stratford
Milton Keynes
MK11 1AQ
How to get there
Multimap link to location.
Directions by road
Exit junction 14 off M1 motorway, take the exit onto A509. Then go straight over roundabout till you reach the A5. Go north towards Northampton. At the first roundabout take the first exit towards Old Stratford, then take a right turn into Stony Stratford High Street. (Post code MK11 1AQ for SatNav)
Nearest Train Station: Milton Keynes Central
Distance from Train Station: 6.2 miles
Time by taxi: 10 minutes
Cost and what is included
There are a maximum of 15 places and the cost is £60 a day, which totals to £360 for all six days.
(All prices include vat)
We are prepared to accept £100 deposit, but the fee must be paid in full by 10 Sept 2010.
*(There will be a cancellation fee of 25% until beg of Sept 2010, after this date all costs will be incurred.)
This includes:
Refreshments of tea, coffee, juice, water and biscuits.
Facilitated learning from 09:30hrs to 16:30hrs
Conference CD which will include all material used during the course, some of which will be further expanded on the CD.
Not included:
Overnight accommodation or meals. There are local pubs, restaurants and cafes close by, so you will be able to take your pick, anything from sandwiches to three course meals.
Eligibility
The course assumes that participants already have a good grounding in counselling. Counsellors should be trained to BACP accreditation level, although it is not a requirement that they are accredited.
Course tutors
Planning
Allan Turner is a Senior Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and a founder member of PCT Scotland. He has been working with couples since 1980, when he became a counsellor with Marriage Guidance Scotland, in Dundee. His person centred training started in 1985 with Dave Mearns, Brian Thorne and Elke Lambers.
He has always been passionately interested in working with couples. He still finds it the most challenging and rewarding aspect of his wide experience in counselling.
Allan is ably assisted on this course by Kate Stubbings, who is a fellow Director of Counselling Works, a BACP Accredited counsellor and an experienced couples counsellor. Kate has been infected by Allan's passion for the subject and, like Allan constantly seeks to deepen her understanding of the person centred approach and it's wide applications.
They say that they intend that the course will be rich in role play, practical examples and innovative interactive material. They absolutely guarantee that you will not go home bored!
An invitation to sign up now
By post:
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Please make your cheque payable to: Counselling Works Ltd.
Post it to: 62 High Street, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes. Buckinghamshire. MK11 1AQ.
By phone (have your credit / debit card ready)
Call 01908 263 800 and ask for Angela. All we need is your name, address and email.
