Purpose/Aim: To explore the meaning and implications of being a person-centred trainer of counsellors in training, and how our personal stance and style of delivery can shape our training practice.
Format: The workshop will be a dialogue between clear enjoying that will inform a wider group discussion and also the possibility for small group work in breakout rooms. There are two parts to this workshop, the first week of the workshop Will introduce the things in the group discussion we will invite some reflective writing from colleagues and then we will return one week later for another morning of dialogue discussion small group work. Please note that the reflective writing will not be marked, it is for the purpose of the day personal professional aspect of this function.
General Questions:
- What are the key principles of person-centred training and how do they inform our approach as trainers?
- How do we balance the needs of our trainees with the requirements of external validation bodies such as COSCA, BACP, UKCP, and SQA?
Key Areas:
- Reflecting on our own sense of responsibility as trainers
- Empowering trainees to develop their autonomy as practitioners
- Navigating issues of authority and power in the training relationship
- Exploring the role of direction and structure in person-centred training
- Examining the impact of external validation bodies on our training practice.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Participants will be able to identify and articulate their personal stance as a person-centred trainer of counsellors in training.
- Participants will be able to understand the key principles of person-centred theory and how they can be applied in the training of counsellors.
- Participants will be able to reflect on how to navigate the balance between empowering trainees to develop autonomy, while also addressing the requirements of external validation bodies in their training practice.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- This training is for trainers of counsellors in training who are interested in exploring and understanding the principles of person-centred training. It is intended for those who are looking to develop their skills and knowledge in this approach, and to gain a deeper understanding of how to apply these principles in their training practice and delivery.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- This training will support trainers to create a more effective and supportive training environment for counsellors in training by providing them with a deeper understanding of person-centred principles, reflecting on their personal stance and navigating the balance between trainees’ needs and external validation bodies requirements.
Course Content
Presenter
I am Person-Centred counsellor, supervisor and trainer living in and mainly working in Dumfries and Galloway. I gained my person centred diploma with PCT Britain in 1997 and supervision certificate with the same organisation in 2008.
I have a background in nursing and mental health and have worked in the NHS, Social work and voluntary sector settings. I now have a portfolio of work that encompasses private practice, offering counselling and supervision in Dumfries, delivering Diploma and supervision training with Persona and a variety of training to local and national organisations.
My variety of work brings me into contact with diverse and interesting people through which I grow and develop. To look after myself I have a good network of friends and colleagues, I swim and walk and I can get lost in art .
I have been facilitating in Counselling & Psychotherapy programmes in the UK for more than 10 years.
I am currently the director at Temenos Education and have a private practice where I offer online Psychotherapy and Supervision using video and chat communication platforms along with virtual environments. I am also the co-founder of onlinevents which has grown to be the world’s largest library of online video and audio content with instant certification and a learning log.
I am also a past chair of the Association for Counselling & Therapy Online (ACTO) and have served for 6 years on the board of the World Association for Person Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counselling. My passion to bring online learning into the field of Counselling & Psychotherapy has also led to the development of online experiential learning within the Temenos programme, facilitating the exposure of Temenos students to external tutors who are located in different parts of the world. Along with the inclusion of experiential learning of online Counselling & Psychotherapy for Temenos students so that they qualify with knowledge and practice in online communication and relationship.
You can read an article I co-authored about online group facilitation here:
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UB2QJDKNCGUMUNUURU8W/full?target=10.1080/14779757.2019.1650807
