As part of our ongoing series, “Thinking in Conversation,” we invite you to join us in an experiential workshop designed to explore and re-evaluate your relationship with your professional body as counsellors and psychotherapists.
Why This Workshop?
The relationship between practitioners and their professional bodies often evokes a range of emotions, from apprehension to confusion. This workshop aims to shift that emotional landscape by helping you understand the regulatory role your professional body plays. Rather than viewing it as a source of constraints or fears, we’ll delve into how it serves as a guiding force that upholds the integrity and ethics of the profession.
What to Expect?
- Large and Small Group Discussions: Through a series of large and small group discussions, you’ll have the opportunity to examine your current perceptions and beliefs about your professional body.
- Open Dialogue: This is a safe space for practitioners to share experiences, ask questions, and engage in meaningful conversations that challenge existing norms and beliefs.
- Practical Outcomes: By the end of the workshop, you’ll gain a renewed understanding of your professional body as a regulator, helping to alleviate fears and misconceptions.
Key Takeaways
- A nuanced understanding of the regulatory role of professional bodies.
- Opportunities for aligning personal beliefs with professional guidelines.
- A shift from viewing the professional body as a source of fear to seeing it as a supportive regulator.
Join us in this transformative journey as we navigate the complexities of professional ethics and personal freedom, moving from fear to a more empowered and functional understanding of your role within the larger professional landscape.
Thinking in Conversation – A Series of Workshops Promoting Practitioner Thinking and Practice Development
This workshop is an integral part of an ongoing event series titled “Thinking in Conversation – A Series of Workshops Promoting Practitioner Thinking and Practice Development,” hosted by Keemar Keemar & John Wilson. The series is designed to foster a deeper level of thinking among practitioners in the fields of counselling and psychotherapy. It aims to provide a supportive environment where professionals can engage in meaningful dialogue, explore challenging concepts, and develop their practice. Each workshop in the series focuses on a different aspect of professional development, offering practical insights and opportunities for growth. By participating in this series, practitioners can expect to gain a richer understanding of their roles, ethical responsibilities, and the broader landscape of mental health care.
Course Content
Presenter
I am a co-founder and Director at Onlinevents, dedicated to democratising learning in the helping professions. We host the world’s first and largest video learning library akin to “Netflix” for these professions.
Additionally, I serve as a Director at Temenos Education and lead the Counselling & Psychotherapy Programme. Our focus is on nurturing students to become their most potent selves, both personally and professionally.
With over 20 years of experience, I currently manage a private practice as a Psychotherapist and Supervisor, offering services through video, text chat, and virtual environments.
I also facilitate groups and am involved in the Going Global and La Jolla programmes, rooted in Carl Rogers’ Encounter Group movement.
I am a past Chair and now an Honorary Fellow at the Association for Counselling & Therapy Online (ACTO). I have served on the board of the World Association for Person Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counselling for 6 years.
I have 30 years experience as a psychotherapist in private practise, 20 years working as a tutor and Director of a Psychotherapy Training Institute, 11 years as a senior counsellor for NHS staff and 8 years in University Student Counselling.
I often work with people who find therapy daunting or even think it could be impossible. Often in responsible roles, maybe creating change in their environment, yet unable to effect satisfying or profound changes in themselves and their own lives.
My job is to see what blocks and inhibits you. The process of us being together offers opportunity for new ways to think and live.
I offer Counselling & Psychotherapy both long and short term and I work face to face in Sheffield and online for people across the UK.
For 20 years I have been providing Supervision & Reflective Practise for other professionals including counsellors and psychotherapist, NHS staff, School Leaders, Business and Executive Coaches and anyone wanting to explore, expand and take care of themselves personally and professionally.
