We offer a programme designed to meet the CPD needs of  counsellors and people working in the caring professions. Our training is delivered by experts in the field, and is affordably priced. 
All training days will be held at the Dover Counselling Centre
Costs: Self-funded:   £60 per day workshop
Institutionally funded £80 per day workshop  
A £10 non-refundable deposit is required for each course
Tea & Coffee included  
Discounts are available for groups of people from an Institution.
For 2008 our programme will be: 

Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (One Day Workshop) 
Friday 19^th September 2008
Tutor:   Gerlinde Wilberg
DBT emerged when practitioners, who recorded and observed their own CBT practice, noticed that clients often moved onto change more likely when the practitioner was less task orientated but listened to the client’s story.
Some call Dialectic Behavioural Therapy, CBT with empathy, others describe it as a mixture of person-centred and CBT.
It will suit practitioners who come from a more humanistic perspective as ‘dialectic’ refers to the existential notion that everything always has (at least) two sides, and there is no one right way to heal or be healthy.
The seminar will give an introduction to the theory and skills of DBT.
 
Working with Cancer (One Day Workshop)   
Friday, 26^th September 2008 
Tutors: Martine Bliss and Christine Atkin
The course is aimed at qualified and trainee counsellors.
Aims of the Course: To explore the psychological impact of cancer. To develop skills to use when working with this client group. The course will be participatory in its approach. The course will explore the cancer journey from diagnosis to adjustment following treatment. The course will also look at the impact on carers and their coping mechanisms.

Domestic Abuse (One Day Workshop)   
Friday, 3^rd October 2008
Tutor: Teresa Regan
Domestic Abuse - Its Effects from Childhood through to Adulthood
The effects of domestic abuse on children and young people and how that has an impact on the counsellor’s work with adults.
This study day is not intended for those who already have an in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse and its effects.
Aims of the Course: Definition and brief overview of domestic abuse. The potential impact of domestic abuse on children’s development from pre- birth to adolescence.  This will be in the form of small group discussion and presentation. Ways of working with children who have and/or are live in family where domestic abuse is a factor.  Participants are invited to share what resources they use and have found helpful. Domestic abuse: the impact it has on family dynamics and relationships. Working with adult clients who grew up in abusive homes.  Participants are invited to share what resources they use and find helpful.

Working with Self Harm (One Day Workshop) 
Friday, 5^th September 2008  
Tutor: Sue Wiltshire  
What constitutes self harming in the counselling setting? How do we introduce contracts to clients? How many forms of self harming are there and how do we assess the impact on an individual’s wellbeing? If counsellors believe a client may be self harming do they have a duty to confront the client? What are our personal views on self harming? Can counsellors offer any short term measures effectively? If a client discloses self harming, how do we evaluate how serious it is? Can or should counsellors work with the presenting issues only, If a client does not wish to discuss their self harming?
Aims of the Course   
To re evaluate your own current practice.
To discuss options.
To look at personal views and experiences of self harming within the counselling contract.
To explore, what is a duty of care for these clients.

Working with Children (One Day Workshop) 
Friday, 14th November 2008
Tutors: Barbara Salter and Christine Atkin 
Aims of the Course
Referral and assessment of young people’s mental health.
Who meets the mental health needs of young people?
What causes mental health problems in young people?
Identity vs. confusion – the tasks of adolescence.
Major mental health disorders and an overview of management.
How do we work with adolescents?