Cruse Bereavement Care are holding a series of one-day workshops on Bereavement & Loss in Armagh (9th March), Belfast (15th & 22nd March), and L’Derry (29th March).

A typical workshop uses a variety of methods including PowerPoint presentation, personal reflection and group work. Examples of some of the subjects covered in the training include: Introduction to Bereavement, Impact of Bereavement, Phases of Grief, Factors Affecting Grief, Qualities of a Helper.

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This workshop is for practising counsellors and student counsellors who have an interest in working in this area of therapeutic provision. The participants will gain a wider knowledge of the impact of childhood sexual abuse on the child and how this can manifest in later adulthood with debilitating and often crippling effect.

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The Belfast Cognitive Therapy Centre (BCTC) has opened the application process for its two-year, part-time, BACP Accredited course in Cognitive Therapy starting in September 2010.  BCTC will hold an information evening in Belfast on Thursday 4th March from 6:30-8:30pm consisting of a 90-minute PowerPoint presentation, outlining elements of the BCTC Diploma, Cognitive Therapy and career opportunities in Cognitive Therapy. Seminars are relaxed and informal and refreshments are available. Staff and present and former BCTC trainees meet with seminarians for informal discussion about the Diploma. A fee of £20 is payable.

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We will be carrying out scheduled maintenance work on the site over the next few days which may result in some downtime with the service.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and endeavour to ensure that any interruption is minimal.

Do you offer counselling or psychotherapy to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender clients? Are you confident that you have had sufficient knowledge and training to work competently with sexual minority clients? Would you be interested in updating your knowledge and have an opportunity to work on your values, beliefs and attitudes in this area?

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The Northern Ireland Counselling Forum would like to invite you to join and register as a member.  It was formed to promote quality standards within the Counselling and Therapeutic Communities.  The purpose of the Forum is to effectively represent the practical needs of the Northern Ireland Counselling Profession; including lobbying; networking and representation to statutory bodies.

Background Information

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WAVE, a regional voluntary organisation which provides care and support to children and young people affected by the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland has been supported by the Peace III programme managed for the Special EU Programmes Body by the Community Relations Council/Pobal Consortium to deliver a range of programmes for children and young people.

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The Western Trust is running a free two-day Mental Health First Aid training course in Omagh on 4-5th March 2010.  Several places are still available.  Please contact Sandra Guy, Training Administrator, at the Health Promotion Department on 028 7186 5127 if you are interested in obtaining a place.

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Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Paul Grantham of Skills Development Services (www.skillsdevelopment.co.uk) will be holding a one-day workshop in Belfast on Brief Solution Focused Therapy on 9th March 2010.

The course will be held at the Ramada Encore Belfast City Centre Hotel. The outline of the programme is as follows:

09.00 Registration & Refreshments for 10.00 start

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As of 1st February 2010, the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) have published several small, but significant, changes to the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling & Psychotherapy.

The specific changes were outlined in the February edition of Therapy Today.  The new guidelines can be downloaded from BACP’s website by going to the following link: www.bacp.co.uk/ethical_framework/.