How to Break the Cycle of Arguments, Put-Downs, and Stony Silences
By W. Robert Nay

Anger can gain a foothold in the most loving relationship, eroding intimacy and making those on the receiving end wonder how much more they can take. From anger expert Dr. Robert Nay – who has helped thousands of individuals and couples learn new ways of resolving conflicts – this straight-talking book provides clear-cut, practical techniques for dealing with a partner’s unacceptable expressions of anger.

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The North West Regional College is seeking to recruit a Temporary Associate Lecturer in Counselling for the L’Derry/Strabane area of Northern Ireland.

The post will be for 1 year and the salary is £21,972 – £31,857 per annum pro-rata.

For more information and applications, please go to http://www.nwrc.ac.uk/our_college/jobs/

The NEXUS Institute offers counselling placements to trainee counsellors to enable them to develop their skills through clinical practice. Placements must commit to a minimum of one year, for approximately four hours a week. The NEXUS Institute will provide professional supervision and additional training at minimum cost to placements.

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An exciting opportunity for a dynamic professional to play a key role in the development of Relate NI services for families, couples and individuals.

Relate is at the cutting edge in the development of counselling services for families and they are looking for a skilled practitioner/manager in the field of social work/counselling to take on this challenging job.

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A new community project is being launched in style by Stadium Projects in partnership with New Life City Church and will be based at the City Life Centre in Northumberland Street. COPE stands for Community Outreach Project to Ethnic minorities.

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The Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma & Transformation (NICTT) are offering a FREE training course on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Belfast and L’Derry in June and September 2010.

This course is designed for practitioners working in the victims and mental health sectors voluntary and community in Northern Ireland who wish to know more about the impact of trauma on mental health.

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Northern Ireland Supervisors is a recently formed group of practising supervisors whose initial aims can be summarised as follows:

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• To create a safe and accepting community where supervisors can meet as a group, offering support, challenge and development; keep abreast of Supervision here and in Europe and the USA; to reduce the isolation of practising supervisors; to speak as the voice of good practice; develop an advocating role for the profession of counselling.

BurnsRushe Search and Selection – recruitment agency – are seeking to recruit a Counsellor to manage, lead and develop a new project initiative.

The Counsellor will manage, lead and develop a Low Threshold Service for Chronic Dependent Drinkers which is Peripatetic and outreach in nature. Also, to provide a service that assists chronic drinkers to reduce the harm associated with their alcohol use.

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The Western Health & Social Services Board will be holding a series of half-day workshops in the Foyle area to introduce its Go Girls Resource Pack which is full of practical activities to help support girls emotional development and build self-esteem.

The half-day course is for staff from the Statutory/Community and Voluntary sectors who work with adolescent girls.

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