Belfast Workshop: An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

Date: 13th-14th May 2010. This two day workshop is designed for those who want to develop or enhance their skills in supporting people to change their behaviour. It will be of particular interest to those assisting people who wish to change their diet, exercise routine, smoking, medication adherence, criminal behaviour or any other life style behaviour. The course will help you to:

IACP Regional Workshop Programme 2010 – Northern Ireland

The Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (IACP) are running a number of workshops in Northern Ireland in 2010, hosted by their Northern Ireland Regional Committee.  For details of their workshops, click here to download a Word document containing workshop titles and dates.

Belfast Workshop for Clinical Supervisors: The Supervision of Sexual Minority Therapy

Are you knowledgeable about sexual minority therapy?  Are you confident discussing sexual issues? Do you know what’s different about supervising LGBT therapists?  Pink Therapy, in partnership with Contact Youth, are offering a rare opportunity for clinical supervisors to further their knowledge and understanding of supervising therapists working with gender and sexual minority clients.

Training in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Julie-Ann Mullan is a qualified EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) practitioner based in Newry, Co. Armagh.  Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a form of alternative psychotherapy, that purports to manipulate the body’s energy field by tapping on acupuncture points while a specific traumatic memory is focused on, in order to alleviate a psychological problem.

Armagh/L’Derry/Belfast Workshop: Bereavement & Loss

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.

Belfast/L’Derry/Portadown/Enniskillen Workshops: Working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse

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.

Belfast Workshop – An Introduction to Sexual Minority Therapy

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?

Omagh Workshop: Mental Health First Aid Training

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.

Belfast Workshop: Brief Solution Focused Therapy

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

Speakeasy – Resilient Parents

Do you work with parents/carers? Would you like to help parents/carers develop effective communication with their children? Would you like to help parents address issues around sexuality? This training may be for you…..

Resilient Parents training is for anybody that works with parents/carers.  The aim of this course is to empower participants to encourage and promote communication and resilient skills with parents, particularly when talking about sexual health and sexuality.