Northern Ireland Group for Art Therapy (NIGAT) Summer School 2012

The Art Therapy Summer School 2012 takes place at NICVA Building in Belfast between 23rd – 27th July 2012.

The programme includes a week-long series of presentations and workshops andl is ideal for all those interested in exploring the therapeutic application of art with children and adults.  This unique forum is open to anyone wishing to gain, or extend their awareness of the nature of Art Therapy / Art Psychotherapy.

BACP’s second series of Professional Development Days

Between September 2012 and March 2013 BACP are planning to hold a second series of Professional Development Days. The days have been designed to deliver valuable CPD opportunities with clearly defined learning outcomes that will develop practitioner skills in the specified areas. BACP aim for the days to be interactive and for every delegate to get maximum individual benefit from attending. To achieve this, expert tutors have been selected to deliver each day and numbers at each event are limited to a maximum of 25.

Banbridge Workshop: Effective Strategies for Working with Childhood Sexual Abuse

Zest for Life Counselling Services are running a two-day workshop called “Effective Strategies for Working with Childhood Sexual Abuse”.

This workshop will take place on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th May 2012 at the Zest for Life Therapy Centre, Banbridge. Please click here to download a brochure for this workshop.

L’Derry Workshop: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Trauma Therapy

The Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy’s Northern Ireland Regional Committee present a workshop on Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Trauma Therapy presented by Dr. Andrew Harkin, an Accredited Psychothera[ist, Medical Doctor and a Member of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute in Colorado, USA.

This workshop will take place:

Venue: The White Water Hotel, Toome, Co. L/Derry
Date: Saturday 19 May 2012
Time: 10 am – 4.30 pm

Northern Ireland Counselling Forum Conference & Workshops

The Northern Ireland Counselling Forum will hold a conference called “Working Together” on Saturday 28th April 2012 at the Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim from 09:30 – 16:00.  All members and non-members are welcome.  Please click here to download the conference flyer and workshop list.

Training Workshop: An Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

Friday 23rd March 2012

PROGRAMME INCLUDES

Brief history of CBT, Understanding CBT as a therapy, Why use CBT, When to use CBT, How to use CBT, Cognitive Emotional and Behavioural factors in CBT, Format of standard CBT Session, Case Conceptualisation in CBT Terms

This Basic Training lays the foundation for further training in Clinical Disorders including Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Belfast & L’Derry Workshops: Working with Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Belfast Workshops: Friday 13th January 2012; Friday 10th February 2012; Friday 17th February 2012
L’Derry Workshop: Friday 20th January 2012

Increasingly, society is ready to acknowledge that many adults in our midst have been damaged by sexual abuse. Despite this, we do not always understand what sexual abuse is, or know how we can best help those who have been so deeply hurt.

Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Supervision

Zest for Life are delighted to be hosting a Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Supervision course from their Banbridge centre. The course will be delivered by KRCS (a training provider from England) who is engaged in a collaborative partnership with the University of Gloucestershire.

Art Therapy Workshops

Art Therapy Works would like to announce that places are still available on a series of upcoming workshops in Northern Ireland.

1.Discovering the Wild Woman Within” 3 places are still available for the October workshop and 5 places available for the November workshop.

2. “Introduction to Jungian Sandplay” 4 places are still available.

Banbridge Workshop – Practical Skills for Anxiety Management

Zest for Life Counselling Services will be holding a workshop called Practical Skills for Anxiety Management on Friday 8th April 2011 at the Belmont Hotel in Banbridge.  The programme includes presenting symptoms and treatment plans for Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder, Panic Attack, Specific Phobia and Social Phobia, plus an overview of Generalised Anxiety Disorder, PTSD and OCD.

Further information and booking details can be found at http://www.zestforlifecounsellingservices.com/.