Working with Trauma
Sat 7 Oct 2023 10:00 AM - Sun 3 Dec 2023 4:30 PM BST
Basingstoke Counselling Service, Goldings, London Road, RG21 4AN
Description
Working with Trauma
Trauma inevitably presents itself in the therapy room, whether your client has experienced past traumas or is going through a current traumatic situation. This course will develop your skillset for working appropriately with your current clients and enhance your ability to take on more complex work.
Part theory, part experiential, this training will allow for case examples, debate, discussion and Q&A around ever-developing methods and tools for working with trauma. Key exercises across the course will offer practical skills for the safety and regulation of both therapists and clients.
This is a 33-hour trauma training for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists across three weekends.
Dates:
Sat & Sun 7th/8th October 2023
Sat & Sun 4th/5th November 2023
Sat & Sun 2nd/3rd December 2023
Time: 10 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Basingstoke Counselling Service
Cost: £875.00 (Early Bird rate, £759 ends 31st July 2023)
In certain circumstances, payment by instalments can be arranged; please email events@basingstokecounselling.org.uk for more information.
A limited number of places are available on this course; therefore, early application is advised.
Course Content
Weekend 1 |
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What is Trauma? |
basic definitions & history of concepts (PTS, PTSD, C-PTSD, ASD, BPD, Traumatic Grief) |
Common responses to traumatic events |
inc. natural recovery, recognising the need for support and windows of readiness |
Interpersonal neurobiology |
introduction to neuroception, co-regulation, Mindsight |
Therapist Role |
capacity, ‘witness’ tolerance, boundaries, vicarious trauma, self-regulation awareness and requirements beyond self-care (*this will be a thread across all six days, exploring personal somatic impacts of experience) |
Ways of working |
development and consilience in therapeutic techniques for trauma |
Emotional regulation |
Polyvagal Theory and parts work concepts |
Weekend 2 |
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Crisis Management vs Therapy |
strategies towards mitigation of ‘disorder’, applying appropriate psychoeducation, use of Window of Tolerance (WoT), Polyvagal Chart |
Trauma-Informed Assessment |
pace, safety and stages of working with trauma |
Therapist Presence |
Thinking Martian - a phenomenological approach |
Compassionate Mind |
approach & basic concepts |
Physiological |
repercussions of trauma |
Parts work |
integrating into your way of practice |
Weekend 3 |
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Working with |
panic, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, dreams, dissociation, suicidality, shame & disgust, power & control |
Empathy |
potency and limitations |
Recognising |
the need for referral to advanced/specialist support, safeguarding and common issues around safety planning and endings |
Records |
disclosure, investigation, pre-trial guidelines |
Theory and concepts presented will include the work of Dan Siegel, Stephen Porges, Deb Dana, Paul Gilbert, Janina Fisher, Judith Herman, Babette Rothschild, Bessel van der Kolk, Allan Schore and Richard Schwartz to build on your existing knowledge and skills. Full referencing for material covered within the course will be provided, in addition to a suggested reading list.
Attendance is limited to 15 participants. BCS will issue a Certificate of Attendance on course completion.
Trainer
Carol Quinn MSc, Psychological trauma, BSc Psych, FdA Humanistic Counselling based on TA, Dip Stress Management, Cert CBT, ICISF approved Instructor, MBACP (accred), GMBPsS, MISMA.
Carol is a BACP accredited counsellor, supervisor, trainer and EMDR practitioner, specialising in trauma and working in private practice. She grew up in Northern Ireland and has lived in Hampshire since 1997.
Carol has delivered trauma training and support in many countries and across many cultures, including the middle and far east. Her breadth of training experience has equipped her to proficiently attune her delivery for each group of course attendees. She has guest lectured on the MSc Psychological Trauma at University of Chester and currently supervises trainee counsellors on a local BACP-accredited FdA course. Therapeutic, support and clinical supervision roles within the charity sector include working collaboratively with statutory agencies to support people through their experience of serious crime, sexual and domestic abuse, and the CPS. She recently co-conducted a group for all genders impacted by CSA and managed a team of ISVAs (Independent Sexual Violence Advisors).
Before becoming a therapist Carol worked for 22 years in aviation, developing a national programme in 2004 for staff support following incidents
and accidents. She is an approved instructor for ICISF (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation) and provides crisis and trauma support
for first responders and air traffic controllers at various UK airports.
Given the nature of trauma and in consideration of your own support requirements - It is advised that you have access to personal therapy to process what might emerge for you in discussions or exercises and that you have worked through any past life events or traumas sufficiently to undertake this experiential course. It is a requirement that you can take responsibility for your own learning and sensitivity to content.
Cancellation Policy
Please note that in order to receive the discounted rate due to the membership of BCS, ACS, RGT, or Counsellors Staffroom, you must be a member for the duration of the course. Full course fees will be payable if you leave your discounted organisation during the course.
If changes in government guidelines mean the course can no longer take place in person, this course will move online and no refund will be offered.
In the unlikely event that unforeseen circumstances arise and BCS has to cancel this course a full refund will be given. In the event of cancellation by the participant, BCS reserves the right to charge a cancellation fee as indicated by the table below. All requests for cancellations must be received in writing, with changes becoming effective on the date written confirmation is received.
Calendar days’ notice before the start date of the course | Refund applicable |
90 calendar days or more before you are due to start the Course | A full refund (less a £25 admin fee) |
Between 60 and 89 calendar days (inclusive) | 50% refund (less a £25 admin fee) |
Between 30 and 59 calendar days (inclusive) | 25% refund (less a £25 admin fee) |
Within 29 calendar days of the Course commencing | No refund given |
Please ensure you meet the entry requirements prior to booking your place. If candidates do not meet the entry requirements they will be unable to attend the course and their withdrawal will be treated as a cancellation and subject to the above cancellation policy
Location
Basingstoke Counselling Service, Goldings, London Road, RG21 4AN