Religious trauma and ambivalent faith: working with those who have had difficult experiences of religion

This live online training session for psychologists, therapists and counsellors will help you feel more confident in working with individuals who have had difficult experiences of religion, whether or not they currently have a faith

The session is a workshop style - interactive (to the extent you feel comfortable) and reflective, with no more than 15 participants. It will incorporate didactic teaching, reflective exercises, and group discussions. 

Content

• Why faith and religion are topics we cannot ignore in therapy, even with clients who do not call themselves religious.
• The positive and negative outcomes associated with faith and spiritual practices, as well as with leaving organised religion.
• The added complexity of trauma that occurs in religious settings, and what to be aware of when working with religious trauma.
• The impact religious trauma or leaving formal religion can have, even decades later.
• Ways to feel more comfortable talking about topics related to faith, religion and spirituality with clients.
• Further increasing our awareness of own own attitudes (both positive and negative) towards faith, religion and spirituality, and how these attitudes may unconsciously influence our clinical practice.

Pricing
Tickets are offered on a sliding scale to make the training as accessible as possible whilst reflecting the time, labour and expertise involved. Three options are offered: 

• Standard Ticket (£60)
• Reduced Ticket (£40) - A lower-cost option for those with lower incomes or limited access to funds.
• Pay-It-Forward Ticket (£80) – For those who are able to contribute a little more to help offset the reduced tickets and support wider access. Your generosity is really appreciated. 

All tickets give access to the same training session. Please reflect on your financial situation and choose the appropriate option. No proof of income is required.

Facilitator 
This session is facilitated by Dr Sarah Morris, a UK-based Clinical Psychologist who has extensive experience working with those who have or who have lost faith, have religious backgrounds or have experienced religious trauma. As well as working clinically, Sarah teaches on this topic on multiple Clinical Psychology doctoral programmes.

Intended audience
This training is for qualified clinicians. Clinical, counselling and forensic psychology trainees are also welcome to attend. Other trainees should get in touch to find out if this training is appropriate. Please note, this training does not in itself qualify you as a therapist, counsellor or psychologist.

Logistics
The live 2.5 hour session will take place on Zoom. The zoom link will be emailed to you by Ticket Tailor. Please email sarah@connectionpsychology.co.uk if the link does not come through. Please do not share the link with others.