Resourcefulness and Flexibility: Counselling Children and Young People

Trainer: Jim Wilson

Date: Friday 7th September 2012

Location: Scope, 6 Market Road, London, N7 9PW

Duration:10am-4pm

Overview:

This course will aim to widen the style and repertoire of the counsellor and offer a broader definition of what is “therapeutic“ in counselling . The talking cure may be combined with movement and other forms of animated practice.

Participants will be encouraged to develop the possibilities of their personal style as a counsellor. It is not necessary for participants to have prior training in Systemic approaches or family therapy, just a willingness to suspend disbelief and allow exploration and the creation of a safe enough setting to improvise. The door is open to all.

Objectives:

· To assist participants to explore their style as counsellors and enhance their repertoire of skills in working with children, their families and others involved in the counselling context.

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· To provide a consideration of a systemic/performative framework for practice

· To illustrate ways of engaging in systemically informed methods to enhance engagement and therapeutic opportunities in child and family interviews

Course structure:

Skills practice , case illustration and practice examples will be used together with participants openness to explore aspects of their style they would like to further develop.

Aimed at:

All counsellors in the Children and Young Person’s Service as well as those interested colleagues in Children’s Services and Mental Health agencies .

Trainer Biography:

Jim Wilson is a UKCP registered Systemic Psychotherapist and part-time consultant to Oxleas NHS trust. He also works as consultant trainer and supervisor to Mental Health and Social Care organizations in the UK and Europe. His publications include: Child Focused Practice ; A Collaborative Systemic Approach ( Karnac , 1998 ) and The Performance of Practice ; Enhancing the Repertoire of Therapy with Children and Families ( Karnac , 2007 )