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BACP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS

Posted: 14th May 2012

http://www.bacp.co.uk/pdd/

I really value the fact that BACP has opened out the professional development days out to a survey of members.

The choices...

For me, I think that these are the most interesting titles:

Future proofing counselling: the role we all have to play

"Whether in private practice or in an organisational setting, most counsellors are concerned about reduced funding and resources that impact upon the therapeutic work they wish to undertake with their clients. This one day workshop aims to help attendees explore four core blocks to future proofing a counselling service and ways to overcome these. The day will be highly interactive and experiential, practitioners will be encouraged to share their own skills, knowledge and experience."

I think that we always should be looking ahead at what could be happening in the field - especially around funding and personal budgets. I think we are going to have to think about contributing and 'paying' for things in a creative way to survive.

This idea has been around in my mind since the first Manifesto workshops at MMU but no practical solutions feel to be forthcoming. I think this is something that cannot be done alone - organisations need to be working together; it's just nuturing trust and resiliance with each other.

Coaching the baby boomer generation

"This workshop will explore the issues facing the 21 million plus baby boomer generation and how to work most effectively with them. Participants will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the issues that face this age group in personal life and work, explore whether age really no longer defines what we can or can't do and how does our age impact on our choices. In this context we will look at how coaching can help individuals move into the next period of their lives positively and well equipped. Participants will also have the opportunity to consider their own thoughts and feelings about their ageing and how this impacts on their practice."

Focusing on aging and what it means to people. I would be interested to hear other counsellor's experiences of clients working through age-related issues, particularly with my own experiences of working with AgeUK.

I would really like to go to something like this. £95.00 is not cheap though.

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