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(FCE1) 10:20 – 11:20: Gladeana McMahon
Understanding coaching and its place as a means of self-enhancement
A number of therapists are also Life, Executive or Specialist
Coaches, and there is a growing interest in the discipline of coaching
amongst the therapeutic community. This workshop will provide an
overview of coaching and consider the differences between coaching
and counselling.
Biography:
Gladeana McMahon is a Fellow and Vice President of the Association
for Coaching, a Fellow of BACP, the Institute of Management Specialist
and the Royal Society of Arts. A BABCP Accredited Cognitive-Behavioural
Psychotherapist, she is UKCP registered.
(FCE1) 10:20 – 11:20: Sue Wheeler and Mick Cooper
Core Curriculum - Implications
for counsellor training
This session will
begin with a summary report of the main findings of the core curriculum
consortium. It will then consider the implications of the
Core Curriculum for the future of counsellor training.
Biographies
Sue Wheeler is Professor of Counselling and Psychotherapy and
Director of the Counselling and Psychotherapy programme at the
University of Leicester. She is a BACP Accredited counsellor,
a UKCP registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Fellow of
BACP. Her research interests include counsellor training, supervision
and the professional development of therapists and she is the author
of many papers on these topics. She has recently been the
co author of a BACP commissioned report that detailed core generic
competencies for counselling and psychotherapy and is currently
a member of the consortium that is producing a core curriculum
for the profession.
Mick Cooper is a Professor of Counselling
at the University of Strathclyde, a practicing psychotherapist,
and a member of the Steering Group of the Core Curriculum Consortium.
Mick is co-editor of 'The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy
and Counselling' (Palgrave, 2007); co-author, with Dave Mearns,
of 'Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy'
(Sage, 2005); and is currently working with John McLeod on the
development of a pluralistic framework for counselling and psychotherapy
practice, training and research.
(FCE3) 11:45 – 12:45: Members of the Board of Governors
What's BACP really up to?
Do take this opportunity to come along and meet members of the
Board of Governors and senior members of the executive team in
an informal and relaxed setting. Share your thoughts, ideas and
questions; ask for information and clarification on anything to
do with the Association; find out more about the issues currently
facing BACP and its future strategy and direction.
(FCE4) 13:45 – 14:45: Sally Aldridge
Regulation – what will this mean to you?
In February 2007 the Government published the White Paper: Trust
Assurance and Safety - The Regulation of Health Professionals
in the 21st Century. In this document the Government
stated its intentions for our professions:
- '7.2 The Government is planning to introduce statutory
regulation for applied psychologists,"psychotherapists
and counsellors and other psychological therapists"'.
- '7.16 Psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors will
be regulated by the Health Professions Council following
that Council's rigorous process of assessing their regulatory
needs and ensuring that its system is capable of accommodating
them. This will be the first priority for future regulation.'
This lecture looks at the implications
for individuals working in the psychological therapies.
Biography:
Sally graduated with a BA in History
and an MA in African Studies from SOAS and she then taught in Zambia.
Sally returned to the UK to train at the University of Keele as
a student counsellor. She worked at Stafford University as
a counsellor and later as Head of Student Services. Sally's
involvement with BACP began as a student member then as an accreditation
assessor, becoming Chair of the Accreditation Committee, and a
member of the then Management
Committee (now Board of Governors). In 1999, Sally took up
the post of Head of Accreditation at BACP. In November 2006
she became BACP's Head of Regulatory Policy. Sally is currently
undertaking research for her PhD on professionalisation of counselling
at University of Leicester.
(FCE5) 15:10 – 16:10: Members of the Information Service
Ethics Helpdesk
Ethical Helpdesk Session
Do you have some concerns about ethical practice? Members
of the Information Service Ethics Helpdesk will be available for
an hour to discuss your practice dilemmas and offer you some perspectives
on ethical issues.
The Ethics Helpdesk has been in existence for more than six years
and the team receives regular supervision and training from Alan
Jamieson and John Eatock, both well known and very experienced
practitioners. Although we cannot offer advice, we try to
be an objective sounding board to help explore any options and
information that may be helpful with your dilemma.
Saturday
Conference Extra
(SCE1) 10:20 – 11:20 Presenter to be confirmed
Accreditation – 10 tips to help you pass
This session will include:
- An
explanation of eligibility
- Clarification of the criteria
- Advice on how to present your case material
- Information about what the assessors are looking for.
(SCE2) 10:20 – 11:20 Grainne Griffin
Balancing Ethics and Justice
This one hour workshop will endeavour to raise awareness in the
complex area of balancing ethics and justice in a complaint situation. It
will demonstrate how adjudication panel members grapple with these
sometimes conflicting principles when reaching decisions in professional
conduct matters.
The workshop will contain some experiential learning.
Biography:
Grainne Griffin is BACP's Head of Professional Conduct and a member
of the Professional Conduct Committee.
(SCE3) 11:45 – 12:45 Members of the Board of Governors
BACP's Board of Governors – how does it work?
Have you ever wondered what actually happens at the Board of Governors'
meetings? Have you considered putting yourself forward for election
to the Board? Why not come along and join in this simulated Board
meeting to find out what happens, gain some insight into the way
the Board operates and get a flavour of the skills necessary to
be a Governor.
(SCE4) 13:45 – 14:45 Yolande Watson
Explore the unique culture and language of practice-based
commissioning
This session will prepare you for a journey into this newly discovered
country. It will provide you with the basic facts – enabling
you to get around by learning some of the customs, key words and
phrases.
Biography:
Yolande Watson is the Chief Executive of two social enterprises
and co-Director of a consultancy business. She has worked
in health and primary care for more than 20 years. Yolande
is currently working with more than 50 voluntary sector agencies
and helping them to successfully link into local and regional commissioning
frameworks.
(SCE5) 15:10 – 16:10 Kaye Richards and John McLeod
Systematic reviews: a global research endeavour
Systematic reviews are one way in which international research
is both gathered and synthesised. They are essential in informing
research, policy and practice and in any global research endeavour.
They offer the opportunity to collate and assess the research evidence. Without
them it can be difficult to know what the research really tells
us and what future research needs to be done.
Given the political regulatory changes and the need for a knowledge-based
profession, this session will identify why research reviews are
important and relevant to what we do. We'll give an overview of
different aspects of a systematic review – its uses and limitations. And
we'll then present findings from the most recent BACP international
reviews on counselling in the workplace and supervision.
This session will launch the updated systematic review on counselling
in the workplace by Professor John McLeod
Biographies:
John McLeod is Professor of Counselling at University of Abertay
Dundee. He is author of An Introduction to Counselling (3rd edn,
Open University Press, 2003), Doing Counselling Research (2nd edn,
Sage, 2004) and Counselling Skills (Open University press,
2007), as well as books and articles on a wide range of topics
in counselling and psychotherapy. He is interested in the role
of counselling in society, and the use of research to enhance the
quality of service delivery for clients. He is also author
of the BACP systematic review on counselling in the workplace (2007).
Kaye Richards is Research Facilitator in BACP's Research Department.
Her role is to undertake research, promote research awareness and
facilitate research into counselling and psychotherapy. She is
passionate about bridging the gap between research and practice
and her previous research has included the development of outdoor
adventure therapy interventions for women with eating disorders,
and developing research initiatives with and about young people.
She is co-author of the BACP Systematic Review on the Impact of
Clinical Supervision on Counselors and Therapists, their Practice
and their Clients (2007). Other recent publications include
Self-esteem and Youth Development (2004); Therapy within Adventure
(2003); and Adventure Therapy and Eating Disorders: A Feminist
Approach to Research and Practice (2002).
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