New CPD resources December 2023
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From chaos to order – complex trauma and dissociation in children and adolescents

Dr Renée Marks explores the complexities of working with children and adolescents experiencing trauma and dissociation and shows us methods to ‘access the chaos within’ them. She discusses the reasons behind children not progressing in therapy and demonstrates practical tools and questioning techniques to help you become ‘unstuck.’
Renée's presentation discusses important but also potentially upsetting subjects. Ensure you read the precis and learning outcomes of the resource before engaging with the content. Please consider your own self-care and what steps you can take to tend to your emotional and physical well-being. This presentation mentions suicide. 

Working with clients at risk of suicide

Professor Andrew Reeves discusses in-depth the essential but challenging task of working with clients at risk of suicide. He shares his professional journey around this topic, his internal reflective process, and his personal experiences of clients taking their own lives. He discusses the importance of self-care when ‘holding the work’ with clients at risk of suicide and ways in which you can support yourself in what can feel like a precarious space. 
Andrew's presentation discusses important but also potentially upsetting subjects. Ensure you read the precis and learning outcomes of the resource before engaging with the content. Please consider your own self-care and what steps you can take to tend to your emotional and physical well-being. This presentation mentions suicide.

Active Hope and the Work that Reconnects – a hopeful way of being with climate change

Linda Aspey discusses the key ideas from The Work that Reconnects (WTR) and Active Hope and how to apply them to your clinical practice when dealing with climate change anxiety. WTR and Active Hope were developed by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone and have a 50-year history of empowering people to build hope and resilience through times of great uncertainty and crisis.

Trauma: Counselling children and young people in care

Kathryn Cox discusses counselling children and young people in care who have experienced trauma. She describes common behaviours for these children, from her perspective as a counsellor and a former foster carer. She explores in-depth different techniques and tools for working with children in foster care.
Kathryn's presentation discusses important but also potentially upsetting subjects. Ensure you read the precis and learning outcomes of the resource before engaging with the content. Please consider your own self-care and what steps you can take to tend to your emotional and physical well-being.

Gill Fennings-Monkman MBE examines the importance of coaching supervision for dual-practitioners and how this relates to the new coaching competencies. She explores the history and development of coaching supervision, the impact the new guidance will have on coaching supervision and practice, and the potential future opportunities and implications for both counselling and coaching that the new competencies may bring.
Gill's presentation discusses important but also potentially upsetting subjects. Ensure you read the precis and learning outcomes of the resource before engaging with the content. Please consider your own self-care and what steps you can take to tend to your emotional and physical well-being. This presentation mentions suicide.