On completion of this 4 module workshop participants will be able to: Understand the definition of childhood trauma and how it presents in children. Identify appropriate frameworks for working with childhood trauma. Build skills in communicating with parents and carers. Read More...
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ongoing Professional Development (OPD)
Ongoing Professional Development (OPD) is the process through which members improve and broaden their skills, knowledge and expertise, and develop the qualities required for professional practice.
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Start Date:
February 23, 2025
End Date:
August 23, 2026
Certificate in Guided Drawing Online February 2025
This is an online, self-paced training over 6 months. The 28 hours of tutorials are pre-recorded and participants can study in their own time.  Guided Drawing is a drawing and movement therapy. It introduces body-mapping with bilateral drawing on Read More...
Start Date:
February 23, 2025
End Date:
August 23, 2025
Certificate in Clay Field Therapy with Children – Online February 2025
This course consists of 60 hours of online tutorials, illustrated with over 300 videoed case histories with children between the age of 2 – 18 as they work at the Clay Field. Released over 12 modules participants have access to Read More...
Start Date:
March 14, 2025
End Date:
March 13, 2026
Certified Resilience Coach – CReC
Holistic resilience goes beyond simply bouncing back – it involves developing a structured set of skills that enable individuals to navigate challenges, build emotional strength, and thrive in uncertain environments. The Certified Resilience Coach (CReC) program equips you with a Read More...
Start Date:
March 24, 2025
End Date:
March 25, 2026
Griefline Knowledge’s ‘Understanding Prolonged Grief’ e-learning course
Grief is a natural response to loss, but for some, it can become prolonged and deeply disruptive. Understanding Prolonged Grief is a comprehensive, self-paced course designed for professionals, students, carers and volunteers in healthcare, mental health, social services, and community Read More...
Start Date:
March 26, 2025
End Date:
March 24, 2027
Taming Your Anxiety
Taming Your Anxiety – Practitioner Insights This course equips counsellors with practical tools, simple techniques, and expert insights to support clients experiencing anxiety and emotional dysregulation. Designed to enhance your confidence in triage situations, the program focuses on effective, real-time Read More...
Start Date:
April 21, 2025
End Date:
April 21, 2026
Intuition in Conflict Resolution
In this webinar on demand, you will unlock the power of intuition in coaching, counselling and mediation. Discover how harnessing your innate wisdom can elevate your skills. Develop the ability to identify opportunities for intuition and learn a range of Read More...
Start Date:
April 24, 2025
End Date:
March 24, 2026
Discover how to Treat High-Conflict and Conflict-Avoidant Couples with the Power of the Developmental Model
The Benefits of This Self-Study Couples Therapy Course: Overcome fears and insecurities about working with hostile or conflict-avoidant couples. Feel confident that you can handle couples’ anger. Avoid the common traps that couples therapists fall into. Make your couples sessions Read More...
Start Date:
April 27, 2025
End Date:
October 26, 2025
Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing Online April 2025
This is an online, self-paced training over 6 months. The 28 hours of tutorials are pre-recorded and participants can study in their own time. Guided Drawing is a drawing and movement therapy. It introduces body-mapping with bilateral drawing on large Read More...
Start Date:
August 10, 2025
End Date:
February 8, 2026
Certificate in Guided Drawing Online August 2025
This is an online, self-paced training over 6 months. The 28 hours of tutorials are pre-recorded and participants can study in their own time. Guided Drawing is a drawing and movement therapy. It introduces body-mapping with bilateral drawing on large Read More...
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