The renowned Specialist Course in Integrative Couple Therapy (SCICT) is now in its 35th year. It is open to counsellors and psychologists wanting to develop rigorous knowledge and specialist skills in working with couples. Delivered by Relationships Australia Victoria 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 13, 2025
End Date:
August 9, 2025
Certificate in Expressive Therapies with Children & Adolescents
15 training days, spread over 5 workshops of 3 days each – a total of 105 hrs. This highly experiential course offers training in creative arts-based, emotionally expressive methods and Inner-Life Skills that promote emotional integration, self-awareness and resilience in Read More...
Start Date:
February 20, 2025
End Date:
September 20, 2025
Certificate in Expressive Therapies with Adult Clients – Creative & Expressive Arts for Growth & Wellbeing
5 x 3-day in-person training modules and 3 x 2-hour online classes. Equivalent to 16 training days (106 hours), spread over six months. This course is designed as specialised advanced training for counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, psychologists and those who Read More...
Start Date:
March 21, 2025
End Date:
September 28, 2025
Certificate Initiatic Art Therapy Apollo Bay 2025
The Certificate in Initiatic Art Therapy is a foundation course for those looking for applicable art-based tools to work with their clients. The exercises are designed to be not messy to suit an environment set up for talking therapy. The Read More...
Start Date:
April 4, 2025
End Date:
December 14, 2025
Certificate in Clay Field Therapy with Adults, Apollo Bay
Clay Field Therapy is touch therapy, a breakthrough modality, endorsed by leading somatic experts. A box filled with clay, water and a sponge provide the simple setting for discovering safe relationships and the fulfilment of vital needs. The resistant clay Read More...
Start Date:
May 1, 2025
End Date:
September 6, 2025
Certificate in Sandplay Therapy & Symbol Work – with children, adolescents & adults
Twelve days of in-person experiential training and supervision and online case presentations, in the Expressive Therapies approach to Sandplay Therapy and Symbol Work. Â In addition, participants are strongly encouraged to experience three individual sessions with an approved sandplay therapist. Sandplay Read More...
Start Date:
May 29, 2025
End Date:
May 31, 2025
The Expressive Therapies Groupwork Program: Innerspace FACILITATOR TRAINING Conducting eight weeks of creative arts activities for 10 – 14 year olds
This 3-day experiential facilitator training will equip you to use the practical eight-week Expressive Therapies groupwork program for students from 10 to 14 years old. This is a creative arts, multiple intelligence approach to supporting children through groupwork, based on Read More...
Start Date:
May 30, 2025
End Date:
May 31, 2025
Equine Assisted Practice Conference – Creating Community, Connection, Clarity, and Confidence Australia wide – Hosted by Nature Based Therapies Australia
About The Conference: Theme: Creating Community, Connection, Clarity, and Confidence Australia wide The Equine Assisted Practice conference will focus on deepening our understanding of the emerging characteristics and unique ways Equine Assisted services are delivered in the Australian context while highlighting opportunities Read More...
Start Date:
June 1, 2025
End Date:
June 1, 2025
Culturally Secure Practice – Equine Assisted Approaches for Aboriginal Populations
Culturally Secure Practice – Equine Assisted Approaches for Aboriginal Populations Professor Juli Coffin has designed this Workshop to enhance skills in providing culturally appropriate Equine Assisted Practices to Indigenous individuals, families, and communities. Participants will gain valuable insights from Professor Read More...
Start Date:
June 4, 2025
End Date:
June 7, 2025
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
Externship in EFCT The Externship in EFCT is the first step in becoming a Certified EFT Couple Therapist with the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). It contains didactic teaching about the theoretical underpinnings of the EFT Read More...
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