Wednesday 17th May 2017 How does offering a choice of language affect the therapeutic relationship? In attempting to address this question Dominique will present case studies to help us explore together what happens in the room between the clients and herself. She finds working in two languages has its advantages and pitfalls. It may be […]
Wednesday 15th March 2017 Book Club event: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly “ by Jean-Dominique Bauby (Harpers/Fourth Estate 1997) “And what if I asked to be changed into a frog, what then? ” The importance of preserving one’s subjectivity and ability to “play” in the face of extreme disability. This short memoir by Jean-Dominique […]
Wednesday 15th February Do you or your employer have a clinical will or robust processes to inform and support clients in the case of your sudden inability to work? Does your supervisor? Your therapist? or does this seem just too uncomfortable to think about? Sudden incapacity to work could be due to death, accident, illness […]
Wednesday 18th January This is event is participative and will use a condensed version of the ‘Listening Post’ methodology developed by the registered charity OPUS – an Organisation for Promoting Understanding of Society (www.opus.org.uk). This seeks to take a ‘snapshot’ of society at a particular moment in time, exploring the idea that a small group, […]
Wednesday 16th November 2016 The way we develop as counsellors and therapist can have many influences, sometimes a book, lecture, poem or conversation can have a particular impact. Following in the footsteps of a well-known radio programme, we have invited Ann Heyno to be our ‘castaway,’ and to choose which of her favourite books, papers […]
Wednesday 19th October 2016 To become a parent is to embark on a journey which inevitably entails difficult times, but one which also generates huge rewards. The opportunity to watch your little one grow and develop, in the knowledge that you helped shape their personality, is an unrivalled joy; but providing a good enough environment […]