Tuesday 15th January 2019 Clinical Notes in Counselling – Dominic McLoughlin Clinical notes are seen as a factual record of a session rather than a commentary on process. But is this distinction always easy to maintain? What different functions do clinical notes serve and for whom? How should the reader–as well as the subject– be […]
Wednesday 21st November 2018 Online Therapy – Sabi Chahal Sabi will aim to demystify how we work with transference online and explore further how to identify the non-verbal communication when sometimes we only see a face. She will explore practical questions alongside a case study that will highlight and offer insight into these important points. […]
Wednesday 17th October 2018 Desert Island Footprints – Nikky Sternhell The way we develop as counsellors and therapists 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 Nikky Sternhell to be our ‘castaway’, and to choose […]
Wednesday 20th June Growing a Reflective Culture in an organisation that’s busy doing other things Ros Asquith, Carol Barwick, Gina Campbell-Harris, Honey Hanif Halit and Melanie Light A group of Birkbeck trained therapists each give a glimpse of the work they did and what they learned from working together as a team in a busy, […]
Wednesday 16th May Bookclub Event: Nora Webster, by Colm Toibin Paul Terry Nora Webster took Colm Toibin thirteen years to write during which he completed several other novels including Brooklyn which won the Costa book prize. He said he struggled with Nora Webster because it was so closely based on his personal experience of loss […]
Wednesday 21st March Children, young people and cancer in the family Mariana Cervantes Mariana will discuss her experience as counsellor in a cancer charity with children and young people who are dealing or have had to deal with close family members with cancer. Some of these children are bereaved while some others are dealing with […]