ACC CONFERENCE JANUARY 2011
Held at The Hayes Conference Centre,
Swanwick, Derbyshire DE55 1AU
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MAIN SPEAKER
DR. DIANE LANGBERG Trauma, exploring PTSD, complex trauma and grief, together with a three stage model and the spiritual impact of trauma.
PLENARY SPEAKER
Don’t miss out on the final plenary when we spend time in worship and celebrating Holy Communion. This year we are delighted to have with us RUSS PARKER from the Acorn Christian Healing Foundation. He has many years’ experience of counselling and is renowned for his listening emphasis and the many books he has written.
TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
TRAINING
- DR. DIANE LANGBERG Trauma
PTSD, complex trauma and grief will be explored,
together with a three stage model and the spiritual impact of trauma.
FOR SENIOR PRACTITIONERS (Counsellors) - DR.CHRIS ANDREW Mental Health and Personality Disorders
Understand more about the conditions and gain a deeper insight from a Christian psychiatrist. - PAULINE ANDREW Radical Relationships
What is happening to counsellors - the true and false self – hurts, church, and so much more.
OTHER (Both Counselling and Pastoral Care are included in this list) - ALISON CROFT “Do not be afraid.”
Applied CBT approach to debilitating panic which can lead to agoraphobia. - DR. CHRIS WILLIAMS, ANNE JOICE Living life to the full with God.
Faith, bananas and CBT! Offering a new and fun way to help people live life and feel happier. - DANUTA LIPINSKA The Silent Scream – Suicide and Self Harm
Responding therapeutically and acting appropriately. Exploring myths, values, and challenges. - DR. PAUL HEBBLETHWAITE A CBT approach to assessment and conceptualisation
We regret that this Training event has had to be withdrawn. - FRANK WILLS Problems at work and in the family? How about using CBT?
From a range of experiences, using wit and wisdom this is a very practical application of CBT. - JAN AND REG BYWATER Family Influences and Life Choices; Nature or Nurture?
Do we have choices or are they made for us from birth? Explore with Family Therapy CBT. - RICHARD WORSLEY Listening to Process: a flexible and open stance for therapy
A person centred understanding of the clients’ very experiencing of life and spirituality. - ROSEMARY LANGFORD BELLABY Developmental processes and neuroscience
Early pathways have consequences for future responses. There are implications for practice. - * SUE AND CHRIS MONCKTON RICKETT Journey into wholeness for the whole journey
A time to retreat – to take notice not notes. Come aside to relax, meditate, pray, be creative. - * TERESA ONIONS IN IT but not OF IT
Exploring the nature, practice and challenge of empathy an essential quality for Pastoral work.
WORKSHOPS
A. * CAROLYN BRAMHALL Can Ordinary Christians help meet extraordinary needs?
What can we do to help when we don’t know what to do? What lies beneath deep hurts?
B. CHRIS AND SUE MONCKTON RICKETT Sandplay: healing and personal growth process
Creative, powerful and deep play therapy for adults and children. Practical session.
C. FRANK WILLS Guided Discovery through Socratic Dialogue (GD/SD) - a key skill for interpersonally sensitive CBT key stages in developing GD/SD.
D. GARY McFARLANE “Counsellor loses sacking appeal bid over refusing gays”
This high profile case brings many ethical issues to the fore. Come and quiz a solicitor.
E. GWYN PRITCHARD Managing the maze of Couple Counselling
A four step model which fits with most modalities, including the impact on children.
F. HOLLIE COOPER A whistle stop tour through CBT
Want to get started in CBT? Looking at the language, structure and interventions of the model.
G. * JANE SMITH Attempting the ‘impossible’. Recovery and healing from Eating Disorders. Causes, insights and faith as part of the equation. How pastoral carers can support families. Due to illness this was cancelled.
I. * JENNY BAINES, JUDY McGIBBON Compassion within Boundaries - ‘The Journey’
Recovery programme for those struggling with pregnancy losses from several causes.
J. JOHN NIGHTINGALE A Path through Accreditation
It is one of the best ways to prepare for regulation. How to make a successful application.
K. * JOHN THREADGOLD How to heal those hurting feelings - Focusing Oriented Therapy
A lingering question - why do some clients succeed in therapy, when others do not?
L. LINDA FLAMENT Infertility – A dead end street?
Why? What if? Do’s and don’ts. And what about the men?
M. PETER ORLANDI-FANTINI -The ABC of Mental Health – Two workshops. Attend 1 and 2
These two follow on from one another. For senior practitioners.
Session 2 The ABC of Mental Health – Two workshops
Exploring mental health disorders and knowing when to refer on.
Lucia Hall is now unable to deliver The ABC of Mental Health. However Peter Orlandi-Fantini has kindly stepped in.
N. * MIKE AND KATH COULSON Every Parent’s Fear – When the worst happens . . . . .
From personal experience - learning to give effective support to bereaved parents.
O. PAULINE ANDREW Safe Practice – Can you complaint proof yourself or agency?
Do you feel in a straightjacket by fear of litigation? Discuss how to remain safe.
P. * SAMSON GANDHI Listening to Leaders
We expect so much of our leaders, but they need a listening ear too. How to respond.
Q. SARAH PLUM The ‘Third Wave’ of CBT – Can it be integrated into a Christian context?
Is there a conflict with mindfulness and acceptance of thoughts for Christian counsellors?
S. * SUSAN BEDFORD Circle of Love: The divorce process and family change for children. Looking at the divorce process, economics, and the impact for children in relation to their age.
T. * TREVOR STAMMERS ‘ …but my own vineyard have I not kept’
The toll of counselling and care. How to look after ourselves when looking after others.
U. * WILL VAN DER HART Pastoral Person and Pastoring People
Self-awareness makes pastoral carers more effective leading to powerful encounters.
V. * TERESA ONIONS Pastoral Care Foundation Course - A taster session
An overview of the new, dynamic ACC Pastoral Foundation Course (replacing Steve Seedall, as advertised on the brochure)
(* indicates training and workshops suited to both counsellors and Pastoral Carers. Others, not marked, are more suitable for counsellors.)
