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Category – ACC and Networks	Title	Organisation	Location	Date	Other Info

Category – ACC Affiliate	Title	Organisation	Location	Date	Other info

ACC Affiliate Event-London	Understanding and Recognising Sex Addiction	The Laurel Centre	76 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6ND.	Saturday 26 September 2020	This CPD workshop will provide counsellors and psychotherapists with a thorough understanding of sex addiction from a biopsychosocial viewpoint. For further details and to book your place, click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Bradford	CWR Insight Days – Disappointment and Loss	The Church on the Way	158 Bradford Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8SA	Saturday, 28 March, 2020	Our popular Insight days will be coming to Bradford in 2020. The Insight Days have been developed in response to the great need to help people understand and work through key issues that many people struggle with. The course will draw on real-life case studies, biblical examples and counselling practices and will offer insight on import mental health issues. Contact: cwr.org.uk/courses or call 01252 784719 for futher details and to book your place.

ACC Affiliate Event- Southampton	Introduction to the Enneagram	CCTS	Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton. SO14 1NF	Thursday and Friday 16th and 17th April 2020	The training will help people explore their personality; enabling them to embrace the truths of who they are and how that impacts relationships with others. With Liz West from Enneagram Worldwide. Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-the-enneagram-tickets-84176806093

ACC Affiliate Event-London	Workshop on Sexual Abuse	Into the Light	Islington, central London N1	Saturday, 25 April 2020	A workshop for people who have experienced sexual abuse and for those that support them: “Take Back Control After Sexual Abuse: Find Power over Shame, Flashbacks, Sex and Boundaries” for an information leaflet please click here

ACC Affiliate Event-London	Working with Couples & Sex Addiction using Baucom’s 3 Stage Model	The Laurel Centre	76 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6ND	Saturday, 9 May 2020 & Saturday, 10 October 2020	This day is based on the latest book release, Sex Addiction: A Guide for Couples & Those Who Help Them and will give counsellors the skills to focus on the couple relationship when working with couples in recovery from sex or porn addiction and help clients move through Baucom’s 3 stages of impact, meaning and moving on. It includes practical strategies for building commitment to individual as well as couple recovery whilst avoiding the common pitfalls that can fuel relapse. For further details and to book your place, click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Harrogate	Intro to Sand Tray	Wellspring Therapy and Training	The Garden Room, Wellspring House, 78 High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, HG2 7LW	Saturday, 14 November 2020	A workshop for counsellors and psychotherapists (or counsellors in training) working primarily with adults. Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm (6 hours of CPD). Cost: £95. Early bird price: £85 if booked & paid for by 9 April. Prices are inclusive of VAT, CPD certificate and light refreshments (no lunch provided). 10% discount for students or group bookings of 3 or more. Please note: only one concession per booking. For more information and to book, click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Ipswich	Healing Power of Love	Inspire Counselling & Training	Colchester Road Baptist Church, Ipswich, IP4 3DL	Thursday, 28 May 2020 from 10.00am – 4.00pm	Inspire Counselling & Training are offering this workshop for anyone who is involved in caring for others. The workshop will be led by Les Johns. For further information, click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Swindon	Exploring Relational Depth in Therapy with speaker Professor Mick Cooper	Willows Counselling Service	Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8UZ	Saturday, 6 June 2020	Willows Counselling Service are holding their Annual Training Conference in June this year and are pleased to announce that their speaker for the day is Professor Mick Cooper who will be speaking on the subject of ‘Exploring Relational Depth Therapy’. There will be a workshop with group participation and pairs work. Further details and to book your place at the conference, click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Southampton	Working with LGBTQ+ Clients	CCTS	Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton. SO14 1NF	Friday 12th June 2020	The day will cover issues associated with ‘coming out’ & ‘living out’ for LGBTQ+ clients and making space in therapy to respond well to difference and diversity. With Kathy Spooner from Association of Christian Counsellors. Tickets available from https://ccts-lgbtq.eventbrite.co.uk

ACC Affiliate Event- Southampton	Youth Conference	CCTS	Above Bar Church,69 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7FE	Saturday, 13th June 2020	A one-day event aimed at Youth Pastors/Leaders and youth groups (13-18 year olds) considering the whole issue of mental wellbeing. Topics include what good mental wellbeing looks like, social media, anxiety, and how we can trust God in challenging times. In partnership with Moorlands College. Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/315-youth-conference-tickets-89227350407

ACC Affiliate Event- Bradford	CWR Insight Days – Depression and Anxiety	The Church on the Way	158 Bradford Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8SA	Saturday, 26 September, 2020	Our popular Insight days will be coming to Bradford in 2020. The Insight Days have been developed in response to the great need to help people understand and work through key issues that many people struggle with. The course will draw on real-life case studies, biblical examples and counselling practices and will offer insight on import mental health issues. Contact: cwr.org.uk/courses or call 01252 784719 for further details and to book your place.

ACC Affiliate Event- Southampton	Rewind Trauma Therapy	CCTS	Venue in Sounthampton to be confirmed	Saturday, 14th November 2020	The Rewind Technique is an exposure technique that allows clients to process intrusive thoughts and images without having to verbalise any information about the trauma to the therapist. The aim of the day is to provide the information and knowledge to enable participants to feel comfortable using the Technique by the end of the day. The day will be delivered by Sue Sutton, Accredited Rewind Trainer from the International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy (IARRT). Sue is a qualified therapist who has been using the Rewind Technique successfully with a variety of clients since 2012 and became an Accredited Trainer in 2016. The training is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) for 6 hours CPD. At the end of the training participants will receive a handbook, a certificate and ongoing email support from David Muss and Sue Sutton. Those who wish to and submit two case histories can be included on the register of practitioners on the IARTT website. Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rewind-trauma-therapy-tickets-85617284603

Category – Non-ACC	Title	Organisation	Location	Date	Other info
Janina Fisher	Complex Trauma Certification Training Level 1 & 2 Course.	PESI Live	Online	Ongoing	PESI say of this training “If you’re ready to become a true expert in the field of trauma treatment and master neurobiologically informed treatments that will heal trauma, save marriages and families, and help clients take back their lives, then enrol today”. To find out more click on this weblink http://bit.ly/ACC15JF. ACC members get a 15% discount by using the Code ACC15OFF.

PESI Live	on line courses available	PESI Live	Online	ongoing	PESI UK are offering ACC members a range of discounted training on their counselling training courses http://bit.ly/PESI_LiveEvents. ACC members get a 10% discount when using the code ACC10 (some restrictions apply)(bar AEDP Immersion). There is also a Janina Fisher course available Janina Fisher’s live training is in London on 27th-28th March, and is titled “Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Survivors: Transformational Approaches to Treating Complex Trauma” to Claim this discount please go to https://bit.ly/34EE0QB (Promo code: ACC15OFF)

PESI Live	on line Courses Available	PESI live	Online	Ongoing	PESI are offering a 10% discount to ACC members for the following courses. For further information click on the course title. Treating Trauma, Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders(Treating Trauma)”:https://catalog.pesi.co.uk/sales/pe_031060_treatingtrauma_live_april2020_organic-104423 – with Kathy Steele, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Certificate Workshop: 2-Day Intensive Training – with John Ludgate, Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: An Autonomic Roadmap to Safety, Connection and Healing – with Deb Dana. When booking Quote ACC10 to get the discount.

Church as a Refuge	Understanding power, control, abuse and church as a safe place	All Souls C of E	All Souls C of E Church, 2 All Souls’ Place, Marylebone, London, W1B 3DA	Friday, 15 May 2020 from 10.00am – 4.00pm	This is a one day conference with guest keynote speaker: Dr Diane Langberg. Further details, booking and prices can be found here

Pesi On-line	Telehealth for Mental Health Professionals	Pesi Live	on-line	ongoing	As Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to enter our communities, we all face new and unique challenges in our lives and in our work. But if you’ve never worked with online therapy, you may have questions… What are the risks? Is distance therapy even effective? How do I get started? Get your questions answered with this FREE comprehensive online training*: Telehealth for Mental Health Professionals. For a limited time, you can get this online training, completely free. All you have to do is follow these 3 easy steps: Click this link, Add the online training to your cart. Use code TELEFREE at checkout, You’ll have lifetime access to over 11 hours of online video training, plus earn up to 12 CPD hours — all free of charge and accessible from any streaming device.

Marriage Care	Diploma in Relationship Counselling	Marriage Care	Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ	Training weekends start in September see leaflet for information	Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to train as a relationship counsellor and put what you’ve learnt into practice on a placement? Marriage Care’s Diploma in Relationship Counselling will train you to counsel couples using an attachment and Emotionally Focused Therapy approach, and will provide you with a 70 hour placement to put your skills into practice. After completing the training it is our hope that you would continue on with us benefiting from ongoing CPD, training opportunities and further support. For further information click here

* Bookings made with Affiliates or other organisation only are subject to the individual Affiliate/organisation’s cancellation policy and not ACC’s. Before booking please check with the organisations concerned, as mistakes may not be able to be rectified afterwards. ACC takes no responsibility for cancellation nor the quality of the training.

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