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Category – ACC	Title	Organisation	Location	Date	Other info
ACC National Event- London	Counselling Children and Young People’s Conferences	ACC	Methodist Central Hall, London,	Saturday, 16 November 2019	With all-day conferences and skills workshops, it is an opportunity to hear from leaders in the field of counselling and the pastoral care of children and young people. For further information on the conference and the workshops click here . To book, scroll down to the bottom of the page, for the member’s discount please log in before clicking the link.There are NO places left on the World of Clay Workshop by Lynne Souter-Anderson at the London conference only.	PLEASE NOTE the London event is now fully booked. There are places tsill avaible at the Leeds event.
ACC National Event- Leeds	Counselling Children and Young People’s Conferences	ACC	Bridge Community Church, Leeds	Saturday, 30 November 2019	With all-day conferences and skills workshops, it is an opportunity to hear from leaders in the field of counselling and the pastoral care of children and young people. For further information on the conference and the workshops click here .To book, scroll down to the bottom of the page, for the members discount please log in before clicking the link.

Category – ACC affiliate*	Title	Organisation	Location	Date	Other info

ACC Affiliate Event – Northern Ireland	Trauma Training event	Christian Guidelines	Belfast Bible College, Glenburn House, Glenburn Road S, Dunmurray, BT17 9JP	15 and 16 November 2019 (can do individual days)	Patricia Bourke D’Souza, works as a Somatic Trauma Therapist, Trainer, Supervisor and Consultant. She is an accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist (MIACP, MIAHIP), an accredited Supervisor (MIACP) and a leading specialist in the treatment of psychological trauma. To book a place please visit Christian guidelines website and Click on ‘click to register’ or call, 02891468846. For a copy of their flyer click here

ACC Affiliate Event- London	Working with Couples & Sex Addiction using Baucom’s 3 Stage Model	Laurel centre	76 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6ND	Saturday, 23 November 2019	This day is based on the new book release by Paula Hall, 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. For further details on all dates and to book your place, click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Royal Leamington Spa	Working with Couples & Sex Addiction using Baucom’s 3 Stage Model	Laurel centre	First Floor, 50-54 Regent Street, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5EG	Tuesday, 3 December 2019	This day is based on the new book release by Paula Hall, 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. For further details on all dates and to book your place, click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Caterham	Working with Domestic Abuse	Caterham Counselling Centre	Caterham Community Church, Coulsdon Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5NF	Saturday, 16 November 2019, 9.30am – 4.30pm	Hosted by the Caterham Counselling Centre, Rev Janet Graham will be delivering training for Counsellors at all levels and for Pastoral Care in areas such as 1) What is domestic abuse and its indicators? 2) Why people stay in abusive relationships? 3) Risk assessment and safety planning. Includes a certificate for six hours of CPD. For more information and to book your place, please click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Harrogate	Working with LGBTQ+ Clients	Wellspring,	Wellspring House, 78 High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, HG2 7LW	Friday, 22 November 2019	CPD for counsellors/counsellors in training. Pride and Shame – the Emotional Landscape of Identity. The day will cover issues associated with ‘coming out’ and ‘living out’ for LGBT+ clients and making space in therapy to respond well to difference and diversity.With Kathy Spooner, ACC’s director of Counselling. For further information and to book please click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Newport	Crisis Pregnancy Training Course	Pregnancy Crisis Network	Beresford Centre, Gaer Park Drive, Newport, NP20 3NN	five Saturdays before Christmas and five Saturdays in the new year.	The Beresford Centre in Newport are planning to run a new training course this Autumn for crisis pregnancy work.The first module will include information on abortion, pregnancy, ethics, confidentiality and running the Centre. The second module will teach and practise counselling skills and will involve role play and video work. They always seek to serve the region in their training so they are looking to recruit trainees who are willing to travel to Newport. Please contact them for more information on beresfordcentre@talk21.com or telephone 01633 212320. for further information about the courses please Click here

ACC Affiliate Event- Sevenoaks	‘Working with Blocked Anger’ with Pauline Andrew	Sevenoaks Counselling	Sevenoaks Counselling, The Bridge, Littlecourt Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 2JG	Saturday, 23 November 2019, 10.00am – 4.00pm	A lively, challenging day where we address the issue of blocked anger and how this can affect us emotionally and physically. Participants are requested to create an Anger Box to bring to the day – instructions will be provided. The day will include working with the ‘Roles Played in Anger’ cards and several different creative interventions to help clients address and access their own anger safely. To book go to Sevenoaks website http://sevenoakscounselling.org.uk/courses

ACC Affiliate Event- Southampton	Introduction to Enneagram	CCTS:	Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton. SO14 1NF	Thursday, 14 & Friday, 15 November 2019	This two day workshop will include: • An introduction to the Enneagram and how the system works, • Description of the nine types, subtypes, motivation and behaviour, • A look at how behaviour changes under stress and secure situations, • Identify type and subtype and develop insights as to how it limits and benefits, • Help with the ongoing journey. Our trainer for the workshop is Liz West – a qualified trainer with Enneagram Worldwide who facilitates individuals in their personal growth, relationships and teamwork. Liz has been involved in leadership development and mentoring for many years, including church leadership and as a Director of Youth Ministries with YWAM. Tickets available from Eventbright

ACC Affiliate Event- Southampton	Internal Family Systems Introductory Workshop	CCTS:	Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton. SO14 1NF	Friday, 14 February 2020	This Introductory Workshop will provide an overview of the IFS method and theory, as developed by Richard Schwartz, and an opportunity to hear about the model and explore experientially your own internal family system. This will include viewing a DVD of Richard Schwartz working or a live demo. The workshop is suitable for those who wish to find out more about the IFS model for personal or professional application. Please note this workshop is not a substitute for the Centre for Self Leadership IFS Level One Training. The workshop will be led by two fully trained, experienced IFS practitioners with all 3 levels of IFS training and using the method in their practice. Tickets available from Eventbright

ACC Affiliate Event- Southampton	Understanding Sex and Porn Addiction	CCTS:	Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton. SO14 1NF	Friday, 20 March 2020	In partnership with ACC Affiliate. the Laurel Centre, this CPD workshop has been specifically designed with a spiritual focus to help counsellors and pastoral carers working with Christians who struggle with sex or porn addiction. The day will explain addiction from a biopsychosocial perspective and explore biblical perspectives on dependency. Ultimately only the ‘addict’ can decide if their behaviour is ‘addictive’ or out of control but this intense and information packed day will help those in a supportive role to guide people towards that decision. Practical tools will also be provided along with guidance for appropriate referral. Tickets available from Eventbright

Category – other	Title	Organisation	Location	Date	Other info

Training	Opportunity for Training as a Relationship Counsellor	Marriage Care	Kent’s Hill Park Training and Conference Centre, Milton Keynes	Four weekends in 2020 (TBC)	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 CRC (Certificate in Relationship Counselling) course 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 completion of the CRC it is our hope that you would continue on with us benefitting from ongoing CPD, training opportunities and further support. Marriage Care is a faith-based national charity providing nearly 6,500 relationship counselling sessions each year from 100 locations in England, Wales and Gibraltar. All our centres and services are run by volunteers and this means that we can provide counselling sessions on a donation basis, ensuring that everyone can access the support they need. We provide an exceptionally high standard of training – our course weekends are residential to ensure trainees receive face-to-face training and support. Accommodation and meals are provided and travel expenses are covered. We provide supervision and insurance as well as a 70 hour placement (at a local Marriage Care centre near to you) as part of the course. All for a very competitive price of £1,800. Counsellors who continue with Marriage Care after the training will receive ongoing CPD, Supervision, local/regional support, travel expenses and insurance for a minimal commitment of just two counselling sessions per week. The training will take place over four weekends in 2020 (dates TBC). Recruitment for the role will involve an interview at your local Marriage Care centre and participation in a national Selection Day. Training and Selection days will take place at Kent’s Hill Park Training and Conference Centre, Milton Keynes. Please note you will need to hold a minimum Level 4 Diploma in Counselling (or equivelent) and have at least 100 hours of supervised practice to enrol for this training. Interested? Email: rebecca@marriagecare.org.uk or visit: https://www.marriagecare.org.uk/get-involved/relationship-counsellor/ for further information and our information pack.

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