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Upcoming events

Upcoming Events

For continued professional development

We organise professional events related to different aspects of counselling and pastoral care. Most of our events are online which are easy to access, and are open to members and non-members.

They include:

  • counselling CPD events that focus on specific themes
  • pastoral care courses and workshops
  • free members forums (members only)
  • conferences

For CPD events run by our members or other external organisations, please visit here.

OR

To explore counselling and related qualifying training and post-qualifying courses run by our organisational members, please visit here.

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Building Blocks in Pastoral Care

Are you seeking fresh insights about pastoral care? Wishing to build upon your existing knowledge and skills? Looking to build your confidence to provide effective pastoral care? Then this 6-week online course might be for you.

ACC events Members Only

Race is Complicated: How to feel comfortable in the uncomfortable space

This member forum will cover a presentation on the key points of the Race is Complicated toolkit. which was commissioned and launched by the Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice that ACC is part of. We will share practical tools on how we can use this in our work as counsellors, trainers and pastoral carers. We will also highlight how the McLeans ABC Cultural Competence Model can be used.

My Internal Supervisor

This training is for therapists or anyone working pastorally or therapeutically with clients (adults or young people). It will provide an opportunity for you to explore and reflect on your own internal supervisor and how this can enhance your therapeutic/pastoral practice.

Pastoral accompaniment at the end of life

Aim of training

ACC events Members Only

CYP Forum

“I know you’re a counsellor. Any chance you can have a word with my grandson. I’m really worried about him.”

Working with stones in counselling

This training will look at introducing stones into the counselling room. We will explore together plain and varnished stones, emotion faces stones, wrapped stones, with an opportunity to explore further in breakout groups.

Guidelines for Good Practice in Pastoral Care

Workshop aim

Caring for Ourselves

Caring for Ourselves is a 2-session short course, each of 2-hour duration. The course aims to consider the nature of our pastoral care role, recognise that whilst a privilege it can be challenging at times, and look at possible ways that we can care for ourselves to enable longevity in our role of caring for others.