Staying safe from suicide – top-up training
Supporting individuals who are self-harming or experiencing suicidal ideation – best practice guidance
Upcoming Training Events
For continuing 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
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Members Only
Members Forum: Focus on adoption
An opportunity to explore the experience of adoption from different perspectives in order to enrich our professional and pastoral practices. We will hear personal experiences from parents and adult adoptees, look at the role of adoption support agencies, and hopefully hear from attendees about their experiences of working in this field.
Guidelines for Good Practice in Pastoral Care
Workshop aim: To enable individuals, churches and Christian organisations involved in the ministry of pastoral care, to develop their understanding and application of good practice, so that it can be offered safely, effectively and with integrity.
Staying safe from suicide- best practice guidance (full day)
Supporting individuals who are self-harming or experiencing suicidal ideation – best practice guidance
The Person-Centred Approach – Beyond the Core Conditions (morning)
Session 1: How do I know I’m a good (enough) therapist? Carl Rogers’ thinking on the personal characteristics of an effective therapist
The Person-Centred Approach – Beyond the Core Conditions (evening)
Session 1: How do I know I’m a good (enough) therapist? Carl Rogers’ thinking on the personal characteristics of an effective therapist
Foundations in Pastoral Care: Pastoral Training Course Part 1
A 6-week online course that supports the development of firm foundations for the practical provision of pastoral care with others.
The Past is Not Past: Why and How to Incorporate Historical Context into Therapy with People from Minority Ethnic Backgrounds
An awareness of history is important when providing therapy / counselling to people from minority ethnic backgrounds. For example, when a therapist works with a member of the Windrush generation, or one of their descendants, it is probably helpful for the therapist to have some knowledge about the history of Caribbean migration to the UK and the history of racism in this country. However, there has only been limited focus on history in the academic literature on psychological therapies. This training will explore why historical awareness on the part of the therapist is important, considering this in relation to stages of therapy (engagement, assessment, formulation, intervention and ending) and use of therapeutic tools (e.g. genograms, timelines). It will provide some didactic teaching but also significant space for reflection as a group and practical exercises.
Staying safe from suicide – top-up training
Supporting individuals who are self-harming or experiencing suicidal ideation – best practice guidance
Staying safe from suicide- best practice guidance (full day)
Supporting individuals who are self-harming or experiencing suicidal ideation – best practice guidance
Members Only
Retreat
Please join us for an ACC guided retreat in the beautiful surroundings of Launde Abbey. We are inviting ACC members to come away for a time of relaxation and spiritual rejuvenation. We hope that this will be a time for members to take time to pause and reflect in November 2025. More information will follow nearer the time.