Affect Regulation, The Use and Abuse of Self: Working with Complex Trauma and Dissociation

Remy Aquarone, Pottergate Centre

This course starts from the premise that it is us, as therapists, more than any theoretical orientation or techniques that marks the progress and digress of treatment.

This course is both self explorative, experiential and challenging. Its focus is on you, the therapist, and the impact that you will consciously and unconsciously have on your clients or patients. Though the tutor comes from an analytical background and will use that orientation to underpin the course, your own therapeutic orientation is not in question.

This is very much 'hands on' training where the tutor will be sharing his 20 years experience in the field. Extensive use of case presentation with some role play and videoing will be made. Reading references will be given but do not constitute an obligatory part of the course. A representative from First Person Plural, a survivor led organisation, will join us for part of one day to contribute from the perspective of someone living with dissociation.

The participants will form an integral part of this contained environment in order to explore sensitively and confidentially this difficult area of work. The appropriate use of humour is mandatory!

Part 1: The first half will explore Practical applications essential when working with trauma, attachment and dissociation. Participants will be actively involved through role play.

Part 2: The whole of the second half will be put aside for each participant in turn during the 4 days to present a detailed process recording of their client with active involvement and help from the other participants.

Prior to the start of the course, participants will be expected to send to the tutor an A4 resume of their work with one client/patient with suspected significant dissociative symptoms and to outline the areas of difficulties and what they would want to learn from the course. Each day is divided into 2 halves.

Tutor: Remy Aquarone is an Accredited Analytical Psychotherapist and a member of the UKCP (UK Council of Psychotherapists) and BCP (British Psychoanalytic Council). He is past International Director of the ISSTD (International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation), past Chair of the UKSSD and currently Secretary of the ESTD (European Society for Trauma and Dissociation). He is the Centre Director of the Pottergate Centre for Dissociation and Trauma.  Remy has over 25 years experience working in the field of Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders during which time he has run numerous supervision and training groups as well as worked as a consultant psychotherapist to a number of psychiatric services across the country.

Cost: £490 to include food/drinks during the day but not accommodation. One bursary will be offered.

Course format: A 4-day course in blocks of two

Venue: Norwich

Thursday 14 January 2010 & Friday 15 January 2010, and Thursday 4 February 2010 and Friday 5 February 2010

For further information or to enrol please email remyaquarone@disssociation.co.uk or telephone 01603 660029

Understanding and Working with Transference

Maria Grime and The Willows Counselling Service

Maria Grime did her initial training and counselling with Connections (now On Trak) in Swindon about 20 years ago.  She set up and ran the student counselling service for Cranfield University at the college in Shrivenham for 9 years.  Whilst at Shrivenham Maria achieved a post graduate diploma in Integrative Counselling and a MSc in Counselling from the University of Bristol.  Over the past 7 years Maria has managed two youth counselling organisations, one in Reading and now for Oxfordshire.   She did her supervision training with Willows and worked with several Supervisees.

Maria has delivered a range of issue-based training over the past 20 years to counsellors, academic staff, youth workers and young people.

Saturday 13 February 2010, 10.00 am to 4.30 pm

The Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing, Harnhill, Gloucestershire, GL7 5PX

Workshop is £25.00 and will include buffet lunch and refreshments.

For more information click here for a booking form or email willows@willowscounselling.org.uk or telephone 01793 426650

Principles and Practice of Deep Release - Level 2 (Beginner / Intermediate)

Suitable for Counsellors

For those that have attended Level 1 and who want to do more practical work, this is the next weekend.  There is very little formal teaching, but plenty of opportunity to work in small groups to practise Duvet Work and to learn how to use the Conception to Birth journey.  We do more Anger Workshops and show how to go deeper into work with the Inner Child.

Practical facilitation time in group sessions: 20 minutes per person.

Friday 19 February 2010 - Sunday 21 February 2010 - 2.00 pm Friday to 4.00 pm Sunday

The Sion Community, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex  CM15 9BX

£184.00 including training course materials and refreshments.

Go to www.deeprelease.org.uk for more details and to book

Anger Workshop 1 - Theory & Practice: Deep Release

Trainers: Deep Release Team

Suitable for Counsellors and Clients

A look at how anger gets blocked, often causing sickness and depression; how emotions can be repressed in childhood; releasing angry feelings safely; spiritual dynamics;  exercises and demonstrations.

Tuesday 23 February 2010 - 10.00 am to 5.00 pm

The Sion Community, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex  CM15 9BX

Cost: £69.00 including lunch.

Go to www.deeprelease.org.uk for more details and to book

Anger Workshop 2 - Skills: Deep Release

Trainer: Pauline Andrew

Suitable for Counsellors

A follow-up practical skills workshop to help increase your skills working with blocked anger.  Includes the Courtroom, chair work, TA, blanket work, art work, puppets, sensorimotor exercises and using symbols.

Wednesday 24 February 2010 - 10.00 am to 5.00 pm

The Sion Community, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex  CM15 9BX

Cost: £69.00 including lunch.

Go to www.deeprelease.org.uk for more details and to book

Creative Counselling: Deep Release

Trainer: Pauline Andrew

Suitable for Counsellors and Clients

An exciting day which combines time out for yourself on a personal journey of creativity and discovery, and learning new skills for working with your clients.

The course includes:

• working with puppets, figures and animals
• fairy tales
• expressive art work
• creative collages
• working with the inner child
• music
• working with symbols.

You don't have to be 'artistic' to come!  In fact, it's sometimes easier if you're not!  It's not about producing a masterpiece; it's about releasing feelings and exploring what happens when we work creatively. There is no formal lecture-style teaching, but demonstrations and individual practical work, or work in pairs/triplets.  People often attend this course more than once because each time the experience is different.

Saturday 27 February 2010 - 10.00 am to 5.00 pm

Oasis Centre, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21

For more details and to book, email oasis@rugbyelim.org.uk or phone Pauline Smout on 01788 546712