Counselling & Psychotherapy Training Institute - Intro. Courses & CPD

Continuing Professional Development Courses (CPD)

CPD Courses
Each year CPTI run a series of one and two day CPD courses drawn from a revolving menu; many courses carry credits at masters level, all are certificated by CPTI. Courses have a number of objectives: in general the courses provide an opportunity to look at the theory and application of specific areas of practice.

Whilst primarily run for counsellors and psychotherapists, many courses have a broader application and are open to other professionals. The current year programme, time table and a booking form can be downloaded, see the CPD 2008-9 Programme and CPD Booking Form

For TA Counselling and Psychotherapy MSc Students, 4 days of CPD form part of the Critical Applications double module. The Introduction to Psychiatric Practice may be counted towards the psychiatric practice requirement for psychotherapy trainees.

Courses are run on a rolling basis drawn from the list below:

Title Covering Days
Attachment Theory - linked to Families An Introduction to Attachment Theory 1
Bodywork An Introduction to Bodywork Psychotherapy 2
Borderline and Narcissistic Disorders How to work with Borderline and Narcissistic Disorders 1
Counselling and Psychotherapy Understanding boundaries and limits 1
Diagnosis in Counselling and Psychotherapy Comparative Models of Diagnosis 1
Diversity Understanding unconscious processes in working with cultural diversity 1
Eating Disorders How to work with Eating Disorders 2
Erotic Transference Working with the Erotic Transference 1
Families An Introduction to Working with Families 1
Gay Affirmative Therapy An Introduction to Gay Affirmative Therapy 1
Groups An Introduction to Groupwork 1
Narcissism Working with Narcissism 1
Personality Adaptations & Disorders Understanding and differentiating Adaptation and Disorder 2
Psychosexual An Introduction to Psychosexual Process 1
Self Harm How to assess Risk and Work with Self Harm 1
Sexual Dysfunction How to work with Sexual Dysfunction 1
Suicide risk assessment and treatment An Introduction to Risk Assessment and Treatment in Suicide 1
The Process Model Using Drivers, Adaptations and the Process Model as a diagnostic tool 1
Transference Working with the Transference 1
Understanding Change The relationship of change to diagnosis, treatment planning and the therapeutic process 1
Psychiatric Practice An Introduction to Psychiatric Practice 2

Programme dates are below, specific course information will be published shortly

2008  
October 26th CPD1 Working with Sexual Dysfunction
November 29/30th CPD2 Introduction to Bodywork
2009
  
January 31st / Febuary 1st CPD3 Working with Addiction and Self Harm
March 28/29th CPD4 Mindfulness - an Introduction
May 30/31st CPD5 An Introduction to Psychiatry

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