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Birkbeck Training Series

Background

Launched in 2018 by the Student Counselling Service at Birkbeck, University of London, the workshops are created by and for HE counsellors and tailored specifically to short-term work with students.

Our training series from previous years have proved to be an invaluable space for meeting, sharing and learning. This year's theme will focus on exploring the Psychodynamics of the Body: when the body talks, how do we listen?

2024/25 Workshops

Who is this training series for?

  • Our workshops are aimed at qualified counsellors, particularly those working with students in a Higher Education setting.
  • We also welcome trainee/honorary therapists and clinicians who are interested in developing their understanding or working with a short-term model or with students in H.E.

What will you get?

  • The interactive workshops will include the trainer’s presentation (slides and recording will be shared after), Question and Answer session, and breakout group discussions.
  • You will receive a CPD certificate via email afterwards.
  • Additionally, the trainings are a great opportunity to connect with peers working in the mental health and university sector, as well as gaining a deeper understanding of the topics explored in the trainings. 

Ticket price

  • Standard ticket price: £75 per workshop
  • Series ticket (all 3 trainings): £210
  • Discounted tickets for trainee/honorary therapists or group booking are available upon request. 

Time

  • Trainings 1 and 3 will run from 9am-1pm with short breaks.
  • Training 2 is an afternoon training and will run from 1-5pm with short breaks. 

Delivery details

  • Live online workshops via MS Teams.
  • Participants need an electronic device (preferably a computer/laptop) with a microphone, webcam and reliable internet connection.
  • Joining instructions will be emailed to participants a few days before, including a guide to using the online platform/software, schedule, and slides in advance when possible.

Booking and payment

Cancellation policy

  • All cancellation requests must be .
  • A refund will be given for all cancellations requested more than 30 days before the event takes place. 
  • Any cancellation made less than 30 days before the booked event takes place will not receive a refund.
  • No refund will be given for group bookings, discounted tickets or series tickets.
  • However, if you cannot attend, you can transfer your place free of charge to another person who is a counsellor/therapist if you provide their name by email at least 24 hours before the scheduled event start time; please note that in this case all further workshop materials inlcuding the CPD certificate will go to them.
  • In the unlikely event of the workshop being cancelled or postponed, we will offer a full ticket refund. However we will not be responsible for any incidental costs incurred such as time off work.

Contact details

  • If you have any queries, or would like any further information about the training sessions or want to find out about group bookings, please (Counsellor) and she will respond as soon as possible.
  • We also welcome your feedback and ideas for future workshops.

Past workshops

2023/24

  • Attachment Theory and Practice in Short-term Work
  • Attachment Informed Therapy: recognising and working with patterns of insecure attachment in short-term work
  • Working with Attachment Related Trauma in Short-term Work. 

2022/23

  • Working with visible differences 
  • Working with race, identity and intersectionality
  • Working with Otherness and Privilege
  • Follow-up forum

2021/22

  • Working with bereavement and loss in short-term counselling in HE
  • Working with transitions and loss in short-term counselling in HE
  • Thinking about our loss when working in short-term counselling in HE
  • Follow-up forum

2020/21

  • Working with Trauma
  • Working with Race
  • Working with Autism Spectrum Conditions

2019/20

  • Working with Eating Disorders
  • Working with Gender Identity
  • Working with Borderline Personality Disorder

2018/19

  • Assessment for Short Term Counselling in Higher Education 
  • Managing Risk
  • Working with Trauma and Sexual Abuse