Morning Workshops

Continuing to connect: working against the tide of the constructed airbrushed life (Becca Howard Burrell - see above)
Waiting and the gap between the good, the bad and the ugly (Shona Reed-Purvis is a counsellor, systemic psychotherapist and registered systemic supervisor and family therapist currently working for CAMHS)
Music, Maths, Meltdown! Exploring neurodiversity in a boarding school setting (Gee Whitlock is an integrative counsellor who has worked in several independent schools. She is a School Counsellor at Stowe School, a boarding and day school, in Buckinghamshire)
Relating in times of withdrawal: thinking differently about Emotional Based School Avoidance (Having worked in a range of educational settings, Angelique Camoenié now works as the Lead School Counsellor and supervisor at Gosford Hill School, Kidlington and in private practice)

Afternoon Workshops

'Please Miss!' Exploring the role of giving and receiving permission in our therapeutic relationships with young people and also in modelling self-care (Susie Ward is senior counsellor, supervisor and safeguarding lead, working with 11-25 year olds at StepForward in East London, having spent 15 years as a counsellor in university, secondary and primary school settings)
Top hats and terrible tales: confusion around children in care (Dr Rebecca Bolam is a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist who works in a specialist CAMHS team for children in care)
'Who am I?' Working with international students as they explore the edges of their identities: examining notions of culture and belonging for day and boarding students (Charlie Henry is Lead School Counsellor at d’Overbroeck's Oxford, Counsellor at Radley College, trainee supervisor and integrative arts-based therapist)
Working in the unwanted: working inside systemic failures - what's it all about and how to respond? (Debbie Lee is the Lead Counsellor at King Alfred's Academy in Wantage and has a wealth of experience in working with young people, staff and parents)

At the time of booking, you'll be asked to choose one morning and one afternoon workshop. If someone is booking on your behalf, please make sure they know your choices in advance.

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