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The Accidental Counsellor 3-Hour Session

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Thu, 8 May 2025, 12pm - 3pm AEST

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who is this for
This session is for anyone and everyone who responds to emotional upset and distress. That’s most of us, right? If you’re a teacher, parent, community service worker, anyone really who wants to learn how to listen and respond to emotional upset without being overwhelmed. This is for you!

what you'll learn

The training covers 3 core areas:

selfcare
connection
influence

why is this important
One story comes to mind that illustrates the importance of this session. A young lady I was seeing for counselling recounted how she couldn’t speak about her loss and grief, not even to her mother and sister who she loved and knew they loved her. When I asked why she couldn’t speak to her family she told me that they “find it too hard”. She explained  that every time she started speaking about her pain and distress the responses were, “Don’t be upset”, “Everything will be okay”, “Give it time”, and more. Unfortunately, most people believe that being “positive” and “hopeful” in these situations is what’s needed. It comes mostly from a good place to help the person who is upset feel better. The result is usually the opposite. We all want to be heard and understood. We all want to have our feelings validated and acknowledged. As you can gather this will be a key aspect of the training but there will be more!

how this works
The Accidental Counsellor is a full day program however we’ve created a shorter version for those who have time constraints and prefer an introductory session.
Delivery: Live online via Zoom
Time: 12PM - 3PM SYDNEY TIME
Note: If you are unsure of the time zone in your area, you can go to https://www.worldtimebuddy.com to determine the correct start time.



Completing 3hr The Accidental Counsellor Created by Rocky Biasi will contribute 3 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Student/child Mental health addressing standard descriptors 3.3.2, 4.4.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

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