On-line further training

These online courses can be done individually as stand alone programmes or in their entirety as part of Stage 4, the Advanced Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy ADHP(NC)

Ethics

 - 20 hrs CPD  £95.00 [concessions: NCHP students/graduates £80.00] An on-line course, complementing the ethics that typifies NCHP training and philosophy throughout.

Next course begins 19 May 2008

 Human Development and Sexuality

 - 40 hrs CPD  £170.00 [concessions: NCHP students/graduates £125]. A very substantial on-line which, along with NCHP regular course content, represents a thorough coverage.

Next course begins 30 June 2008

Psychopathology

(the scientific study of mental disorders) - 20 hrs CPD £95.00 [concessions: NCHP studs/grads £80.00]. This on-line course helps therapists develop a good knowledge of psychopathology in order to, e.g.: liaise with medical and psychiatric colleagues; be in a position to assess whether the client's problem is within their limit of competence; create an effective treatment plan, avoiding contra-indicated approaches.

 Next course begins 9 June 2008

Research for Therapists in Practice

 - research methods- and ethical issues in the social sciences- 20 hrs CPD £95.00 [concessions: NCHP students/graduates £80.00]. An on-line course introducing the relevance of applied psychological research for practising therapists, focusing on the skills and abilities of the social science researcher, as well as outlining the ethical considerations of applied research. Very useful for Stage Three students working towards their final dissertation.

Next course begins 25 September 2008

10% discount if you book all four at once!

How the on-line courses work:

On-line courses such as these have many benefits:

• It combines freedom to choose when and how to study, with an element of structure that however you are best motivated, the system will work for you.
• It avoids the costs of travel and accommodation (and room rental and expenses for us, hence your costs are kept down).
• It provides an opportunity for collaborative learning, unlike traditional distance learning courses which can be lonely undertakings
• We have found in similar situations that the element of separation from other students can individuals to open up more, and risk more in their interactions than may be the case face to face.

There are four distinct parts to these courses: 

1. Weekly webpages with the course content. Ethics, psychopathology and research courses run for three weeks, Human Development and Sexuality runs for six weeks
2. Weekly chatroom session. This is usually 1pm (UK time) on each Wednesday of the course. Your input to the chatroom will be assessed, but this is CHAT and so there is no need to be formal
3. The forum. You will find, dotted through the course content, some topics to discuss with your fellow students and tutor(s) on the forum. Debate is welcomed, and as with the chatroom, formality is not required.
4. Written assessment. You will find a link on each weekly page to the assessment page. We advise you start this early, and then problems can be discussed with your fellow students via the forum.

Workshops and Seminars

The National College takes the view that learning is an ongoing experience. Even when fully trained, therapists still need the opportunity to keep up-to-date with specialist approaches and developments in the profession.

To this end, the College provides a regular programme of one and two day workshops and seminars on a variety of subjects. The workshops are run by specialist tutors. All current students and members of the National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists (NRHP) are notified of forthcoming training events.

Examples of past training events are:-  

• Dealing with Pain Control
• Disorders of Sleep and Dreams
• Ego State Short Term Therapy
• The Unconscious Mind (Ericksonian therapy)
• Gut Directed Therapy (for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, etc.)
• Life Coaching
• Stress Management
• Jigsaw Therapy
• Phobias
• Ego State Therapy 

Upcoming CPD courses:

Interactive Counselling Skills - forging the therapeutic alliance - 12 hrs CPD £170 [concessions: NCHP students/graduates £140]

A practically oriented workshop aimed at enabling therapists to develop the counselling skills so essential to the development of a therapeutic climate. This workshop is particularly useful to those who have no previous counselling experience and is recommended to be taken prior to, or at an early stage of, training. The workshop is offered, at regular intervals, at NCHP training venues.

Ongoing Supervision

Supervision is considered to be an essential part of an ethically minded psychotherapist's practice. All practising members of NRHP are required to be in, either, supervision (for Student, Affiliate or Associate members) or peer supervision (for Full members). On a practical level, this means getting together with your supervisor for a minimum of two hours per month (or on a pro-rata basis for Students) to discuss, in a confidential manner, your current case load and treatment schedules, and talk over any problems you may be encountering.

The therapeutic alliance is, perhaps, the most important aspect of any therapy, but it is all too easy for a therapist to be so involved in the therapeutic relationship that he or she cannot see it from a clear perspective. That is where supervision comes into its own, helping therapists to reflect constructively on their working relationships with clients. Details of supervision requirements are available to those applying to join the NRHP.

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