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Certificate in Clinical Assessment CERTIFICATE IN CLINICAL ASSESSMENT A one-term CPD clinical training course This clinical training course in Clinical Assessment is normally available to counsellors, psychologists and analysts registered with BACP, UKCP, BPS, or BPC. Course Assessment is often the most challenging and intriguing function of therapeutic work. When undertaking an assessment the therapist needs to be able to evaluate models of mind; while simultaneously being aware of the patient’s risk and scope for therapeutic dialogue. The therapist will also be aware of the subtle conscious and unconscious communications of the patient whilst at the same time, assessing their availability to relating, and noting their needs and concerns during the assessment interview. In It is a complex and demanding task and currently there addition to this the therapist is attempting to make seems to be limited clinical training and writing in this contact with the most troubled aspects of the field when compared with other areas of therapeutic patient in the hope of being able to evaluate intervention. This psychoanalytic course has been potential, and the capacity to engage with and designed to fill this gap. It is aimed at therapists of all tolerate psychological change. modalities to enhance their therapeutic skills as assessors. To apply Application forms and further information from: Urvi Bhatt, Education Manager tel: 020 7419 8898 email: [email protected] or on our website at http://www.thesap.org.uk/training-and-events/advanced-professional-development-courses/clinical-assessment- course/ General course information Duration: 3 Saturdays, one Saturday per month, 9:30 am to 2:45 pm, lunch included Venue: The Society of Analytical Psychology, 1 Daleham Gardens, London, NW3 5BY Convenors: Elizabeth Richardson & Mary Chadwick Course Fees: £240 Course Timetable 9.30am - 10.45am Seminar 10.45am - 11am Coffee 11am - 12noon Small Clinical Group Discussion 12noon - 12.45pm Lunch 12.45pm - 2pm Seminar 2pm - 2.15pm Tea 2.15pm - 3pm Plenary and end About the SAP members currently facilitating the Clinical Assessment Course… Elizabeth Richardson (Convenor) is a training analyst of the SAP and the Association of Child Psychotherapists. She is also a training analyst and supervisor with the BAP, now part of the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is interested in Ethical issues and is a member of the SAP Ethics Committee. As well as working privately in Welwyn Garden City, Elizabeth supervises midwives in the NHS who work with mothers who have had a still born infant or experienced neonatal or post natal problems. She is particularly interested in areas of attachment, separation and loss. Mary Chadwick is a training analyst of the SAP. She originally trained and worked as a teacher both in the classroom and in curriculum development. She went on to qualify and work as a body-orientated psychotherapist before embarking on the analytic training with the SAP. She currently has a full time private practice in Cambridge. About some of the Speakers Anna Bravesmith is a Jungian analyst, member of the Society of Analytical Psychology and holds the SAP Diploma in Supervision. She trains psychodynamic supervisors at WPF. She is also an accredited Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy practitioner, supervisor and trainer. She has a private analytic practice in London in Highgate, for long term patients, and has also worked for more than 15 years providing Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy in NHS in various primary care services in London. She is a highly experienced supervisor of psychotherapists, and counsellors and teaches at many London based training organisations. She has published papers on Supervision Theory, Brief Therapy and Jungian Analysis. Maggie McAlister is a Jungian analyst and member of the SAP, having originally trained as an Arts psychotherapist in 1994. She has worked almost continuously in mental health settings within the NHS, most substantially as a senior forensic psychotherapist with mentally disordered offenders sentenced to hospital orders within a medium secure unit. She has written, published and presented many papers on the themes of psychosis and psychotic violence, and has a specialist interest in psychopathy. She is senior lecturer for the MSc in Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Mental Health, run by West London Mental Health NHS Trust and Bucks New University and a founding member of the Forensic Psychotherapy Society. She also has a private practice in London. Dr Malcolm Rushton is a training analyst of the SAP and works in full time as an analyst in private practice. He has an interest in antiquities from various cultures as well as symbolism and shamanism in ancient art, this is expressed in his wide ranging collection. His current exploration is of the presentation of extreme psychological states in television drama. Jan Wiener is the Director of Training at the SAP and also a supervising analyst for the Society of Analytical Psychology and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She worked until recently as Consultant Adult Psychotherapist at Forest House Psychotherapy Clinic in London and now is in private practice. She is Vice President of the International Association of Analytical Psychology and author of a number of papers, chapters and three books on subjects such as training, ethics, transference and supervision. Dr Judith Woodhead My Jungian work with adults is enriched by past work as Anna Freud Centre parent-infant psychotherapist and my clinical doctoral research on emergence of the self in infancy – more recently across the whole of life, including the process of dying. As a past Chair of the SAP, this includes organizational developmental processes too. I share my experience through teaching and supervision worldwide. Susanna Wright Susanna Wright is a supervising analyst of the Society of Analytical Psychology, and a Training Therapist and Supervisor for the British Psychotherapy Foundation and Westminster Pastoral Foundation. She has an MA in the psychodynamics of organisations, and has worked in organisational consultancy. She is currently co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Analytical Psychology and works in private practice in North London. What past course participants have said….. “I found the talk and paper very interesting because so many helpful issues were highlighted alongside a more down to earth (and reassuring) recognition that no one has assessment down to an exact science. It was also good to meet such a wide variety of practitioners working with different age ranges and within different contexts. I felt the speaker (and others) were very generous in sharing their experiences and I felt safe to share mine.“ “Very helpful in revisiting psychodynamic principles but in a warm and human way. (The) presentation was just the right balance …… and the whole day gave me a wider perspective on thinking about assessments, both before, during and after the initial clinical meeting.” .
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