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Upcoming events

Upcoming Events

For continued professional development

We organise professional events related to different aspects of counselling and pastoral care. Most of our events are online which are easy to access, and are open to members and non-members.

They include:

  • counselling CPD events that focus on specific themes
  • pastoral care courses and workshops
  • free members forums (members only)
  • conferences

For CPD events run by our members or other external organisations, please visit here.

OR

To explore counselling and related qualifying training and post-qualifying courses run by our organisational members, please visit here.

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Pastoral accompaniment at the end of life

Aim of training: The purpose of this training is to equip and enable pastoral carers to accompany those within our churches and communities who are at the end of their life.

ACC events Members Only

CYP Forum

“I know you’re a counsellor. Any chance you can have a word with my grandson. I’m really worried about him.”

Working with stones in counselling

This training will look at introducing stones into the counselling room. We will explore together plain and varnished stones, emotion faces stones, wrapped stones, with an opportunity to explore further in breakout groups.

ACC events Members Only

Members Forum: Newly Qualified Counsellors

Kathy Spooner will facilitate this forum as we offer a warm welcome to members who are newly qualified counsellors. It would be wonderful if as many members as possible could join us for this forum to give these newly qualified members a sense of ACC and the support members can offer one another. It will be an opportunity to discover more about the organisation, ask questions and glean from the wealth of experience from within our membership.
This event is for members only and is free to attend but you must register your place by  Noon, Monday 25th November 2024.
This forum is not just for newly qualified counsellors. If you have been in practice for some time then please do join us to share your knowledge and experience with those who are beginning their counselling career.

Guidelines for Good Practice in Pastoral Care

Workshop aim: To enable individuals, churches and Christian organisations involved in the ministry of pastoral care, to develop their understanding and application of good practice, so that it can be offered safely, effectively and with integrity.

Caring for Ourselves

Caring for Ourselves is a 2-session short course, each of 2-hour duration. The course aims to consider the nature of our pastoral care role, recognise that whilst a privilege it can be challenging at times, and look at possible ways that we can care for ourselves to enable longevity in our role of caring for others.