This month we鈥檙e bringing you four presentations on the themes of neurodiversity, anxiety in supervision, men's mental health and more.
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Neurodiversity and Counselling - first contact
Callum Jones explores the challenges of working with neurodivergent clients in private practice and what practical steps practitioners can take to be more inclusive to this group of clients. He explains the frequently used terms neurodivergent, neurodiverse, neurodivergence and neurotypical. He also gives an overview of the history of the Neurodiversity Movement, the Neurodiversity Paradigm (Singer, 1996), and viewing neurodivergence through the lens of intersectionality.
鈥淚鈥檓 not anxious, you鈥檙e anxious鈥 鈥 exploring anxiety in supervision
Missing boys 鈥 the unacceptable norm
Ben鈥檚 presentation discusses important but also potentially upsetting subjects. Ensure you read the precis and learning outcomes of the resource before engaging with the content. Please consider your own self-care and what steps you can take to tend to your emotional and physical well-being. This presentation mentions suicide.
Outside In: Exploring how a connection with nature can arise in the therapy room
Julie-Ann Huggins explores the need for therapists to access and experience their ecological self and address ecological self issues before they can effectively introduce nature-connectiveness into therapy. She explores how therapists can be comfortable in bringing nature connectiveness into the therapy room, highlighting the importance of undertaking a personal journey to find your ecological self. Shedemonstrates the need for therapists to access and experience their ecological self and address ecological- self 鈥搃ssues before they can effectively introduce nature-connectiveness into therapy.
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