Adoption Informed Therapist CPD Programme
Summary of Training
This is a small group 6 week CPD course taking place live online via Zoom on a Thursday evening (6pm – 7.30pm) suitable for counsellors and therapists who have been in practice for at least two years.
Full List of Dates & Times:
6-7.30pm Thursday 24th April
6-7.30pm Thursday 1st May
6-7.30pm Thursday 8th May
6-7.30pm Thursday 15th May
6-7.30pm Thursday 22nd May
6-7.30pm Thursday 5th June
Training Outline
The training consists of six 90-minute sessions, delivered weekly online via Zoom and includes:
- Understanding key legislative frameworks for working in adoption
- Learning how to formulate and conceptualize the process of assessment in adoption
- Developing better understanding of adoption-specific issues and traumas
- Gaining greater awareness of evidence-based approaches for therapeutic work in adoption
- Learning additional skills for working with adoptive parents
- Understanding how to work through challenges that arise in the therapeutic work
- Learning how to integrate these skills into your current practice
Each session focuses on a specific topic, and there will be opportunities for group members to share their practice, learn from one another, and support each other. There will be weekly handouts throughout.
About Jessica Spenceley
Jessica Spenceley is a highly experienced international therapist, social worker, and facilitator whose specialisms include trauma, grief, adoption, and safeguarding. She has a wealth of experience in health and social care settings utilising an integrative and relational model of practice providing direct services to children and families. Jessica has managed child protection and safeguarding services within the charity sector, and she is involved in work as a provider of therapeutic and assessment services, trainer, and leader in adoption support service development and implementation.
Ethical Conduct
It is a requirement that all participants adhere to ethical conduct in the context of events including:
- Respect for our team, trainers and other attendees
- Adherence to policies and procedures
- Maintaining confidentiality and privacy
- Sensitivity to complex issues being discussed
Anyone in breach of these threshold requirements may be removed from an event and could be unable to attend further events in the future. This is to safeguard the staff and participants as well as to enable quality assurance for the safety and wellbeing of all attendees.
In booking an event these criteria are agreed to in principle and committed to in practice.
Self-Care Notice
Therapeutic trainings can work with complex and emotive topics that may be deeply personal for some delegates, depending on their lived experience. There will be breaks included on the day and one to one support will be available if needed, but please do reflect on whether you feel able to attend. Your safety and wellbeing is of paramount importance.
Recordings
Please note – our live online events are NOT recorded for purchase or view at a later date nor do we permit independent recordings of the event to be made. This is to safeguard the nurturing and contained environment we create online in order to maintain our culture of safe, private and supported interactivity and sharing.
Uncredited Use or Replication of Content Shared
On behalf of the trainers we work with, we do not allow content shared during our CPD days to be replicated or used in any way without due credit to the copyright owner. Doing so without previous consent may result in exclusion from further events.
Ways to Pay
It is possible to arrange payments for tickets to our events in instalments on the condition that the full balance has been received no later than one month before the chosen event takes place. We also offer discounts for groups / teams of 3+, discounts for individuals booking 3 events or more, and we can provide invoices if you wanted to arrange for your place of work to pay for you (advance payment required). To discuss or arrange any of these ways to pay, please email hello@withkokoro.co.uk
Terms & Conditions
All bookings to be paid in full except where private arrangements have been made to pay in instalments and agreed by us. Tickets &/ or any instalment payments are non-refundable once payment has been made. You can re-sell or transfer your ticket to another attendee up to 24 hours before the event opens – as long as we have notice in writing with their name. On request With Kokoro Ltd may be able to help advertise and/or facilitate any re-sales but this will incur an admin fee of £15.00 to cover our costs including subsequent charges we receive from the ticket providers. Please note With Kokoro Ltd cannot ever guarantee a successful re-sale and responsibility for finding a new purchaser remains with the original ticket holder at all times. No transfer or refund will be considered for a ‘no show’ on the day of the event or if you choose to leave the event early.
If you are booking a ticket as part of a discount offer, only ONE discount can be applied to a ticket at any one time.
With Kokoro Ltd reserves the right to make changes to the booking terms and conditions, the timetable, content and/or any events at any time due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation by us and if we cannot offer an alternative date, we will refund the cost of the ticket price for the event in full. We will not be responsible for any further cost incurred by you in relation to your booking.
