MAY 02 A Pluralistic Approach to Therapy - Mick Cooper

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL - YOU CAN ATTEND THE SAME WORKSHOP ON SUNDAY 3rd MAY USING THIS LINK HERE
This workshop will introduce, and look at the practical implications of a pluralistic approach to counselling, psychotherapy and psychological practice.

This framework was developed by John McLeod and Mick in the 2000s, and has since been adopted by a number of practitioners and training institutes across the UK and internationally. The pluralistic approach is a collaborative, integrative perspective, deeply rooted in humanistic and person-centred values.

Its fundamental premise is that each client is unique, and therefore may need different things from therapy. On this basis, the pluralistic approach creates a framework in which practitioners can integrate a wide variety of understandings and methods into their practice. A key element of this pluralistic approach is shared decision making: talking to clients about what they want from therapy, and how they might most effectively be helped to get there.

The workshop will explore the implications of a pluralistic approach for providing counselling and psychotherapy at the time of the current coronavirus crisis, and its relevance to online delivery.

The workshop will be delivered fully online via Zoom, and combine self-reflective exercises with theoretical input and large group interaction. The fee is donation only--supporting members of the counselling and psychotherapy community at the present time. However, we ask all attendees to commit for the full day’s training, 10.00 to 17.00. Also, all registrants should ensure that, if they are not able to attend the workshop, they de-register, so that spaces are freed up for other members of the community.

The workshop is appropriate for training and practising counsellors, psychotherapists, counselling psychologists and other mental health professionals.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Describe the basic principles of a pluralistic approach to counselling and psychotherapy
Recognise evidence and arguments that support, and challenge, a personalised approach to therapy
Explain the ways in which they are able to help clients, and the methods they use to facilitate this
Critically discuss the strengths, and limits, of 'metatherapeutic communication': talking to clients about what they want from therapy
Apply basic methods of metatherapeutic communication
Critically evaluate the use of process and outcome measures in therapeutic practice
SCHEDULE

10.00-11.30: Introduction to pluralistic therapy: What it is and why it might be helpful

12.00-13.00: Self-reflection: What I offer clients and how I do that

14.00-15.00: Preference assessment and accommodation: Talking to clients about what they want from therapy

15.00-16.00: Using measures to enhance pluralistic practice

16.00-17.00: Process Group