An 8-Day Programme
The Prerequisite for this training is Neurodivergence Sex and Relationships which we call The Foundation Day
The programme consists of an initial Foundation Training Day, called Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships followed by the 7-day Advanced Certificate Training. Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships is a standalone module. You are welcome to attend this day on its own, without any obligation to continue to the full Advanced Certificate Training.
For most participants, attending Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships, is the prerequisite for joining the Advanced Certificate Training. However, if you already have considerable experience and a strong knowledge of neurodiversity, you may be able to skip the Foundation Day and go straight into the Advanced Certificate Training.
Before deciding to bypass the Foundation Day, please read our Neurodiversity Knowledge Self-Assessment Checklist. If you feel very confident in all the areas mentioned on that page, you may book directly onto the Advanced Certificate. This helps ensure that everyone joining the Advanced Certificate Training has the knowledge and understanding they need to benefit fully from the programme.
DATES: To find dates for the Foundation Day: Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships see www.therapyandcounselling.co.uk
THE CERTIFICATE TRAINING – THE SEVEN DAYS AND WHAT YOU WILL COVER
Day 1 – Understanding Neurodivergence: Emotional & Cognitive Worlds
Autism, ADHD/Audhd, Executive Functioning, Monotropism, Alexithymia, Interoception, Emotional Regulation, Rejection Sensitivity/RSD and Implications For Therapeutic Practice.
Day 2 – Relational Worlds: Communication, Connection & Identity
Double Empathy, Communication Differences, Masking/Unmasking, Identity, Relational Misunderstandings, Connection and The Therapeutic Relationship.
Day 3 – Sensory, Embodied, Sexual & Intimate Worlds
Sensory Processing, Embodiment, Intimacy, Sexuality, Consent and Adapting Psychosexual and Relationship Practice.
Day 4 – Neurodivergence, Anxiety & Chronic Hypervigilance
Anxiety, Uncertainty, Threat Sensitivity, Chronic Hypervigilance, Rejection Sensitivity, Regulation and thinking carefully about areas of overlap Without Pathologising Neurodivergent Experience.
Day 5 – PDA / Persistent Drive For Autonomy In Therapeutic Practice
Demand Sensitivity, Autonomy, Perceived Demands, Control, Nervous-System Responses, Therapeutic Engagement, Rupture and Practical Adaptations.
Day 6 – Gender, Identity & Neurodivergence
Gender Diversity, Identity Development, Masking/Unmasking, Intersectionality, Minority Stress and Implications For Affirmative Therapeutic Practice.
Day 7 – From Understanding To Practice: Adapting Therapy For Neurodivergent Clients
A day for Integration. This may include work with Case Formulation, Communication Adaptations, Sensory Environment, Executive Functioning, Pacing, Structure, Autonomy, Therapeutic Relationship, Clinical Dilemmas and/or Practical Exercises.
BOOK: You book the entire 7 days at once
IF YOU NEED TO MISS A DAY: There is an option to make a private arrangement with Justyna to have a one-to-one session to catch up on the missed day. The cost for this is £240 for 2 hours, which will be sufficient to catch up the day that you miss.
DATES: www.therapyandcounselling.co.uk