BCCDA's mandate is to provide relevant professional development opportunities to its members. This workshop is brought to you in collaboration with Crisis & Trauma Research Institute.
LIVE VIRTUAL TWO DAY WORKSHOP- Counselling- The Essential Skills
Nov 21 & 22, 2024 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST)
This training will account for 10 credits towards your CCDP/Candidacy renewal.
Trainer: Monica Bhatara
Member Price: CAD 460.00 (regular rate) + tax
Non-Member Price: CAD 480.00 (regular rate) + tax
Counselling - The Essential Skills
In order to be effective at helping others, there are key understandings and skills that are essential to providing helpful support. This introductory workshop is designed for those who are new to a helping role, or those wishing to enhance their general helping skills. Participants will learn about the process of counselling and how to use a problem-solving model to work with clients to identify issues, and implement plans to address areas of concern. Using experiential exercises, participants will work through tools, worksheets, activities, and scenarios that will help them enhance their helping skills.
Some of the Topics Included:-
- Key Aspects of a Working Therapeutic Alliance
- Qualities of a Counsellor
- Common Missteps in Counselling
- Essential Counselling Communication Skills
- The Counselling Process
- How to Identify Needs and Goals
- Finding Strengths and Resources
- Identifying Realistic Goals
- Considerations Around Ethics and Boundaries
- Caring for the Caregiver
Method of Delivery
Presentation, video, case study exercises, experiential practice, personal reflection, delivered electronically.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- List steps in a counselling process
- Apply communication and listening skills in a helping role
- Describe how personal beliefs affect being a helper
- Utilize questions and activities to help clients identify goals
- Apply a problem-solving model of intervention to situations
Target Audience
This is an introductory level workshop intended for social service and health care workers, social workers, support workers, guidance counsellors, and anyone looking to enhance their helping skills.
About the Trainer
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Monica Bhatara, MA
Monica has over 25 years of experience working in the community-based social services field as a Therapist and Community Educator. She is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Certified Synergetic Play Therapist, and Focusing-Oriented Therapist. Monica has worked both in clinical settings for various programs and served in a leadership role as Director of Clinical Practice, providing her expertise to clinical and non-clinical programs that focus on family preservation and reunification, complex intergenerational trauma, trauma-informed practice, and clinical supervision. In addition to training with CTRI, she has a private counselling practice where she incorporates somatic work, play and expressive therapies, and interpersonal neurobiology in her work with children, youth, and adults. Monica believes in the power of human resiliency and the importance of building the capacity of paraprofessionals and non-clinical workers because they play a vital role on the therapy spectrum. As a trainer, she brings stimulating stories and a style that promotes engagement and facilitates learning.
Note: Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, we strongly recommend that each participant have access to a webcam and microphone. This workshop has been designed around participants engaging in discussions with the trainer and fellow participants.
Terms and conditions:-
- Non-refundable after November 5th, 2024.
- Penalty fee of $50 will be charged for cancelations between Oct 16th- Nov 5th
- $20 admin fee will be charged for cancelations until Oct 15th
*This training is subject to a minimum number of participants. In case, training is canceled an alternative date or a full refund will be provided.
