Professional Development: Dalhousie School of Social Work Continuing Education

Counselling Skills Level 2 More Counselling Skills - Building on the Basics: Online Certificate Program Registration will remain open until the course is full. Jill Ceccolini and Debbie van Horne have designed Counselling Skills Level 2 to build on the skills developed in the Counselling Skills Level 1 Certificate Program. Practice intervention tools and techniques, explore the use of self within the counselling relationship, and learn to articulate your own philosophy and approach to counselling in this 6-week interactive, online Certificate Program. Oct 20 - Nov 30

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The Heart of Helping Understanding Vicarious Trauma & Compassion Fatigue: Online Workshop Registration deadline has been extended to Friday, October 10. Vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue are common occupational hazards for professionals in high-care fields. Lynda Monk designed this 4-week online course to teach those in the helping, human service, and healthcare professions about vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue -- what they are, how they manifest, and how to prevent and/or intervene with these negative effects. Oct 14 - Nov 9

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Painful Emotions The Clinical Treatment of Anger and Shame: Online Workshop In this online workshop Ron Potter-Efron provides practical and effective approaches to dealing with anger and shame from behavioural, cognitive, affective, and existential perspectives. Additionally, two models for more detailed work with clients are offered: an "anger styles" model that helps counsellors treat eleven varieties of anger, and the "four spheres of self" shame model that addresses increasingly deeper levels of the shame experience. Nov 3 - Nov 30 Registration deadline: Oct 10

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