New Counselling Post

There's a new post being advertised by SMD Counselling Services which I think is not the one they were advertising earlier this month -

New Counselling post

Good rates of pay from £20.00 up to £30.00 per hour working from our Newport

office.  Therapist will be on a self-employment basis must have CRB - Insurance -

Member of the BACP with a post graduate Diploma or higher.

Please email smd@smdcounselling.com 

Counselling Post

SMD Counselling & Psychotherapy Services are looking for one more counsellor to work alongside four other therapists. This post is available in Newport and offers good rates of pay. You must have your own insurance, be a member of BACP and have at least a Postgraduate Diploma. If you're interested then mail your CV to smd@smdcounselling.com. Closing date 8/3/13.

Another new release!

Therapy is about communication, and there have never been so many ways for us to communicate with each other as there are today.  While therapy has traditionally meant working face to face, there are now a growing number of potential clients who wish to use some of the new technologies as the medium for exploring their issues - be that by email, texting, messaging, Skype or something quite different. This, of course, presents challenges for the therapists, who may be less familiar with these things than their clients.

This DVD explores the new technologies, and the ways in which they can be used in therapy. It will be of interest to anyone who is considering moving away from solely offering their clients face to face work but feels daunted by the prospect of coming to grips with the implications of doing that.

More details on the Counselling DVDs web site at counsellingdvds.co.uk

This is Counselling DVDs first release for 2013. Following the success of his "Confidential Space" DVD Peter Jenkins returns to consider the various ways in which the law impacts on the world of therapy.

This is a double DVD set and is also available as a study pack with two CDs of the programme's soundtrack. You can find out more here.

Job Opportunity

Supporting children, young people and adults who have experienced sexual abuse and trauma.

The following exciting vacancy has arisen within

the Children and Young People’s Service

Experienced Children and Young People’s Counsellor / Therapist

16 hours per week

Fixed Term part time for 3 years (grant funded)

Salary: £16,342 per annum

For a recruitment pack please visit our website www.the-green-house.org.uk

Application is by CV and covering letter.  This letter should reflect your suitability for the role as outlined in the person specification in the recruitment pack.

For additional information please contact us on 0117 935 1707 or info@the-green-house.org.uk

Closing Date: Midday 24 January 2013

Interview Date: 5 February 2013

The Examined Life

Book of the week on Radio 4 is "The Examined Life" by Stephen Grosz, and on the strength of the episode I've just listened to it's well worth tracking down. Quoting from the BBC site -

"The world bedevils us. To make sense of it, we tell ourselves stories. In a series of short, vivid, dramatic tales, using psychoanalytic insight without psychoanalytic jargon, The Examined Life tracks the collaborative journey of therapist and patient as they uncover the hidden feelings behind apparently ordinary behaviour patterns."

You'll have missed two episodes (at least) by the time you read this, of course, but it's on the iPlayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=examined%20life

Free Downloads!

If you'd like some CBT worksheets, formulations and self-help resources then this is your lucky day - there's a whole stack of them available for download here. In fact, if you explore further on that site you'll find it's an absolute treasure trove!