Social work and social care CPD courses
Our social work and social care short courses offer aspiring and experienced social workers a stimulating and supportive environment in which to develop their practice.
October 2021
An introduction to working with people with eating disorders and body dysmorphia
This is an introductory course on eating disorders and body dysmorphia, based on a psychodynamic frame of reference.
BIA Refresher
The developments in mental capacity and Deprivation of Liberty continue to progress, with the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 due to be...
November 2021
Families and beyond: an introduction to systemic thinking (Online)
We all live our lives in and through our relationships, both past and present, and we are all shaped by the social and cultural contexts in which...
From Feeding to the Counterfactual (M)other: From relational neuroscience to psychiatric and psychotherapeutic practice
A Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust workshop, in collaboration with the Bloomsbury Neuroscience Group, and in association with the London...
Leadership and management in the public and voluntary sectors: a systemic perspective
In today’s changing and uncertain political and financial climate, a practical and theoretically grounded course in leadership and management...
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a person-centred counselling style for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change.
December 2021
An introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) was developed by Professor Paul Gilbert to work with people with severe and enduring mental health problems, many...
Attachment, Neurodevelopment and Psychopathology
This course focuses on the development, prevention and treatment of psychological disorder from infancy to adulthood. It weaves together theory,...
January 2022
BIA Refresher
The developments in mental capacity and Deprivation of Liberty continue to progress, with the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 due to be...
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a person-centred counselling style for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change.
Understanding development – adolescence (Online)
Adolescence is a time of life that is central to our sense of who we are in the world. It is a time of intense emotion, of startling changes, of...
Tavistock Consulting – Social work and social care: Leadership development programme
This unique programme combines the Tavistock systems-psychodynamic approach to leadership and to contemporary social work practice, for those who want to develop their leadership skills.
February 2022
Best Interests Assessor (BIA)
Government approved provider of Best Interest Assessor training
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a person-centred counselling style for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change.
Watch Me Play!
Watch Me Play! is a way of supporting vulnerable babies and young children (aged from 0-7) and their caregivers. Developed with the needs of young...
March 2022
Video interaction guidance
The training course will provide an introduction to Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) and its theoretical origins.
April 2022
BIA Refresher
The developments in mental capacity and Deprivation of Liberty continue to progress, with the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 due to be...
June 2022
Video interaction guidance
The training course will provide an introduction to Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) and its theoretical origins.
Bespoke courses
Psychodynamic Practice in Mental Health
This is a bespoke 10-week short course for mental health nurses, which develops the capacity to understand, process and thoughtfully respond to...
Coming soon
An introduction to working with refugees and asylum seekers
This two-day workshop offers participants an insight into what it means to be a refugee and an asylum seeker. We will consider the role of trauma,...
Assessing risk: a relational approach
This ten week course offers you an innovative framework for understanding the complex and subtle issues involved in assessing and managing the risk...
Couples as parents and parents as couples
Does your work involve contact with children and parents? Do you come across couples who are struggling to parent together? Do you want to...
Facilitating Reflective Practice Groups Training
This short course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills required to establish and facilitate reflective practice groups in order...
Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised training course, designed to teach people how to spot the signs and symptoms of...
Psychoanalysis then and now: From Freudian to post-Kleinian thought
This lecture series will offer you a systematic introduction and overview of the development of psychoanalytic theory from Freud to the present...
Talking to Children about Difficult Things: Understanding emotional communication in challenging and turbulent contexts
Perhaps now more than ever, social workers and others in allied professions frequently need to talk to children and young people about difficult...
Video-intervention to promote positive parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)
We are offering an exciting opportunity for staff from across the children's workforce to undertake training in the use of this extremely well...
Working with families with physical illness: a systemic approach
The care and support of children and adults affected by serious physical illness, disability and treatment regimes falls largely to their families.
Working with couples who adopt - the impact of adoption on the parental couple
This half-day course considers the nature and psychodynamics of intimate adult couple relationships and the momentous impact on partners becoming...
Working with refugee people and their families (D35)
This is the first module of the oldest and longest running course in this field in the UK and aims to assist those working with asylum seeking...
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