Fegans Training
Welcome to Fegans Training. Our informative and affordable training benefits a range of professionals that support families and young children, including counsellors, teachers, social workers, refuge works, foster and adoption parents, and family support workers. Occasionally, specific topics or approaches may mean that the training is suitable for delegates working within a therapeutic environment.
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All workshops take place at: The Salvation Army, Bayhall Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4UT
Virtual Life: Real Risk and Reward
10 May 2019, 9.30am – 4.30pm
With Chris Willoughby (ref: CWM19) £85
The Salvation Army, Bayhall Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4UT
In this seminar we will look at the diversity, pros and cons of online life (from gaming, to dating to social media), and what might motivate many children and adults to become dependent on a virtual world. We will also look at the potential risks (including cyberbullying, addiction and grooming) and how to support clients who present with problematic internet and social media use.
New Theories on Bodies Today: Our Clients and How We Think About Them
21 June 2019, 10am – 4.30pm
With Susie Orbach (ref: SOJ19) £85
The Salvation Army, Bayhall Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4UT
Susie Orbach’s latest book 'In Therapy', is an annotated version of the BBC series listened to by 2 million live. The co-founder of The Women’s Therapy Centre and The Women’s Therapy Centre Institute in New York, she has a practice in London seeing individuals and couples. Her first book Fat is a Feminist Issue is 40 years old and continuously in print in the UK. She has been a visiting Professor at LSE and was a Guardian columnist for 10 years. Susie will be exploring issues relating to body image and self esteem.
Safeguarding and Prevent
12 July 2018, 9.30 – 4.30pm
With Esther Green (ref: SGJ19) £85
The Salvation Army, Bayhall Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4UT
Safeguarding is a legal and ethical requirement when working with children. The morning session will focus on general safeguarding process and policies, including recognising how to meet personal and organisational legal responsibilities for safeguarding children; how to describe and recognise the four types of abuse and neglect; how to respond effectively when a child wants to disclose, and how to record and refer child protection concerns. The afternoon workshop will introduce the Prevent anti-terrorism intervention, and consider how we can support and protect those people that might be susceptible to radicalisation.We will also look at roles and responsibilities in respect of keeping children and young people safe from sexual exploitation as well as understanding Female Genital Mutilation, the risks, and why it is a crime.
The Impact of Caregiver Addiction on Children and Teens
27 September 2019, 9.30 – 4.30pm
With Hilary Thompson Betts (ref: HBS19) £85
The Salvation Army, Bayhall Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4UT
Following the significantly positive feedback from Hilary’s last training for Fegans, we are delighted that Hilary is returning for another profoundly insightful training day, delivered in her engaging style. We will look at the impact of addiction on the family – working with trauma in childhood, the need for and use of defenses and boundaries with children and teens, family roles and family conflict, and the experience of codependence in families of addiction.
Talking About Sex and Intimacy with Clients Who've Experienced Sexual Abuse
29 November 2019, 9.30 – 4.30pm
With Nina Burrowes (ref: NBN19) £85
The Salvation Army, Bayhall Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4UT
How do you discover or rebuild pleasure, sex and intimacy after experiencing sexual harm? This day is for therapists or support workers who work with clients who have experienced sexual harm. We'll explore the ways in which sex and intimacy can be impacted by abuse, common barriers to asking for support, methods for working with clients, and how doing this kind of work can impact our own sex lives.
Safeguarding and Prevent
13 December 2018, 9.30 – 4.30pm
With Esther Green (ref: SGD19) £85
The Salvation Army, Bayhall Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4UT
Safeguarding is a legal and ethical requirement when working with children. The morning session will focus on general safeguarding process and policies, including recognising how to meet personal and organisational legal responsibilities for safeguarding children; how to describe and recognise the four types of abuse and neglect; how to respond effectively when a child wants to disclose, and how to record and refer child protection concerns. The afternoon workshop will introduce the Prevent anti-terrorism intervention, and consider how we can support and protect those people that might be susceptible to radicalisation.We will also look at roles and responsibilities in respect of keeping children and young people safe from sexual exploitation as well as understanding Female Genital Mutilation, the risks, and why it is a crime.
Sandplay: The Gateway to the Subconscious
24 January 2020, 9.30 – 4.30pm
With Jill Carter (ref: JCJ20) £85
The Salvation Army, Bayhall Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4UT
On this training day we will explore the potential of sandplay in a therapeutic setting; covering an introduction to the theory and research behind sandplay, experiential work, and clinic reflections. Jill Carter is a pioneer of Integrative and Trauma-Informed Sandplay® and Art in the UK. Her courses are the only ones in the country to integrate traditional talking therapies (object relations, Jungian, Gestalt, person-centred and Transpersonal) with creative media such as sandplay, art, meditation, music and movement.
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