The National Counselling Society (NCS) and the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) have partnered to offer a new online training course written by NAPAC ‘Working with Adult Survivors of Child Abuse in a Trauma-Informed Way’ which is aimed at counsellors and professionals, from a variety of backgrounds. You can reach the course here: https://www.counsellingcpd.org/product/supporting-adult-survivors-of-child-abuse/
Why the course and collaboration?
Vicky Parkinson, CEO of the National Counselling Society, explains: “We are delighted to launch this training with NAPAC, their expertise in this area is invaluable and the course certainly reflects this. We are aware from speaking with our members and other health and social care professionals that this is an area they felt they needed more training and knowledge. By offering this as an online course we can reach more professionals to help them enhance their knowledge and understanding. We are acutely aware of how busy professionals are, so it is a real bonus that this can be completed in their own time, at their own pace, wherever they are based.”
NAPAC is the UK’s leading national charity offering support to adult survivors of all types of childhood abuse—physical, sexual, emotional and neglect. NAPAC runs a free support line for adults who experienced any type of abuse in childhood. NAPAC receives calls from survivors seeking advice about counselling and support and also receives many calls from counsellors wanting advice or information about how they can best support adult survivors of child abuse.
Gabrielle Shaw, CEO of NAPAC, explains: “Many professionals contact us for advice on how best to support clients who suffered abuse in childhood, so we know there’s a gap in knowledge and confidence. This new e-learning course will enhance professional development and help practitioners to offer a service which is empowering to survivors, based on the latest trauma-informed practice.”
More about the course:
Title: Working with Adult Survivors of Child Abuse in a Trauma-Informed Way (https://www.counsellingcpd.org/product/supporting-adult-survivors-of-child-abuse/)
How could this course help you?
• The purpose of this course is to equip professionals with baseline knowledge about the impacts of child abuse in adulthood and fundamental skills to engage with abuse survivors in a way that is empowering and guards against retraumatisation.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
• Recognise and describe the impact of child abuse on emotional, mental and physical health in adulthood
• Identify and explain common coping mechanisms
• Recognise and mitigate common triggers and stress reactions
• Receive disclosures of abuse with greater confidence
• Empower and support survivors in their recovery
Benefits of the course being online:
Studying online and at your own pace means that you can take the time to digest the information that’s being presented to you, and as a result really make the most of the activities and training tools the course offers. You can also either review the content again and again until you’re happy you fully understand it, or you can move to the next topic as soon as you need to without having to wait for other students.
This course has been certified by CPD UK – the CPD Certification Service. You can find our certificate by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2FsHR6F.
Further Links:
• You can reach this course and our other online CPD courses by visiting this website: https://www.counsellingcpd.org/.
• If you are looking for further counselling training you can use our ‘Find a Course’ tool to find the nearest training providers who offer National Counselling Society Accredited, Advanced Specialist, Quality Checked or CPD courses:
https://www.nationalcounsellingsociety.org/become-a-counsellor/.
• If you are looking for a counsellor you can search the National Counselling Society’s Accredited Register by visiting the ‘Find a Counsellor’ webpage: https://www.nationalcounsellingsociety.org/find-counsellor/.
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