Who is the HACP Playbook for?
The Playbook in association with the Hampshire Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (HACP) has been constructed and designed by Lottie Passell-Syms for qualified Counsellors and Psychotherapists who have an interest in becoming more skilled in working therapeutically with couples.
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Here is what is included:
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This is a comprehensive pack for working with couples
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The modules cover assessments and contracting, tools, techniques and talking therapies used by Lottie, conflict & affairs and sex & intimacy
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Feedback from Playbook students has indicated that the rich and diverse content applies to those with little or no experience with couples to those with vast experience
What will you get from this?
This course gives you 90 hours of CPD and all of the tools, techniques and talking therapies to equip you with more structure in working with couples with confidence.
Alongside the training programme you will receive a number of documents related to enquiries, assessment and contracting, as well as homework sheets to give couples, to help set up your practice for couple work.
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This is experiential learning with a step by step guide, including:
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Assessment criteria
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Live tutor role play
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Techniques and home play for clients
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Skills practice
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Robust contract and business plan
What is included in the course?
Teaching material on all the assessments available to use and modify to your practice
Description & outline of homework for clients outside of the therapy room
Introduction to intimacy, psychosexual and variations of sexual practice
Discussions in the full group of the material being presented, including opportunities to ask questions and check understanding
Considerations and process for intake, history-taking and assessment, and therapeutic process with couples and other relationships
Experiential exercises to embed understanding of the material presented
Work in small groups (dyads, triads) as skills practice using the taught material
About Lottie
Sex & Intimacy Specialist
I have worked with couples for many years, and over that time I have had to think outside the box. I describe myself as an enabling therapist allowing for my clients to feel heard.
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I facilitate permanent change, mapping cognitive learning throughout the therapy sessions.
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​Through the Playbook I will give you a strategic plan on how to work with couples, a guide on how to think on your feet and loads of practical recommendations all in a inclusive and directive coaching style.
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Allowing you to feel and be more confident to hold that place for your clients.
A breakdown of each session:
Fri 22nd & Sat 23rd March 2024, 9.30am - 4.30pm each day
Assessments, Contracts & Skills Practice
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What to expect from working with couples & what couples should expect when working with you (How to work with [Insert your name] given to use in your practice)
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Setting the tone, boundaries and therapeutic relationship within the first session
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Enquiry form, assessment, contract & homework sheets given available to use and modify to your practice
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Identifying early on the communication, behaviours and attitudes of the couple and how to navigate these
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Introduction of tools used with couples including psycho education
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The business side of being a couples therapist (fees, hours, paperwork, marketing)
Fri 19th & Sat 20th April 2024, 9.30am - 4.30pm each day
Tools, Techniques & Talking Therapies
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Using tools & techniques with couples when & how
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Experiential exercises to embed understanding of the material presented
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Curveballs: How to handle unexpected situations
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Discussions in the full group of the material being presented, including opportunities to ask questions and check understanding
Fri 17th & Sat 18th May 2024, 9.30am - 4.30pm each day
Conflict, Communication & Affairs
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Communication and conflict - styles, causes and resolutions
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Further tools to be used with couples to enhance their understanding of their behaviours to better communicate or ‘argue well’
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The types of affairs couples can have explained and what repair can look like
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Unconscious Uncoupling: the process of amicably ending a relationship with respect, compassion & mindfulness
Fri 21st & Sat 22nd June 2024, 9.30am - 4.30pm each day
Sex & Intimacy
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What does sex mean to us and how comfortable do we feel talking about sex with our clients
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Your assessment form in relation to sex and the importance of taking this information at the start
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How to re-start your couples having sex when there have been very long dry spells
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Tools & techniques to increase intimacy and desire
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Normalising high and low libido and working with what you have
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Introduction to sexual dysfunctions
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A little bit about Tantra (Lottie uses Tantra with her couples to enhance their sex life - through non-touch work)
Where is the course?
The training will take place in person at:
New Place Hotel and Conference Centre
(Stratford Suite)
Shirrell Heath
Southampton
SO32 2JY
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Directions for New Place can be found HERE
Or you can use What 3 Words:
Formation Puzzle Cabbies
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There is ample free parking.
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​Each day is 9.30am - 4.30pm and the price includes refreshments, with a 2 course lunch.
What is the investment?
£1,250 per person
Payment Terms:
Pay in Full (£1250) and your application will be secured upon receipt of payment
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Two Payments of £650:
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the first of which will secure your place
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the second instalment is due before January 31st 2024
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Three Payments of £445:
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the first of which will secure your place
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the second and the third instalment is due before February 29th 2024
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NOTE: If you are not a HACP member, you will be charged an additional £25 for this training, or you can join for £15 here: - https://hacp.co.uk/online-application/
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The cost of the training includes all training materials, refreshments and two courses buffet lunch.
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This training is looking extremely popular with our members and places are limited to a maximum of 40.
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This is a very exciting opportunity - I hope to see you there and really looking forward to working with you.