SYSTEMIC THERAPY TRAINING PROGRAMME
Course administered through Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
INTERMEDIATE SKILLS
IN FAMILY THERAPY
AND SYSTEMIC PRACTICE
ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY THERAPY
15 days in 3 modules on Wednesdays
between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm
OCTOBER 2012 – JUNE 2013
Applications are invited from professionals who have completed an
Introductory Course in Family/Systemic Therapy or its equivalent
Please ask for an APEL form to submit with your application if you have not completed an
AFT recognised Introductory level training.
Programme Director: John Burnham
Course Coordinator and Leader: Alison Roper-Hall
Tutors: Alison Roper-Hall & Rubina Singh
Applications to: Jenny Luscombe, Course Administrator, Parkview Clinic,
60 Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8QE
Tel: 0121 243 2025
Fax: 0121 243 2010
Email: systemictherapy.training@bch.nhs.uk
CLOSING DATE:
FEE: £1250
Friday 17 August 2012
(+ £30 non refundable application fee)
INTERMEDIATE SKILLS IN FAMILY THERAPY
AND SYSTEMIC PRACTICE
A one-year part-time course
The course is part of the Training Programme in Systemic Psychotherapy and
Systemic Practice with Families which can lead to a University of Birmingham
Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Systemic Therapy. At this intermediate level,
three modules are taken over the course of the year, which focus on developing
systemic skills in practice. The course includes supervision of course participants’
practice from their own working contexts. It is designed for practitioners who
have completed an introductory course in family/systemic therapy and who wish
to develop further their practice skills within a systemic approach. The course
aims to enable participants to:
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familiarise with pertinent literature and research, and to connect ideas with
practice
relate a systemic approach to their own work style and setting
use systemic methods and techniques in direct practice
facilitate the work of peers on the course through teamwork
develop reflexivity in relation to their learning and practice
practice in relation to diversity and contemporary social issues
These general aims will be expressed as clear objectives identified by participants
and course tutors at the beginning of the first term.
SUPERVISION OF PRACTICE
Supervision is by a variety of methods including direct (DVD/video/audio
recordings) and indirect (case discussion, reflection, enactment and skills
exercises). Participants will be required to prepare and bring taped examples of
their work for supervision in a peer group setting, led by an experienced systemic
practitioner. The supervision /consultation during the course will be related to
practice issues and case management will remain the responsibility of the
participant’s agency.
All case material presented on the course will be subject to the usual codes of
professional confidentiality.
CONSTRUCTING PRACTICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR THEORY
Seminars on theory will involve traditional and more recent theories used by
systemic practitioners. Practice issues will be considered in relation to different
theories so that a systemic framework can be constructed with participants to
make use of in their own agencies.
DEVELOPING TECHNIQUE
Throughout the course there will be opportunities to consolidate and extend
interviewing techniques, and for practice in applying systemic ideas in ways
relevant to course members’ own agencies.
ACCREDITATION
The course is accredited by the Association for Family Therapy (AFT), which has
implications for the entry requirements. If you need to discuss this further please
let the course administrator know, who will make the necessary arrangements.
TRAINING IN FAMILY THERAPY
AFT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS for EQUIVALENCE AND DUAL
QUALIFICATION
The Association for Family Therapy (AFT) requires its accredited course providers
to make all potential applicants aware of the AFT entry requirements. If a course
accepts onto their training individuals who do not have a ‘required professional
qualification’* (see list below), the course should inform the applicants that they
may not be able to progress on to a qualifying level of training or be eligible for
registration unless further training is undertaken.
At Introductory and Intermediate levels we may accept applicants who think that
an introductory/intermediate level course would be useful to their work, but who
do not have a ‘required professional qualification’*. For those people wishing to
proceed to the qualifying course (years 3 & 4), they will, by the time they apply,
need to have a ‘required professional qualification’ or its equivalent. If you do not
have one of these qualifications, and you do intend to go on to apply for a
qualifying course then:
a) you will need to go through an APEL procedure (Assessment of Prior
Experience and Learning), and
b) you may need to do further trainings to reach ‘equivalence’.
If you have any queries about the above please contact the course leader.
*Professional Trainings List
Access to qualifying level requires applicants to have completed a first degree, or other
evidence of ability to study at postgraduate level. In addition they will need a professional
qualification from the list below
Psychology - Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology and Counselling Psychology
trainings are considered relevant.
Social Work - The generic professional qualification is sufficient whichever training route
undertaken (e.g. undergraduate, postgraduate, or the employment based without an
academic award attached).
Psychiatry and other medical specialities - for qualifying level training a minimum of
specialist registrar level or staff grade is required.
Teaching - where individuals have had experience in which they have worked with pupils
and families in a counselling capacity.
Nursing - mental health nursing and other nursing specialities that require a counselling
role.
Occupational Therapy
Speech and Language Therapy
Counselling (three year minimum training, BACP registration and experience in the public
or voluntary sector is considered essential to establish equivalence.)
In determining what professions other than the eight professions specified above could
be deemed `equivalent', CRED together with CONFETTI are compiling a list of
professions (and preferable work settings and experience). This will be available in the
near future from the AFT Executive Office. In the meantime CRED welcomes
consultation with courses on individual applicants.
SESSION DATES
MODULE 1
APPROACH
MODULE 2
TECHNIQUE
MODULE 3
METHOD
17 October 2012
31 October
14 November
28 November
12 December
16 January 2013
30 January
13 February
27 February
13 March
24 April 2013
8 May
22 May
5 June
19 June
COURSE FEES
The Course Fee is £1250 per person. The Course Director/Leader reserve the
right to change or amend the course and/or course dates.
APPLICATIONS
From qualified professionals who have completed the Introductory Course in
Family Therapy, or its equivalent. The enclosed application form should be
completed and returned to:
Jenny Luscombe
Course Administrator
Parkview Clinic
60 Queensbridge Road
Moseley
Birmingham B13 8QE
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday 17 August 2012
PLEASE NOTE: A non-refundable administration fee of £30 is payable on
submitting your application. Please ensure you indicate who will be liable
for this on the Invoice Information form.
Selection will be made from the Application form, all sections of which should be
fully completed (including referee section and invoice information page).
Please note that the onus for payment of the fee rests with the applicant
Bursaries may be available – please ask the Course Administrator for a bursary
application form.