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British Deaf Association
Counselling Service (BDACS)(stand no. tbc)
The BDACS evolved from an initial project in 1987 to provide HIV/AIDS services
for the Deaf community. Since then there have been a number of changes in
terms of the focus of services we provide.
The aim of the service is to meet
the therapeutic needs of profoundly Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users,
Deafblind (adults/children), Family members/carers
(Deaf/hearing), Deaf children, Traumatically Deafened, Hard of Hearing and
Tinnitus sufferers.
We accept self referrals, referrals from GP's, employers
or other agencies and offer a range of therapeutic interventions, including
couple counselling
and group work.
We are a specialist book publisher and our aim is to demystify the latest
thinking in learning and psychology, for the wellbeing of mind, body and spirit.
Our
list includes titles for every reader on feeling great, being successful
and achieving balance in all aspects of life. Our professional list for therapists,
clinicians, consultants, trainers and teachers offers the latest developments
in accelerated learning, hypnosis, NLP, stress management, health and healthy
living.
We also stock a large range of books by other publishers. Visit our stand
and sign up for the free quarterly newsletter 'Changes' that highlights new
and
forthcoming titles, features articles and reviews, and
provides information on training courses.
The Gestalt Centre London offers a comprehensive training programme in both
Counselling and Psychotherapy, from Introductory Events to Continuous Professional
Development courses.
With training accredited by the BACP and the UKCP, and a Master's Degree
offered in partnership with London Metropolitan University, we are London's
Centre of Excellence in Gestalt training.
Visit our exhibition stand to book a place at our next Open Evening and claim
your FREE souvenir pen!
"This ephemeral moment, this now, does not land from nowhere – it
comes from what a person has learned, or made of, a million other moments" (Gaie
Houston)
BAPCA – British
Association for the Person Centred Approach (Gold sponsor)(stands
1 & 3)
BAPCA is the British Association for the Person Centred Approach. We offer
support to BAPCA members working in a variety of different settings, for example
as counsellors or therapists, or in education, business, psychiatry, social
work. We are active in lobbying for a greater acceptance and understanding
of the Person Centred Approach in many professions.
We offer an invigorating
and radical way of understanding problems within the individual, organisations
or society. We invite you to explore more about BAPCA
and the Person Centred Approach by visiting our website www.bapca.org.uk and by coming to see us at the Therapy Today exhibition where we will be
offering discussions, literature and the first showing of the BAPCA 'Talking
Heads' film.
Mental health isn’t 9–5. Neither are our counsellors.
Stress, depression or relationship issues can affect you at any time, day or
night. Unfortunately most counselling services work more regular hours. Which
is why we started 7 Basic Needs; to give you the help and advice you need,
when you need it, in a way that suits you. Our experienced counsellors are
always available, on our premium rate phone line, to help you identify any
issues you might be struggling with. All our counsellors are BACP accredited
and are committed to giving you a service that is professional, secure and,
above all, highly confidential.
Call 0906 515 0001 24hrs, £1.50 inc. VAT/min
from BT landlines (calls from other networks may vary), age 18+, calls are
recorded. Calls will last no longer than 20 minutes.
Play Therapy UK (PTUK) is the largest professional organisation in the United
Kingdom for Play Therapists and practitioners of therapeutic play. In a self
regulating profession it sets high ethical and practice standards to protect
the children, their carers and its Members.
Its sister organisation the Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy (APAC)
provides a full range of play therapy training including post graduate Certificate,
Diploma (accredited by BACP) and MA in Practice Based Play Therapy courses,
in a collaborative partnership with Christ Church Canterbury University. Over
300 students are currently enrolled at six centres throughout the UK, Ireland,
France and Canada.
Metanoia Institute, founded in the early 1980s, offers a wide range of counselling,
psychotherapy and counselling psychology training programmes to professional
registration standards. We offer training in the Gestalt, Integrative, Person
Centred and Transactional Analysis approaches. Academic qualifications at BA
(Hons), Masters, and Doctorate level are validated by Middlesex University.
We are based at a comfortable Victorian house in Ealing, west London, with
easy access to public transport (Central, District and Piccadilly tube services
and direct rail services to Paddington and the West Country).
As a registered
charity, we are non-profit making, with courses funded from student fees.
The Association for Humanistic Psychology in Britain
publishes the journal Self & Society,
containing articles, reviews and letters on the application of the humanistic
paradigm within society. It acts as a forum for those nurturing growth and development
within individuals, communities and the workplace, and is thus relevant to all
therapists and to a wider readership. The practitioners' body, UKAHPP,
accredits therapists in a wide range of humanistic modalities, leading to UKCP
registration as psychotherapists and counsellors. It provides ethical codes
for those working in medicine, education, management and social work as well
as therapeutic
practice. Both associations run workshops and conferences. www.ahpb.org.ukwww.ahpp.org
Stadn
Ltd – Talk
to a Counsellor (Premier sponsor)(stand 28)
We are a fully-licensed, medical group committed to promoting the importance,
relevance and provision of counselling to the general public.
At Talk to a Counsellor.co.uk we allow people to communicate directly with
friendly, experienced counsellors for as long as they need, as often as they
want.
We are looking for counsellors who are excellent communicators to join
us in speaking directly to clients over the phone. Receive calls at your
convenience, work from virtually any location. You can also sign up to offer
online counselling.
Register with us online at www.TalktoaCounsellor.co.uk or
call our recruitment line: 0207 164 2027.
Dayspring provides personal therapies and personal and
professional development opportunities, including: Counselling, Life/Business
Coaching, NLP; Massage,
Reflexology, Acupuncture, Aromatherapy; Training programmes in Stress Management,
Race and Diversity Awareness, Leadership Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Empowering
Men & Women workshops; Vocal Coaching, Health & Fitness training, Hair
and Beauty services.
Dayspring's services are available to Churches and
Christian Retreats, Private and Public Businesses, Charities, Educational
Institutes and Individuals.
Dayspring employ an ethnically and culturally diverse
pool of professionally
trained and qualified practitioners, who can provide services directly
at your place of work, your home or from Dayspring premises.
Towergate Professional Risks is part of the Towergate Partnership, one of the
largest privately owned Insurance intermediaries in Europe.
We specialise in providing Professional Liability Insurance to people-based
professionals, including Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Hypnotherapists
and many
others.
We have a long established relationship with BACP, and offer extremely
competitive insurance rates for its members. Our policy provides cover for
Professional
Indemnity, Public Liability, Libel & Slander & Breach of confidentiality.
We specialise where others compromise!
CCPE – Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education(stand
69)
Since our establishment in 1984, we have grown to be the largest training
centre for Transpersonal Therapists in the UK – occupying a beautiful five storey
Regency
building next to the Grand Union Canal in Little Venice London.
CCPE is a charitable organisation which has been set up to provide clinical counselling
and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, adolescents and families. The Centre
also attracts those who are looking for a spiritual perspective in their psychotherapy.
CCPE runs many professional counselling and psychotherapy training programmes
that range from Fundamental Skills, Diploma, Supervision, to Advanced and MA
Courses. Throughout the year there are a variety of open weekends for the general
public to experience the transpersonal approach.
The wpf Group (wpf Kensington and the Network centres)
have been providing high quality yet affordable counselling and training
for counsellors and psychotherapists
for over 36 years.
wpf (Kensington) offers a comprehensive ladder of training
from foundation level, through BACP accredited and UKCP validated individual
and group trainings
including: Psychodynamic Counselling; Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy and Group Analytic Psychotherapy.
There are also professional
development courses available, and a Diploma in Supervision. wpf (Kensington)
also offers MA level courses in its professional
trainings. These are validated by Roehampton University.
The professional
trainings lead to membership of the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling
(FPC).
EAGALA – Equine
Assisted Growth and Learning Association(stand
no. 76)
Founded in 1999, the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA)
is a non-profit worldwide organisation developed to address the need for professionalism
in the field of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP). EAGALA Europe is the Affiliate
with a UK and European focus. EAGALA aims to bring together professionals from
the mental health/personal development and equine fields to develop EAP as
a valid, powerful and effective therapeutic approach working with individuals,
families and groups around the world. Its mission is to set the standard of
excellence in EAP by providing education, resources, innovation and support
for professionals
in the field of EAP.
Institute for Arts
in Therapy and Education(stand no. 77)
The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education is a British Accredited Higher
Education college of 20 years standing. We offer Masters degree courses in
Child Psychotherapy, Arts Psychotherapy, Emotional Literacy for Children and
Creativity and Imagination. The Masters degree in Integrative Child Psychotherapy
leads to nationally recognised registration with the UKCP. It is a truly unique
course integrating psychodynamic, neuroscientific and relational theory with
the most innovative intervention techniques. The use of arts/imagination
in helping troubled children is central. The Masters degree in Emotional Literacy
for Children is the first in the country. The Institute's sister organization,
The Centre for Child Mental Health, offers professional development from international
leading pioneers through day courses and conferences.
CPCAB – Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body – is
the only specialised awarding body run by counsellors for counsellors. This
practical experience of counselling gives us a unique ability to design and
support vocational qualifications in this and related fields.
CPCAB qualifications (which range from initial counselling skills to advanced counselling supervision) are
offered at over 130 training centres throughout the UK and overseas. We also produce a number of assessment and training DVDS in basic counselling skills and common life problems. To find out more
please look at our website www.cpcab.co.uk or call us on 01458 850350.
British Psychoanalytic Council (Training sponsor)(stand
85)
The British Psychoanalytic Council is an association of institutions which
comprise psychoanalysts, analytical psychologists, psychoanalytic psychotherapists
and child psychotherapists. These are training institutions, professional associations
and accrediting organisations which have their roots in psychoanalysis and
analytical psychology. This common heritage gives to these psychoanalytic psychotherapy
bodies an identity which is sufficiently shared to establish an association
of institutions to serve the public and to further develop their legacy. The
BPC is itself a member of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
in the Public Sector (EFPP).
PCCS BOOKS, founded in 1993, are a small company specialising
in books on person-centred counselling, psychotherapy and positive, radical,
critical psychology – described
by psychologist David Smail as 'an independent publisher prepared to put
ideas above profit'. The aim of our person-centred list is to sustain,
promote and encourage new understanding of the person-centred family of psychotherapies.
Our critical psychology titles speak out against the medicalisation of human
distress, preferring a model which accounts for an individual's social,
emotional, political and material environment, and our positive psychology
books present recovery-oriented, wellness models of human psychology.
Wisepress Online Bookshop is pleased to present a display
of titles selected especially for the BACP Therapy Today & Annual Conference 2006 from the world's
leading publishing houses. All titles can be bought or ordered either at the
congress, or via our website: www.wisepress.com.
We can also order free sample
copies of the journals on display and take subscription orders. Whatever
your book requirements, Wisepress will be happy to help – whether you are an
author
seeking a publisher or are having difficulty obtaining a title, our professional
staff will be happy to assist you.
CORE IMS Ltd are a specialised training, support and consultancy company focused
on helping service practitioners deliver demonstrable high quality counselling
and psychological therapy. With over 20 years evaluation experience, a growing
breadth of supportive publications, and harnessing the practical potential
of modern computer technology, CORE IMS comprise of a small team of committed
individuals supported and encouraged in their goals by a group of expert senior
mentors. The productivity and potential of such a unique infrastructure was
recognised by BACP in 2005 in awarding CORE IMS a special award for advancing
counselling and psychotherapy research. www.coreims.co.uk
Now in its thirteenth year, Positive Health, the UK's leading magazine in
Complementary Medicine, has earned an enviable reputation for its high quality
Editorial content, News and Political Views within the Natural Health Field.
Each
issue includes authoritative Features, Research Updates, Case Studies and
Book Reviews covering all therapies, from Aromatherapy, Asthma, Chinese
Medicine – through to – Nutrition, Reiki, Reflexology, Yoga and Zero Balancing.
The Editor Sandra Goodman PhD is an internationally published scientist and
author of 4 books, including Nutrition and Cancer, research originating
from the Bristol Cancer Help Centre database which she set up in 1993.
Palgrave Macmillan publishes a wide range of texts for students and practitioners
in counselling, psychotherapy and related disciplines. Come and visit our stand
to discuss your book proposals and for special conference discounts on a range
of titles, including the Mind Book Award nominated title Shouldn't I be
Feeling Better by Now? edited by Yvonne Bates. To contact us after the event, visit
www.palgrave.com
SAGE Publications is an independent international publisher
of books, journals, and electronic media. Known for our commitment to quality
and innovation, we
are a world leader in our chosen academic, educational, and professional markets.
Our Counselling & Psychotherapy publications cover a very wide range of
topics, levels and interests, and whether you are a student or a practitioner,
you will
find a book or journal to suit your needs. Come and visit us at our stand (no.
126) and receive 20% discount off all titles including those by the
BACP Annual Conference speakers. We look forward to meeting you.
The Centre for Personal & Professional Development (CPPD) Counselling School(stand no. 140)
CPPD was first established in 1986 as a training organisation in Humanistic
Integrative Counselling and practitioner personal development, becoming a
leader in this field. Its Advanced Diploma (Professional Training) was BACP
Accredited in 1999.
"As a small counselling school, we are able to ensure that our training
is responsive to the experiences and needs of all of our students and each
group as a whole. Our commitment to creating an inclusive community of learners
is
central to our identity and we focus on creating high quality relationships
throughout our organisation. We look forward to seeing you at the Exhibition."
What's different about bcpc? For a prospective
student: A referral service to support the achievement of client hours; A network
of Supervisors and Therapists to support you during your training; Integrated
experiential trainings in both Counselling and Psychotherapy; BACP Accredited
courses and UKCP registration; The opportunity to achieve a Masters; A student
/ graduate association to mentor its members.
For the professional practitioner:
A comprehensive CPD programme to develop your career; Workshops to support
the development of your business; Access
to an extensive professional network.
ABC Awards is one of the largest vocational awarding bodies in the United
Kingdom with an established reputation for quality and customer service. Our
Mission
is to offer a coherent portfolio of vocationally related qualifications reflecting
national and regional skills needs of 14–19 and 19+ learners. ABC provides customer
support of the highest quality within a culture of continuous improvement.
ABC Awards provides NVQs and VRQs in 14 different sector categories, one of
the largest
being Counselling.
ABC's national operation is supported through its four offices based
at Chorley, Nottingham, Reading and Taunton, all providing a full range of
assessment services.
Terapia is a response to the growing demand for highly qualified professionals
who work sensitively and creatively with children, and who are equipped with
a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
We offer in-depth training in therapeutic work with children and adolescents
from an integrative perspective. The training includes major approaches to
child psychotherapy and counselling and covers all topics related to children
mental
health.
The courses are open to both qualified counsellors who are seeking additional
training to work with children, and also to those entering the field of therapy
for the first time.
We are a Not-for Profit organisation based in North West
London.
PO Box 25295, London N12 9YQ. Tel/fax 0208 201 6101 training@terapia.co.ukwww.terapia.co.uk
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