Topic:

Date:

Saturday 11 October

Time:

12:00 - Vanessa's Research - Introduction
1:00 - Lunch and networking (light lunch provided)
2:00 - CCAA (NSW) AGM followed by coffee break
3:00 - Vanessa's Research - Explored
4:00 - Finish

Speaker:

Vanessa Chant, BA (CC), M Couns, Grad Cert Supervision, Cert IV A & WT, D Health Sciences (Candidate), CMCAPA

Vanessa is the Faculty Head of Counselling at Tabor College (NSW)

Vanessa will speak on: The existance and awareness of Christian Spirituality among Christian counsellors: A comparative study

Christian counselling is encouraged by churches and provided for by theological colleges who incorporate counselling training in some of their curricula. Registration is provided by Christian counselling organizations and employment opportunities are provided by many not-for-profit Christian organizations. This research sought to comprehend the significance of Christian counselling and to gain an understanding of how training impacts the Christian counsellor.

The literature and background information in Christian counselling was viewed, laying a foundation for the research. The research comprised four scales culminating with two client scenarios. It sought to determine the value of Christian training in counselling and to gain a better understanding of Christian counselling. There was an expectation that Christian counsellors would be able to articulate what the distinctives were in relation to Christian counselling. There has been no known research in this particular area in Australia.

The research included 129 Christian counsellors who were graduates of Christian colleges, counsellors employed in Christian organizations and members of the Christian Counsellors Association of Australia.

The results of the research indicated that most participants, although enthusiastic in relation to Christian techniques in theory, did not follow through with practical examples of this in the case studies. The comparison between secular-trained and Christian-trained counsellors showed no significant difference in either theory or practice.

Flyer:

1 page flyer

Cost:

APC and CCAA members - $10
Non members - $30
Lunch provided, along with morning and afternoon tea.

Host:

CCAA (NSW)

Contact:

RSVP to Janet on nsw@ccaa.net.au. Required for catering purposes.

Venue:

Wesley Institute - see map
Mary Street, Drummoyne (Off Lyons Road)
Parking available on grounds

Topic:

Date:

Saturday 18 October

Time:

9:30 am - 4:00 pm
(Registration prior)

Speaker:

Doug Sotheren
Doug first trained as a marriage counsellor in 1970 - 1973. He has undertaken further training in Gestalt, Family and Somatic Therapy. He has been training Counsellors and
leading intensive workshops since 1975. His experience includes over 27,000 hours of counselling and thousands of hours of group training in the field of personal and marital counselling. He is a Clinical Member and Registered Supervisor of Australian
Association of Relationship Counsellors and a Clinical Member of Christian Counsellors Association. He has a B.A. in Sociology and an M.Th. with a focus on family systems.

Flyer:

APC flyer includes a detailed speaker biography

Cost:

APC and CCAA members $90.00
Non Members $120.00
Morning and afternoon tea provided. Bring your own lunch.

Host:

Association of Personal Counsellors (APC)

Contact:

Gill Evans 9626 1412 or gillevans07@bigpond.com

Venue:

Concord Community Church, cnr Victoria Road and Concord Road, Concord

Topic:

Dates:

Saturday 18 October

Time:

9.00 am - 4:00 pm

Details:

Bookings can be made by calling the Counselling Centre on 9719 1924

Speaker:

Ms. Paula Davis
In this workshop, Ms. Davis will lead the participants in the exploration of creative means to help our clients connect with the spiritual. This workshop will be highly experiential, fun and refreshing.

Host:

Wesley Institute

Cost:

$75.00 (includes morning and afternoon teas)

Venue:

Wesley Institute - see map
Mary Street, Drummoyne (Off Lyons Road)
Parking available on grounds

Topic:

Dates:

Tuesday 11 November

(16 September meeting has been cancelled)

Time:

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Contact:

To help us with catering for lunch could you please RSVP to
Kim Taylor on 9525 5823 or 0418 401 424

Details:

TBA

plus Networking Meeting to discuss you, your needs, what you are running and how we can help.
Please note that we will begin at 12 noon with lunch and time to share. A table will be available for the display of leaflets and business cards. Bring friends, colleagues and anyone you consider will benefit.

Host:

CCAA (NSW)

Cost:

CCAA members: free
Others: $10.00 (Lunch included)

Venue:

Kingsway Community Church
9 Resolution Drive, Carringbah NSW 2229

We will meet in the cafe just inside the church.

Topic:

Dates:

28 & 29 November

Details:

More information may be obtained at the Conference website

Details:

Brochure
Accommodation
Registration form

Host:

CAPIG

Venue:

Novotel Brighton-le-Sands
Sydney

Network:

Date:

To be relaunched early in 2009

Time:

12 noon - 2 pm
lunch at 12 noon

Details:

TBA

The aims of the Western Sydney Network of CCAA are to facilitate:

• professional development that is most desired or needed by Christian counsellors
• networking - ie sharing our professional work and concerns, facilitating advice and mentoring, and building supportive relationships
• resource sharing – ie sharing information, recomendations of professional development and contacts
• the vision, values and work of CCAA

Cost:

Free - CCAA/APC members
$10 - others
Lunch provided

Contact:

For catering, please RSVP to
David Bridges on dbridges2@gmail.com

Venue:

Hillsong CityCare, Suite 1 / 125 Main St (cnr of Sunnyholt Rd), Blacktown 2148
Public parking available on the opposite side of Sunnyholt Rd.
Devitt St is the best side street for parking.

Topic:

Dates:

? April 2009

Time:

9.00 am - 4:00 pm

Details:

Bookings can be made by calling the Counselling Centre on 97191924

Speaker:

Ms. Rose Weir
Ms. Weir will be presenting an informative update on the foundations of and developments in Systems theory and its applications in current counselling approaches.

Host:

Wesley Institute

Cost:

$75.00 (includes morning and afternoon teas)

Venue:

Wesley Institute
Mary Street, Drummoyne (Off Lyons Road)
Parking available on grounds