NSW: Professional Development
- 11 Oct - Research of Christian Spirituality + AGM - CCAA
- 18 Oct - Working the Couple Body - APC
- 18 Oct - Discovering Spirituality in Surprising Ways - Wesley Institute
- 11 Nov - Topic TBA - Sutherland Network - CCAA
- 28-29 Nov - Integration of Christianity & Psychology - CAPIG
- Apr 2009 - Understanding the Dynamics of Systems Theory - Wesley Institute
- 2009 - Topic TBA - Western Sydney Network - CCAA
Topic: |
Research of Christian Spirituality among Christian Counsellors + AGM |
Date: |
Saturday 11 October |
Time: |
12:00 - Vanessa's Research - Introduction |
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: |
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Cost: |
APC and CCAA members - $10 |
Host: |
CCAA (NSW) |
Contact: |
RSVP to Janet on nsw@ccaa.net.au. Required for catering purposes. |
Venue: |
Wesley Institute - see map |
Topic: |
Working the Couple Body |
Date: |
Saturday 18 October |
Time: |
9:30 am - 4:00 pm |
Speaker: |
Doug Sotheren |
Flyer: |
APC flyer includes a detailed speaker biography |
Cost: |
APC and CCAA members $90.00 |
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: |
Discovering Spirituality in Surprising Ways |
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 |
Host: |
Wesley Institute |
Cost: |
$75.00 (includes morning and afternoon teas) |
Venue: |
Wesley Institute - see map |
Topic: |
Topic TBA - Sutherland Network CCAA |
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 |
Details: |
TBA plus Networking Meeting to discuss you, your needs, what you are running and how we can help. |
Host: |
CCAA (NSW) |
Cost: |
CCAA members: free |
Venue: |
Kingsway Community Church We will meet in the cafe just inside the church. |
Topic: |
National CAPIG Conference: Integration of Christianity & Psychology: Facing Personal & Professional Challenges |
Dates: |
28 & 29 November |
Details: |
More information may be obtained at the Conference website |
Details: |
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Host: |
CAPIG |
Venue: |
Novotel Brighton-le-Sands |
Network: |
Western Sydney Network - CCAA |
Date: |
To be relaunched early in 2009 |
Time: |
12 noon - 2 pm |
Details: |
TBA The aims of the Western Sydney Network of CCAA are to facilitate:
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Cost: |
Free - CCAA/APC members |
Contact: |
For catering, please RSVP to |
Venue: |
Hillsong CityCare,
Suite 1 / 125 Main St (cnr of Sunnyholt Rd), Blacktown 2148 |
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