WORKSHOPS FOR COUNSELLORS

Introducing Social Media for Counsellors.
Every other Sunday
9.30 - 11.30 am

There's a lot of confusion about the benefits of social media for counsellors. Some of us think it's unethical full stop; some of us worry about clients finding out about our private lives; we don't know how using social media will increase the number of clients we see, or we fear that our Facebook page will be overrun with clients demanding our attention or unseen people posting obscenities. 

This 2 hour workshop is an opportunity to discuss our fears and the reasons you might want to use social media professionally. You'll then learn how to build a solid, engaging Facebook and Twitter presence.

At the end of the two hours you'll get a pdf summary and CPD certificate. ​

Group size limited to 8.
Cost £30
via Skype

Outcomes
By the end of this two hour workshop participants will have covered:

Technical

• What social media is and how the counsellor can benefit from using it. 
• How the choice of social media platform affects which audience is reached.
• How the counsellors use of social media can benefit the client.

Ethical

• Concerns about using social media to promote a sole trader counselling business. 
• Negotiating and contracting Facebook and Twitter boundaries with a client.
• Understanding the importance of monitoring and responding to comments.
• Establishing a process for dealing with negative comments

Practical

• Creating policies to manage Facebook and Twitter.
• Developing social media marketing goals and objectives.
• Formulating a Facebook and Twitter marketing plan.
• Creating a social media campaign calendar.
• Scheduling updates on Facebook and Twitter. 

Participant Requirement
Modern computer with broadband internet connection that will allow video conferencing.
A basic understanding of how to join different platforms – if you’re reading this online you already have this!
Google+ account.

To Book
Contact me on clareslaneycounselling@gmail.com or call 07717 845 115.

Beginning with Online Counselling
Every other Sunday 9.30 to 10.30

This 1 hour workshop is an opportunity to discuss why you might want to start offering online counselling. We'll be looking at the BACP guidelines for online work as well as some of the ethical issues associated with this established way of offering support to people who may not usually access face to face therapy.

The first half of the workshop will deal with some of the anxieties that many counsellors have about beginning this kind of work. The second half will be more technically based. Numbers are limited to 5 participants so that we can personalise the work. At the end of the two hours you'll get a pdf summary and CPD certificate. 


Group size limited to 5.
Cost £30
via Skype

Outcomes
By the end of this two hour workshop participants will have covered:

Technical

• What online counselling is and how clients can benefit from using it. 
• How counsellors can benefit from using online counselling.
• Equipment, platforms and how they affect the therapeutic relationship.

Ethical

• Benefits and disadvantages of online counselling
• Concerns about the ethics of online work. 
• Contracting
• Dealing with payments
• Supervision

Participant Requirement

• Modern computer with broadband internet connection that will allow video conferencing.
• A basic understanding of how to join different platforms – if you’re reading this online you already have this!
• Skype account.
• A private space where you won't be disturbed

To Book
Contact me on clareslaneycounselling@gmail.com or call 07717 845 115.