THERAPISTS WORKSHOP
“A JOURNEY TO PRESENCE”
Website: https://www.ballyvaloo.ie/event/a-journey-to-presence-2024/
Building Compassion Satisfaction,
Preventing Compassion Fatigue.
September 27th to October1st 2024
A four day, (four nights, Friday evening to lunchtime on Tuesday) residential programme for therapists to build the skills for resilience and recovery in their professional practice. Incorporating a balance of Research based Theory, and skills Practice for Integration of learning.
Facilitated by: Dr Marko Punkanen and Michael Dillon.
Cost: €600 (Full Board included, 4 nights, all meals and refreshments. All rooms single ensuite)
What to expect:
Every day will have a mixture of
1. Psychoeducation input.
2. Experiential practice through movement improvisation, body work and sharing. (Exploring and understanding Kinaesthetic empathy and Somatic, Countertransference, and building Somatic resources).
3. Reflection on this through a variety of mindfulness exercises and journaling.
4. The venue and location of Ballyvaloo will provide therapists with an opportunity for integration, nurture, connection and rest.
During this Workshop you will
1. Gain awareness of your action tendencies around Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue.
2. Understand the qualities of Therapeutic Presence and their significance for healing spaces, the therapeutic alliance and outcomes.
3. Gain a knowledge and experience of what it means to be authentically present in a clinical setting.
4. Reduce isolation in your therapy work and build a network of support.
5. Learn how to rest in the soothing system of the brain.
6. Develop and awareness of your own self-care patterns and the impact that these have on the therapeutic relationship and therapeutic outcomes
To Book Email: operations@ballyvaloo.ie
or
Phone: 053 913 7160
(Places limited to 30)
Location: Ballyvaloo Retreat Centre, Blackwater, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford Y21 X392
Magnificently situated overlooking the Irish Sea, Ballyvaloo Centre is the ideal place to take time out from the stresses and pressures of modern living. The long beach frontage, rolling terrain, mature trees and farmland surroundings help to create a tranquil ambience for prayer, reflection and relaxation away from the incessant distractions of everyday life. The Centre is an ideal setting for Retreats – both scheduled and private, Rest and Relaxation Breaks, Conferences, Meetings, Seminars and Day or Weekend Courses. Above all, the Centre offers an oasis of peace from today’s all too busy world.
Bios:
Marko Punkanen, PhD., is a Finnish music therapist, dance/movement therapist, psychotherapist, psychotherapy trainer, certified sensorimotor psychotherapist and trainer. He has over 20 years’ experience in the treatment of severe traumatisation. His specialist area is in the treatment of complex and attachment trauma, the bodily symptoms of trauma (somatoform dissociation) and the use of the body in trauma treatment.
Michael Dillon MIACP, is the Director at Ballyvaloo Retreat Centre. He is a psychotherapist by training, specialising in Trauma work and is a certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist. In the past he has worked with the MEND programme (Domestic Violence Intervention Programme in the South East) for over 10 years, as a therapist with the HSE in Counselling in Primary Care (CIPC), the Self Harm Intervention Programme (SHIP) and more recently as manager of The Ford Counselling Centre. He is particularly interested in the use of Mindfulness as a resource for wellness and spiritual wellbeing.
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