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CPD Courses for Counsellors l ICPS
The Institute for Counselling & Psychotherapy Studies (ICPS College) for Counsellor & Psychotherapist Training Courses in Ireland including Fully Accredited Professional Diplomas & CPD Courses which are all ran Live- Online and Lecturer Led Courses. All Courses require 80% Attendance Live-Online via Zoom. Generally 3 hours Weekly in the Evenings or at the Weekends. We are the leading Provider of Counselling and Psychotherapy Education. Counselling Training Courses in Ireland.
Yalom's Therapeutic Factors: How Group Therapy Helps
Yalom's therapeutic factors explain why group therapy works. This article outlines all eleven and what they mean for group facilitators.
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3 days ago3 min read
Grief Beyond Death: Understanding Ambiguous and Disenfranchised Loss
Grief follows many losses besides death. This article explains ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief and how counsellors can support them.
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3 days ago3 min read
Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Core Knowledge for Practitioners
Supporting young people's mental health requires developmental knowledge, strong relationships and clear safeguarding. This article sets out the essentials.
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3 days ago2 min read
Grief Models for Counsellors: Worden, Dual Process and Continuing Bonds
Grief theory has moved beyond fixed stages. This article compares Worden's tasks, the dual process model and continuing bonds for bereavement counsellors.
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3 days ago3 min read
Anger vs Rage: Understanding Emotional Regulation in Therapy
Anger is a healthy emotion; rage is something different. This article explores the distinction, the role of shame and approaches to emotional regulation.
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3 days ago2 min read
Working with the Inner Child: An Introduction for Practitioners
Inner-child work helps clients relate with compassion to the younger parts of themselves. This introduction covers the core ideas and the boundaries that keep the work safe.
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3 days ago2 min read
Applied Neuroscience for Counsellors: How Brain Science Informs Therapy
Neuroscience can deepen our understanding of how therapy helps. Used carefully, it offers practitioners and clients a language for regulation, memory and change.
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3 days ago2 min read
Understanding Shame in Therapy: Working with the Hidden Shadow Self
Shame is one of the most powerful and least spoken-about emotions in the therapy room. Understanding it, and the hidden shadow self, can transform therapeutic work.
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3 days ago2 min read
Psychiatric Medication: What Counsellors and Mental Healthcare Workers Should Know
Many clients in counselling take psychiatric medication. A conceptual, non-prescriptive understanding helps practitioners work safely and collaboratively.
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3 days ago2 min read
Transference and Countertransference: A Practical Guide for Counsellors
Transference and countertransference are among the most useful ideas in psychodynamic work. This guide explains what they are and how to work with them.
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3 days ago2 min read
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention: Core Skills for Practitioners
Supporting someone in crisis is one of the most important things a practitioner can do. This article outlines core, evidence-informed skills for crisis intervention and suicide prevention.
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3 days ago2 min read
Freud and Lacan in Practice: An Introduction to Psychoanalytic Thinking
Psychoanalysis remains one of the richest frameworks for understanding the human subject. This introduction outlines core ideas from Freud and Lacan and why they matter clinically.
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3 days ago2 min read
Guilt, Shame and Moral Injury: A Practitioner's Guide
Guilt, shame and moral injury are often confused. This guide explains the differences and how counsellors can support repair and self-forgiveness.
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3 days ago3 min read
EMDR Training in Ireland: The Eight Phases and EMDR-Informed Practice
What are the eight phases of EMDR, and how does EMDR-informed practice differ from accredited EMDR practitioner status? This guide explains.
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3 days ago3 min read
Affirmative Practice with LGBTQI+ Young People: A Guide for Practitioners
LGBTQI+ young people deserve services that are safe, respectful and informed. This guide outlines the principles of inclusive, affirmative and safeguarding-aware practice.
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3 days ago2 min read
Anticipatory Grief and Sudden Loss: Working with Expected and Unexpected Death
Grief after an expected death can look very different from grief after a sudden loss. This article explores both and the counsellor's role.
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3 days ago2 min read
The Inner Child and Child Development: Attachment, Growth and Reparative Work
Inner-child work is strongest when it is grounded in an understanding of child development and attachment. This article explains how the two fit together.
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3 days ago2 min read
CBT Training in Ireland Online: Pathways for Practitioners
Interested in CBT training in Ireland? This article explains the model, what online CBT courses cover and the route to accredited CBT therapist status.
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3 days ago3 min read
The Existential Givens in Therapy: Death, Freedom, Isolation and Meaning
Existential therapy invites clients to face life's givens: death, freedom, isolation and meaning. This article explains the approach and its method.
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3 days ago2 min read
Coercive Control in Ireland: What Counsellors Need to Know
Coercive control is a criminal offence in Ireland. This article explains the pattern, the law and how counsellors can respond safely.
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Sep 222 min read
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