Deadline: Friday 13th June 2008
The course will run on Friday afternoons from 1.00 -5.45 p.m. between October 2008 - July 2009.

Are you a refugee or asylum seeker? Would you like to help others? Are you interested in learning about counselling? Would you like to work in the community? Yes? Then this course is for you.

The Refugee Therapy Centre is running an introductory course on counselling for people who would like to learn about working with refugees and asylum seekers in the community. The Introductory Course on Counselling Refugees offers you the opportunity to use your own experiences to help others. We are looking for refugees and asylum-seekers from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and learn from each other, in working with refugees and asylum seekers. People already volunteering or working in the community will also be welcomed.

Candidates who successfully complete this one year introductory course may be accepted for a Qualifying Counselling Training Course, which will enable them to work towards being accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Over the year we will cover such subjects as:

• Introduction to counselling, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis
• Common mental health problems among refugees & asylum seekers
• Working with people who have experienced torture or violence
• Issues facing professionals working with refugees & asylum seekers
• Varying therapeutic approaches
• Working with adolescents, families and groups
• Cultural and gender differences, and mental health
• Resilience

The full fee for the year is £840. However, concessions are available for asylum seekers and unemployed refugees.

If you are interested in applying for this course, or would like to know more information, please visit our website www.refugeetherapy.org.uk. Applications are available in the Course Section. You may also contact the Course Administrator, on 020 7272 2565 or at info@refugeetherapy.org.uk