Stories and metaphor are a powerful way to stimulate hope and by-pass
resistance – they can also enhance problem solving and creativity, beneficially
impact the mind/body system and much more…
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* Accredited CPD Certificate : 6 hours
* Length 1 day (9.30am - 4.00pm)
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> Wonderful – inspiring, informative and empowering communication skills
> masterclass
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> JENI NELSON, PSYCHOTHERAPIST / HYPNOTHERAPIST
WHY TAKE THIS COURSE
Stories can be incredibly powerful therapeutic tools. They help bypass rigid
views about life, enhancing the listener’s flexibility of thought. And by
suspending ordinary constraints, they help people reclaim optimism whilst
fueling their imaginations with the energy necessary to attain goals. In the
physically ill, they can also stimulate the immune system and speed recovery.
All successful psychotherapy and counselling involves storytelling and the use
of pertinent metaphors, both of which tap into the natural way our brains work.
We can’t know what goes on in another person’s mind but, if you perceive the
‘pattern’ of a story and understand that it could be useful to them at a
specific point in their life, that is reason enough to tell it. Their
unconscious, creative imagination will seek and find the ‘meaning’ relevant to
their situation. No explanation, no direct statement of a story’s meaning can
substitute for the way it acts on the hearer’s mind.
Join us to discover more and learn how to source and tell such therapeutic tales
yourself…
> Gareth was fantastic, brought a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm as well as
> stories to the course...
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> PROJECT MANAGER
> Wonderful practical skills - I was entranced the whole day...
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> PSYCHIATRIST
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
* How and why our brains work through ‘pattern-matching’
* How to use this profoundly useful tool for getting through to people stuck in
the black-and-white thinking of emotional distress
* A powerful way to stimulate optimism, hope and independence in
distressed people
* Increased ability to source and tell therapeutic stories yourself
* Ways to enhance your own problem solving capacity, as well as being better
able to help others with theirs
* A new way to motivate and engage people
* Insights into the mind/body communication system and how useful this tool can
be for promoting healing and recovery
* A great way to build rapport and bypass resistance
* How to choose the appropriate stories and metaphors for different people, and
when to use them
* Practical ways in which therapists, teachers, GPs, managers, policy planners
etc can apply this knowledge to their work
* The ability to enhance flexibility of thought, creativity and confidence in
your clients
* How stories and metaphor can also help us diagnose where problems lie
* A new love and deeper understanding of the value, resonances and resources
within stories
* Greater confidence in dealing with a wide range of people – and a solid
understanding of, and practise in, the therapeutic precision of metaphor and
more…
> So informative and relevant to my everyday work..
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> SCHOOL COUNSELLOR
Pat Williams, creator of this course, talks you through its benefits
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COURSE PROGRAMME
The ‘How to tell stories that heal’ course starts at 9.30am and runs until
4.00pm.
* From 8.30am
* Registration (Tea and coffee served until 9.25am)
* 9.30am How and why stories help people
* 11.00am Discussion over tea/coffee
* 11.30am How to find the right story for each situation
* 1.00pm Lunch (included)
* 1.45pm How to use stories as therapy
* 2.45pm Discussion over tea/coffee
* 3.00pm How to tell stories well: the three simple rules
* 4.00pm Day ends
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https://directory.cpdstandards.com/providers/human-givens-college/
This course has been independently accredited by the internationally recognised
CPD Standards Office for 6 hours of CPD training.
On completion of this training you’ll receive CPD certificates from the College
and the CPD Standards Office.