This course provides reflective and practical skills to work with various client populations by integrating concepts and techniques from various schools of thoughts, most predominantly: person-centred, psychodynamic and third wave therapies, such as CBT.
This series of workshops is designed for individuals with a first degree in helping professions such as psychology, social work, youth work, and occupational therapy. It is also suitable for those seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in supporting others in need.
Course Highlights
Practical Techniques – Learn how to apply theory directly to your practice
Real-World Applications – Gain hands-on experience through realistic case studies
Themes
This training will focus on the following themes:
– Creating meaningful contact in the helping relationship.
– Exploring underlying emotions and reflecting on boundaries.
– Managing and coping with uncertainty and using in-depth exploration skills.
– Exploring client relationships through ego states and reflecting on transferential dynamics.
– Enhancing client motivation and addressing endings.
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Course Details
Time: 9:30AM – 2:00PM
Training venue: Santa Venera
Training places are allocated on a first come first served basis, and are limited due to venue capacity and due to the experiential nature of the course.
Training Dates
- Saturday 25th January 2025
- Saturday 1st February 2025
- Saturday 15th February 2025
- Saturday 8th March 2025
- Saturday 15th March 2025
Accreditation
This course consists of 23 hours of live training, and is accredited by the Malta Psychology Profession Board [MPPB]. It offers 30 CPD hours.
Kindly note that, whereas this course does not confer a professional title, it is intended to enhance your comprehension of interpersonal dynamics within the context of a helping relationship. This will complement and augment your prior training and increase the potential for advanced studies by refining your professional skills.
80% attendance is required for the receipt of the participation certificate. The certificate will reflect the exact number of hours attended.
Fees
- MCP Members (early bird): €250
- Non-MCP Members (early bird): €275
- Early bird deadline: 29th November 2024
- MCP Members: €275
- Non-MCP Members: €300
- Final deadline: 10th January 2025
N.B. Because of the nature of this course and the limited number of places available, we are delaying our request for payment. We shall be contacting successful applicants with relevant details about payment in due course.
If the amount cannot be paid in one installment, kindly contact us on [email protected].
Cancellation Policy
The Malta Chamber of Psychologists reserves the right to cancel the training for any reason which would make this training non-viable. In the eventuality that the event is cancelled by the organisers you will get a full refund. For cancellation or refund purposes, kindly contact [email protected].
Cancellations received before the 10th January 2025 will be eligible to receive a full refund. Cancellations received on or after this date will be eligible to receive 50% of the original fee. You may transfer your registration to another person at no cost. Please contact [email protected] for any cancellation and transfer requests.
Facilitators
Ms. Graziella Zammit
Ms. Graziella Zammit is a warranted clinical psychologist who graduated from the University of Malta in 2004 with a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours). Subsequently, she completed her Master’s in Clinical Psychology at the same University in 2009.
She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in various contexts, such as the Eden Foundation and the Child Guidance Clinic. She is currently working in private practice whereby she carries out psychological interventions with adults experiencing either cognitive, emotional or behavioural difficulties as well as general life challenges (such as self-esteem or anxiety issues).
Ms. Zammit also has a special interest in perinatal mental health. In her work she adopts a resilience perspective and strives to work systematically so as to address the needs of her clients in a holistic way.
Dr. Miriam Geraldi Gauci
Dr. Miriam Geraldi Gauci is an warranted counselling psychologist and supervisor. She has received training and gained valuable experience in both general and specialised healthcare settings, locally and in the United Kingdom. She specialises in working therapeutically with individual adults and occasionally, with groups and families. For more than 15 years, she has also been actively engaged in training and lecturing.
Dr. Geraldi Gauci’s professional training and experience extends to various psychological difficulties including relationship problems, anxiety, depression, panic disorder, emotion dysregulation, trauma and attachment disorder. In her practice, she combines insights from various psychological models, describing herself as an integrative counselling psychologist.
Dr. Geraldi Gauci’s perspective on psychological therapy centres on the belief that symptoms and psychological disorders arise from an intricate interplay of factors deeply intertwined with an individual’s self and social experience. Consequently, she places great importance on the therapeutic relationship as a crucial catalyst for facilitating change.
