How does the medical model influence counselling and psychotherapy?
Rachel Freeth
Saturday 3rd March 2012
10 am – 4. 30 pm
How might your client be affected by medical model thinking and practice and how might this influence the therapy process? What are your own attitudes and responses to the medical model and in what way do they influence your practice? These are some of the questions that will be explored in this workshop, which will consider in detail what may actually be meant by the term medical model, as well as how its values have influenced many counselling and psychotherapy approaches, particularly within healthcare organisations. This workshop will appeal to therapists who are interested in exploring the impact of the medical model on their work with clients and who wish to develop a more informed critique of it.
Rachel Freeth is a psychiatrist working part-time in a community mental health team in Herefordshire. In 1998 she completed a Diploma in Counselling in the person-centred approach and since then has sought to bring the philosophy and values of the person-centred approach into mental health settings. She has written about the challenges of this in her book ‘Humanising Psychiatry and Mental Health Care. The challenge of the person-centred approach’ (Freeth, 2007. Radcliffe Publishing). She is interested in bridging the worlds of psychiatry and counselling and helping counsellors and psychotherapists develop greater understanding and confidence regarding psychiatric issues.
Cost: £60 per person
Price does not include meals, please bring a packed lunch. Limited parking is available at the Norwich Centre
Number of places: 14
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Cancellation Policy
· Registrations cancelled before the 3rd January 2012 will be refunded 80% of the full fee
· Registrations cancelled from 3rd January 2012 will be refunded 50% of the full fee
· Registrations cancelled from the 3rd February 2012 will not be eligible for a refund
We reserve the right to postpone or cancel the workshop and refund the fees if we do not have sufficient numbers to cover our costs.
The Norwich Centre will not be liable for delays and/or modifications to the programme due to unforeseen circumstances.