Consultation Groups ( CPD for Psychologists: 2 CEU's per Consultation Group = 18 CEU's per year )
Narrative therapy training and supervision groups have been meeting with Elize since 2000. They have been attended by a variety of therapists interested in on-going training and supervision in narrative therapy. At present there are three Experienced groups and two Advanced groups that meet once a month in Somerset West. Participants contract for the year and meet in groups of eight to discuss the reading of narrative therapy literature and to participate in skills training as well as supervision of their therapeutic work. These groups offer an excellent opportunity for staying connected with the narrative therapy work as well as providing a place for networking with people who share similar interests.
As limited spaces are available each year, it is thus wise to reserve a place early to avoid disappointment.
Participants have commented as follows:
Lynn Dunstan, psychologist
I found the supervison groups were excellent for keeping me "on track" in my work. I would always come away feeling a greater sense of direction and with renewed vigour for meeting the challenges that faced me in private practice. In particular, I noticed that in every meeting I unearthed one or two sparkling gems - sometimes a new way to word a question and at other times, a new way to think about a client's concerns. This proved invaluable to me.
Cari Corbett Owen, psychologist
Dear Elize over the years, I have found your study groups to be essential training for me as a narrative therapist. In particular I found the many excercises we participated in to be of great value and used them extensively in my work. I have also found many of the metaphors you have used during your study groups to be really helpful ones.
Thérèse Hulme, pastoral therapist
Elize brings her ability to integrate theory with her wealth of experience, in a great spectrum of narrative therapeutic contexts, to the study group. These contexts include her extensive experience of workshops with leading international Narrative therapists as well as her experience as a therapist in individual, family and couple therapy and her dedication to community work. Elize's passion for the work and for the ethics that sustains it, makes the study group a necessity for me not only for gaining insight, but also for the reflection it provides on the therapeutic process itself. 5 star rating! *****
