Training In CBT & Other Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies
Introduction
This interactive workshop provides participants with an opportunity to develop their understanding of goals in counselling and psychotherapy, and to develop their skills and knowledge in this area. The workshop is particularly oriented towards participants from a humanistic or integrative background: who are interested in an understanding their clients as agentic and purpose-oriented beings, but wary of more mechanistic or ‘outcome-oriented’ goal-based approaches. The workshop starts by introducing the concept of ‘directionality’—that human beings are always oriented towards future possibilities—and looks at how this can be applied to an understanding of self. The workshop then explores what has been learnt from the psychological research about the nature of goals and goal processes (for instance, distinguishing between 'approach' and 'avoidance' goals). It then goes on to a more practical exploration of working with goals, including skills practice and video demonstrations.
The event will be equivalent to 5.1/2 hrs of CPD.
Content
Session 1: Directionality: The actualisation of our deepest directions
Session 2: Goal dimensions: ‘Not all goals are created equal’
Session 3: Basic principles and methods for working with goals in counselling and psychotherapy
Session 4: Using the Goals Form
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Define the concept of ‘directionality’ and be able to apply this to an understanding of their own psychological processes
Discuss the theory and evidence that relates 'goal actualisation' and goal types to psychological wellbeing and distress
Apply basic goal-oriented practices in counselling and psychotherapy, including goal discussion and goal setting
Use the Goals Form in an appropriate manner
Training Modalities
The workshop combines self-development exercises, theoretical input, practical exercises with feedback in the chat facility, and Q&A.
Key References
Cooper, M., & Law, D. (Eds.). (2018). Working with goals in counselling and psychotherapy. Oxford University.
Law, D. (2019). The goal-based outcome (GBO) tool: Guidance notes (3rd ed.). MindMonkey Associates.
Cooper, M. (2019). Integrating counselling and psychotherapy: Directionality, synergy, and social change. Sage.
Di Malta, G. S., Oddli, H. W., & Cooper, M. (2019). From intention to action: A mixed methods study of clients’ experiences of goal-oriented practices. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(10), 1770-1789. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22821
Cooper, M., & Xu, D. (2023). The Goals Form: Reliability, validity, and clinical utility of an idiographic goal-focused measure for routine outcome monitoring in psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79(3), 641-666. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23344
About the presenter
Mick Cooper is an internationally recognised author, trainer, and consultant in the field of humanistic, existential, and pluralistic therapies. He is a Chartered Psychologist, and Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton. Mick has facilitated workshops and lectures around the world, including New Zealand, Lithuania, and Florida. Mick's books include Existential Therapies (2nd ed., Sage, 2017), Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2nd ed., Sage, 2018), and Integrating Counselling and Psychotherapy: Directionality, Synergy, and Social Change (Sage, 2019). Mick’s principal areas of research have been in shared decision-making/personalising therapy, and counselling for young people in schools. In 2014, Mick received the Carmi Harari Mid-Career Award from Division 32 of the American Psychological Association. He is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Academy of Social Sciences. Mick’s latest book explores the contribution that counselling and psychotherapy theory and practice can make to wider social progress and justice: Psychology at the Heart of Social Change: Towards a Progressive Vision for Society (Bristol University, 2023).
Who should attend
The workshop is appropriate for training and practising counsellors, psychotherapists, counselling psychologists and other mental health professionals.