Courses
Teaching and Learning:
Current courses I teach on include:
Post Qualifying Diploma (CPCAB Level 5) Counselling Children and Young People (trauma-informed).
Post Qualifying Certificate (CPCAB Level 6) Creative Supervision.
Previous courses I led / designed, co-ordinated or taught on include:
Art Psychotherapy / Therapy:
MSc Art Psychotherapy, (2018-2019)
Ecological Art Therapy: Presentation & 3 workshops, MA Art Therapy, Cork 2018
eARTherapy: Art Therapy with and for nature: NIGAT Summer School 2017
History and Development of AT and NI training: MA Art Therapy, Cork 2014
MSc Art Psychotherapy: (Programme Leader) Centre for Psychotherapy, BHSCT / UEL.
MSc Art Therapy: (Programme Leader) QUB, 2002 - I founded the MSc level Art Therapy training in Northern Ireland.
Supervision Praxis training: Baltic Arts Therapy Centre / Riga Stradina University, Latvia
Masters in Arts Therapy: Riga Stradina University, Latvia
Masters module: Art as Therapy: QUB
Introduction to Art Therapy courses: QUB
Art as Therapy courses: NEIFHE, UU, QUB
Art Therapy Summer School workshops: NIGAT, UU
Art Therapy Summer School presentations: NIGAT, UU
Art Therapy Summer School workshops: Latvia
Art Therapy Summer School presentations: Latvia
Counselling / Psychotherapy:
Masters module: Working with Children & Young People: UU
Systemic approaches in Counselling Children & Young People: University of Warwick
MSc Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Centre for Psychotherapy
Caring for Ourselves and Others: CPD for diverse organisations
Doctoral (EdD) module Counselling Research & Practice: (Lecturer) QUB
Counselling Diploma: (Lecturer) QUB
Counselling Masters: (Lecturer) QUB
Diploma in Organisational Counselling: BIFHE
MEd Guidance and Counselling: (Lecturer) QUB
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, Humanistic / Psychodynamic: (Associate Lecturer) NEIFHE
Advanced Certificate in Counselling Skills & Theory: NEIFHE
RSA Certificate in Counselling Skills & Learning Support: NEIFHE, BIFHE
OCR/RSA Certificate in Counselling Skills & Development of Learning
Short counselling courses: NEIFHE, UU, QUB
Creative approaches in counselling courses: NEIFHE, UU, QUB
Professional and personal development courses: NEIFHE, UU, QUB
Self-care for healthcare professionals courses: UU, QUB
Education / professional:
Appraisal / Performance Management training - for staff (academic, administrative, technical etc.): 6 Universities in the ROI & various UK organisations.
Appraisal / Performance Management training - interactive DVD/online training.
Doctoral module: Arts-Based Research Approaches (Lecturer) QUB
Doctoral teaching: Arts-Based Research Approaches: NUI Maynooth
Emotional Intelligence in Psychology Applied to Education: (Lecturer) QUB
Learning Theories in Psychology Applied to Education: (Lecturer) QUB
PGCE tutorials: (Lecturer) QUB
Postgraduate medical & dental education courses: (Education Officer) NI Council for Postgraduate Medical & Dental Education
Adult learning / medical & dental education: (Education Officer) NI Council for Postgraduate Medical & Dental Education
Appraisal skills course: (Education Officer) NI Council for Postgraduate Medical & Dental Education