• A secure group situation in which you can acquire the skills to support both your own personal growth and that of others
  
  
• A useful and clear manual to back up the training, and other relevant information
  
  
• Respectful and supportive attention
  
  
• Prior discussion if I have concerns about your readiness to be accredited as a co-counsellor within the CCI network
  
  
• Information about co-counselling groups and events, locally, nationally and internationally
  
  
• A list of co-counselling contact persons in the UK who have contact details of co-counsellors in various areas

Your acceptance onto the co-counselling network at the end of the course depends on the following:

• 100% attendance on the timetabled sessions. If exceptional circumstances prevent this I may possibly be flexible on this point. Any planned absences must be discussed with me before the first day of the course.
  
  
• Your doing at least three 40-minute (2 x 20 minutes) practice sessions between the two taught weekends. You will be supported in arranging this.

• Participating in two phone calls between the two taught weekends with your review partner (who will be another course member), to discuss how you are getting on with the course.

• An understanding of and basic competence in the co-counselling method. You will be taught this on the course.

• A willingness to adhere to this method when using co-counselling within CCI
  
  
• The ability to hold back from expressing your own feelings, when it is your turn to give someone else attention
  
  
• The ability to give someone else your undivided attention when it is their turn to talk, keeping a good amount of eye-contact
  
  
• Respect for others’ boundaries and needs within the group
  

• The ability to keep confidentiality
  
  
• Spending time reading the whole of the written manual outside of the timetabled sessions, and before the final course day

If you have any questions about this feel free to phone me.

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