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Pre-enrolment information

If you understand and accept all that is written below, please go to the enrolment form... enrolment form
If in doubt, phone or email me.

Medical
This course may not be suitable for people with long-term or severe mental illness, or who have regular experience of psychotic or severe anxiety episodes, or who are dependent on illicit drugs. If you are on any prescription drugs please let me know. It is essential that you discuss any illness of this kind, or treatment you have had, with me before enrolling. This may not exclude you from doing the course, but I'd need to know about it so that we can be sure the course is right for you.

There is no hard-and-fast rule about this: for example, if you are prone to long-term mild depression but your life is in reasonable order there should be no problem in your doing the course. Please however contact me first to discuss.

I need to know about relevant physical medical conditions or incapacities as well, and any special requirements that these may involve. If in any doubt please phone me first so we can discuss if the course is for you.

Age
I usually set a lower age limit of 21 years old minimum. If you are a little younger but wish to do the course, please phone me to discuss this.

IMPORTANT: If you are not yet sure that the course is for you please phone me for a discussion about any questions you may have. You are also welcome to meet me in Leeds if you wish. Some people come onto my courses on personal recommendation by other co-counsellors, but if I have not been recommended to you, you may be wondering if I am the right person for you to work with. If you would like to 'meet' me on the phone or via Skype video phone please feel free to phone me for a chat about the course.

I undertake to offer you the following:

A well planned and organised course that will equip participants to be accepted as a co-counsellor within the Co-Counselling International (CCI) network. The syllabus will include all of the co-counselling interventions and styles of working within CCI.
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
Discussion with you, before the final course day, 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 two 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 during the course 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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