CPD Workshops
Over the last twenty years, CMCS has established itself as a prime provider of continuing professional development training which focuses on issues and needs in ministers and their families.
Each year we arrange a Saturday
Workshop, repeated on several dates to enable as many as possible to attend.
These Workshops are open to all interested counsellors, but with a priority booking period and reduced fee for those who are members of the CMCS Register of counsellors.
Workshops in 2025
Our facilitator is Janice Gittens and the title is
Addressing the impact of racialised trauma on individuals
We are excited to introduce Janice Gittens as the facilitator for our 2025 Workshops on race and trauma. Janice holds an MA in Psychoanalysis and is an experienced Equality, Diversity & Inclusion consultant. She has hosted the Black Light course, which examines the contributions of people of African heritage to the Bible, church history and mission.
Janice is also a therapeutic coach, trainer and
group process facilitator. Join us in welcoming Janice to help us navigate
these essential conversations and create space in the therapeutic relationship
to address the impact of racialised trauma on the individual in a safe and
courageous space.
Dates
These are Saturdays, all on Zoom:
(01 February
2025)
(15 March 2025)
17 May 2025
20 September 2025
18 October
2025
Cost
£95 for counsellors on the CMCS Register
£105 for counsellors who are not on the CMCS Register
Booking
The
online booking process is hosted on the ‘Baptists Together’ website.
Please follow this shortcut link: www.baptist.org.uk/cmcsWorkshops - not
the name of an actual webpage - for more details, or to book in.
This link was included in the November 2024 Bulletin
for counsellors on the
CMCS Register, to launch the priority booking period
Refund policy
If there are spaces available on a different date,
your booking can be transferred at your request.
If your booking cannot be transferred to a date that suits you:
100% if you need to cancel more than a month ahead,
50% if between a month and a fortnight ahead.
If you find yourself unable to attend less than 2
weeks before a Workshop,
or on the day, sorry but no refund; however, please do let us know if we
need not be waiting for you to join us.
Feedback from recent Workshops
Feedback from 01 February 2025 Workshop
"Janice … was very warm and acceptant of all contributions ... Her slides were very informative and there was a lot of new material"
"The approach of the trainer was
facilitative and accepting and
not polemical"
"Lots of examples about the causes and impact of racism"
"A chance to look at my own prejudices in a safe environment …
I experienced Janice as a knowledgeable and safe space person who
facilitated the discussions well"
"Making the connection between racism and trauma"
"Intergenerational impacts,
including what that might look like
in terms of behaviour in the counselling room"
"Presented in segments which were
just the right length to
maintain focus and breaks were taken on time"
"The pace was good and the energy
of the workshop was maintained
throughout the day"
"The best I have attended to date.
Well-structured, clearly presented
and well-run and a very relevant topic"
(from some responses, more than one excerpt has been quoted above)
Feedback from 15 March 2025 Workshop
"Really pleased with how racism was covered, particularly where we were
taught about how black people were made out to be inferior for white people's ease of conscience. It was relief to have this spoken about overtly"
"Janice provided me with a bigger 'window' on the topic, the on-going impact over centuries and a greater understanding of the generational impact now,
that I had not considered prior to the course"
"I felt the course and facilitation created a safe space where to speak openly about a sensitive topic"