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Counselling and Psychotherapy Outdoors
CAPO Counselling and psychotherapy outdoors
CAPO Counselling and psychotherapy outdoors
Capo is a professional members organisation whose aim is to support counsellors and psychotherapists in taking their therapy practice outdoors. We also promote, develop, research the practice of counselling and psychotherapy in the outdoors.
Criteria for membership:
Open to qualified counsellors and psychotherapists (Arts therapists Chartered Counselling/Clinical Psychologists,) who are accredited members of, or are working towards accreditation with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), The United Kingdom Counsel of Psychotherapy (UKCP), Health Professions Council (HPC) and The British Psychological Society (BPS).
The group is also open to student counsellors and therapists on courses validated by the above organisations.
Research members: While CAPO is primarily a practitioners organisation, we recognise the important role played by research in the development of this field. With this in mind membership applications from researchers in this field will be considered on a case by case basis.
Aims of the group:
• To promote the field of counselling and psychotherapy in the outdoors
• To develop the field of counselling and psychotherapy in the outdoors
• To research the field of counselling and psychotherapy outdoors
• To further knowledge and practice in counselling and psychotherapy in the outdoors
• To develop ethical frameworks for practice, incorporating and adapting existing codes of ethics where necessary
• To explore areas of knowledge and practice where the existing outdoor education and experiential learning processes interface
•To provide an interface for dialogue with existing counselling and psychotherapy organisations
Annual membership fee: £20
To include newsletter, webpage listing (for qualified and student members), interactive discussion forum.
see website for details:
http://www.outdoortherapy.org.uk
Meeting of members (non members are welcome but will need to join overall cost 35 pounds inc. weekend)
Friday 8th October - Sunday 10th October
Location: Powder Mill Woods, Battle, East Sussex
Camping self catering
Cost: 15 Pounds
Meeting to discuss and share good practice in taking therapy practice into the outdoors. Members will be sharing practice in the form of workshops, exploring the question of 'why take therapy into the outdoors?' and also what therapeutic role does nature have in the therapeutic process?
Group will also be discussing roles and future direction of CAPO.
Email: m.jordan670@ntlworld.com
Previous events
Day Workshop: Sat 17th April, Stanmer Park, Brighton 10-4pm
Cost £60
Ecotherapy: exploring our therapeutic relationship with the natural world
A day exploring the therapeutic potential of the natural environment. Time will be given over to exploring ourselves in relation to the natural world. We will start the day with a social dreaming matrix, taking themes that emerge into experiential exercises exploring our therapeutic relationship with the natural world.
Tea and coffee provided please bring lunch to share
CPD certificate will be provided.
Please contact Martin Jordan for booking form or with any questions you may have.
Weekend Workshop:4th - 6th June 2010, Roeburndale Camping Barn, Middlewood, Nr Wray, Lancaster.
A Meeting of Minds in Nature
Cost £150 Cost includes barn/camping fees, particpants will need to bring food.
We will be working together in a group based in the secluded camping barn, or camping in tents in the meadow adjoining. We will venture out into the surrounding native woodlands and along the River Roeburn for contact with nature, and to explore emerging personal experience. There will be time for group process and personal reflection, as well as theoretical input and discussion.
This workshop will be suitable for both for therapeutic practitioners wanting to incorporate the natural environment within their work, and for those already working in this area to help develop ideas and skills further.
Wilderness immersion weekends. A chance to explore the process of ecotherapy and nature based therapy in more depth over a camping weekend.
•28th-30th Aug - ‘The Living Mountain’ - Rhinog Mountains, Snowdonia National Park. A weekend in the beautiful mountains of North Wales exploring the therapeutic potential of nature. Cost £100
Both weekends are camping or bunk barns, self catering.<