Deconstructing the Wounded Healer Online Workshop

25 - 27 October 2024, 9:00am - 4:00pm AEDT

It has been well established that those with emotional wounds are over-represented in the ranks of mental health professionals and that when properly managed, these wounds can be transformed into very real therapeutic gifts.

The “Deconstructing the Wounded Healer” online workshop is aimed at clinicians with challenging emotional backgrounds who wish to optimise their effectiveness by exploring the possible impact, both positive and negative, of that background on their clinical practice.

The 20-hour workshop, facilitated over one weekend, covers specific areas of the Wounded healer’s clinical identity, combined with an exploration by participants of how these may manifest in their professional practice as well as some limited pre-workshop preparation. The focus will be on practical application within a safe and confidential environment to support the group members' self-awareness & professional development.

For full description of topics covered and testimonials from previous participants, click here. 

Presenter:

Michael is an addiction, trauma, mood and schema group therapist as well as a clinical educator. His background includes working for Royal North Shore Hospital Herbert Street Clinic, Northside Clinic and St. John of God as a therapist, as well as teaching trauma-informed care, counselling skills and group leadership at Diploma and Master level. Michael is a member of PACFA, and his qualifications include Master of Adult Education (HR Development), Master of Ethics and Legal Studies (Managing Change) and Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy. He has completed training in Gestalt and Psychodynamic counselling skills as well as schema, DBT, MI, ACT etc.

Michael is a childhood trauma survivor and a recovering co-dependent who has completed extensive course of his own 1:1 and group psychotherapy. He has 30 years of Complex-PTSD recovery experience, which has included various wrong-turns as well as breakthroughs, and is uniquely placed to speak on the topic of working clinically as a Wounded healer

This course counts towards 20 hours of category A CPD.

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