The Cancer Counselling Trust is unique in providing free, specialist counselling for anyone impacted by cancer, across the UK.

We have experience in offering in-service training which we provide to fit your particular needs in relation to cancer counselling skills.

For example, we have recently provided a workshop for health professionals working in hospitals, to support them in their dialogue with distressed patients and family members.

For more information on our training or supervision services please contact the Counselling Co-ordinators at [email protected] or 020 7704 1137.

Cancer Counselling Training

Starting in October 2008 we are running a twelve day course in Cancer Counselling for qualified psychotherapists and counsellors. Details are as follows:

Module 1: (October 11th/12th) - The impact of a cancer diagnosis on the client and the counsellor.

Module 2: (November 8th/9th) - The medical aspects of diagnosis and treatment and the role of complementary therapies.

Module 3: (December 6th/7th) - The practice of specialist cancer counselling.

Module 4: (January 10th/11th) - Life after diagnosis, a systemic approach.

Module 5: (February 7th/8th) - Working with a terminal diagnosis, death and dying.

Module 6: (March 7th/8th) - When the treatment is over.

Open forum - case presentations and discussion with CCT team.

The training is provided by leading oncologists and psychotherapists who all work with cancer patients and their families. They include Professor Karol Sikora, Dr Friedrich Staebler, Jenny Altschuler, Alice Bulman, Glenda Fredman, Shelley Gurney, Jonathan Hartley and Marianne Fitzgerald Klein.

The cost is £950 for individuals and £1,150 for organisations.

For further details and to receive an application form, please contact Sasha on (020) 7704 8620 or email [email protected]. Please book by the end of July to be sure of a place.