Training during lockdown

Therapists have to be able to continually demonstrate that they are maintaining their training. This remains the case even during a national crisis such as the current Covid-19 lockdown period.

As such, training has been moving online and Sarah took part in an online workshop on Wednesday 27th May titled “Cognitive Behavioural Chairwork Online: Basic skills and digital adaptations” hosted by Tobyn Bell (pictured above) and Matthew Pugh. Sarah was already familiar with using chairwork with clients and the purpose of this webinar was to take the art and science of chairwork and to adapt these methods in online therapy, including how to use Zoom’s unique functions to enhance dialogues.

Continuing Professional Development - Chairwork in CBT

Chairwork represents a collection of powerful experiential interventions which utilise chairs and their relative positions for therapeutic purposes. Chairwork has a rich history of applications in CBT and appears to be an effective method for treating a range of emotional and psychological difficulties.

For a more detailed description of chairwork, look at this article from the British Psychological Society.

The training was led by Tobyn Bell. Tobyn is a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, Trainer, Supervisor, and programme-lead at the Greater Manchester CBT Training Centre. He is also a Compassion-Focused Therapist and is part of the training executive for the Compassionate Mind Foundation.

Photo courtesy of Devon & Cornwall BABCP