There will be ten sessions, each lasting 1hr 30mins. The current course is running on the following dates:

This course will be delivered remotely using Zoom and will not be recorded.

You will need a device with a microphone and camera together with a suitably fast internet connection. Although mobile devices and tablets can be used, we recommend the use of laptop or desktop PC for the best experience. Some devices provided by employers may have restrictions in place. Please use this test link (https://zoom.us/test) to check your set up before booking (or equivalent for teams).

You will be sent the necessary login link about a week before the course start date. Should you have any concerns about the accessibility of remote delivery please contact us at CPDEvents@tavi-port.ac.uk to discuss how we can best help you.

Drawing on systemic, narrative, psychodynamic and liberation psychology approaches and other theoretical frameworks this course will create a facilitative space for you to examine the complexities of the refugee experience.

You will be able to reflect on multiple levels of context, from the bodily, personal and interpersonal contexts to the family, community, wider cultural and political levels.

This course is based on the idea that everyone working with refugee people should do so in ways that are empowering and use a therapeutic dimension that is socially and politically conscious.

In addition to the module tutors, external lecturers from other institutions participate as guest lecturers.

Library membership

Included in your course fee, you will receive online membership to the Tavistock’s internationally-renowned library for the duration of your course.

Our friendly and knowledgeable library team will help to support you through your specialist CPD course, whatever your level of professional or academic experience. You will have access to an extensive range of eBooks, online journals, all the relevant key databases and our specialist audio-visual collection, plus reference access to all our print books.

Our information skills trainer has made lots of material available on Moodle to help you navigate our comprehensive electronic collections. PCs and photocopiers are available for your use (charges apply for printing and copying), as well as various online resources including audio/video playlists.

Find out more on the Library website: https://tavistockandportman.ac.uk/library/

The Department of Education and Training at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is committed to widening access to its courses and supporting a truer representation of the communities among those we train. The purpose of this bursary is to encourage, as a result of completing this training, the development of the clinical skills of suitable candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic / Global Majority backgrounds, who have been historically excluded and are currently under-represented.

The bursary of 50% of the course fee can be awarded to a student starting the course in April 2025.

Applicants must:

• identify as being from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic / Global Majority backgrounds;
• be self-funding and UK resident;
• be able to show how the course will positively support their progression / development;

The successful applicant will need to show in the application form how the bursary would benefit them, their organisation, and the wider community in which they work.

Applications will be assessed by an appointed panel including the course lead.

The deadline for applications is: Tuesday 31 December 2024 at midnight

Applicants are expected to be notified of the outcome by the end of January 2025.

Decisions are based on the quality of the application. Panel decisions are final.

A place will be held on the course for all applicants. The successful applicant will be invited to enrol at half the published course feel. Unsuccessful applicants will be offered the opportunity to take up their place for the full fee, or to decline the place.

To apply for a bursary, please complete this application form.