Apply for a CPD course

Use this form to tell us a little more about yourself so we can assess your suitability for this course

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After completing this form, your information will be passed to the course team who will consider your application. We will be in touch to let you know if you have been accepted on the course and, if so, how to enrol.

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Can’t find your course? This form is for selected courses only. If you can’t see the course you need, please check the individual course pages on our website to find out how to apply.

Before applying, please ensure that you are currently working or volunteering with care-experienced children and young people, or are interested in developing your work within this field.

Before applying, please ensure that you meet the criteria for this course and that you are able to commit the time required to successfully complete it.

The expectation is for students to spend around ten hours per week for twelve weeks (split into two six-week blocks with a break between) on a range of activities across an academic and practical spectrum.

You should also be aware of the potentially challenging and upsetting nature of some of the topics covered in this trauma-focused course. It encourages active self-reflection and emotional engagement so please consider if this is the right time for you. If you need to seek support, ask for advice or have any questions or concerns about this area, please contact DigitalAcademy@tavi-port.ac.uk.

Please note that this courses has two groups, one for delegates registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (on Tuesdays), and one for other professionals (on Thursdays). Please check the dates given the course page for each group.

Section 1: about you

To get started, we need to collect some information so we can get back in contact with you.

Name(Required)

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Preferred start date(s)

6 November 2023

15 April 2024

I am applying for

The group starting on 2 Oct 2025 for other professionals.

Please note that the group starting on 30 Sept 2025 for delegates registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists is fully booked.

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Preferred start date

If there are multiple course start dates available, please indicate your preference here.

Section 2: educational qualifications

We need to know if you meet the criteria of the course you have chosen. Please include professional qualifications relevant to this course and list your higher educational achievements, beginning with the highest qualification to date.

Relevant educational and professional qualifications

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Institution

Year of award

Outcome/grade

Section 3: employment details

Let us know your current employment details and any other relevant positions related to this course.

Your employment status(Required)

I am not currently working and funding this course independently

I am studying and funding this course independently

I am self-employed and funding this course independently

I am in current employment (including voluntary/unpaid work) and will be funding this course independently

I am in current employment (including voluntary/unpaid work) and my employer/organisation will be funding this course

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Employer/organisation(Required)

If you are self-employed, please tell us briefly about your work

Professional registration number (if applicable)

Previous relevant employment

Job title

Employer

Brief description

Dates

Section 4: personal statement

Please describe your experience of working with the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and how your understanding of the values of MCA has impacted your work. You have up to 500 words to complete this section.

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Section 4: personal statement

Please describe any training you have received in systemic ideas and/or your experience of working with systemic ideas in your professional role. You have up to 500 words to complete this section.

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Section 4: personal statement

Please describe your previous and current experience of working with groups and how you hope this course will help you in this work. You have up to 300 words to complete this section.

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Section 4: personal statement

Please describe your professional experience, the context of your role/s and how you hope learning about trauma-informed care will help you in your work. Please include any examples of working with trauma-exposed individuals and details of any trauma-informed care training that you’ve taken part in previously. You have up to 500 words to complete this section.

Personal statement(Required)

Section 4: personal statement

Please describe your experience of working with or supporting care-experienced children and young people. You can give some context of your role and experiences, and how you hope this course will help you in your work and/or thinking. Please do let us know of any particular experience or interest in psychoanalytic thinking. You have up to 500 words to complete this section.

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Section 4: personal statement

Please describe

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Section 4: personal statement

Please describe what training you have received in systems-psychodynamics and your experience of working with these ideas as an organisational consultant. Please state what you would like to gain from the course. You have up to 500 words to complete this section.

Personal statement(Required)

Section 5: manager approval

Please confirm you have your employer’s or line manager’s approval to attend this course. Your manager should be willing to support you in your training by ensuring you have suitable time set aside to study the course. The person named below will be kept informed about your progress and outcome of the training where appropriate.

Approval(Required)

My line manager has approved my attendance on this course

Line manager name(Required)

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Line manager email(Required)

Your line manager will receive an email confirming your application to this course and requesting their support in planning study time.

Section 5: funding and manager approval

Please confirm you have secured funding and your employer’s or line manager’s approval to attend this course. Your manager should be willing to support you in your training by ensuring you have suitable time set aside to study the course, if required. Your manager will also need to help to arrange funding, if you are being sponsored by your employer/organisation. They will need to provide a purchase order and invoicing details for you to upload, if your application is successful. The person named below will be kept informed about your progress and outcome of the training where appropriate.

Approval(Required)

My line manager has approved my attendance and funding for this course

Line manager name(Required)

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Line manager email(Required)

Your line manager will receive an email confirming your application to this course and requesting their support in planning study time and ensuring funding details are available to you, if your application is successful.