Episode 184 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast begins with Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly offering their tips on how to survive counselling training. Next, ‘Digital Counselling Revolution’ looks at GDPR for therapists, especially when working online. Finally, counsellor Paul Cullen provides a ‘peek into practice’ through a conversation with Rory about his work.
Rory and Ken talk about various aspects of what it is like to go through counselling training, including:
Rory has written an e-book on surviving counselling training – you can download this here or through Counselling Study Resource (CSR).
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In 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was passed in the European parliament; in 2018, it became enforceable. The GDPR is all about data protection.
Ken and Rory talk about GDPR for therapists and the various aspects of this important piece of legislation, including:
You can contact the ICO if you have any specific queries that you can’t see answered on its website.
We have a lecture dedicated to GDPR for therapists in our Counsellor CPD library, and this important topic is also covered in our 80-hour Online and Telephone Counselling course.
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Rory talks with Paul Cullen – a counsellor based in Thirsk, North Yorkshire – about his career to date. Having qualified as a counsellor in 2007, Paul worked briefly in private practice before taking some years away from the counselling profession to do related work.
In this interview, Paul shares his experiences of returning to counselling practice, including:
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