Webinar: Essentials of Counselling

API Care and Counselling, the community outreach arm of the Asian Pastoral Institute (API), is proud to organise this skill-based webinar to equip participants with counselling strategies to motivate people they care for.

Have you felt helpless when someone tells you about his or her problems? Or have you ever wondered how to help someone who is having difficulties making changes in his or her life? In this three-hour webinar, participants will learn practical strength-based counselling strategies to motivate people they care for within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. The techniques taught in this skill-based webinar are drawn from prominent counselling approaches such as Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Case studies and instructional videos will be used in this webinar to illustrate how to use these motivational techniques.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS SHOULD EXPECT TO LEARN

• Overview of the evidence base and theory of motivational and strength-based strategies
• Core conversation and questioning techniques to motivate others towards behavioural change

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Anyone desiring to use a strength-based approach to help a friend or family member make behavioural changes
• Supervisors, managers and mentors interested in improving others’ internal motivation to change

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

DR. MATTHEW LIM, D.CLIN.PSY

Matthew completed his doctoral clinical psychology training in the UK before returning to Singapore to train clinical psychologists in a national university. He is a registered psychologist in the UK and Singapore, and a locum at a government hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services for adults with severe emotion regulation difficulties, depression, and anxiety. Matthew’s clinical work has been informed by behavioural, cognitive, systemic, and attachment ideas.

REGISTRATION

CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 16 JANUARY 2021

NOTE:

1. Your place in the workshop will only be secured when payment is received.
2. We will be in touch with you with regards to the method of payment.
3. Payment needs to be received at least 7 working days before the workshop.
4. Group discount is available for charitable organisations.
5. Please contact the organiser for more enquiries.