Certificate in Group Work

The principles of we-ness, present-centred-relating and shared responsibility (Tudor and Summers, 2015) will underpin our work together as well as provide a lens through which to explore our own responses and process as a group, as we learn together about the development and dynamics of groups and think about how to lead them.

On completion of this Certificate course, you will have:

• Developed your capacity to understand and work with groups
• Be able to apply different theories of groupwork to your particular setting/s
• Be able to use a range of facilitation and leadership approaches in your groupwork
• Learned about the norms and roles in groups and develop your way of working with these
• A deeper understanding of unconscious group processes and how to work with them systemically
• An understanding of the developmental process of the group and the leadership tasks at each stage
• Increased your knowledge of the ‘I’ in the ‘we’ and the ‘we’ in the ‘I’, that is, issues of individuation, autonomy and interdependence to be managed in the group development process
• Explored group dynamics and how these impact group process
• Critically assessed different types of groups and the considerations and clinical implications for each
• Identified the benefits and challenges of working with groups in-person and online

Module 2: Exploration, Negotiation, Participation: Testing boundaries and finding the edges

We are delighted to offer the Certificate in Group Work as an online experience. Course participants can join us from the comfort of your own home, from wherever you are located around the globe. We will be delivering the programme by Zoom technology, an excellent platform that will allow time for experiential work in break out rooms. Course participants can communicate with the trainer both by voice and text via the online chat box. A Zoom link will be provided in advance of each weekend.

Bev is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst in the field of psychotherapy. She has an MA In TA psychotherapy and BA Hons in integrative counselling. She works in North Yorkshire, in the UK, as a trainer, supervisor and psychotherapist in private practice. Bev works with individuals, groups, and organisations, and has many years’ experience of leading teams, running TA and other training groups, process and therapy groups, and many supervision groups.

The Co-Creative TA principles of present-centred relating, commitment to being we (we-ness) and shared responsibility lie at the heart of Bev’s work and way of being (Tudor & Summers, 2014). Bev is deeply interested in thinking about the individual in the system and the system in the individual; in working with an intersectional lens; in working intersubjectively in the ‘space between’ and in the role of the body in communication.

Bev is the current European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) delegate for the UK and the CTA local oral exam site supervisor for UK exams, and a member of the UK Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA) Training and Accreditation Standards Committee.

To apply for the Certificate in Group Work, you need to complete and return an application form, along with transferring your deposit in order to secure your place.

If you would like to apply for the course please download the booklet and application form at the foot of this page.  Or contact enquiries@physisscotland.co.uk or 07927 557217 to request your application form. Please also contact us if you have any other questions about the course. The deadline for applications for the Certificate is 12th July 2024.