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Training Seminar

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We help professionals and teams develop relational approaches for reflective, therapeutic practices. Informed by Cognitive Analytic Therapy, our model supports people to learn and apply relational theory and skills in mental health and community care settings.   

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Workshop Training Series:

Skills for Relational Practice

Want to learn sound, relational theory and techniques for working in a helping, therapeutic relationship? Cognitive Analytic Therapy offers a framework and tools to identify, reflect on, and actively work with relational patterns in practice. We're excited to present a series of training workshops for individuals to develop CAT-informed relational theory and practice.   Register Now for Workshop 2 in May 2025!

The Relate and Reflect Model

This video explains our relational practice training and supervision approach. 

The Benefits of Relational Reflective Practice Training

CAT-informed relational practice training has been delivered in Australia, the UK and Ireland with teams and individuals. Evaluation and research shows shared benefits and impacts of training & consultation. 

Who & Where

  • Community Mental Health (Adult & Youth)

  • Psychiatric In-patient Units (Adult & Adolescent)

  • Child Protection

  • Child and Family Welfare

  • Forensic In-patient Units

  • Youth Residential Care

  • Chronic Pain Clinic

  • Eating Disorders Clinics

  • Sexual Assault Services

  • Family Violence 

  • Education / Schools

  • Vocational Support 

  • Peer Support Programs

 

What

  • Integration of cognitive & relational theories of human development

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  • Accessible approach to sharing how relational experiences shape patterns in thinking, feeling and responding 

 

  • A mapping technique to explore and visualise relational states, thoughts, feelings, fears, hopes, problems, contexts, complexities and dilemmas

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  • Language and techniques to track and compassionately talk about relational experiences that repeat or cause difficulties - including in the working relationship 

Why

  • Containing structures and tools to anchor relational reflection in a workplace environment

 

  • Increased empathy, insight, compassion and reflective capacity 

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  • Enhanced communication and language for complex or challenging relational experiences

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  • Increased capacity to offer reparative relational experiences, reducing repeating harmful patterns

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  • Increased capacity to build a relationship, balancing connection and boundaried experiences

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Senior Clinician, Youth Mental Health Service

"I love how this training helps you to reflect. It helps you to get unstuck because you're reflecting on your relationship. It made people in the team see things in a different way and see how they are a part of the process."

Team Training Packages

Developing Relational Skills For Therapeutic Practices  

Relational Reflective Practice Training

Team and Group Training Packages 

Implement a tailored whole team or group approach to learning and applying relational reflective practice in your workplace context.

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Introduction to Relational Theory For Therapeutic Practice

Foundations of relational formulation and intervention

Learn a model that  strengthens formulation and the use of the therapeutic relationship in practice.

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Supervision and Consultation Training

Learn to supervise and consult with a relational approach

Training in supervision and consultation for helping professionals, integrating  reflective relational theory and techniques. 

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Cognitive Analytic Therapy Training Program

Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) - Accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapist Training 

A 2 year ANZACAT endorsed training program for mental health and counselling professionals

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Learn about CAT-informed Relational Work!

Working Relationally with Young People

Bringing together a diverse range of contributors to explore the theory, practice and potential of working relationally – as partner rather than expert – with troubled young people to effect meaningful change in mental health contexts and beyond

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Relate and Reflect would like to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia's first people and traditional custodians  of the land. We value and pay deep respect to the relationships they hold with land, waters, culture and community. 

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