Courses & Training:


Systemic, Structural and Family Constellation Training: Working in Individual Settings

In response to demand from the therapeutic community, students and The Awakening Group graduates we have initiated this Systemic/Structural and Family Constellation Training Program specifically tailored for those who work with clients in individual settings. Our aim is to provide students with a solid foundation of understanding and practice of Systemic Constellations.

A growing number of people working in the helping professions are turning to Systemic constellations to address clients’ presenting symptoms and issues. The simplicity and heart-centred quality of this work is profound, deep reaching and insightful.

The course will provide the participants with both, hands on experience as well as a theoretical background of systemic constellation work. It will give participants fundamental skills of systemic constellation to enable them to integrate this powerful approach to therapy, into their field work.

What is a Constellation and Who Benefits?

Structural Constellations looks to work with issues such as decision making; internal archetypes: adult/child/wise inner selves; illness; counsellor/client relationships; and much more within individual settings to bring about support, balance, insights and clarity.

Practitioners are drawn to this work as it provides a strengthening healing capacity on a deep soul level at the same time working with deep respect and humility. Constellations give both the client and counsellor insights and opportunities to acknowledge what is trying to be seen, through the presenting symptoms such as illnesses, feelings, conflicts and sufferings. Thus to be seen and then if necessary resolved in families, in our internal system as well as other systems in the community. Furthermore this work is far reaching and is currently used as a reconciliation process throughout the world with individuals, schools, communities, and organizations.

Who is the Training For?

This course is designed for anyone who is aspiring to integrate constellations in their practice or profession. Sessions have been scheduled on weekends and evenings to accommodate practitioners already working within the therapeutic field who are attracted to this work, such as psychotherapists, counsellors, teachers, social workers, case workers, alternative health practitioners and in any helping professions.

Students will have opportunities to do their own inner work and work with their own family systems in order to be able to guide and support others to do the same.

This new and unique Systemic, Family and Structural Constellation training program offered in Melbourne includes:

A. FAMILY & SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION TRAINING
(Offered as 4 x 2 day Workshops, 8 days) with Margarete Koenning and Maria Dolenc. www.awakening.com.au/family.php

  • Introduction to Systemic Principles:
    a. The Orders of Love:
    • Belonging
    • Balance of Giving and Taking
    • Those Who Come First Come First
    • Fate
    b. Function of Conscience
    c. Family History and Family of Origin
    d. Family Soul
  • Personal Constellations: Movements of the Soul
  • Experience being a representative or address own issue using Systemic Constellations
  • Address issues such as adoption, abuse, illness, addiction, depression, relationship issues and much more.

B. TRAINING WITH SYSTEMIC INTERNATIONAL FACIITATOR - Facilitator to be advised.
3 days training
www.awakening.com.au/systemicinternational.php

  • Systemic structural constellations/ family constellations - theory, roots of this work….
  • Different types of structural constellations eg. Goals/ setting up symptoms and illnesses, obstacles and resources, adult and child.
  • Demonstrating structural/family constellations both in group and individual settings.
  • Discussing constellations to deepen understanding.
  • Some hands on experience for practitioners to try out this approach.
  • How can structural/ family constellations be used in individual sessions?

C. CONSTELLATIONS IN INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS
Counselling: I & II with Brenda Sutherland, 2 days training. Part of the Certificate and Diploma in Holistic Counsellin course www.awakening.com.au/diploma.php

  • Creative visualization: a simple and powerful tool reconnecting sub-personalities i.e.: wise self, sensual and sexual selves, inner child, adult etc.
  • Linking Systemic Constellations with Creative Visualization, Art therapy, props, figurines and other techniques for one to one sessions
  • Working with deep respect for the client and their fate
  • Helping in Harmony: The stance of the Counsellor
  • Learn how to create a healing visualization
  • Trust yourself as a counsellor through:
    • Connecting with Inner Guides
    • Soul Communication Meditation
    • Spiritual Cleansing Technique
  • Working with Archetypes: Adult/child/ Soul/wise selves etc
  • Facilitating clients from Secondary movements to a Primary movement
  • Interrupted reaching out - symptoms, effect of, and working to resolve
  • Setting up Constellations: Hands on experience for individual sessions

D. WORKING WITH RELATIONSHIPS FROM A SYSTEMIC PERSPECTIVE
Sex & Relationships: I & II - with Brenda Sutherland, 2 days training. Part of the Certificate and Diploma in Holistic Counselling course www.awakening.com.au/diploma.php

  • Initiation of the Senses: Surrendering to our innocence (Opening to the realm beyond the mind)
  • Enhancing Intimacy (In to Me See) in relationships
  • The Language of the Masculine & Feminine in Relationship & Balancing them within
  • Systemic Principles that often govern relationships
  • Broaden our perception of sexual union through learning to Meet in Love
  • Issues arising in relationships and what to be aware of in relation to systemic entanglements
  • Enlivening and learning about sexual energy in the body: Transforming sexual energy into meditation
  • Linking systemic work with internal sexual roles and archetypes
  • Working with Sexual/Sensual/Feminine/Masculine selves to bring about balance
  • Sexual abuse: systemic dynamics, addressing to support client to return to their innocence
  • Relationships including topics such as Marriage, Separation and grief, children, adoption, abortion, miscarriages etc

E. 6 x REFLECTIVE PODS
Working Systemically in Individual Sessions with Judith Richardson

The Reflective Pods are to be held 6 times per year, approximately every month. These groups serve as training groups and are the backbone to the entire training program.

These groups are facilitated to discuss and reflect upon constellations that have been carried out in the weekend training days. Reflection is aimed at understanding systemic principles in relation to relationships: triad parent/child relationships; couple relationships; second/third families; health/illness (mental and physical); adoption; suicide; death; perpetrator/victim relationship; war; migration etc. an The groups are an opportunity to discuss particular issues pertaining to constellations, explore monthly discussion topics, and participate in creative learning exercises.

The space is opened up at times for clients to join the group enabling students to have hands on experience facilitating constellations under supervision.

The Reflective Pods and Individual sessions are both opportunities to further develop skills of self-reflection, self enquiry and sensitivity to the Knowing Field and working phenomenologically.

F. 5 x INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING SESSIONS with any of the program trainers

One individual session is to be arranged prior to the course commencing and the others are taken up throughout the training program. These individual sessions are to support the students own personal process, also ensuring students have firsthand personal experience as being from a clients perspective.

G. ONGOING PEER PRACTICE

This self-directed practice is to enable ongoing learning and peer support throughout the 18 months. Practice sessions will be logged and reviewed.

H. STUDENT RESOURCES

Both our library and our on-line resource centre will serve as an invaluable support for students. Students will have opportunities to further enhance their learning through studying texts, CDs, DVDs, Journals and related materials, as suggested by each trainer

PROGRAM

The training program consists of 15 full days of training and 6 Reflective Groups

#1 - January 2012 Reflective Pod with Judith Richardson (there are 6 reflective pods held every year, one every 6 weeks. Dates on enquiry)

#2 - 14th & 15th April with Margarete Koenning (Students can start course in January 2012 with reflective pod)

#3 - 27th & 28th May with Brenda Sutherland

#4 - 7th & 8th July with Brenda Sutherland

#5 - 3rd & 4th November with Maria Dolenc

#6 - International Facilitator

Reflective Pods are held with Judith Richardson

COST

Cost: $1440 reflective pods only. Cost includes 6 x 7 hour Reflective Pods. Additional costs: Training with international facilitators, Family constellation weekends, Individual Sessions and texts. Credits are available for The Awakening Group Certificate and Diploma graduates. A commitment to the 6 pods is required.

VENUE

Reflective Pod venue to be advised

Weekend workshop venue: Australian Shiatsu College, 103 Evans St, Brunswick, Melbourne

TRAINERS:

You will notice we are offering a number of facilitators drawn from within the Australian and International Constellation Community. Each has had extensive training with International Constellation Trainers and bring their own unique understanding and depth of experience and wisdom from their own programs to this unique training program.

Brenda Sutherland (QLD/ VIC)

Judith Richardson (VIC)

Margarete Koenning (QLD)

Maria Dolenc (NSW)

International Facilitator (to be advised)

 

INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS

Brenda Sutherland (QLD) Judith Richardson (VIC)Margarete Koenning (QLD) Maria Dolenc (NSW)

ACCREDITATION

International Institute of Complementary Therapists (IICT) www

IICF: International Institute of Complementary Therapists for membership and insurance


Accredited as Professional Development with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) credits available

Accredited as modality with the Australian Holistic Healers and Counsellors Association (AHHCA) www.ahha.org.au

Students are provided with Log books which events are recorded in order to gain attainment.

PREREQUISITES & REQUIREMENTS

Students need to have completed the Certificate in Holistic Counselling course. Doing our own inner work is a necessary pre-requisite to assisting others, so participants need to be committed to self-exploration and growth. The course is designed to support students to explore with deep insight the workings of their own family soul and their own personal patterns.

Persons currently working in the helping profession and The Awakening Group Certificate or Diploma graduates who are able to apply the learnings readily are encouraged to apply.

NO. OF STUDENTS PER INTAKE A maximum of 20 participants are accepted yearly.

RECOGNIZED PRIOR LEARNING Credits are available for training completed with The Awakening Group. If students have completed the Certificate in Holistic Counselling then they receive 4 credits (One Constellation weekend and 2 days). If students have completed the Diploma then students receive 10 credits (3 weekends and 4 days)

 

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

 

The Art and Practice of Family Constellation: Leading Family Constellations as Developed By Bert Hellinger By Bertold Ulsamer

“The Healing of Individuals, Families & Nations” by John L. Payne

The Roots of Love by Svagito Liebermeister.

Entering Inner Images. A Creative Use of Constellations in Individual Therapy, Counselling, Groups and Self-Help by Eva Madelung and Barbara Innecken

Supporting Love: How Love Works in Couple Relationships by Johannes Neuhauser and Colleen Beaumond

And Constellation Figurines are also available

 

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