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Students come to The Bowlby Centre from
many different occupations. A recent
survey of our students found that some
students are looking for an occupation that
is as challenging, valuable and rewarding
as their current one (such as teaching or
social work) used to be, before the human
dimension gave way to crude target
setting. A smaller number see our training
as adding another dimension to what they
are already doing - as counsellors,
managers or academics.
Many said they were attracted to The
Bowlby Centre by meeting someone
involved in the organisation whose
personal spontaneity convinced them that
our course would give them the freedom
to 'think their own thoughts'. The wide
range of writers drawn upon is attractive to many, as is a clearly-stated commitment to
recognise social causes of distress. Also appealing is a commitment to
understanding issues around abuse and
trauma, and an openness to students who
are gay, lesbian or from ethnic minorities.
Students at The Bowlby Centre come from
diverse backgrounds, and the course gives
space for their differences to be explored.
A student who has recently completed the
training comments:"The four year training was a transforming
experience for me. It brought me out of a
kind of emotional wilderness into a world
of depth, colour and connection.It gave me
a community that was able to celebrate all
its members. It has added a new
dimension to the working life I had before
I began the training. Now that the training
is over I feel an unprecedented sense of
completeness. It has given me a solid
theoretical and clinical base upon which to
develop my work as a psychotherapist."
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