Safeguarding Awareness Training for Counsellors and Therapists

FULLY BOOKED: Contact events@thebowlbycentre.org.uk to get on the waitlist

A two-hour workshop designed and facilitated by Lynn Findlay
Monday 17th November 2025 

What is it about? The workshop will increase your knowledge and confidence about making safeguarding decisions about children and adults in the therapeutic context. We focus on joined up thinking across families and networks.

Is it for me? It is for therapists working with both adults and young people. Many adult clients have contact with children in some capacity, and all children are cared for by adults.  You can be in private practice or employed by an organisation.

What will I learn? The session covers:

• The legislative and statutory framework which promotes and safeguards a child’s welfare, including understanding terminology and comparisons with safeguarding adults (joined up thinking).
• An overview of the types of harm and abuse in child and adult safeguarding
• The role of the therapist within this framework, exploring issues of confidentiality and contracting in the counselling context.
• Making sense of your concerns and threshold dilemmas
• Guidance on recording and reporting concerns
• Signposting – what next.

How is it delivered? This is delivered via Zoom, with information sharing, whole group discussion, and opportunities for questions and personal reflection.

About Lynn:

Lynn is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist, working with both adults and young people. She is a registered social worker with over 25yrs experience working in safeguarding, with many years’ experience designing and delivering training sessions in social care and therapy.

Date: Monday 17th November 2025

Time: 6.15pm – 8.30pm

Cost: £40 non-Bowlby Centre members |£30 Bowlby Centre members

CPD: 2 hours and 15 mins

(CPD certificate provided)

Working with Suicidality and Safety planning – A Cross Modality Approach

FULLY BOOKED: Contact events@thebowlbycentre.org.uk to get on the waitlist

A two-hour workshop designed and facilitated by Lynn Findlay
Monday 24th November 2025 

What is it about? This workshop is part of the specialised safeguarding training courses and is now offered as a stand-alone seminar. We discuss working with suicidality and distress in the therapeutic context, exploring risk assessment and management, and drawing upon techniques from a range of therapeutic modalities to offer a toolkit for understanding and intervention. We locate this within the safeguarding framework and therapeutic contracting.

Is it for me? It is for therapists and allied professionals working with both adults and young people. We continue to focus on joined up thinking across services and networks. You can be in private practice or employed by an organisation.

What will I learn? The SASP session covers:

• The Government Suicide prevention strategy.
• How to work with risk assessment and risk management.
• Techniques from different of therapeutic approaches.
• Understanding risk and protective factors.
• Confidentiality and contracting in this context.
• Space for thoughts and reflections.

How is it delivered? This is currently via Zoom, with information sharing, whole group discussion, and opportunities for questions and personal reflection.

About Lynn:

Lynn is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist, working with both adults and young people. She is a registered social worker with over 25yrs experience working in safeguarding with many years’ experience designing and delivering training in social care and therapy. She is now an independent safeguarding consultant and trainer.

Date: Monday 24th November 2025

Time: 6.15pm – 8.15pm

Cost: £40 non-Bowlby Centre members |£30 Bowlby Centre members

CPD: 2 hours (CPD certificate provided)