The secrets of helping survivors of sexual abuse
Presented by Rob Kelly FIAPH
The cost of attending this course is £295 (£195 IAH members/Students) – which includes refreshments and lunch on both days.
B&B is available at the Hotel - at a reduced rate of £35 (per night)
This course is written and presented by Rob Kelly, a hypnotherapist and trainer who has helped over two thousand victims of sexual abuse, over an eighteen year period.
The course will be based entirely around REAL case histories: some of which will be presented live on the day. Every delegate will receive comprehensive notes, an attendance certificate, and proof of 14 hours CPD. The course will be presented in a dynamic, colourful, and where possible, light-hearted manner, in order to facilitate a good group dynamic, and ease of learning.
To work successfully with the victims of sexual abuse, you must first
understand why and how abusers manage to abuse, and why they (often) get away with it undetected for many years.
This knowledge will help enable you to fully comprehend the very
powerful effects of GROOMING, DISTORTED THINKING, and
NORMALISATION – behaviours that often ‘trap’ the victims of abuse,
preventing them from being able to resolving their issues, and ‘unlock’
their own destructive behaviour traits.
This course will equip you with a good working knowledge and understanding of the issues surrounding Sexual Abuse; from the victim’s, perpetrators and therapeutic perspectives.
Some of the topics discussed will be:
- Why men (mostly) rape and abuse women and children
- The different types off abuse, and different types of abuser
- How an abuser chooses, grooms and abuses his victims
- How it feels to be abused, and the defence mechanisms and symptoms that can be produced by abuse.
- How to help an abuse 'victim' to take control of their life and live happily - which interventions work best and quickest?
- How to protect your family from sexual predators
- Understanding 'Victimology'
- Types of abuse
- Signs & Symptoms of abuse
- Fear/Denial/Guilt/Shame Dissociation & Resistance
- Helping an abused client
- A sociological perspective
- Repression & Survival .........Is there a 'Victim Cycle'?
- What is Grooming?
- Why it is now a criminal offence?
- What purpose does it serve?
- Different experiences of grooming
- The 'favourite uncle' syndrome
- Collusion Institutionalised grooming (church, social work, teaching, police)
- How grooming will impact upon any later attempts to resolve conflict surrounding the abuse (i.e. therapy)
- Profiling the sexual offender.
- Why do people abuse?
- What triggers an assault?
- Can paedophiles be successfully treated?
- 'Career Paedophiles'
- The 'Offender Cycle'
- Female offenders
- Why is it that 99% of abusers are victims, and yet very few victims become abusers?
"I can heartily recommend this two-day training course: Rob Kelly is a rare breed .... not only is he a highly-skilled and knowledgeable clinician, he is also a superb presenter who possess the ability to impart his experience to others in a truly inspiring fashion."
Dr Mark Pummel MBBS MRCGP FRCPsych
Please beware that the course will go into depth about many emotionally-charged subjects, and delegates who are not used to discussing such subjects openly, may find the training quite challenging. It is for this reason that we also suggest delegates take up the special B&B price at the hotel (only £35 per night) in order to unwind and ‘de-brief’ on the Saturday evening.
This is a Module of the IAPH Advanced Diploma Programme - Successfully complete 8 modules, and you will be awarded the Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Hypnoanalysis
Rob Kelly and his associates have developed this course specifically for therapists and those professionals working with abuse victims and perpetrators. They bring a wealth of experience, having worked for many years within both statutory and non-statutory sectors, providing services to children (victims and perpetrators) and adults (survivors, non-abusing parents and perpetrators). Their own professional training has been provided by nationally recognised experts including The Lucy Faithful Foundation, and Ray Wyre and Associates.
Rob and his colleagues provide a range of consultancy and training services (social care, management, hypnotherapy, forensic hypnosis, professional supervision and communication & negotiation skills), and they also provide therapeutic interventions for individuals and small groups.
