Professional Training

Master Practitioner Diploma

in Integrated Person Care

Modular and Intensive Training

Why train in IPC?

Fact: Both private clients and the NHS are increasingly

looking for practitioners able to apply brief and focussed

approaches. This knowledge can make the difference between

gaining a new client (or getting a new job) or losing it.

Solution: IPC consists of a 15-step programme.

Fact: Some clients find it difficult to take time off work on

a regular basis and over a period of time of several months.

This can discourage them from beginning or continuing

their therapeutic process.

Solution: IPC can be applied intensively (i.e. 3-hour or

half-day sessions) so the whole programme can be

delivered in just a few meetings.

Fact: Clients are more likely to agree on paying higher

fees when the counselling work is presented as a clear

and time-limited model.

Solution: IPC will increase the value of your time and your income.

Fact: Some clients don't like following a rigid time-schedule

or they often travel for work.

Solution: IPC is an extremely flexible model which allows

for time-gaps during the person care process.

Fact: Yo are much more motivated and effective in your

work when you see people get better as a result of your imput.

Solution: With IPC you don't have to wait months to see some

sign of improvement in your clients. They usually start getting

significantly better after the first few meetings.

Fact: Clients ask for practical and easy to apply therapeutic tools.

Solution: IPC addresses the physiological, emotional, behavioural

and rational components of the person in your care and utilses a

number of simple and effective techniques.

Format

Training is normally delivered on a one-to-one basis

(or one-to-two, if you would like to train with a friend

or colleague). Training is also offered to pre-existing

small groups or teams. The entire programme consists

of six modules: each module has a duration of five hours.

You may also attend single modules of your choice and

a certificate of attendance will be provided for CPD use.

Days and times are mutually agreed.

Modules are offered all year around, subject to availability.

Training modules are offered in central London (Victoria)

and abroad.

Detailed information about the six modules are provided below.

Awards

The Master Practitioner Diploma in Integrated Person Care

will be awarded to practitioners who will have completed

the full programme.

Entry Requirements

Having completed a minimum of 240 hours of training in

counselling, psychotherapy, or in complementary health.

Professional experience may be counted towards meeting

the 240-hour training requirement: each application is

assessed in its own merit. The initial assessment is

normally followed by an interview with the course tutor.

Course Material

The programme is based on my Practitioner's Handbook

'Integrated Person Care'. Participants receive this

publication free of charge prior to their attendance This will

allow them the time to carry out the relevant preliminary

reading before attending the training.

Assessment

On-going assessment of theoretical and practical activities;

One 2,000 word essay on a corse topic, or

one 2,000 word case study.

Course Tutor

Tommaso Palumbo. Tommaso is a Board Certified Expert in

Traumatic Stress, a Fellow of the American Academy of Experts

in Traumatic Stress, a former Director of the National Centre

for Eating Disorders (UK), a Professional Member of the

Eating Disorders Association (EDA) and an Accredited

Counsellor with the British Association for

Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Course Fee

One-to-one fess and discounts for one-to-two and for small groups

are mutually agreed on application. Fees quoted are inclusive

of application, registration and tuition fees. No extra cost

will be charged (i.e. fee for issuing diplomas).

Fees are in UK currency.

How to pay your fee

You may pay your course fee by cheque (UK cheques only),

by bank transfer or by Paypal.

Course recognition

My training is recognised as a valid option for the

Continuing Professional Development of Counsellors

and Psychotherapists in the UK (see BACP).

Programme

Preliminary Reading: Introducing IPC

1. What is IPC?

- Cutting a long story short.

- Defining IPC.

2. Philosophical concepts

- Precious gifts from the distant past and the near present.

- IPC philosophy.

- Choice and responsibility.

3. Psychological theories

- The story so far.

- The human brain.

- The IPC explanation.

- Psychotherapy or person care?

- Therapeutic relationship or person care process?

4. Practising IPC

- Do we need professional help?

- Do we need antidepressants?

- Main disciplines dealing with personal distress.

- Talking therapies.

- Common approaches and IPC.

- Overview of the IPC process.

Intensive Training: the IPC Process

Module 1. The Opening Stage

- Introducing the opening stage.

- Initial consultation.

- Lifestyle questionnaire.

- Emotional exploration.

Module 2. The Opening Stage

- Rational exploration.

- Discussion.

Module 3. Sensations & Behaviours

First step. Learning how to take care of your body.

Second step. Exploring the connections between body and mind.

Third step. Prevention is better than cure.

Fourth step. Feeling Peckish?

Fifth step. Relapse management.

Module 4. Emotions

Sixth step. Recognising your emotional states.

Seventh step. Listening to your emotional self.

Eighth step. Talking to your emotional self.

Ninth step. Dealing with negative feelings.

Module 5. Thoughts

Tenth step. Exploring the association between thought and language.

Eleventh step. Dealing with negative thoughts.

Twelfth step. Turning your thought processes into resources.

Module 6. Dimensions & Perspectives

Thirteenth step. The intrapersonal dimension and your past.

Fourteenth step. The personal dimension and your present.

Fifteenth step. The interpersonal dimension and your future.

Tel: 07939 141 835 - info@personcare.org

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