I t is my great pleasure to

welcome you to, the Eleventh

Annual International Counsel-

ling Conference on Issues facing

the family and the counseling re-

sponse.

The annual counseling conference

is usually the perfect forum to

link counsellors in the various

fields in the region as they come

together to share their knowl-

edge, renew acquaintances, make

new friends and generally have a

11th Counselling Conference

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E

Accreditation 2

Ethiopia Coun-

sellors

3

Family Therapy 4

Branch Updates 5

A section of the participants during last year’s conference

KAPC Newsletter N E W S L E T T E R D A T E K A P C Q U A R T E R L Y

Kenya Association of Pro-fessional Counsellors

P.O. Box 55472 -00200 Nairobi Tel 254(20)- 3741051,

3741056, 3741123. Mobile 0721296912,

0733761242

Web: www.kapc.or.ke Email: nairobi@kapc.or.ke

good time together with a richer

experience.

I hope that you will find the con-

ference informative and enjoy-

able, and that you will have a

great time here at Safari park

Hotel. Most welcome.

By Anne. Conference Secretary

Email: conference@kapc.or.ke

Anne Njenga.

P A G E 2

Sitting down to write

this I can see some newly ar-

rived daffodils in my garden,

bringing some much needed

color after the long winter.

When you are applying for

accreditation and writing about

CPD it may be useful to think

of gardening, of the bulbs you

chose to plant, your reasons

for choosing them and how

they enhance your garden

when they flower.

Criterion 6 in the

application process is made up

of three sub-criteria. Criterion

6. I ask you to describe a CPD

activity relevant to your area

of practice that you have un-

dertaken in the year before

applying for accreditation. The

Professional Association Re-

search Network (PARN 1999)

defines CPD as any process or

activity that provides added

value to the capability for the

appropriate execution of pro-

fessional and technical

duties, often termed

competence of course

a CPD activity can be

many things for exam-

ple , a conference or a

workshop you have

attended, a book

you’ve read or a dis-

cussion group of col-

leagues. This is not

meant to be definitive

list, as the activities

that applicants write

about are many and

varied. Here you are being

asked to describe the bulbs

you have planted.

Criteria 6.2. asks you to pro-

vide a reason or reasons for

choosing the activity with

reference to your practice.

What interested you about it?

Were clients presenting with a

particular issue and had you

identified a gap in your knowl-

edge? Or perhaps you had read

an article that had sparked

your interest? Maybe you’d

identified a gap in your border

that needed some extra spring

colour.

Criterion 6.3. asks

you to show how the activity

has influenced your practice,

that is, your work with clients.

You may want to think of

some specific ways in which

you have incorporated what

you have learnt. Did the CPD

activity, for example, deepen

your understanding of a par-

ticular issue or approach? And

did it alter how you worked

with a client? So the bulbs have

flowered and you can now see

how they have enhanced the

rest of the garden.

Here are some extra

tips when writing criterion 6.

Put the date of the activity in

your application and make sure

that all or part of it has fallen in

the previous year, i.e. in the 12

months before the date of

your application.

Your normal supervisory ar-

rangements do not qualify as

CPD as they are seen to be

part of your normal practice.

However, extra supervision or

consultancy that you arrange

to meet a specific need in your

practice could be used. Also

remember that career devel-

opment is not the same as

CPD.

Sometimes applicants

choose to write about all their

CPD activities over the year.

Whilst the assessors are often

impressed by the amount that

applicants undertake, choosing

to write about them all leaves

little room for any detail. It

may be worth considering

writing about one activity and

writing about it in more depth.

Remember that you only have

900 words to write about the

whole of criterion 6.

To help with prepa-

ration for counselor accredita-

tion, BACP organizes work-

shops and surgeries around

UK. Workshops cover all ap-

plication criteria. Surgeries are

short individual sessions, ap-

propriate for people who are

concerned about one or two

particular criteria. They are

popular so early booking for

either is advised (see

www.bacp.co.uk)

Applying for Accreditation: Continuing Profes-

sional Development

P A G E 3

Building Counselling in Ethiopia New Partnership with

Ethiopia Counsellors

Recently a team of counsellors

and managers from Ethiopia

met with KAPC to discuss

ways in which we can help to

strengthen the growth of

counselling. A Workplan was

drawn up which will involve

KAPC in exchange visits for

consultation and training. It is

an exciting development and

we are delighted to be in-

volved in the long term growth

of counselling in Ethiopia.

Appreciation

W e appreciate

Maggie

Robson for

donating this

book to KAPC Library :Book

Title . Key Issues for Counsel-

ling in Action.

Certificate In Marriage And Family Therapy Course

P A G E 4 K A P C Q U A R T E R L Y

WHO

The course is open to trained coun-

sellors who are interested in devel-

oping professional counselling skills

in marriage and family therapy. The

course is either one-month full-time

or 3-months part-time held in the

evenings. Each course is facilitated

by professionally qualified trainers.

The use of the internet is an inte-

gral part of the course and partici-

pants will be provided with their

own web space.

CONTENT & METHODOLOGY

This course is both theoretical and

practical. The theoretical aspects

are based upon the psychological

theories that form the foundation

of marriage and family therapy.

Contemporary marriage and family

issues are explored and explained

using various theoretical models.

The practical aspects focus on self-

exploration and self-awareness.

Participants reflect upon their life

experiences in order to gain a bet-

ter understanding of “who they

are”.

The practical skills and techniques

of counselling are developed in

groups of three participants. These

small groups give ample opportunity

for participants to learn and prac-

tice counselling skills and tech-

niques.

During the course participants are

encouraged to actively contribute

to the learning environment. At the

end of the course participants sub-

mit a video recording of a counsel-

ling session which gives evidence of

their practical skills. A written com-

mentary accompanies the re-

cording, describing how the theo-

ries of counselling are utilised dur-

ing the session.

E N T R Y R E Q U I R E -

M E N T S

-Minimum KCSE C-

-Certificate, Diploma, Higher Di-

ploma or above qualification

-Counselling work experience

involving couples and families.

Start date: 1st November – 26th

November 2010

Contact us Parklands 2nd Avenue, off Limuru

Road.

Tel 254(20)- 3741051, 3741056,

3741123.

Mobile 0721296912, 0733761242

Web: www.kapc.or.ke

Email: nairobi@kapc.or.ke

from to hotel.

Thank you everybody in

KAPC for making the place so

conducive for me there, I

promise to put into practice

what I learned from you as

well RATN to make me com-

fortable in west

park. By Loema Tluway

one of the Participants of a

Certificate in Counselling

Course who had travelled all

the way from Swaziland for the

course.

T hank you very

much to let me

study at your insti-

tution on HIV/ AIDS

Certificate in Counselling, I

learned many things on psy-

choanalytical, behavioural,

humanistic, eclectic model as

well how to practice skills in

video revision, in class partici-

pation, in round morning and

evening communications,

I enjoyed my studies

also I was supported by RATN

sponsor through KAPC which

covered hotel, evening meals

and transport to KAPC and

Participants of a Certificate in Counselling Course held in August 2010

at KAPC Parklands office.

Certificate in Counselling Course

Mombasa update P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Diploma and Higher Diploma

classes on 29th November to

10th December, 2010 inter-

views are in progress.

Marriage and Relationship

workshop on 28th September

to 1st October, 2010.

PD In Mombasa

Personal Development should be a

top priority in every counsellor's

agenda. Although KAPC Mombasa

is very committed to uphold a high

standard and many interesting top-

ics are conducted, only a few col-

leagues use our services, but for the

last few months we had some very

exciting PD's where attending coun-

sellors came as far Malindi and

Kilifi. The sharing brought much

learning; new areas of knowledge

opened up and are continuously

enhancing the attending couunsel-

lors' horizon.

Our sincere wish is for more train-

ees and practicing counsellors to

attend our PD which takes place

every third Saturday of the month.

By Edidah. Secretary Mombasa

Contact KAPC Mombasa Office for more details

Location: Opposite St Joseph Catholic Church, Tudor.

Tel. : +254 41 493050 Tel/Fax : +254 41 493373

Mobile : 0725797888, 735992036

Email: kapcmsa@iconnect.co.ke

The year began well and in the 3rd

quarter of the year we have the

following courses:

We have Higher diploma class

which started on 2nd August

2010 – August 2011

We had a VCT Counselling

class in May 10th -21st 2010 and

July12th – 23rd 2010

First TOT class started in June

2010 – Oct 2010

Certificate in Counselling

started in May 2010 (evening

class) ongoing

Counselling Supervision spon-

sored by Child Line is going on

PD meetings are going on

Upcoming courses

VCT Intake - 13th – 24th Septem-

ber 2010

In take for Higher Diploma class

in December 2010 is on-going

Certificate in Counselling full time

– 4th Oct – 29th Oct 2010

Contact KAPC Eldoret for more

details Location: Rehema Complex Bldg, 4th

Flr, Ronald Ngala Street Eldoret

Tel: 053-2030682

Mobile: 0712141272, 0734709332

Email: eldoret@kapc.or.ke or

kapc.eldoret@gmail.com

Kisumu Contact.

Location: Mamboleo Junction, Off

Kakamega Road, opposite Farm Engi-

neering Industries ltd.

Tel/Fax (57)2027071

Mobile : 0727232452, 0733770531

Email: kapc@swiftkisumu.com

These are the courses that we cur-

rently have and those that are set

to begin.

Higher Diploma 23rd -3rd

September (second block)

Upcoming courses

VCT 6th -11 September 2010

Diploma in-take in September

2010 is on-going

In take for Higher Diploma

class in December 2010 is on-

going

Eldoret Update

Kisumu Update

Participants of the Marriage and Family counselling course

held in Kisumu on 16th-21st August. The Trainers for the

course were Petroba Mkalla & George Manono.

Our recent graduation ceremony at Eldoret Poa Place for

Higher Diploma course in Counselling studies.