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November 2010
Therapist training could save businesses billions
Businesses across the region could save billions of pounds by training staff as psychotherapists, claims a Sheffield counselling expert.
Figures recently released by mental health charity MIND showed that stress has forced one in five workers to call in sick, while the majority of employees feel their bosses are not doing enough to look after the wellbeing of staff.
Sheffield based Temenos is offering the chance for people to enlist on their three-year Counsellor and Psychotherapist training, which begins in January 2011, where they can ultimately receive an accredited diploma qualification.
The training would provide staff with the skills to manage employees and help them overcome any problems, such as stress or depression. It will also be of use to anyone wanting a career change.
Temenos’ course runs for just three days – Saturday, Sunday and Monday - each month. Students will initially need to enrol in the one-year foundation course where they will receive an introduction and a basic outline of the skills of a therapist before having the option to continue for a further two years to gain the diploma.
Temenos, located on Westbourne Road, Broomhill, is the only company in Sheffield to offer the three-year person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist training package.
Keemer Keemar from Temenos is a qualified therapist who will run the training course. He said: “The foundation course will be ideal for someone within a company wanting the skills to help employees with the aim of reducing the amount of sick days at their organisation.
“Businesses are losing an estimated £8.4bn through sick days caused by poor mental wellbeing. As the course runs for three days a month, with two of them over a weekend, it will take a little amount of time out of someone’s working week.
“Alternatively, more than 500,000 people are likely to be made redundant in the public sector over the next few years and this training offers an opportunity for someone wanting to learn a new skill to gain employment in a new career.
“Our training aims to develop critical skills and practice, and to provide the necessary qualification for students to become reflective practitioners in a variety of settings. It will enable them to meet the training requirements for applying for individual accreditation with the British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy.”
The tuition fee to enrol on the training is £1,850 a year and places are limited to 15 people per course.
For more information about the training visit www.temenos.ac.uk
or call 0114 258 0058.
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Pictured: Keemer Keemar from Temenos.
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