Thanks everyone for a great day!

Temenos Programme Meeting 27/05/11




On the train back to Edinburgh and thinking about a full and productive day at Temenos!

Started the day by meeting with Steve Paul our external moderator and Anne Worthington our link tutor from Middlesex University to update on progress of students through the BSc and MSc programme. And great news for 2 students who have been awarded their academic qualification from Middlesex University!

We then spent the afternoon with the student reps from each of the courses and received feedback from each of the student groups and input on organisational developments including course development, website design and the Temenos 2011 Conference.

Is such a lovely experience to be working with such dedicated and passionate people who are so generous with their time and expertise, I feel like we have come away from the meetings with a richness of ideas and support that will help fuel the organisation and it's development.

Thanks everyone for a great day!



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Wider applications of the person centred approach

I am travelling down to Sheffield on what started off as a very rainy afternoon!

We have a meeting at Temenos this evening to discuss an emerging thread in our training programme, the wider applications of the person centred approach. Up till now training in Temenos has been focused on therapy, practitioner and post graduate training.

This emerging thread speaks to the belief that the person approach is a way of being, an attitude toward life and relationships that is relevant in every aspect of our existence. That we are used to thinking about this way of being in relation to therapy and psychological distress, and it is helpful in many other aspects of our personal and professional lives.

With this in mind we are hoping to run a series of workshops that may develop into an ongoing training in the wider applications of the person centred approach.

We have already scheduled workshops on education and leadership and will soon be releasing details of workshops on coaching and mediation.

Max Hope will be presenting at the upcoming Temenos conference about her thinking and passion around the wider applications of the person centred approach, you can come to Sheffield or view the presentations live online, a good opportunity to get a sense of where we are heading with this exciting development.

You can get more information on the conference and the workshops by clicking here.


The sun has finally come out and feeling like I am starting to dry out, hope to meet with you at the conference, either at the venue in Sheffield or online in the chat room.

John Wilson





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Temenos welcomes a new cohort of students

A new cohort of students are starting with Temenos this weekend, and we feel privileged to offer them a very warm welcome!

We are in the midst of great change as an organisation and as an industry, the economy is still going through great struggles, so starting with a new cohort of students feels like a great achievement!

We are passionate about the learning environment, the inevitability of change within it and the solid grounding it offers for professional practice. How wonderful that others in the world have a sense of that potential and have chosen to spend some of their journey with us!

The warmest of welcomes!