Lou Mason: Creating Your Bespoke Private Practice for Working with Children & Young People – November
2 November 10:00 am-3 November 2:00 pm
£195.00 – £210.00
Are you thinking of setting up in Private Practice to work with children, teenagers, and young people? Or have you already started and would like some reassurance that you’ve put everything in place to enable a safe and successful practice in the long term?
Would you like to create a practice that is completely unique and that caters to all the different needs of the children, teenagers, parents and/or caregivers that will form your specific client base?
What might help you take the leap / feel more confident?
How about some expert support, guidance and encouragement to set you on your way?
You’ll be taking part in a training that will give you your very own flexible but protective framework that will enable you to design, shape and run your practice exactly the way you want it?
A course that includes a selection of key template paperwork that isn’t simply handed over – but is talked through, explained and explored together, so that you are fully informed and prepared for any necessary amendments or adaptations?
An in depth mentored experience that provides a comprehensive walk through of everything you need to plan, prepare, research and put in place – so there are no challenging surprises further along the road!
All shared by a trainer, coach and mentor who not only has her own first hand experiences to draw on but who has helped launch over 360 in person practices – all shapes and sizes, modalities, client bases, skill sets, bases and approaches.
If any of this appeals, then you might want to invest in this flagship course. It’s an incredibly valuable and important support system to enable you to create a safe, thriving business that is totally unique to any others out there.
FAQS:
WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE WORTH THE INVESTMENT?
This isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ training – this is fully bespoke highly specialised support that will guide and enable you to create a practice and business that works FOR YOU exactly how you want it to.
It places huge importance on the therapeutic relationship – which enters into every practical or operational decision you make – and offers insight and a roadmap into working with the parents of your clients, as they are effectively your employers.
It has a proven success rate – it has played a part in over 350 small practices being launched – and is a really supportive, encouraging and inspirational experience that can help to settle nerves and give clear focus for the path ahead.
This course is incredibly thorough and covers all you need including the key paperwork to get started so it should be enough on its own. However, its about what’s best for you so Lou can offer private one-to-one mentoring and coaching to anyone who might like to have some additional support options after this training is completed either as a one-off session or on an ongoing basis.
WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?
This training has been specially created to help practitioners and professionals get set up to work privately in person with children and young people (and /or adults) and to help them not only navigate their way through all the various elements you need to prepare for and have in place from the start, but also to offer support and encouragement in terms of confidence and solidarity.
It’s an exciting thing to go it alone but it can also at times feel more than a bit daunting and even overwhelming so this course has been designed to give a complete overview of everything you need to know in one go to help make all of that a lot easier.
It’s also suitable for practitioners who already have an existing practice but who might be wanting to take some time for a refresh and a review – lots of people attend who are already set up and they find it just helps to consider new ways of doing things and/ or gain some reassurance that their current approach is the best one for them.
HOW IS IT PRESENTED?
These trainings are currently being offered online across a weekend (10am – 2pm each day). Online training is brilliant for its accessibility but it can be quite intense and there is a vast amount of information to pass on, distil and work through together. Having that breathing space and thinking time in between the two half day workshops is hugely beneficial.
WHAT’S COVERED?
The course provides a fully comprehensive overview of everything you need to consider, research, plan and prepare in order to either get set up from scratch to work with children, adolescents or adults / families in person or to refresh your existing practice.
We cover Setting Up Your Therapy Space, Scheduling Sessions and What to Consider, Branding & Identity, Fees & Invoicing, Accountancy / Going Self-Employed, Paperwork (including talking through an extensive template parent contract & referral form), Security (including a guide to writing your data protection policy), Marketing, Networking, and other areas that come up during the course of the sessions.
As well as all the practicalities, there’s time given over to consider individual needs as everyone’s practice, way of working, skill sets and intentions for their service will be totally unique to them so there’s plenty of opportunity during the weekend to apply and respond to the specific needs of the attendees.
There’s also a lot of support, encouragement, tips and advice and first hand experiences that are shared to help personalise the training and create an environment filled with solidarity and security for the adventure ahead.
HOW MANY ATTEND EACH WEEKEND?
The groups are kept small each weekend (maximum of 8) so that Lou can tailor the days to the specific needs of those who attend. It also enables everyone to have time to breathe, ask questions, and learn from each other. There’s also regular screen breaks and time put aside for general discussion.
WHAT DOES THE PRICE INCLUDE?
As well as an 8 hour CPD certificate, the price of the training includes both 4 hour workshops, all the template paperwork for you to take away and adapt for your practice, other useful documents and some professional contacts.
COURSE MATERIALS – FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY
Before your booking is fully secured, we will need to have a written agreement from you in place to confirm that any course materials shared – and the content of the course itself – will only be for your own personal use in setting up or reviewing your practice. We do not consent to the materials or content being shared with anyone else – particularly anyone who has not attended and paid for the course – or more publicly for any kind of commercial gain. An email will be sent to you prior to the training taking place and details of the training will only be released to you once we are in receipt of that agreement.
VAT
Please note that from 1st January 2024 we are required to add VAT onto all our services. This will be added at the point of payment on the website or onto your invoice if you choose to pay in instalments and we cannot make any exceptions.
WAYS TO PAY
You can choose to pay in full in one go via the website, or you can pay a non-refundable deposit to reserve your place and then settle up the balance a month before the workshop dates you choose. It may also be possible to arrange longer term instalment payments depending on the dates you choose. To discuss the deposit method, any longer term instalment payments or for further information about the training, please email [email protected].
ETHICAL CONDUCT AT SUNFLOWER EVENTS
It is a requirement that all participants adhere to ethical conduct in the context of events including:
- Respect for Sunflower staff, trainers and other attendees
- Adherence to policies and procedures
- Maintaining confidentiality and privacy
- Sensitivity to complex issues being discussed
Anyone in breach of these threshold requirements may be removed from an event and could be unable to attend further events in the future. This is to safeguard the staff and participants as well as to enable quality assurance for the safety and wellbeing of all attendees.
In booking an event these criteria are agreed to in principle and committed to in practice.
RECORDINGS:
Please note – The Sunflower Network does not record events for purchase or view at a later date nor permit recordings of the event to be made. All our events are ‘as live’. This is to safeguard the nurturing and contained environment we create online in order to maintain our culture of safe, private and supported interactivity and sharing.
UNCREDITED USE OR REPLICATION OF CONTENT SHARED:
On behalf of the trainers we work with, we do not allow content shared during our CPD days to be replicated or used in any way without due credit to the copyright owner. Doing so without previous consent may result in exclusion from further Sunflower events.
BOOKING TERMS & CONDITIONS
All bookings to be paid in full except where private arrangements have been made to pay in instalments and agreed by us. Tickets &/ or any instalment payments are completely non-refundable once payment has been made. You can re-sell or transfer your ticket to another attendee up to 24 hours before the event opens – as long as we have notice in writing with their name. On request The Sunflower Network Ltd. may be able to help advertise and/or facilitate any re-sales but this will incur an admin fee of £15.00 plus VAT to cover our costs including subsequent charges we receive from the ticket providers. Please note The Sunflower Network Ltd. cannot ever guarantee a successful re-sale and responsibility for finding a new purchaser remains with the original ticket holder at all times. No transfer or refund will be considered for a ‘no show’ on the day of the event or if you choose to leave the event early.
If you are booking a ticket as part of a discount offer, only ONE discount can be applied to a ticket at any one time.
The Sunflower Network Ltd. reserves the right to make changes to the booking terms and conditions, the timetable, content and/or any events at any time due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation by us and if we cannot offer an alternative date, we will refund the cost of the ticket price for the event in full. We will not be responsible for any further cost incurred by you in relation to your booking.