With special thanks to our funders:
Fife Council
Sexual Abuse Development Fund (Scottish Government)
BBC Children in Need
All Round Care/NHS Fife
FEAT
Robertson Trust
Scottish Community Foundation
Voluntary Action Fund
Macdonald Trust

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Opening Pandora's Box

Introductory Level
Monday 4th October 2010
  • Identify some of the long term effects of childhood sexual abuse.
  • Recognise the difficulties in disclosing childhood sexual abuse.
  • Identify coping strategies and build upon resilience.


The the cost for the Introductory level is £60.

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Dissociation/Self-Injury/Eating Distress
Saturday 23rd & Saturday 30th October 2010
  • The distorting effects of shame
  • Links with overwhelming emotion & depersonalisation
  • Effects on body image
  • Survivors' perspectives
  • Inter-related physical & psychological dimensions
  • Implications of recent findings in neuroscience research
  • Creative empathic responses to shame-based communication
  • Impact of policies and procedures
  • Further learning sources

This course is designed for those who are experienced in                  working with complex issues, and consists of two 8-hour workshop days. Cost £100.00


Insidious Impact and Vicarious Trauma
Saturday 13th & Saturday 20th November 2010
  • The nature of empathy (the spectrum and fundamental aspect of humanity and connectedness,congruent communication)
  • The impact of trauma (silence,secrecy and confusion)
  • The unspoken (acceptance/rejection, a framework to understand and explore merging/withdrawal)
  • Somatic reactions (adrenaline,sexuality,dissociative experiences)
  • Developing understanding of "professional" vs. "personal" processes (aspects of supervision,commitment to self-care)

This course is designed for those who are experienced in working with complex issues, and consists of two 8-hour workshop days. Cost £100.00.

All courses run from 10am to 5pm at St Margaret's House.


For further information contact us on 01383 739084