Workshops
Overview
I offer introductory, three-day, and ongoing group workshops to professional care givers including counsellors, psychotherapists, physiotherapists, social workers, teachers, foster carers, doctors, consultants, surgeons, nurses, care assistants, solicitors, in fact anyone with a caring role.
These workshops use ‘The McCluskey Model for Exploring the Dynamics of Attachment in Adult Life’ which explores all aspects of human activity, offering a comprehensive framework within which to explore patterns of relating.
“The dynamics of attachment consist of several goal-corrected systems. These are careseeking, caregiving, sexuality, exploratory interest sharing with peers, the personal system for self-defence, the internal supportive or unsupportive environment and the personally created external supportive environment (home/lifestyle). The theory suggests that these systems work together as a single process to contribute to and maintain maximum wellbeing.”
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What is Attachment
Attachment is a biological system -present from birth- designed to protect us and keep us from harm. We are biologically preprogrammed to seek a care giver to keep us safe from predators. This biological system is there from cradle to grave, across the whole life cycle.
Patterns which were laid down in early childhood remain with us, and unless they developed in a ‘good enough’ way with safe secure environment are often outdated and full of fear meaning we do not attach securely and feel safe in the world and relationships.
The theory
According to attachment theory, our experiences related to seeking and providing care stem from infancy and significantly influence our expectations and responses in adulthood. This experiential programme provides a structured and facilitated invitation for you to explore and recognise how these patterns manifest in your behaviours and relationships. It provides you with an opportunity to enhance your ability to identify these experiences and, when appropriate, explore new approaches that help enhance your well-being and creativity, reducing fear and anxiety, and develop your ways of relating to others.
Who are the workshops for
These workshops are especially suitable for those in paid care giving roles including counsellors, psychotherapists, clinical supervisors, foster carers, social workers, NHS workers, teachers, carers, coaches, those thinking of adopting, natural/alternative therapists, mental health workers.
They are ideal for anyone interested in self-reflection, personal growth, and enhancing wellbeing and relationships. They can support vitality, creativity, and the prevention or recovery from burnout — challenges that are increasingly common in today’s working world.
The Workshop Approach
These powerful experiential workshops offer participants a unique opportunity to explore their own attachment dynamics within the safety of a confidential, closed group. Participants often find that this method of group work quickly establishes a sense of safety and trust, creating an environment that supports deep exploration and meaningful reflection.
Each session includes a brief theoretical input on the attachment system being explored, followed by experiential group work. The group setting provides a collaborative learning space, where each person’s exploration offers opportunities for reflection and learning for others.
Further Resources
Further details of the model can be found here:
https://aedaa.co.uk/the-mccluskey-model/
A full history of the model can be found here:
https://aedaa.co.uk/the-mccluskey-model/history-of-the-mccluskey-model/
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If you’d like to check availability, ask a question, or book your place, email Tina.
