Courses Available on Request

The BICA Training Group offers a range of workshops and courses that aim to promote best practice amongst professionals who work with people affected by infertility. These are variously designed to meet the training needs of counsellors and therapists who are already specialising in the field of infertility or wish to do so, or those whose work includes some clients with fertility issues, and of doctors, embryologists, nurses and support staff in the multidisciplinary clinic team. We also provide training for other organisations in related fields in the UK and overseas.

All members of the Training Group are accredited and experienced infertility counsellors. Our approach is to balance direct teaching with experiential learning and ample room for reflection and discussion.

Giving and managing bad news

A multidisciplinary workshop for the clinic team which covers:

Important communication skills
Common reactions to receiving bad news
What it is like to give and manage bad news
The range of bad news for fertility patients
How to manage the process
Support for the messenger

 

BICA Course for colleagues in other fields (i.e Relate Counsellors or Adoption Agencies) and Overseas

A one day workshop specifically designed for therapists who work with couples, some of whom have fertility issues. It provides:

An opportunity to increase skills in working with infertile couples
Insight and awareness of the issues that people face when they have difficulty conceiving and the infertility journey they embark on in undergoing assisted conceptions treatments
An understanding of the context of the specialist field of infertility counselling
An exploration of the impact on the couple relationship