Resources

Additional Resources

Racial abuse is such a big subject that it will be handled separately in another course. Please check back for more details.

Taking client notes

Keeping your client notes up-to-date, sharing them with your client and ensuring that your notes remain confidential, are all an important element of safeguarding.

There are many ways to take notes, store them confidentially, and share them. Here are just two that we would recommend:

Apple Notes: if you use a Mac, these can be a really useful, quick way of taking notes. Notes can also be shared with other Mac users or attached to emails and you can add photos and images as memory prompts.

Another alternative is to create folders using Google Drive or Dropbox. Folders can be created for each client, and then individual session notes shared. You will also find a number of free online therapy not and client management platforms.

Contraindication Reminder

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Breathwork results in certain specific physiological and psychological changes. The work that we are doing is designed to give you the tools to manage every day stresses and can also unearth deeply held trauma.

As a precaution, the following conditions are contraindicated, please discuss with Nicola and understand your limitations if you have any of the following:

• Pregnancy

• Detached Retina

• GlaucomaInteresting content to see / read

• High Blood Pressure (not controlled with medication)

• Cardiovascular disease including angina, previous heart attack or stroke

• Diagnosis of aneurysm in the brain or abdomen

• Uncontrolled thyroid conditions and diabetes

• Asthma; if the client is asthmatic, ask them to bring their inhaler to the session

• Epilepsy

• Prior diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or previous psychiatric condition

• Hospitalisation for any psychiatric condition or emotional crisis within the last 10 years

• Any other medical, psychiatric or physical conditions which would impair or affect ability to engage in any activities that involve intense physical and/or emotional release

Interesting books / content to see/read

On sexual abuse – National Theatre Live: Prima Facie (a play)Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. From working class origins, she has reached the top of her game. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.

Books

Co Active Coaching - Laura Whitworth, Phillip Sandahl, Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House

The bible of the coaching profession!

Katriona O’Sullivan – Poor

As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan making anything of her life. When she became a mother at 15 and ended up homeless, what followed were five years of barely coping.

This is the extraordinary story - moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around. How the seeds of self-belief planted by teachers in childhood stayed with her. How she found mentors whose encouragement revived those seeds in adulthood.

Yuval Noah Harari’21 Lessons for the 21st Century’.

His chapter on Education is a great resourse and so inspiring as to how to support young people looking at their learning options and what is important to consider. Enlightening and thought provoking!! 

On Line

Financial and Material Abuse

See the time line of how it took till 1975 for a woman in the UK to have her own bank account! Cleopatra has it well sewn up!

https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/aug/11/women-rights-money-timeline-history

Witchcraft and Satanic Abuse 

https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/caa/child-abuse/faith-based-abuse/

NSPCC website - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

I treasure trove of information from online safety to bereavement support.