Diploma in African Centred Restorative Praxis and Application (Level 5)
This course in grounded in African-Black psychology and draws on African traditional thought and praxis and aims to provide access to African-heritage communities to ways of knowing ‘self’, from their own perspective. This allows us to engage with our families, communities and history in a healthy self-defining and self-determining manner.
The course will develop participants ability to integrate practical experience with theory and theoretical insight. It will develop an understanding of how to create relationships that are therapeutic at an individual, group (family), and community level. The course will facilitate insight into the participants’ and others’ well-being; and facilitate the illumination and revitalisation of their African spirit.
This qualification is intended for candidates who have already acquired a personal or professional understanding of the need for a therapeutic framework that facilitates culturally congruent engagement with people of African-heritage and want to:
take the next step in training to become a counsellor, while gaining the knowledge and skills to begin to engage usefully with the members of the African-heritage community.
learn more about African Black psychology theory, worldviews and ethical ways of engaging.
be prepared to deliver therapeutic wellbeing healing circles within organisations and the African-heritage community.
This qualification does not lead to employment. It is designed as both a precursor to a level four African-centred Counselling and Therapy Diploma, for those who desire a professional counselling qualification. It is a great asset toAfrican-heritage people working in related fieldsand who engage with African-heritage communities.
This is an in-person course, delivered in Birmingham City centre, excellent transport links throughout the United Kingdom. 80% attendance is required to complete the course.
This qualification will enable self-employment as an African Centred counselling psychotherapist, able to assess for and deliver African Centred therapy. It is designed to be a bridge between Eurocentric psychotherapeutic counselling and African Black restorative praxis and application. (African Black counselling psychotherapy).
This qualification is intended for candidates who have already acquired a personal or professional qualification at level four or above, who understanding of the need for a psychological framework that facilitates culturally congruent therapy approach for engagement with people of African-heritage and want to:
- Enhance their therapy practice.
- Engage in the wealth of Black knowledge, experience and vision in the fields of Black psychology and emerging field of African Centred Therapy.
- Learn more about African Black psychology theory, worldviews and ethical ways of engaging.
- Deliver African centred therapy, both with individuals and in groups.
This course is grounded in African-Black psychology and draws on African traditional thought and praxis. It aims to introduce African-heritage communities to ways of knowing ‘self’ from their own perspective.
To truly engage in African centred psychological therapy, one must first experience it. African Centred therapy, restorative praxis is the application of Black African psychology, is not an intellectual exercise. It is a healing process underpinned by ancient African thought and tradition, modernised and evidenced by the developments within African (Black) psychology. This level five course will be an opportunity for participants to experience African Black psychology theorists in real time. They will be assisted to work together to formulate ways of integrating this new learning into their self-understanding and so into their therapy practice, in line with the mission of the Association of Black psychology. “The liberation of the African mind, empowerment of the African character and enlivenment and illumination of the African Spirit”.
This course in grounded in African-Black psychology and draws on African traditional thought and praxis and aims to provide access to African-heritage communities to ways of knowing ‘self’, from their own perspective. This allows us to engage with our families, communities and history in a healthy self-defining and self-determining manner.
The course will develop participants ability to integrate practical experience with theory and theoretical insight. It will develop an understanding of how to create relationships that are therapeutic at an individual, group (family), and community level. The course will facilitate insight into the participants’ and others’ well-being; and facilitate the illumination and revitalisation of their African spirit.
This qualification is intended for candidates who have already acquired a personal or professional understanding of the need for a therapeutic framework that facilitates culturally congruent engagement with people of African-heritage and want to:
take the next step in training to become a counsellor, while gaining the knowledge and skills to begin to engage usefully with the members of the African-heritage community.
learn more about African Black psychology theory, worldviews and ethical ways of engaging.
be prepared to deliver therapeutic wellbeing healing circles within organisations and the African-heritage community.
This qualification does not lead to employment. It is designed as both a precursor to a level four African-centred Counselling and Therapy Diploma, for those who desire a professional counselling qualification. It is a great asset toAfrican-heritage people working in related fieldsand who engage with African-heritage communities.
This is an in-person course, delivered in Birmingham City centre, excellent transport links throughout the United Kingdom. 80% attendance is required to complete the course.
The course is presented as a Hybrid with three terms. Each term consists of 13 weekly Virtual (Zoom) sessions. Wednesday evenings between 6:30pm and 9:30pm, along with six In person Saturdays 10am – 4pm, at the beginning and ending of each term. Duration 9 months.
Attendance
This hybrid course will start and end each term with an in person day and 10 -12 virtual session online. The in-person days will be delivered in Birmingham City centre, which has excellent transport links throughout the United Kingdom. 80% attendance is required to complete the course.
This course in grounded in African-Black psychology and draws on African traditional thought and praxis and aims to provide access to African-heritage communities to ways of knowing ‘self’, from their own perspective. This allows us to engage with our families, communities and history in a healthy self-defining and self-determining manner.
The course will develop participants ability to integrate practical experience with theory and theoretical insight. It will develop an understanding of how to create relationships that are therapeutic at an individual, group (family), and community level. The course will facilitate insight into the participants’ and others’ well-being; and facilitate the illumination and revitalisation of their African spirit.
This qualification is intended for candidates who have already acquired a personal or professional understanding of the need for a therapeutic framework that facilitates culturally congruent engagement with people of African-heritage and want to:
take the next step in training to become a counsellor, while gaining the knowledge and skills to begin to engage usefully with the members of the African-heritage community.
learn more about African Black psychology theory, worldviews and ethical ways of engaging.
be prepared to deliver therapeutic wellbeing healing circles within organisations and the African-heritage community.
This qualification does not lead to employment. It is designed as both a precursor to a level four African-centred Counselling and Therapy Diploma, for those who desire a professional counselling qualification. It is a great asset toAfrican-heritage people working in related fieldsand who engage with African-heritage communities.
This is an in-person course, delivered in Birmingham City centre, excellent transport links throughout the United Kingdom. 80% attendance is required to complete the course.
Virtual Session Structure
- Welcome
- Opening Libation
- Grounding (Blackfullness). How are we? 15 mins
- Tutor presentation, Lecture: 45 mins
- Break 15 mins
- Seminars, paper presentation 45 mins
- Sakhu: Experiential facilitated small group work- premised in the style- model or the theme of the lecture. Small Group personal exploration. Tutor facilitated Breakout groups 45mins
- Breath (Soulfulness) - Closing Libation 15mins
In-person Session Structure
- 10am. Welcome
- Opening Libation
- 10. 15am Grounding (Blackfullness). How are we? 30mins
- 10.45am Tutor presentation, Lecture: 60mins
- 11.45am Chi Chung Body movement Voice work 30mins
- 12.15pm Break 45 mins
- 1.00pm Experiential; in depth exploration of praxis,
- Experiential group work- premised in the style- model or the theme of the lecture. Presentations 90mins
- 2.30pm Break 15mins
- 2.45pm Small Group personal exploration. Seeking the Sakhu.
- (Deep profound and penetrating search, study understanding
- and mastery of the illumination of the human spirit. 45mins
- 3.30pm closing Circle Breath (Soulfulness) - Closing Libation 30mins
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