Foundation Training

in Systemic Constellations 2024 (Year 1) London

A method both practical and profound.

 

This Foundation Training in London offers an opportunity to develop a working understanding of a systemic constellation approach, which can be used to resolve personal, family and social issues. This course has been running for over 20 years and is a valued resource for those wishing to engage in personal and professional development; it provides a truly fresh perspective on yourself, your life, your work and the family and community groups to which you belong.

The Foundation Training may be undertaken as an independent course or as the first step in the wider CSC Advanced Professional Training.

If you are interested in joining the Foundation training, please submit an application form in the first instance, before paying the deposit. For full details of the how to apply for the training and information about the fees, please scroll down.

 

Introduction to the CSC Foundation Training in Systemic Constellation Work with Gaye Donaldson,

Creative Director of CSC

Who is it for?

This course is for anybody who wishes to gain a fuller understanding, from a systemic constellation perspective, of the issues and concerns that they may have in their everyday life – this may be personal, familial or professional. The course takes us on a journey to understand and begin to explore the observed, universal principles – The Orders of Love –  and how when we face into the most difficult aspects in our families, relationships and places of work we can begin to re-establish movement and let go of entanglements in our family systems that prevent us from living life fully.

Constellation work acknowledges the importance of finding a place for each member of every human system, and with this principle at the heart of the methodology this approach both integrates with, and deepens, other resolution-oriented perspectives. It is particularly relevant for professionals whose work brings them into contact with family and other social systems, for example:

•   Therapists, counsellors, health professionals and those in related fields

•   Managers and leaders who have staff responsibilities and are engaged in planning, change management and organisational development

•   Teachers, social care professionals and those working with children and families, marginalized social groups and refugees

•   Those working in the field of substance abuse and in the criminal justice system

At this Foundation level the training is offered as an enrichment of existing practice and not as a qualification. CPD certificates will be given. 

The course will also provide opportunities to constellate (with support).

What will you learn?

This foundation year introduces participants to the underpinning principles and practice of the systemic approach originally introduced by Bert Hellinger based on the Zulu traditions of Field-based knowing.  It has a particular focus on the family as our primary system. The emphasis is experiential, theoretical and practical.

This training will establish an understanding of what it means to have a ‘systemic lens’ – or wider view, with supporting methodology, for finding resolution to deeply felt and seemingly intractable issues.

The course will cover the core concepts of systemic constellation work, both in groups and 1-1 contexts including:

 

The Field & The System

Including: the self as part of a system, the organising principles of systems, the primary system – parents and children and how families thrive; acknowledging the place of our ancestors; constellations as ritual.

What It Means To Work With Heart & Soul

Including: the definition of health; how does phenomenology help; somatic sensing and body based intelligence; stance; how to manage balance and reciprocity; fate, soul and the spirit, and what is asked of us when we help others; practitioner ethical impeccability.

How We Deal With Incoherence & Disorder

Including: when things go wrong; radical inclusion and the consequences of exclusion – atonement, identification and entanglement in issues that are not our own, and what needs to be done to put things right.

Course Dates 2024

This course includes 4 training modules, 3 online teaching sessions, 2 tutorial sessions and 2 representative workshop places. A Certificate of Attendance is given at the end of the course. Tutorial dates will be arranged individually, and free workshop places can be booked independently during the course of the training.

The 4 modules will run from 9.30 am -5.30 pm UK time on the following dates.

Module 117-19  April 2024 Wednesday – Friday
Zoom Session 13-May 2024 (9.30-5.30 pm) Friday
Module 25-7 June 2024 Wednesday – Friday
Zoom Session 229-July 2024 (9.30-5.30 pm) Monday
Module 311- 13 September 2024Wednesday-Friday
Zoom Session 321-October 2024 (9.30-5.30 pm)Monday
 Module 4 27-29 November 2024Wednesday – Friday

 

Cost

The full course fee is £3835. A non-refundable deposit of £420 is payable to secure your place.

We are offering an Early Bird price of £3575 if you secure your place by 30 November 2023.

*A small number of bursaries are available – please contact us directly for more information.

Once the deposit is received, the remainder is due before the course start. Discretionary payment plans are available on request.

Please note: CSC is a Not for Profit organisation and does not, therefore, charge VAT.

How to Apply for this Training

To book a place on the CSC Foundation Training in London, please complete the application form near the top of this page.

Having completed your application, you will then be invited to have an informal interview on the phone with one the of the faculty members.

Should you be accepted on to the course, you will receive an email officially offering you a place. At this stage we request £420 deposit to secure your place.

For further information please email Hannah Cox at [email protected], or call +44 7929 313 976.

Download the Application Form here

Download the CSC Foundation London 2024 brochure here

The Facilitators

Gaye Donaldson (BACP) 

In 2021 Gaye became the Creative Director of CSC having held the position of Managing Director for many years. She is a member of the Senior Teaching Faculty and, with faculty input, she also designs many of the Centre courses. She found constellation work in 1994 and has trained extensively in both family and organisational constellations. She teaches, facilitates workshops, and works as a systemic coach & consultant in film, theatre and other creative initiatives both in the UK and abroad.

Chris Williams (BACP)

Director of the Centre and a teaching faculty member. He has been working in the therapeutic field since 1990 and currently works as a Constellation Practitioner, Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Coach and Trainer. He is a UKCP registered gestalt psychotherapist and a senior accredited BACP counsellor, with a well-established practice in South London.

Venue

The above modules will be held at:

St Andrews Church

Short Street

London,

SE1 8LJ

T: 020 7633 9819
E: [email protected]

Hotels

There are plenty of hotel deals to be found online.

If you need more information about travel and accommodation or travelling from an airport, please contact [email protected]

Travel Information

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Public Transport

Waterloo station – this is the nearest train/bus station (a few minutes walk from the venue)

To plan your journey on public transport – Journey Planner

Testimonials

Simple, powerful, effective, insightful.

I have been deeply moved by the quality of the facilitation. It is clear that the teachers are very experienced. I have appreciated that the entire experience is so steeped in respect.

I have been using my training to help look at new ways of working with students and their families in an educational setting- It has been very helpful for me to look at the school as a system where everybody has his/her rightful place.

CSC programmes are life changing and altering. If you are looking for a safe and trusted environment to go deeper and wider into yourself, you may just find the right place here.

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