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Our
current students are a diverse group which includes black
and ethnic minority men and women, people with disabilities
and lesbians and gays. Students come to CAPP bringing experience
from many different occupations and from voluntary work in
the community. Many of our students have personal experience
of emotional distress. Most are looking for an occupation
that is challenging, valuable and rewarding; some see a CAPP
training as adding another dimension to what they are already
doing.
In
a recent survey of students, some said they were attracted
to CAPP by meeting someone involved in the organisation whose
personal spontaneity convinced them that our course would
give them the freedom to 'think their own thoughts'. The wide
range of writers drawn upon is attractive to many, as is a
clearly stated commitment to recognise social causes of distress.
Also appealing is a commitment to understanding issues around
abuse and trauma, and an openness to students who are from
ethnic minorites, disabled students and students who are lesbian
or gay. The exploration of difference is an important part
of the training
A
student who has recently completed the training comments:
The
four year training at CAPP was a transforming experience
for me. It brought me out of a kind of emotional wilderness
into a world of depth, colour and connection. It gave me
a community that was able to celebrate all its members.
It has added a new dimension to the working life I had before
I began the training. Now that the training is over I feel
an unprecedented sense of completeness. It has given me
a solid theoretical and clinical base upon which to develop
my work as a psychotherapist.
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