Forging inclusive cultures in training and supervision

This online half-day event will bring together trainers, supervisors, trainees and practitioners to explore how more inclusive, equitable and psychologically safe cultures can be fostered across psychotherapy training and supervision. The event aims to share emerging thinking, practical learning and lived experiences that can support meaningful change across organisations, training environments and supervisory relationships. 

The event will provide opportunities for learning, reflection and dialogue, equipping participants with practical insights and ideas to help create more inclusive training and supervision practices within their own settings. The full programme and speaker line-up will be announced soon.

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Keynote session

A solution for forging inclusive cultures by design in training, supervision, and beyond – Mamood Ahmad (with Caspari Foundation)

Mamood Ahmad walks through a tried-and-tested, low-cost, step-by-step transtheoretical solution for building more inclusive cultures in therapeutic training, called the 'wholeness solution'. The approach truly integrates social context, diversity and EDI ‘horizontally’ throughout training, rather than treating them as ‘vertical’ add-ons. It considers how inclusivity can be embedded across the self, organisational culture, tutoring, curriculum, trainee experience, supervision, ethics and beyond. 

Mamood will draw on five years of practical work, teaching best practices and his book, A new introduction to counselling and psychotherapy, to deliver an engaging session. He will be joined by the Caspari Foundation, who are a UKCP OM (organisational member). Together they will explore how the wholeness solution can support meaningful and sustainable change across therapy, education and the wider system.  

Whether you’re a training provider, trainer, therapist, supervisor or trainee, you’ll gain practical tools, resources and a step-by-step plan to support a transition towards a more whole and conscious way of being, teaching and practising. The answer to complexity may be much simpler than we imagine. 

The Caspari Foundation is a UKCP OM and a leading organisation in educational psychotherapy, working with children and young people to help them overcome social and emotional barriers to learning. 

Sessions 

• Marginalised supervision trainees’ lived experiences of securing clinical placements – Cristina Odigie-Bulnes 
• Deconstructing power imbalances in clinical supervision – Bena Armitage 
• Exploring the experience of trainees as autistic individuals – Jessica West 
• Recently qualified practitioners’ preparedness to work with LGBTQIA+ clients – Jasmine Skillicorn
• Reflective panel discussion with trainers and supervisors

Speaker profiles

More speaker profiles will be announced soon. Please note that the programme is subject to change. 

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Registration is now open. Secure your place to join this timely and practical event and connect with others committed to advancing inclusion, belonging and equity in psychotherapy training and supervision.

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UKCP member discounts

Registration for Forging inclusive cultures in training and supervision is open to all, with standard tickets priced at £60.

UKCP members can book their tickets at a discounted price. Details are shared through regular UKCP emails. If you require the discount code, please email events@ukcp.org.uk with your name and membership number. 

View our online event cancellation policy.

Sponsorship opportunities

A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are available for this event. To express your interest, please contact events@ukcp.org.uk and our events manager will be in touch.

CPD 

Delegates with confirmed attendance will receive a certificate of attendance, which can be considered towards their CPD hours.

About the EDI-BIIDE Committee's work

EDI-BIIDE work at UKCP is led by our EDI-BIIDE Committee, which is made up of members from across the organisation and overseen by our Board of Trustees. The committee's work currently focuses on the steps identified in our EDI-BIIDE action plan (which runs alongside the UKCP strategy). 

Our upcoming event, Forging inclusive cultures in training and supervision, is an important point on the EDI-BIIDE action plan. Some key work that the committee is currently focusing on includes supporting the UKCP Bursary, potential development of a mentoring programme for trainees, development of an equality impact assessment framework and collaborating with other organisations.