Event Details

The Psychologists Protection Society Trust welcomed Susie Jamieson as our fourth speaker in our series of Virtual Seminars to celebrate the Psychologists Protection Society Trusts 50^th Birthday on Saturday 5^th October 2024.

Session Outline

The purpose of the session is raising awareness that complaints do happen and to encourage counsellors to talk about them; openly!

The aims of the session are to show that complaints reach & ripple far into our professional and personal lives, yet we CAN survive and even thrive through and beyond a complaint. Making use of peer support, self-care, reflective learning, Supervision & professional resources are vital. A brief tour of the ‘paperwork’ & coping strategies followed by a raw story & evidence that rebuilding work & life post conclusion / sanction is perfectly possible.

Speaker Information

Susie Jamieson is an Accredited Therapist in Private Practice, living in rural Southwest Scotland with her dog. Susie is bursting to make this – at times – isolating profession, one where we can speak more openly and honestly about being a therapist; creating a culture absent of comparisonitis and/or comparanoia. Ultimately talking about the darker aspects of our lived professional experience; Complaints… Supporting each other, helping to eliminate the shame, loss of professional confidence, identity and rebuilding a fractured practice and new sense of self, post complaint.

My contact details are:
Susie@susiejamieson.com

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Website www.susiejamieson.com