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22nd September 2023 - Invitation to Launch of Race & Diversity Training Toolkit
📢 Calling all counselling tutors & training providers! We know that there is much to be done to create safer, more inclusive & anti-oppressive therapeutic spaces!
The Coalition for Inclusion & Anti-Oppressive Practice, of which MCAPN (Muslim Counsellor & Psychotherapist Network) is part, is delighted to invite you to the launch of the 'Race is Complicated' toolkit, which supports providers of therapy training to better understand and address race and diversity.
Join the online launch webinar on Thursday 19 October 4-5pm.
Register for free and Download the Toolkit: https://www.place2be.org.uk/about-us/our-policies/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/registration-for-race-is-complicated-toolkit/
8th September 2023 - Awarded Mental Health Network of the Year!
We are delighted to announce that MCAPN has been awarded Mental Health Network of the Year (2022-23) by Asia Prestige Awards!
We are thrilled that our work, community and members are being recognised and honoured for what we do.
15th August 2023 - Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice - update
TheCoalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice brings together organisations with a shared mission to improve diversity within the counselling, psychotherapy and psychological therapy professions.
Coalition joint statement: Its current focus is promoting inclusive and anti-oppressive professional training as part of a greater vision to address further barriers to inclusive practice, particularly in relation to supporting racially and ethnically minoritised communities. 
Following consultation with trainers and training providers in February 2021, the Coalition partners have agreed to commission and deploy an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit for Counselling and Psychotherapy programmes.
This will support the development of skills, knowledge and understanding for delivering inclusive counselling and psychotherapy training across a range of learning organisations. With an initial focus on race and ethnicity, the primary objectives of the toolkit will be to provide support on three areas of course provision: the institution, the training programme, and the individual tutor.
Race is complicated: A toolkit for psychological therapies training will be launching in October 2023 as an interactive PDF document.
For further information, please contact coalition@place2be.org.uk
8th August 2023 - Replenish Retreat
Super excited to announce that bookings are now open for the Replenish Retreat!
Don’t miss this exciting collaboration between the Muslim Counsellor & Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN) & The Lantern Initiative
A tailor-made wellbeing retreat day for female Muslim Therapeutic Practitioners - suitable for counsellors, psychotherapists, chaplains, mental health nurses, life coaches, psychological well-being practitioners and other mental health/wellbeing professionals. This programme has been tailored specifically to support those working (or training) within a therapeutic role.
The Replenish retreat programme with its blend of theory and replenishing practice supports your professional development goals as well as your wellbeing goals. Expand your repertoire of therapeutic offering to your clients, carrying your learnings and reflections from the retreat directly into your professional practice;
•Navigating the Profession as a Muslim Practitioner
•The Therapist Toolkit: Muslim Mindfulness and Qi Gong
•Anti-oppressive self care
•Practical Qi Gong session integrating focused attention and breathing techniques.
•CPD certificate of attendance provided
Date and time: Sunday 22nd October 2023 10am-6pm
Rustic luxury woodland setting | Refreshments and lunch included | Prayer area provided | Networking | female only event
Registration via https://bit.ly/replenish-retreat
17th July 2023 - Launch of Therapists Talk
Delighted to launch our brand-new Therapists Talks youtube series.
A series of talks with Therapists about their work, their professional experience and expertise, plus their advice, tips and hints to trainee counsellors/therapists and those wishing to pursue counselling/therapy training.
Watch all episodes via: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCbe8wk4Yg7RCdvTYaJmApg
29th September 2022 - Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice
The Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice brings together organisations with a shared mission to improve diversity within the counselling, psychotherapy and psychological therapy professions.
Coalition joint statement: Its current focus is promoting inclusive and anti-oppressive professional training as part of a greater vision to address further barriers to inclusive practice, particularly in relation to supporting racially and ethnically minoritised communities.
Coalition members:
Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC)
Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)
Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN)
National Counselling Society (NCS)
Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility (PCSR)
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Following consultation with trainers and training providers in February 2021, the Coalition partners have agreed to commission and deploy an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit for Counselling and Psychotherapy programmes.
This will support the development of skills, knowledge and understanding for delivering inclusive counselling and psychotherapy training across a range of learning organisations. With an initial focus on race and ethnicity, the primary objectives of the toolkit will be to provide support on three areas of course provision: the institution; the training programme; and the individual tutor (launching in 2023).
The toolkit is currently being drafted by Marcelline Menyié and Danielle Osajivbe-Williams.
For further information, please contact coalition@place2be.org.uk
9th May 2022 - Launch of our MCAPN YouTube Channel
Our MCAPN YouTube Channel has gone live!
You can check out our Channel and Welcome video here: https://buff.ly/3P5MKaU
Our YouTube Channel will be showcasing all of our resources & support material, projects, collaborations and events, our Counselling & Supervision Directories and our members' involvement with the work of the MCAPN.
#MuslimMentalHealth #MuslimCounsellorNetwork #Youtube
1st January 2022 - New Members-only groups
New Members-only Groups for 2022
We will be piloting two new members-only groups in 2022: an Experienced-practitioners Peer Supervision group and a Supervisors’ Peer Supervision group (i.e. supervision for supervision).
All MCAPN groups (Meetups, Peer Supervision, Book club, Experienced-practitioner Peer Supervision Group and Supervisors’ Peer Supervision Group) are now exclusively Members-only. This will mean that these groups are ‘closed groups’, where only members of the MCAPN will be able to attend, and they will no longer be offered externally to non-members.
For full details of Member-only groups, please see our Network Members Area page.
To join the MCAPN and access these groups, please download our Membership Application Pack from the Membership page.
24th September 2021 - Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice
The MCAPN is proud to announce its role and partnership in the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion.
Joint statement from the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion:
The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion brings together organisations with a shared mission to improve diversity within the counselling, psychotherapy and psychological therapy professions. Its current focus is promoting inclusive and anti-oppressive professional training as part of a greater vision to address further barriers to inclusive practice, particularly in relation to supporting racially and ethnically minoritised communities.
The Coalition is Chaired by Place2Be, and membership includes: Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC); Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP); British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP); British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT); the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB); Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN); National Counselling Society (NCS); Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility (PCSR); and the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
Following a consultation with trainers and training providers in February 2021, the Coalition partners have agreed to commission and deploy an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit for Counselling and Psychotherapy programmes. This will support the development of skills, knowledge and understanding for delivering inclusive counselling and psychotherapy training across a range of learning organisations. With an initial focus on race and ethnicity, the primary objectives of the toolkit will be to provide support on three areas of course provision: the institution; the training programme; and the individual tutor (launching in 2022).
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