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		<title>Cherished memories and lessons learnt</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2011/02/01/cherished-memories-and-lessons-learnt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having been asked to bring in five items from home, I was really looking forward to this week&#8217;s class. I was intrigued and thought it would be a way of sharing a bit more about ourselves through our objects. We were separated into groups of four and asked to set our objects out on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unconditional positive regard</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2011/01/27/unconditional-positive-regard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were set a task this week where we were asked to research someone who had been in the news recently due to her controversially based therapy work. She is a Christian counsellor and she believes homosexuality is a sin and a mental illness. She believes she can reverse sexual orientation. This belief has raised a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many trainee counsellors does it take to change a light bulb?</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2011/01/20/how-many-trainee-counsellors-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were asked this week to jot down either a recent dream or a dream that we could recall easily. I wrote mine down quickly as it was a dream I&#8217;d had frequently as a child. It&#8217;s not a particularly pleasant dream and after I&#8217;d written it I wondered if I was a bit loopy! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading between the lines&#8230;&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2011/01/12/reading-between-the-lines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a check in we were split up into groups of four. Within the groups there would be a helper, helpee and two observers. The helper and helpee were then asked to leave the room. Myself and my remaining group member were then told that we would be observing, with a twist. I was asked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data Gathering</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2010/12/20/data-gathering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess sometimes we can be overloaded with information. Say, for instance, you&#8217;re having a conversation with a friend who tells you that her sister&#8217;s, best friend&#8217;s, cousin&#8217;s, auntie&#8217;s, brother&#8217;s uncle was a farmer. That his grandfather was a farmer and that his nephew was thinking of becoming a farmer. How would you remember where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emotions and Being Understood</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2010/12/07/emotions-and-being-understood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I felt very ill and very emotional during class this week. Ill because, unbeknown to me, I had Bronchitis. (That&#8217;s dedication!) Emotional because it&#8217;s an odd time of year for me, coupled with being ill. I don&#8217;t do &#8220;ill&#8221; well. I always want my Mummy! (I&#8217;m 37, does this matter?) I become bored and frustrated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Squeals and Strudel</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2010/12/01/squeals-and-strudel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We carried out a fun experiment toward the end of our lesson this week. We were divided into two groups and we were put into separate rooms. My group was then asked to invent a new language. We were also asked to include signs/actions as well. At first we all sort of stood around making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Role-play reactions</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2010/11/24/role-play-reactions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, well, well, I am all singing, all dancing once more - a great weekend with good friends and a wee tipple may have helped &#8230; I&#8217;m only human! Anyway, anyway, anyway, back to the task in hand!! We started with a check in this week. I thought really hard about what I&#8217;d share with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking through the &#8216;Johari Window&#8217;.</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2010/11/17/looking-through-the-johari-window/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who has heard of the &#8220;Johari Window&#8221;?? I hadn&#8217;t until last week. Our tutor began by showing us a picture of said window and explaining what the theory behind it is all about. So what is it? It&#8217;s a simple and useful tool for establishing and improving self-awareness. It&#8217;s a great way to give and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All in all an &#8220;Egg&#8221;cellent week&#8217;s work!</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2010/11/10/all-in-all-an-eggcellent-weeks-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the first class this week we began with another &#8220;warming up&#8221; session. We were asked to throw a ball to someone and whoever received it was asked to talk about something significant that had happened in their week. I loathe ball games. This stems from a time at school where my P.E. teacher had thrown three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The nerves are starting to tingle!</title>
		<link>http://www.cpcab.co.uk/blogs/2010/11/04/the-nerves-are-starting-to-tingle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elvie Renier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to admit that, whilst I&#8217;m sitting here, pondering over what to include in my first blog, the nerves are starting to tingle! &#8220;And how does that make you feel?&#8221;, I hear you cry!! Sorry, couldn&#8217;t resist that one! Ahem. I promise not to use that joke too frequently! I&#8217;m hoping my nerves won&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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