Norman Warden
Senior Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor (IACP & IAHIP Accredited) and Trainer. Originally trained as a general and psychiatric nurse. P/T lecturer in GMIT from 1993-2014 in counselling and stress management and now lectures P/T at GTI, Galway. Involved in psychotherapy training, supervision and clinical work since 1985 including 10 years extensive full time work in the mental health services of NHS, York as a counsellor and group psychotherapist. Norman has wrote on many subjects in the press and professional journals including: Sculpting (Eisteach, 1994); Teen trouble (1996); A sense of the past (1999); Structuring the Therapeutic process (Eisteach, 1996); Change for the Better (2000); Student Expectations of Trainers (Eisteach, 2001); Managing change in difficult times (2011); Put off Procrastinating (2012); Don’t fight change (2013); How to Get a good night’s sleep (2013); How to stop worrying (2013); Dealing with Anger (2014); How to Overcome a Bad Mood.
Qualifications
Post Graduate Clinical Supervision Training, Applied Psychology, Trinity College, Dublin. 120 hours.
European Certificate for Psychotherapy, European Association for Psychotherapy.
Masters Degree in Counselling (Hon), Applied Psychology, UCC.
B.A. Training and Ed. (Hon), NUIG.
Diploma in Group therapy, Eigenwelt Centre for Psychotherapy, UK.
Diploma in Counselling, Eigenwelt Centre for Psychotherapy, UK.
Certificate in Counselling (RSA). 1986.
Qualified Psychiatric Nurse, UK. 1983.
Qualified General Nurse, UK. 1979.
Accreditation
Psychotherapist – IACP (1564), IAHIP.
Clinical Supervisor – IACP, IAHIP.
Supervision Work
Approved counselling supervisor for MSc Counselling Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin.
2015 – Present External Individual and group clinical supervisor for Masters level trainee psychotherapists at Turning Point Institute.
2004 – present External Supervisor, Tivoli institute.
2009 – 2015 GRCC external supervisor.
2004 – 2009 Group Supervisor, Tivoli Institute.
2004 – 2010 External Supervisor, Galilee House of Studies.
2012 2 days CBT and mindfulness with staff of Irish Radiological Institute.
2007 – 2011 Guidance Counsellors group supervisor (Galway).
2003 – 2006 Supervisor & Trainer, Athlone Rape Crisis Centre.
2004 – 2005 Group Supervisor, MASC, Galway.
2003 – Present External Supervisor, Biodynamic Psychotherapy Centre, Kinvara. Team supervisor 2003-5.
Jan – Mar 2004 Group supervisor to post-graduate counsellors, Liberties College, Dublin.
Teaching
1993 – Present. Director, Galway Counselling Studies , Furbo, Co. Galway.
2011 – 2014 CBT module trainer, ICPPD.
2011 Member on experts panel, BA Counselling & Psychotherapy, AIT.
2004 – 2009 Group therapist, Supervisor & Trainer, Tivoli Institute, Dublin.
2014 – 2020 GTI Lecturer (P/T): Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy; and Managing stress through CBT.
1993 – 2014 GMIT Lecturer (P/T): Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy, Managing stress through CBT.
1993 – 2006 GMIT Lecturer and Director (P/T): Counselling (Advanced).
2004 – 2006 Trainer for CURA.
2001 – 2002 Visiting Lecturer, Higher Dip. Pastoral Care, NUIG, Galway.
1993 – 2003 Founder & Director of Professional Diploma in Counselling, Galway Counselling Studies, Furbo, Co. Galway.
1986 – 1990 Facilitator of weekend workshops in Person centred therapy and Dramatherapy.
Clinical work
2002 – present Network Counsellor with Irish College of General Practitioners health in practice programme.
1991 – Present Psychotherapist & Supervisor in private practice
1994 – 2007 Affiliate E.A.P. Counsellor for EAR, ICAS, PPC, BUPA & EAP Solutions.
1990 – 1991 Counsellor/Group Therapist (Full Time). Drug Treatment Centre, Pearse st., Dublin . Established group therapy programme for HIV +ve clients and provided individual counselling
Feb – Aug. 1990 Clinical Team Leader (Full Time), Psychiatric Day Hospital, England. Individual, Couple, Family and Group therapy. Responsible for assessment, treatment and discharge of clients. Supervision of team.
1986 – 1990 Counsellor & Group Therapist (Full Time), St.Andrew`s Counselling & Psychotherapy Unit, York. Individual, couple, family, group therapy and supervision of trainees. (psychodrama, art therapy, and small group therapy).
1984 – 1986 Psychiatric Staff Nurse (Full Time), Acute unit/Mother & Baby Unit, York. Responsible for Co-facilitation of groups and individual counselling.
1983 – 1984 Psychiatric Staff Nurse (Full Time) York H.A., UK.
Additional Training
2016 Supervising The Adolescent Therapist
2011 Member on experts panel for BA Counselling & Psychotherapy, AIT.
NABCT
2011 Nuts & Bolts of CBT for depression, Yvonne Tone, TCD (NACBT)
2011 Eating Disorders: CBT and beyond, Gerard Butcher (NACBT)
Trinity College, School of Psychology
2010 Advanced Clinical Supervision day, Michael Ellis, PhD
CT Training/CNE HSE South
2010 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Social Phobia
2008 One day Emotion Focused therapy workshop by L. Greenberg
2008 Two day Gestalt workshop by Drs. Bob and Rita Resnick
Castlebar family centre
2014 Dialogical behaviour Therapy – Yvonne McCaffrey
IACP
2012 Legal issues
2008 Supervision briefing day 1992
2004 IASPR Conference (supervision)
1998 IACT Conference (Ethics, Supervision & Training workshops)
1992 Supervision training for counsellors (Sean Holohan), 4 days
1992 HIV & Grief Counselling, 1 day (IAAAC)
Employee Assistance Programme training; EAP Institute, EAR Ltd., & PPC
2003 Masterclass in SFBth with Barry Winbolt, 1 day
2003 Solution Focused Brief therapy, 2 days. Brendan Murphy, WHB
1996 Race, culture & the therapeutic relationship
1995 Solution Focused Brief therapy, 2 days
1994 Developing E.A.P.`s
1993 Drug use; Family & work; Sexual abuse (Deirdre Walshe); Debt cllg; Supervision (Margaret Watchorn); Homosexuality (Carl Berkeley); Dr. M. Corry
Galway Rape Crisis Centre
1998 Supporting Survivors of Ritual Abuse (3 days), Sue Hutchinson & Sara Scott.
Galway Counselling Studies Master class by Dave Mearns – 1 day 2002
Oasis Communications, York
1987 Encounter group (John Rowan), 14 hrs
1986 NLP (Douglas Pride), 28 hrs
1985 Egan model, M.Walsh & G.Dexter, 40 hrs
1984 Co-Counselling Foundation course, 40 hrs
St.Andrew`s Counselling & Psychotherapy Unit, York health Authority, York
1988-90 Monthly Study days: sexual abuse, object-relations theory, CBT etc.
1990 HIV & AIDS, 1 day
1988 Family Therapy & Alcohol Dependence, 1 day
1987 HIV & AIDS, 1 day
1986 Family Therapy training & supervision, 90 hrs. Una McLuskey, York U
1984 Groupwork training & supervision (Judy Donavan), 50 hrs
St. John`s University College, York
1985 Psychodrama training, Kate Grafton & J.O`Connor, 120 hrs
1984 Dramatherapy Summer School: Gestalt (Jane Puddy); Anger Therapy (Ron Weiner); Assertion therapy (Ari Badaines); Dancetherapy (Kedzie Penfield), 6 days
1984 Dramatherapy, Ted Wharam, 24 hrs
1983 Dramatherapy, Anna Parkes, 40 hrs
Published and Unpublished papers
2003 Psychotherapist’s affective reactions to difficult endings with clients. M. Coun Thesis. Link.
2001 Student Expectations of Trainers. Eisteach (IACP), 2, 17. Link.
2001 Adult learners responses to trainers showing their vulnerability. BA Ed. and Training, Dissertation.
1996 Structuring the Therapeutic Process. IACP Journal 1, 36. Link.
1994 Sculpting. IACP Journal 1, 31.
1993 A Critique of Person Centred Therapy”. Dissertation for Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy.
1992 Communication Between Co-Therapists. Dissertation for Diploma in Groupwork.
Articles
How to overcome a bad mood (2017); Dealing with Anger (2014); How to stop worrying (2013); How to Get a good night’s sleep (2013); Don’t fight change (2013); Put off procrastinating (2012); Managing change in difficult times (2011); Blame your name (2004); Change for the Better (2000); A sense of the past (1999); Teen trouble (1996).