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If you feel inspired by the information and case histories on this website, we suggest you take a look at the training offered by Human Givens College

It is the official, international source of training in the human givens approach and offers a wide range of courses, both online and in person, on how best to help people with a range of emotional and behavioural problems and more. It also offers essential psychotherapy and counselling skills training. 

You can develop your own knowledge and skills through its:

Training in the USA

HG College is working with EverybodyOK run by Samantha Stepleton, an HG-trained social worker, to bring the Diploma Part 1 workshops to California.  Click here for more information.

"The Human Givens approach is not just a model of therapy. Based on how the brain works, it provides a simple yet profound framework for understanding human nature and for working to help individuals in distress develop fulfilling, emotionally and mentally healthy lives." Samantha Stepleton

This will be the second time HG training events have been run in America, these courses were in North Carolina, with the help of the North Carolina Human Givens Center.

 

You can read more about human givens courses here

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  • Time, please!

    Julia Welstead considers what we should really be giving this Christmas... and all year round too

  • Shining Bright Radio Interview

    Listen to Brian Greene’s interview with Denise Winn (Human Givens College tutor and psychology journalist, editor and author) as they discuss how the human givens approach is used for successfully treating depression. 

  • “How can you sleep at night?”

    What does it take for lawyers to be able to defend the perpetrators of shocking or morally indefensible crimes? Denise Winn tried to find out.

  • The wrong write stuff?

    Denise Winn looks at the research on whether writing about traumatic experiences enhances physical and psychological health.

  • How the police measure up

    By introducing the human givens approach along with outcome measurements, Jayne Timmins has made her mark on Dyfed-Powys police.

  • Mind Sculpture: "This trembling web"

    Joe Griffin talks with Professor Ian Robertson about the role of experience in the sculpting of our brains, and why certain types of counselling may do harm.

  • Dublin City FM Radio Interview

    Listen to Brian Greene’s interview with Sue Saunders (Human Givens College tutor and Educational Director) as they discuss the HG approach to treating mental illness, human givens counselling and our training events.

  • Therapy techniques that work

    In the first of an occasional series featuring contributions from HG practitioners, Miriam Chachamu shares two simple therapeutic ideas that fit well with the human givens toolkit.

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