Would you like to learn more?

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:

Online courses
One- and two-day courses (UK and Ireland)
Diploma Course

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 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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The evolution of the human givens approach

John Halker interviews Joe Griffin (co-founder of the human givens approach) at the human givens conference 2018.
Teaching that works: using the human givens in the classroom

Teacher trainer Andy Vass shows how knowledge and application of the human givens approach could help hard-pressed teachers reduce stress and improve the climate in class.
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 to beat emotional stress

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How biohistory affects human nature

Jim Penman tells Ivan Tyrrell how biology drives our social history, explaining temperament change within cultures and the rise and fall of civilisations.
20 years of the human givens

We take a look at what's been achieved since two pioneering psychotherapists put a name to this powerful understanding of human nature and mental health...
Humanity under stress: a survival strategy

The governing organisations of the world seem all at sea. They are missing an essential element: that of the psychology of human nature, which is programmed into us from our genes (the human 'givens').
Our collective cultural insanity

Doris Lessing believes we are all much closer to craziness than we like to believe. In conversations with Ivan Tyrrell she talks about age, breakdowns and the ubiquitous 'self-hater'.