This course will introduce you to the Bristol Approach which Penny Brohn Cancer Care uses in its work with clients. You will learn how this approach offers care for the ‘whole person’. This programme is designed for complementary therapists and healthcare professionals with a recognised qualification in their field.

This certificate programme is comprised of four single day courses that will introduce you to some of the main foundations of the Bristol Approach and is for those wanting an understanding of how we design services that support people living with cancer. It also gives a thorough understanding of cancer as a disease. The courses are available to all complementary therapists and healthcare professionals who have a recognised qualification.

Four courses that make up the Foundation Certificate:

1. The Bristol Approach to cancer care
2. What is cancer?
3. Self-help approaches
4. Effective listening and responding skills

To find out more about the content of the four courses click the links above, however if you would like to register for the Foundation Certificate use the application form.

These four courses must be completed within 12 months (in any order) if studied as part of the Foundation Certificate, however they can also be taken as stand alone individual day courses. After completing the Foundation Certificate you can continue your study with the Higher Certificate: The Bristol Approach to working with people with cancer.

Fees

Foundation Certificate fees: Four courses at £60 per course + enrolment fee £40
Total £280

If taken as individual day courses: £75 per course

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“The Certificate in working with people with cancer was very inspiring and thought provoking. I now feel more confident as a therapist working with individuals experiencing cancer and feel that I have a support network behind me.”
Caroline Hockley, Nutritional Therapist

“I am so happy that I am going to be able to spread the invaluable learning I received from Penny Brohn Cancer Care to many, many others here in my community of Prince Edward County, Canada.”
Jennifer Edwards, Holistic Care Practitioner

“It was a life-changing experience for me coming
on the Certificate course.”
Mary Atkinson, Reflexologist. Certificate in Working
with People with Cancer, Graduate 2003

“The Certificate course had a significant effect on my practice; I became more client-centred, and at the same time I noticed improved client outcomes.” John Wolstenholme, Hypnotherapist.