Neurodiversity – Medical and psychological discourses in conversation with pastoral narrative practices course
You are invited to participate in our series of CPD short courses. The first course deals with Neurodiversity under the broader topic of Medical and Psychological discourses and is presented online over two days.
ABOUT: Many neurodivergent individuals and their families feel trapped in stories shaped by misunderstanding, shame, or isolation. This course invites you to re-author those stories. Grounded in narrative practice and pastoral care, it provides tools to listen deeply, affirm identity, and help families inhabit stories of strength rather than struggle alone. Whether you are a parent, counsellor, ministry leader, or neurodivergent adult yourself, you will gain a framework that makes hope tangible and supports long-term flourishing.
- Date: 6-7 March (online).
- Schedule: We commence at 14:00 on Friday. We then rejoin the next morning, starting 08:30. Final communication such as the Zoom link will be sent the Wednesday before commencement.
- Fee: R1940 (or see various pricing options below for the Coram Deo community or specials for group pricing or for parents with neurodiverse children or neurodiverse adults.
Course description
This course deals with neurodiversity in support of parents or neurodiverse adults.
Course content
- Introduction to basic ideas in pastoral counselling and narrative therapy
- Exploring medical and psychological discourses in relation to neurodiversity
- Supporting parents with neurodiverse children or neurodiverse adults themselves
Presenters
The different aspects of the programme are covered by Dr. Jo Viljoen
Fee
Note that the fees mentioned exclude the non-compulsory university certification fee, which is an additional approximate fee of R400-800 that should be made available upon request.
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| Audience | Fee | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Public (counsellors, other interested persons) | R1940 | Please see bank details for EFT payment. |
| Group fee (5+) people (Example: ministry/counselling teams). | R640 per person | Please see bank details for EFT payment. Please reach out to finances@coramdeo.co.za to ensure proper administrative enrolment. |
| Supervision students (T&C’s) * Current Supervision-only students enrolled at Pretoria (who opted to attend only selected modules) ** Alumni/ former students and Seeds of Hope contributors** | R1540 (+ R300** once off for the year otherwise public fee applies). The R300 is paid once, which allows for enrolling for any CPD courses of the year at the discounted rate of R1540. Missed a course? Courses can be attended via recordings available on our learning platform. PNT1 or PNT2 students do not need to pay the once-off R300. | Please see bank details for EFT payment. |
| Combined Supervision Programme (COP) Annually enrolled CPD or full third-year (COP) Coram Deo students | Fee covered as part of tuition cost | (Not applicable) |
| Lecturer (any current lecturer) | Free or donation based, but must register. If donation simply write M1DON along with Name Surname as reference | Please see bank details for EFT payment. |
| Alumni Alumni members contribute to our Seeds of Hope campaign, committing to a minimum monthly donation of R100/month. Seeds of hope debit order here. Alumni members completed their PNT and Supervision studies. Fill out debit order and then pay the specified amount for the course. Course fees for Alumni members differ from time to time. | R420 | Please see bank details for EFT payment. |
| Parents with neurodiverse children or neurodiverse adults (This assumes that a formal diagnosis was made by a suitably qualified professional (clinical psychologist or psychiatrist). OR people who directly work with neurodiverse children in a non-counselling capacity. | R425 | Please see bank details for EFT payment. Use payment reference M1DON Name Surname |
Group payment 5+ delegates (only if paid on behalf of group) (Be sure to give us a list of attendee’s email addresses to send the Meeting ID). After payment, reach out to finances@coramdeo.co.za
Alternative payment option
Banking Details: ABSA Cheque account 4067258321 / Branch Code 335 545 / Notification to finances@coramdeo.co.za (Reference MPD26 Name Surname). Then, email finances@coramdeo.co.za to ensure proper group onboarding and administration.
Audience clarification
** Coram Care membership allows participants reduced rates on selected courses throughout the year (typically including CPD/short courses). To join Coram Care, members must attend a reasonable amount of free learning events online or in different regions. The Coram Care events are also registered for CPD courses at SignoPro. Coram Care events that are locally organised and topics can be arranged by themselves but in conjunction with Coram Deo to ensure it deals with at least one four broad objectives of the Coram Care initiative.
Coram Care membership can be paid here
* Supervision students already take part in a specific type of learning programme for which the Coram Care membership fee is waived. We encourage supervision students to attend such events.
Accreditation and programme recognition
University
Note that participants may choose to do this programme as a Successfully completed course or an Attendance course.
The successfully completed certificate requires an additional reflective assignment or an in-class assignment structured by the lecturer. While every participant will be invited to download a Coram Deo attendance certificate the university certificate comes at an additional cost of between R400-R800 (interest depending). For students in the combined practitioner programme the certificate fee is included in their annual cost of tuition.
Signo Practitioner Association
The course is registered for 12 CPD points at Signo Professional as a Practitioner Accountability Association for Narrative Therpists.
CPSC / Other
While the umbrella-topic of ‘medical and psychological discourses has in the past been registered with CPCS they now require annual reregistration. Many of our topics cover topics that are time sensitive and dynamic an the topic of ‘neurodiversity’ is not registered with them at the moment. Feel free to reach out to them or other bodies and we can work together towards recognition at your accountability body. That said many of our students seem to be getting recognition every apart from prior registraiton.
Accessing the course
Registered participants will receive the Meeting ID to the course by email. They must also create a profile narrativeacademy.co and search for the title of this short course. The material and recordings are embedded on that website and the Coram Deo attendance certificate can only be accessed from the learning website on the specific course.
Registration form
Fill out below or click on this link to open in a separate page. You will receive a notification when clicking submit that your response has been recorded as well as receive a copy of your response via email. Please look in your spam folder if you do not see it.
After registration please create a free profile on our learning website and ‘request to join’ this group: https://narrativeacademy.co/groups/medical-and-psychological-discourses/
