Registration This conference is open to counselling care providers like School Counsellors, Couple and Family Counsellors, Ministers of Religion, Health Counsellors etc. All are welcome! Please note that registration is required and a attendance fee apply, to register please call +234 811 377 7009 (voice and WhatsApp or send an email to office@thebarnabasmission.org for more information. Conference Theme The theme for this conference is 'The imperative of ethics, self-care and safeguarding in pursuit of counsellor and service users’ wellbeing'. In the counselling context, ethics is a set of rules, values and principles that guide counsellors in their practice. These guidelines ensure counsellors act in the best interest of the clients and protects both the clients and counsellors, and ensure counselling is done professionally. Key components of counselling ethics include confidentiality and data protection, boundaries, integrity, referrals, accreditation, supervision and continuous professional development. Selfcare is a set of activities that counsellors practice to maintain their total well-being while safeguarding means protecting people from issues including physical harm, emotional, legal, sexual harm etc. Counsellors have a duty to recognise the signs of abuse and to act on any concerns to safeguard clients. The speaker will address this topic from his wealth of experience gained over the years of providing counselling services to the public in Nigeria and the united Kingdom. Meet the Keynote Speaker John Bola Okerinde John Bola Okerinde is a trained Couple and Family Counsellor and a Chaplain who has successfully helped many individuals build on their own strength to form healthy romantic relationships that has enabled them to experience happy homes and marriages. Hugely passionate about family wellbeing and the impact of happy homes on society, his breadth of knowledge and desire to exceed expectations is at the forefront of his approach to providing superior relationship services to individuals and couples. A counsellor at heart, John is in constant search of new opportunities to help individuals and couples solve their relationship issues by providing tools and confidential environment to share their challenges and equipping them with tools for resolving their challenges amicably. He is the Founder and President of The Barnabas Mission (thebarnabasmission.org), a Christian charity motivated by compassion to enable families total family wellbeing through couples and family counselling. Under John’s leadership, The Barnabas Mission (TBM) has grown from one location to several locations with over fifty volunteer counsellors in its counselling network, providing counselling services to the public in many counselling centres.. He actively seeks opportunities to expand TBM capabilities, allowing TBM to provide a more holistic service to her clients. He is a Pastoral care member of the Association of Christians in Counselling UK and the Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON). He served in various leadership roles in his local Church as Pioneer and Pastor of a Baptist Church, as a church Secretary/Administrator and as President of the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI) chapters in the nineties. In addition to his role at The Barnabas Mission, John is also in private practice as a Couple and Family Counselor at Blissfulmates. John Bola Okerinde is an ordained minister of the Gospel, a trained Couple and Family Counselor (Institute of Counselling Glasgow, UK) and a trained Chaplain (Scottish Baptist College, Paisly, UK). He is a certified Prepare/Enrich facilitator for comprehensive relationship assessment. He is married to Olaide Okerinde, his wife of over 30 years. No Comments Have something to say? Type your comment below; Submit
