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York St John Communities Centre

Events and training

Discover a range of engaging events and training sessions, from in-person to online.

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Upcoming events

Bereavement Café

Join us for our Bereavement Café drop-in sessions, held at the Communities Centre on Wednesdays from 1.00pm to 3.00pm on the following dates:

  • 13 November 2024
  • 8 January 2025

For further information, visit our dedicated page.

Bereavement services

Sponsored Walk

Raise money for the York St John Communities Centre, by joining us for a sponsored walk, coming soon!

By getting involved and bringing along your friends and family to our sponsored walk, you can help us continue to make a positive impact and you'll be supporting us with:

  • Offering affordable counselling and coaching
  • Providing free groups, projects, and drop-in services
  • Staffing costs, facilities and equipment

So come walk with us and help us to raise much needed funds to support the Centre. If you would like to be involved, please email ysjcc@yorksj.ac.uk to find out more.

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Training, courses and workshops

Explore our range of training courses and workshops, listed below.

Events take place at different times of the year so check this page regularly for upcoming dates.

Momentic Wellbeing Workshops for Business Owners

Momentic have partnered with York St John Communities Centre to offer a series of free well-being support workshops for business owners, whether they’re in the initial planning stages of starting a new business or have their business is up to 3 years trading. These workshops are a part of Momentic' 'Start & Grow' York Programme, which is funded by the City of York Council.

There are a number of different free workshops being delivered until February, with topics on supporting your wellbeing, managing overwhelm and burnout, boundaries and balance, confidence in work and life, navigating working alone, values, and aligning life and business.

Additionally, as part of attending one of our workshops, you’ll be entitled to receive a free Wellbeing Coaching session.

For further information and to sign up to a free workshop, click on the button below.

Momentic wellbeing workshop

Counselling Skills Certificate

The Counselling Skills Certificate course ran by York St John University, is for those who want to learn counselling skills for use in professional and helping roles, those who want to improve their professional and personal relationships as part of personal development, and those wanting to progress with training as a professional counsellor. A Certificate is a pre-requisite for entry onto their Postgraduate/Masters Diploma in Humanistic Counselling.

This course will be held on campus every Wednesday from 3.30pm to 8.00pm, from 2 October to 2 April.

The fee for this course is £800 per person. This can be paid in 2 instalments.

For further information and to enrol, click on the button below.

Counselling Skills Certificate

Additional learning at York St John University

Boost your skills, knowledge and confidence with a professional or short course from York St John University.

We offer professional learning and development opportunities for teams and individuals, from single sessions to longer courses.

Professional and short courses

Domestic Abuse and Mental Health

Learn how to help and support others in situations that need your guidance and assistance.

Exposure to domestic violence has a significant impact on individual's mental health. Discover the psychological theories of domestic abuse and the reasons for it leading to effect a person's mental health. You will learn how to positively support an individual and what you can do to assist the person’s mental health recovery process.

The course is £100 per person, and one full day from 10.00am to 5.00pm.

This course will be held on York St John University campus on dates:

  • Monday 18 November 2024
  • Thursday 5 March 2025
  • Wednesday 4 June 2025
  • Tuesday 4 November 2025

For further information and to enrol, click on the button below.

Domestic Abuse and Mental Health course

Supporting York St John Communities Centre

As a not for profit organisation with charitable status, your contribution to York St John Communities Centre plays a vital role in helping us continue our mission of serving the community.

Whether you're interested in volunteering your time, making a donation, or spreading the word about our cause, there are lots of ways you can get involved and make a difference. You can explore the different ways to support us on our Supporting the Centre page and help us in continuing to create positive change in our community.

Supporting the Centre    One-off or regular donation (JustGiving)