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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:

  • 11 September 2024
  • 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 on the 28 September 2024.

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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Centre Celebration

You are all invited to our Centre Celebration! This is a 'hold the date' invitation for October 10, 5.00pm to 7.00pm, as we host a celebration of the Centre opening at our new premises at 32-34 Clarence Street.

Much like our opening celebration, you can be sure to enjoy another panel presentation and discussion on Human Trauma: what is 'trauma', how can we respond to it, and how can we survive it?, more research updates and of course having some engaging conversations with our network of fantastic individuals.

Once we have more information we'll be sure to share, and to ensure you don't miss this please make sure you follow us on our social media platforms, and are subscribed to our mailing list. Please add links to our social media platforms and mailing list below:

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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.

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

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)