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AIPC Graduate Bernie Turnbull shares her story…<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I never really thought about a job as a counsellor until I went through my own traumatic experience in my mid-thirties. My husband and I started trying for a child in 2003, but we had 6 miscarriages over the course of seven years. During this period, we had to re-evaluate our future because we had always imagined our lives with children. In mid-2009, when we had made a decision to ‘give up trying’ to conceive, the thought of studying counselling became a distraction from our painful losses.<\/p>\n

When I mentioned to family and friends that I was interested in becoming a counsellor, they were very supportive and not surprised I might start studying psychology. With so much positive feedback, I made the call to AIPC for a course prospectus. I sensed that AIPC was the best Institute for me in many ways, as I definitely did not want to give up working full-time, nor did I want to attend lectures. I began studying in September 2009 and immediately I felt that this was the perfect field for me, as I absolutely loved every Unit. In early 2010, something amazing happened, we found out I was pregnant again! As my pregnancy progressed, so did my studies and our beautiful boy, Ciaran, was born in October 2010. I worried that my studies would be affected by becoming a mother, but I was determined to continue and I barely took a break for fear I would not pick it up again.<\/p>\n

I returned to full-time work when Ciaran was 15 months old, as my husband and I decided to swap parenting roles for 12 months. Whenever I felt I was struggling with my studies, all it would take would be receiving my Units back with the most amazing, positive feedback from the Assessors at AIPC and I would continue with greater determination. In August 2012, I submitted my last Unit and, I have to say I never imagined feeling sadness along with elation, but I was sad and scared about what would I do with my Diploma? My main concern was that I wasn’t certain if I was ready to practice counselling, but I was definitely ready to use my diploma to find a job.<\/p>\n

I really didn’t know what direction to take, but I knew I wanted to work with a group who assists women with fertility issues. I sent off an e-mail to ‘Pregnancy Counselling Link’, offering my services in any capacity, with an emphasis on my administrative experience. I felt that this not-for-profit organisation might take me on for charity work initially and counselling work might follow. As it transpired, ‘Pregnancy Counselling Link’ was seeking a person for ‘Networking Co-ordinator’ role, which they thought I was capable of fulfilling. They really believed my Diploma would be of great benefit and, now that I am six weeks into this job, I have found my studies invaluable to the role.<\/p>\n

The job is amazing; it’s a PR role which means I am responsible for increasing the profile of ‘Pregnancy Counselling Link’ over the next 12 months. I absolutely love working with counsellors and this has reinforced that I am working in the field I should be and not where I had to be to earn a living. Through the encouragement of my peers, I am now considering further studies and I am also in the process of setting up a networking group to assist graduates with employment. I want to keep in contact with AIPC graduates, because I know that some of us need guidance as to where to start looking for work or at the very least, keep the counselling dream alive.<\/p>\n

Thanks to AIPC, who have the most amazing staff, teachers and assessors, you really are the reason I see a future as a counsellor, a counsellor who will make a difference!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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