Human Development Scotland

05/05/2026

Closing date upcoming for applications to our Professional Courses:

· Psychoanalytic Observation and Reflective Practice: Therapeutic Work with Children and Young People (TWCYP)

If you’re thinking about developing your skills, take a look at our professional part-time training courses. Hundreds of professionals have been equipped by HDS and have used the experience in their work as teachers, social workers and in other ‘people-facing’ professions.

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Human Development Scotland (HDS) offers a range of professional and academic training courses, short courses and continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities. Who is it for? Our training is for people working in ‘people-facing’ professions.  For e...

21/04/2026

HDS are strengthening our Board, expanding our psychotherapy & training offer and finding our voice as a public advocate for deeper thinking in Scotland's workplaces, public services and communities.

We are looking for trustees who want to be part of that.

You do not need to be an expert in psychodynamic theory. You do need to be genuinely curious about what lies beneath the surface of organisations and people and committed to the belief that this kind of thinking can make a real difference.

As a trustee, you will bring sound judgement, integrity and a willingness to play an active role: attending quarterly Board meetings, an annual trustee development day, contributing to working groups, and engaging meaningfully with our mission.

Find out more information here 👇

We are seeking voluntary roles within HDS. Apply now to join our team!

03/04/2026

Are you looking to become a Psychodynamic Counsellor?

Our Human Relations and Counselling course is ideal for people who currently use elements of counselling in their day-to-day work and would like to take further steps towards enhancing their practice and deepening their professional capacity.

It is also for individuals looking for a change in career. Participants who successfully complete all elements of the course at the Post Graduate Diploma level can register as a Psychodynamic Counsellor.

Closing date for applications is 30 April

Find out more and apply here

The Human Relations and Counselling Programme consists of 3 parts to provide different levels of training and qualification. This includes a Dilpoma (PGDip) and Masters (MSc). The course is ideal for people who currently use elements of counselling in their day-to-day work and would like to take fur...

24/03/2026

ONE Week to go!

One week to go until the final part of our Why Stories Matter Series. 'Words, Pictures, Maps' will consider the specific aesthetic properties of picture books in particular and why they lend themselves so powerfully to the developmental tasks of the young reader.

We will think about the themes in a picture book, ‘The Wolves in the Wolves’, and the way in which this story provides suggestions for how to engage and re-engage with frightening feelings, eventually mastering them. We will then look at the final part of a case study that demonstrates these principles in action, and the way in which storytelling can support us to descend into the depths of our unconscious world and re-emerge richer and stronger as a result.

More Information & Register 👇

Further to our successful 'Stories & Imagination' Series in early 2025, 'Why Stories Matter' is a series of online presentations and discussions that seeks to stimulate thinking about the roles of stories and storytelling in our lives. How do we use stories to make sense of our world? What can a clo...

20/03/2026

Register now for our Therapeutic Work with Children & Young People Course Open Evening!

📅Tuesday 14 April 2026
⏰5-6pm
🏢Glasgow City Centre

Join us for our in-person Open Evening for the Therapeutic Work with Children & Young People programme. It’s an opportunity for prospective students to find out more and speak to our teaching staff about our academic courses. Please note that pre-registration is required for this event.

13/03/2026

After successful open evening for our HRC Courses, we look forward to our Open Evening for our Therapeutic Work with Children & Young People Course!

📅Tuesday 14 April 2026
⏰5-6pm
🏢Glasgow City Centre

Register Now

Join us for our in-person Open Evening for the Therapeutic Work with Children & Young People programme. It’s an opportunity for prospective students to find out more and speak to our teaching staff about our academic courses. Please note that pre-registration is required for this event.

09/03/2026

📆 T W O Days to go! 📆

Are you looking to become a Psychodynamic Counsellor?
Register now for our Human Relations and Counselling (HRC) Open Evening this Wednesday at 5pm.

Our HRC course is ideal for people who currently use elements of counselling in their day-to-day work and would like to take further steps towards enhancing their practice and deepening their professional capacity.

Our Open Evenings are an opportunity for prospective students to find out more about our academic courses and to ask questions unique to your circumstances to help you decide on whether to pursue professional training with HDS

Find out more and register here:

Join us for our in-person Open Evening for the Human Relations and Counselling programme. It’s an opportunity for prospective students to find out more and speak to our teaching staff about our academic courses. Please note that pre-registration is required for this event.

04/03/2026

Calling our HDS Alumni!

Register now for our next Alumni gathering on 26 March where Gita Ingram & Susie Reade will be presenting ‘Just Playing?’ - A workshop based on their book ‘Child-led Therapy for Children with Complex Trauma’. It will focus on the main themes of the book and on the authors’ learning during the writing process.

The book draws together their long experience of working within a psychodynamic framework as occupational therapists in a CAMHS department. Away from the daily proximity of the clinical setting the writing provided an opportunity to jointly think about case material through a different lens. Their patients taught them much about the effects of trauma on a child’s sense of self and the children’s stories and artwork convey that in the book. This presentation is an opportunity to discuss some of this clinical work and dilemmas about therapy based on child-led play.

Find out more and book your tickets here:

The first HDS Alumni gathering of 2026 will take place online (via Zoom) on Thursday 26 March from 19:30 to 21:00. This will be an opportunity to network with fellow Alumni and hear from one another in our different roles and application of what we have learnt and experienced studying with HDS.

24/02/2026

Are you looking to become a Psychodynamic Counsellor?

Our Human Relations and Counselling course is ideal for people who currently use elements of counselling in their day-to-day work and would like to take further steps towards enhancing their practice and deepening their professional capacity.

It is also for individuals looking for a change in career. Participants who successfully complete all elements of the course at the Post Graduate Diploma level can register as a Psychodynamic Counsellor.

Early closing date for applications is 31 March
Find out more and apply here

The Human Relations and Counselling Programme consists of 3 parts to provide different levels of training and qualification. This includes a Dilpoma (PGDip) and Masters (MSc). The course is ideal for people who currently use elements of counselling in their day-to-day work and would like to take fur...

16/02/2026

📆ONE Day to Go!📆

Join us tomorrow evening for 'Do Stories Matter?' - Part 1 of our Why Stories Matter series of online presentations.

Part 1: 17 February
Part 2: 10 March
Part 3: 31 March

Book Here:

Further to our successful 'Stories & Imagination' Series in early 2025, 'Why Stories Matter' is a series of online presentations and discussions that seeks to stimulate thinking about the roles of stories and storytelling in our lives. How do we use stories to make sense of our world? What can a clo...

12/02/2026

Register now for our next Open Evenings in March and April 2026 in Glasgow!

Our Open Evenings provide an opportunity for prospective students to find out more about our academic courses & ask questions unique to your circumstances.

Find out more and register here: https://www.hds.scot/events