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Expressive
Therapies in Groupwork Innerspace An 8-week Emotional Literacy, Wellbeing &
Resilience Program Three-day courses for
conducting group programs Presented and Created by Dr
Mark Pearson Level One Junior 7 - 9 yrs 25
- 27 August, 2022 Level Two Middle School 10 - 14 years 22
- 24 September, 2022 These
3-day courses will teach you to use the practical eight-week Expressive
Therapies groupwork programs. Both the Junior and Middle-School programs are
multiple intelligence approaches to supporting children, based on the theories
and activities of Expressive Therapies. There is a particular focus on knowing
self, enhancing communication and group bonding. Both levels of Innerspace
support children: with emotional or behavioural challenges; affected by grief
and loss; at risk of depression; with relational difficulties; with low
self-esteem. Help
young people expand their self-understanding; improve interpersonal
effectiveness; develop the skills of self-reflection, emotional support and
empathic communication. These programs present new ways to foster resilience
and mental wellbeing in students. These
programs use a range of proven personal development and inner-life skills-building
techniques, such as: writing, emotional literacy tools, emotional and somatic
mapping, responding to music, bioenergetics, relaxation skills, imagination and
self-esteem activities, visualisation and self-discovery worksheets. This
training is for Counsellors, Guidance Officers, Social Workers, Teacher Aides, Behaviour
Support Consultants, Teachers, Psychologists, Chaplains, Youth Workers Help young
people: Develop
emotional literacy Resolve
feelings of isolation Experience
imagination Use
metaphor for better communication Learn
to de-stress Open
up and share their concerns Form
more supportive peer bonds Develop
emotional self-care skills The
methods in the programs are effective for groupwork, one-on-one support, or
classroom application. At the end of the three-day training, you will be able
to apply practical activities to help young people reflect, feel and care about
self and others. Innerspace
has proven effective in developing emotional literacy, helping students
overcome difficulties, and increasing prosocial behaviour (Zigterman, 2010,
University of Southern Queensland). Help your clients and students expand their
self-understanding; improve interpersonal effectiveness; develop the skills of
self-reflection, emotional support and empathic communication. These programs
present new ways to foster resilience and mental wellbeing. The Statement of Attendance awarded is a license for you to copy
and use the Student Workbook and conduct the program. COST: $885
for each 3-day training. Includes refreshments, a facilitator's guide, and a license
to copy student workbook. With each training you will get a Facilitator's
Guide, Student Workbook, digital Workbook Master copy. TIMES: 9am
to 5pm each day, last day ends 4pm. VENUE:
Expressive Therapies Training & Consulting
Rooms, Units 8 and 9, (upstairs) 2 Coora Crescent, Currimundi, Sunshine Coast,
Queensland Mark created the first edition of Innerspace in 2006,
and it has been trialled and developed, with hundreds of students in
Queensland, Victoria, NSW and Auckland. Increases in confidence and prosocial
behaviour are the most often reported outcomes. From
an Innerspace facilitator: A
lot of the activities allow the children to interact. Innerspace allows them to
feel valued and safe, because their input is really important. They're
encouraged in ways that are child-friendly. I think that it helps them then
feel that they're sharing is valuable and important and wanted. A couple of the
children who come, often will sit back, initially they're more withdrawn in
their presentation than other children. But we often see by week four, some of
those kids are really starting to be a little bit more confident. You see them,
instead of sitting and slouching, they're sitting a bit more upright and
smiling and you think, yes, you're doing okay now. Comments on the Training The
course was very helpful. I like the way it was presented. It is an excellent
program to use with children. I liked its flexibility. - Peter Shaw, Classroom Teacher, GYMPIE The
trainer had a relaxed manner, gave us time to participate, but also kept the
group going. The Facilitator's Guide was very clear and the Student Workbook
well set out. There is a great need for this!
- Kerri Keppel, Visiting Special Education Teacher, QUEENSLAND The
course was thought-provoking and motivating. I can see relevance to my work in
the classroom and am eager to begin with my students. The program had good
progression and flowed easily. - Debby
Garrett, Primary Teacher, GYMPIE. Prior
to doing this workshop I was aware of some of the techniques - music, drawing,
relaxation, visualisation, etc. - this program has put them all together. Thank
you. - Bernice Webster, Advisory
Visiting Teacher, QUEENSLAND I
would just like to thank you Mark for sharing your expertise with is. There is
such a huge need for children in our schools in today's society, to be able to
get in touch with their emotions and become resilient. This is a great tool to
help empower the children. I can't wait to try this out with my special ed.
kids. - Lynette Walsh, Head of Special Education, GYMPIE This
course helps with personal reflectiveness. It confirmed a lot of what I believe
helps kids and that in education we need to incorporate these expressions of
inner creativity. - Josephine Frost, Learning Support Teacher, GYMPIE I
thoroughly enjoyed my time in the program. Creating that "Innerspace"
for children who have difficult lives is important. Schools need this to offer
hope to students. - Intha Chetty - Literacy Teacher - Special Ed, MELBOURNE. This
course was extremely beneficial and enlightening for me. The workbook was very
clear. - Michelle Beirouti, Psychologist, MELBOURNE I
am excited to be able to take this program back to my school and practice it
with confidence engendered to me from Mark's experience. - Julie Reiher,
Chaplain, MELBOURNE.
To register
please request the Registration Form: info@expressivetherapies.com.au
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