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Sunshine Coast
One-Day Training Events 2024
With Dr Mark Pearson
Please
ask for our detailed flyers and Registration Forms
Sunshine
Coast programs are offered at the Sage Counselling Sanctuary at Tanawha.
Morning
and afternoon refreshments provided. BYO lunch.
For
further details please request a detailed flyer. For Registration Forms
call
Mark 0419 492 713 or email: info@expressivetherapies.com.au
ONE DAY TRAINING: Thursday 8 February, 2024 9am - 4.30pm
$285
Introduction to Expressive Therapies
Creative Arts-based Approaches to Counselling with Children
This
highly experiential training day will provide an overview of Expressive
Therapies and introduce the main modalities. It will give practical assistance
in using some of the methods with children and adolescents. The day will focus
on helping clients contact, recognise, release and communicate about the
feelings that may be impacting on their behaviour, relating, and learning.
Expressive Therapies provide support for young clients affected by grief and
loss; those at risk of depression, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem,
and developing behavioural difficulties. There will be new ways to use drawing,
writing, self-discovery worksheets, role-play, self-awareness, bioenergetics
and emotion-focused processes.
ONE DAY TRAINING: Thursday 7 March,
2024 9am - 4.30pm $285
Finding Freedom from the Inner Critic
Increasing self-compassion
This
highly practical training offers creative arts-based and self-reflective
approaches for identifying and disempowering automatic negative thoughts
critical of the self. The Expressive Therapy tools of visual art, symbol work,
self-discovery worksheets, emotion-focused role-play and dialoguing with parts,
will be introduced. Along with mindfulness and self-compassion practice, we
will explore understanding of, and separation from, self-criticism. This day
for therapy professionals, while focused on supporting adult clients, provides
much that can also be applied with younger clients.
ONE DAY TRAINING: Thursday 15 August,
2024 9am - 4.30pm $285
Expressive Therapies in Trauma Recovery with Young Clients
A practical workshop to introduce the methods and
frameworks of Expressive Therapies, and provide hands-on experience, theory,
some research and case stories of counselling distressed and traumatised young
clients. There will be a focus on the care needed in supporting those with
long-term emotional problems or who are affected by trauma, prolonged duress
stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorders. Topics covered:
trauma-informed care; expressive activities for young clients; use of
therapeutic writing; use of miniatures (Symbol Work); role-play for a stronger
self; use of relaxation; matching treatment to types of trauma victims; the
evidence base for using client-centred, activities-based approaches.
ONE DAY TRAINING: Thursday 10 October,
2024 9am - 4.30pm $285
Introduction to Symbol Work
Catalysts
for Therapeutic Conversations
A practical workshop using projective techniques
developed in Australia over the last thirty years by mark and Helen, the
founders of Expressive Therapies Australia. Learn to use a collection of
miniatures to support clients to open up, symbolise their inner world, talk
about self and resolve issues. Symbols can be used to increase communication,
activate creativity, clarify cognition, process emotions and enhance
problem-solving. In this innovative program you will gain confidence in using
miniatures with art, with movement, with life narratives, with emotion-focussed
processes, and with somatic awareness.
ONE DAY: Thursday, 7 November, 2024 $285
Exploring Mindfulness Through Expressive Therapies
In this highly experiential professional
and personal development training, you will learn multiple approaches to
developing mindfulness and expressing self-awareness through creative arts
activities. Mindfulness is defined as "paying attention in a particular way, on
purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally" (Kabat-Zinn, 1994). There are
many ways to step into the present: in this workshop we explore somatic
focusing, gentle movement, emotional awareness, observation of automatic
thought processes, as well as ways to use the senses to arrive in the moment. A feature of the program is integrating mindful
practice through writing, visual art, and use of provides confidence for both
our personal quest and support of others. Mindfulness has been shown to lead to
increases in wellbeing and therapeutic presence when we are supporting others.
Contact Mark: info@expressivetherapies.com.au
Phone: 0419 492 713
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