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Calendar
of all Courses 2024
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ask for our detailed flyers and Registration Forms MALANDA Far North Qld: Starts 13 - 15 January, 2024 Certificate in Sandplay Therapy & Symbol Work With children, adolescents and adults 12
days, spread over four 3-day training workshops. This
course provides a thorough training, with extensive practical experience and
supervision in the Expressive Therapies approach to Sandplay Therapy and Symbol
Work. The method of Sandplay Therapy introduced was developed by Dora Kalff in
the late 1950s, based on Dr Margaret Lowenfeld’s play therapy, Jung’s Analytic
Psychology and mindfulness. Sandplay Therapy is now taught and practiced around
the world, supported by an international society, and a fast-growing evidence
base. WORKSHOP 1: Foundation Skills One 13 - 15 January, 2024 WORKSHOP 2: Skills Two: From Theory to Practice 16 - 18 March, 2024 WORKSHOP 3: Symbolic Expression, Trauma Care, and
Sandplay Research 18 - 20 May, 2024 WORKSHOP 4: Transpersonal Contexts, Supervision 20 22
July, 2024 Trainer Keran Thomas. For further
details contact Keran via email: info@birdwingtherapies.com.au REDCLIFFE / BRISBANE ONE
DAY TRAINING: Friday 16 February, 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. Trainer Dr Mark Pearson.
REDCLIFFE / BRISBANE ONE DAY TRAINING: 17 February, 2024 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. Trainer Dr Mark Pearson Fee: $285. REDCLIFFE / BRISBANE 2024 INTAKE COMMENCES: 22 - 24 February, 2024 Certificate in Expressive Therapies with Children &
Adolescents Somatic & emotion focused, creative arts-based counselling 15
days, spread over five months, as five 3-day training workshops. This highly experiential course offers training in
emotionally expressive methods and Inner-Life Skills that promote emotional
integration, self-awareness, self-esteem and resilience in children and
adolescents. Modalities:
Emotion-focused Processes, Symbol Work, Bioenergetics,
Art as Therapy, Music in Therapy, Expressive Writing, Body Focus,
Visualisation, Role-Play, Relaxation and Meditation. There will be a focus on
developing trust with young clients, encouraging their self-discovery,
introducing emotional processing. WORKSHOP 1: Supporting
Emotional Expression: Art, Music and Movement
22 - 24 February, 2024 WORKSHOP 2: Exploring
Family Issues: Processing Strong Emotions
21 - 23 March, 2024 WORKSHOP 3: Symbol
Work, Group Work and Transforming Trauma
2 - 4 May, 2024 WORKSHOP 4: Balancing
Emotional, Cognitive and Somatic Processes
20 - 22 June, 2024 WORKSHOP 5: Inner-Life
Skills for Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem
25 - 27 July, 2024 Trainer Dr Mark Pearson, each day 9am - 5pm. Each 3-day workshop: $895 REDCLIFFE / BRISBANE 2024
INTAKE COMMENCES: 29 February - 2 March, 2024
Certificate in Expressive Therapies with
Adult Clients Creative & Expressive Arts for
Growth & Wellbeing Trainers Dr Mark Pearson & Dr Helen Wilson
In-person and Online Training: 5 x 3-day in-person
training modules + 3 x 2hour online classes
Equivalent to 16 days spread over six months - 106 hours This
course is designed as specialised advanced training for counsellors,
psychotherapists, social workers, psychologists and those who support mental
health and wellbeing. It introduces the theories, principles, methods and
evidence base for applying Expressive Therapies in counselling with adult
clients. The Expressive Therapies approach was developed from Creative Arts
Therapies by Mark and Helen, weaving together creative arts, person-centred therapy,
emotion-focused and somatic therapies, applied to client issues such as:
relationships, grief and loss, anger, and self-judgement. Modalities Introduced Through the Course Therapeutic Writing; Use of Art, Music and Movement in Therapy;
Symbol Work with miniatures; Self-Discovery Worksheets; Mindfulness;
Visualisation; Self-Compassion; Body Focus; Emotion-focused Processes; Dream
Symbols; Therapeutic Photography. MODULE 1:
Orientation to Expressive Therapies & Symbol Work 29 Feb - 2 March, 2024 MODULE 2: Art
and Music in Therapy: Spontaneous and Guided Creativity 18 - 20 April, 2024 MODULE 3:
Emotion and Somatic-Focused Awareness
30 May - 1 June, 2024 MODULE 4:
Therapeutic Writing: Words, Metaphors and Poems 11 - 13 July, 2024 MODULE 5: The Inward Arc: Mindfulness, Self-Compassion
& Spirituality 22 - 24 August, 2024 Fee: $4,475. Pay-as-you-go with 5 payments of $895.
REDCLIFFE / BRISBANE: Starts 11 - 13 April, 2024 Certificate in Sandplay Therapy & Symbol Work With children, adolescents and adults 12 days, spread over four 3-day training workshops, with 3 individual sessions and online suprevision. This course provides a thorough training, with extensive practical experience and supervision in the Expressive Therapies approach to Sandplay Therapy and Symbol Work. The method of Sandplay Therapy introduced was developed by Dora Kalff in the late 1950s, based on Dr Margaret Lowenfeld's play therapy, Jung's Analytic Psychology and mindfulness. Sandplay Therapy is now taught and practiced around the world, supported by an international society, and a fast-growing evidence base. WORKSHOP 1: Foundation Skills One 11 - 13 April, 2024 WORKSHOP 2: Skills Two: From Theory to Practice 13 - 15 June, 2024 WORKSHOP 3: Symbolic Expression, Trauma Care, and Sandplay Research 8 - 10 August, 2024 WORKSHOP 4: Transpersonal Contexts, Supervision 26 - 28 September, 2024 Trainer Dr Helen Wilson. Each 3-day training workshop: $950. For further details please request detailed flyer or call Helen 0421 129 117 or email: turnaround2@bigpond.com
REDCLIFFE / BRISBANE ONE DAY: Friday 10 May, 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. Trainer Dr Mark Pearson. Fee: $285.
REDCLIFFE - ONE DAY TRAINING: 11 May, 2024
Working
Through Anger & Frustration
– with Young Clients
This highly experiential introductory day will
model practical ways of using creative arts approaches for dealing with anger,
frustration, and the disruptive acting-out of children and adolescents. As well
as presenting the framework and principles of Expressive Therapies, there will
be a focus on understanding symbolic expression of anger, bringing closure
after expressive work and supporting cognitive and somatic integration.
These approaches have been developed from
emotion-focused and psychodynamic theory, and support young clients to resolve
underlying emotional issues impacting negatively on behaviour and cognition. You
will learn to use Expressive Therapy tools such as drawing, bioenergetics,
emotion-focused activities and relaxation to support resolution of anger and
frustration with young clients. Trainer: Dr Mark Pearson $285
REDCLIFFE / BRISBANE TWO DAY TRAINING: 28 & 29 June, 2024 9am - 5pm each day $565 Body Awareness in Integrative Counselling Introducing Somatic-focused Expressive Therapies The wisdom of the body has been neglected in the evolution of cognitive and behaviourally focused therapy. Focussing on the body, its sensations, feelings and energies enables clients to enhance their therapeutic gains, achieve clearer cognition and establish a more rewarding relationship to the life of their emotions. This experiential two-day training will introduce a range of creative arts-based therapy skills, including: the use of sensory art, body focus techniques, using movement through bioenergetics for self-awareness and stress release, effective relaxation techniques for those who may struggle to be still and quiet. In this training you will learn to guide clients to use somatic signals to: support self-understanding, combat excessive self-criticism, enhance emotional regulation and improve self-care. While some therapeutic approaches stress the need to recognise and repair cognitive dysfunction, in ET it is equally critical to pay attention to somatic experience and understand the importance of psycho-physiological connections. Rather than aiming for relief of, or diversion from presenting symptomology, ET increases the ways a counsellor can draw the client's attention to the body's messages. Trainer Dr Mark Pearson. Fee: $565.
REDCLIFFE / BRISBANE ONE DAY TRAINING: Friday 19 July, 2024 9am - 4.30pm $285 Expressive Therapies in Cognitive Behavioural Approaches Creative arts for linking sensations, emotions, thoughts and actions In this one-day experiential professional development workshop you will learn multiple creative arts-based and mindfulness ways to support clients' self-awareness and discover how their sensations, emotions, thoughts and behaviours are linked. The focus will be on Expressive Therapies additions to the therapist's toolkit, including therapeutic writing, use of art, use of miniatures and somatic focus. The multiple ways ET can support integrative CBT approaches will be discussed. A number of worksheets created by the directors of ETA will be provided for: functional analysis, articulation of beliefs, problem solving and goal-setting. Relaxation activities as supports for anger management wil be explored.
Trainer Dr Mark Pearson. Fee: $285.
THREE-DAY TRAINING: 29 - 31 August, 2024 $895 Advanced Sandplay Therapy Training With Dr Helen Wilson Details to follow
THREE-DAY TRAINING: 4 - 6 October, 2024 $895 Enhancing Couple & Family Connections
- Expressive Therapies as Awareness & Communication Catalysts Trainer Dr Mark Pearson. Fee: $895. Details to follow
TWO-DAY TRAINING: 19 - 20 October, 2024 $565 Exploring Mindfulness Through Expressive Therapies - For professional and Personal Development With Dr Mark Pearson
In this highly experiential weekend workshop, 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). For most of us, our surrounding culture in our developmental years trains us to be externally focused, and to re-visit or regret the past and worry about the future. 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. Practice with the activities, observing and sharing internal experiences, and integrating through writing, visual art, claywork, and use of miniatures, 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.
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