Art therapy
Why study Art therapy?
We offer professional development workshops in art therapy and introduction to counselling. These courses are not for credit, but participants will receive a certificate of completion.
Short courses in Art Therapy are offered at both introductory and specialist levels. These courses address the interests of those looking for an experience of Art Therapy processes as well as varied theoretical content. Courses generally take place over weekends.
The Introduction to Counselling workshop focuses on developing effective basic counselling skills including attending skills, non-verbal communication, active listening, non-judgemental listening, accurate reflection of content, feeling and meanings, the use of open questions and summarising. The course is taught over five days and you will move from learning to work with feelings to working with thoughts and behaviours. We use a range of techniques including lecture, discussion, video presentation and demonstration of skills.
Courses
Workshop 1: An Experiential Introduction to Art Therapy
Presenter: Liu Ponomarew
Dates: Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th November 2012
Venue: La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus, Health Sciences Building 3, Level 2, Room 207
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Cost: $380
This course aims to provide interested members of the public and potential art therapy post graduate students with a ‘taster’ experience of art therapy. People already active in human service work in the community may also find the two-day workshop supports thinking about their practice from a new orientation.
In this course, participants will be guided through a gentle and mindful exploration of a diverse range of art materials and processes. Through individual, paired and group work, participants will have the opportunity to create, to reflect and explore personal meaning, and to experience the potential of art-making as a tool for personal growth, connectedness and self-awareness.
Through an experiential focus on their own art-making, participants will gain a basic understanding of how art can enrich and facilitate working with others in a range of community and health care settings.
All art materials are supplied.
Lunch and morning and afternoon teas will be provided on each day.
Participants will receive a certificate of participation on completion of the course.
Liu Ponomarew is a registered art therapist working in the mental health and AOD sectors. Her approach to art therapy is influenced by the materials, processes and spaces of the art studio, nature and poetry, and breath, meditation and mindfulness practises. Liu encourages a depth of listening to individual’s experiences, and to supporting awareness and an integrity in the unfolding processes of art making and personal growth.
Applications for this workshop close on Friday 9th of November 2012.
Workshop 2: The Therapeutic Art of Felt Marking
Presenter: Rachel Hughes and Sally Goldstraw
Dates: Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November 2012
Venue: La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus, Health Sciences Building 3, Level 2, Room 207
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Cost: $380
This course aims to provide people already active in human service work in the community with knowledge and experience of the therapeutic elements of felt-making. The two-day workshop will support those who work holistically and creatively with people to begin to consider the possibilities for felt-making as a therapeutic intervention.
In this course, participants will be guided through exploration of both ‘wet and dry’ felting. Using a beautiful range of colourful carded wool they will learn how to make felt fabric for a range of practical and experiential purposes. Participants will have the opportunity to create, to reflect, to explore and to experience the potential of felt-making as a tool for connectedness and self-awareness when working with clients. There will also be an emphasis on the value of felt-making for personal growth, self care or self supervision as a therapist. Through an experiential focus, participants will gain a basic understanding of the unique features of felt - it’s self soothing and skin like properties that can enhance self awareness. Felt-making has broad range of applications and can enrich and facilitate working with others in a range of community and health care settings.
All art materials are supplied.
Lunch and morning and afternoon teas will be provided on each day.
Participants will receive a certificate of participation on completion of the course.
Rachel Hughes is a registered art therapist working in the Community mental health sector. She regularly offers ‘felting’ workshops in both community arts and mental health settings and has worked with an Aboriginal Women’s Circle to design and create a felt project. Rachel has been the recipient of a number of Community Development Grants for the development of Art Workshops.
Sally Goldstraw is a registered art therapist who has worked in Community Development employing Art as a means of creating change in rural communities. Sally has extensive experience with Felt-Making and recently completed a Research Project exploring ‘Felting, Skin and Trauma’. Sally utilises felt making when working with children who have experienced trauma through family violence and abuse.
Rachel and Sally are both practicing artists and experienced workshop facilitators who specialise in designing and facilitating workshops to foster and enhance creativity.
Applications for this workshop close on Friday 16th of November 2012
Workshop 3: Introduction to Counselling
Presenter: Jenny Hill
Dates: Monday 4th through to Friday 8th of February 2013
Venue: La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus, Health Sciences Building 1, Level 2, Room 206/207
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Cost: $775
This course will focus on the development of effective basic counselling skills.
These will include: attending skills, non-verbal communication, active listening, non-judgemental listening, accurate reflection of content, feelings and meanings, the use of open questions and summarising.
Students will move from learning to work with feelings to working with thoughts and behaviours.
The course will be taught over five days.
A range of techniques will be employed including lecture, discussion, demonstration of skills in vivo, video presentation and workshop sessions where students will practise counselling exercises and micro skills.
Structured exercises and discussions will develop students’ practical skills and raise their awareness of ethical issues.
There will be no formal assessment for this course however students will receive feedback on their skill development.
Morning and afternoon teas will be provided on each day.
Participants will receive a certificate of participation on completion of the course.
Jenny Hill is a psychologist, creative arts therapist, a child and family therapist and educator. She works as a sessional lecturer at La Trobe University in the Counselling program. Jenny works in various postgraduate counselling and creative arts therapy programs.
Applications for this workshop close on Friday 18th of January 2013
Please direct any workshop enquiries to:
Libby Byrne
Department of Counselling & Psychological Health
La Trobe University
BUNDOORA VIC. 3086.
T: (03) 9479 2567
E: e.byrne@latrobe.edu.au
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