Expressive Arts Therapy Training

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Center for Counselling, Chennai Tamil Nadu - A counselling and counselling

training center is offering a 5 day intensive expressive art therapy training.

The training is from Sept 27 until Oct 1 2010.

 

Anyone who is doing intensive counselling related work especially those who are

working with children are encouraged to attend.

 

A brief background to Expressive Art Therapy(including Art Therapy)

 

Art therapy has evolved since the beginning of humankind. In the 1800’s Hans

Prinzhorn observed that the art of those in mental institutions seemed to help

and support those doing the art by creating a place of release.

It developed more strongly after World War II as Margaret Naumburg, worked with

children who were dealing with trauma of losing their families and displacement

from their homes. It is a gentle non judgmental approach, allowing the person to

experience through art materials what is happening for them in their

unconscious. Making the unconscious, conscious.

Through visual art, action methods such as sociometry, psychodrama, drama

therapy and theatre games that promote wellness and community, clients are

supported in looking at and understanding deep and often complex issues. The

creative arts; drama, visual art, writing (prose and poetry) dance, storytelling

and music involve creative expression as a means for healing the mind, body and

spirit.

The therapist acts as a guide in a co-creative process as the participant

develops a relationship with her/himself through the artistic medium. In one

manner, the participant removes their conscious ego selves in order to be able

to understand the unconscious world, of feelings, spirit, and dreams.

Feelings of all nature can be explored in a safe environment. Using the arts

allows a person to unconsciously uncover and understand blocks through symbolic

language, that keep one from going forward with their lives and dreams for the

future. As one paints,

moves, writes or acts from this place, one creates a dialogue with the self.

One can draw or paint, dance or write from many different view points. One can

go deeply into one aspect of an issue a little piece at a time in order to

understand it more fully. By expressing oneself through the creative arts, one

is utilizing both physical and emotional bodies to explore issues, through

color, kinesthetic, shape, texture, and form. One is not limited to one art form

to understanding oneself through the creative arts. The diverse arts complement

each other.

 

The goals of this training is for participants to explore and sample the use of

art therapy, in the context of supporting people in times of crisis as well as

on going support.

 

- Theory and practice of group building through Sociometry exercises

- The theory and uses of Art as a therapeutic tool

- Neurobiological effects of trauma (or other experiences)

- Neurological effects of the use of art to treat differing psychological issues

- To practice different aspects of Art Therapy daily

- To learn about different ways to use art and therapy, in differing populations

(Family, Couples, Psychiatric illnesses, Children, physically challenged,

Autistic, Using for empowerment, groups and issues concerning community social

action.)

- To look at the influences of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Carl and others

on the world of Art Therapy

- Ethics of Art therapy from a western perspective- Discussion of ethics from an

Indian perspective.

- Leading an art therapy session, Warm up to Cool down how to do, and decide

which exercise?

 

Although this is primarily an experiential training, there will be time for

discussion, processing and sharing.

 

For registration please contact us at 9884100135/ email -

info@...

 

For more about the trainer - Jennie Kristel please look at the following link:

 

http://centerforcounselling.blogspot.com/2009/07/art-therapy-workshop-jen-kriste\

l.html

Magdalene Jeyarathnam

Director - Center For Counselling

Office - 91-44- 42080810

e-mail: <magdalene.jeyarathnam@...>