Oaklander training part 1: a 5-day CPD course.
This course counts as 33 hours of CPD.
When
5 fortnightly dates:
- 12 June 2021
- 26 June 2021
- 10 July 2021
- 24 July 2021
- 7 August 2021
Participants are asked to attend all 5 dates.
Where
Friends Meeting House
17 Woodville Road
Ealing
London
W5 2SE
- 4-minutes’ walk from Ealing Broadway station (trains from Paddington take 13 minutes)
- on-site parking
This small training group will meet in the garden room where there is good ventilation, space for social distancing and direct access to a substantial secluded garden. Careful attention will be given to maintaining a safe learning environment, mindful of requirements for practice brought about by COVID-19.
About the workshop
This ‘hands on’ arts workshop caters for counsellors, psychotherapists and other professionals working with children. Incorporating the arts in therapy with children offers an ‘experience near’ vehicle for self-expression that aids contactful exploration of issues, fosters resilience and enhances wellbeing.
Rooted in Gestalt therapy theory the course draws inspiration from the projective arts approach of Dr Violet Oaklander (see Windows to Our Children) as well as ideas from Attachment and Systemic theories. It will also interest those wishing to explore their own relationship with creativity.
The group will explore the following arts modalities:
- drawing or painting
- clay
- sand tray
- music-making
- haiku
- movement and drama
- improvisational games
- puppets
Course content
Includes:
- key concepts
- what brings children into therapy
- developmental principles
- family assessment
- making a therapy plan
- first sessions
- the therapy process
- crisis intervention and blended working
- diversity
- safeguarding
- working with aggressive energy
- anger, loss and grief
- additional needs
- group work
- progress reviews and ending
Methods
- didactic
- ‘live’ demonstrations
- group work and discussion
Cost
- £490
- includes all materials, worksheets, reading list and attendance certificate
How to book
Payment by bank transfer (contact Jon for details).
About Jon Blend
Jon Blend is a faculty member of the Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education (Wellbeing Practice Diploma), guest trainer with the Violet Solomon Oaklander Foundation, child psychotherapist, supervisor, author and Lifemusician. Jon brings 40 years’ experience of working with children and families in the fields of community mental health and performing arts. He has delivered workshops and presentations to health and education professionals in Bath, Budapest, Chepstow, Goole, Kyiv, London, Manchester, Naples, Oxford, Rzeszow, Sofia, Tbilisi, Toronto and Zagreb.
