Description

This experiential workshop focuses on creative and expressive ways of working systemically and therapeutically with children and families. Therapists and workers often work with children or adult members of families but do not feel confident in seeing younger children in sessions with parents and adolescent/older siblings. This workshop considers the rationale for including children and play in family therapy and explores a range of creative techniques for involving all family members in sessions where there are children present.

Activities including art/drawing, sand play, the use of hand puppets, St.Lukes cards and storytelling are some of the fun and therapeutic interventions we will be using.

Participants are invited to share their practice wisdom and ideas for integrating play and work with families.

This event will cover:

  • Describe the therapeutic rationale for using play & creative techniques in the context of clinical work with families with children
  • Describe a range of child focussed activities and therapeutic modalities and apply these to their work with families

Trainers

  • Kate Cordukes — The Bouverie Centre
  • Aaron Knuckey — The Bouverie Centre

Eligibility criteria

Clinicians who are working therapeutically with families and wish to enhance their skills in play and creative therapies that consider the needs and expressive capacities of children.

Categories: Capability 9 - Delivering holistic and collaborative assessment and care planning, Capability 8 - Working effectively with families, carers and supporters, Capability 10 - Delivering compassionate care, support and treatment
Disciplines: Allied Health, Lived Experience Workforce, Medical, Nursing
Levels: Introductory, Intermediate
Lifespans: Child, Adolescent, Youth

Tuesday 15 October 2019
09:30 to 16:30
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Brunswick

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$210
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Provided by The Bouverie Centre
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