Art Therapy Training Program for Professionals

with Cornelia Elbrecht

Certificate in Initiatic Art Therapy for 2010 and 2011

The training program is designed for professionals who wish to integrate art therapy skills into their work. The Initiatic Art Therapy Training Program comprises a series of eight weekends for a limited number of interested professionals and students over the period of two years. The aim of the course is to enable its participants to integrate art therapy approaches into the existing framework of their current practice, be it as counsellor, social worker, teacher, nurse, artist or psychologist.

The focus will be on the experience of ongoing group work with art therapy in an environment suitable for personal development. At the same time the approaches and techniques will be made transparent in order to make it possible to acquire profound techniques of working with visual arts in a therapeutic way.

The aim of the course is not so much to teach one particular approach like Initiatic Art Therapy, but to understand it as a visual principle, an open concept that can be translated into a wide range of different contexts. While a lot of the focus of the training program will be on Initiatic Art Therapy, other art therapy approaches will also be taken into account. The aim is to teach a variety of different tools suitable for a variety of different client groups and inner needs.

The total of 144 group hours will include experiential workshops, seminars, co-counselling and supervision.

ANZATA, The Australian and New Zealand Art Therapy Association, recognises the training as a foundation course.

Apollo Bay, Victoria - 2010

April 9 - 11, 2010
June 18 - 20, 2010
September 17- 19, 2010
December 3 - 5, 2010

Download the Apollo Bay 2010 course outline

Maleny, Noosa Hinterland, QLD - 2010

July 30 - August 1, 2010
October 22- 24, 2010

Download the Maleny 2010 course outline

Currently training groups are running in Maleny, Launceston, Canberra and Apollo Bay. New training groups are planned for 2011 in Launceston, Canberra and Apollo Bay.

Certificate in Clay Field Therapy for 2010

The Clay Field is a flat wooden box that holds 10 – 15 kg of clay. A bowl of water is supplied. This simple setting offers a symbolic “world” for the hands to explore. In their ability or inability to “handle” the material they tell the client's life story. The hands then can be encouraged to find ways to deal with situations and events, to complete actions that previously could not be coped with.

This unique art therapy approach is part of the curriculum in schools for disabled and disadvantaged children in Europe; it is widely used in women's shelters and to facilitate trauma healing.

In order to complete the certificate all three weekends have to be attended.

Apollo Bay, Victoria - 2010

March 12 - 14, 2010
July 9 - 11, 2010
November 19 - 21, 2010

Fee: $330 per weekend without accommodation.

Download the Clay Workshop course outline

Perth, Western Australia - 2010

October 39 - 31, 2010

Fee: $380 per weekend.

Advanced Art Therapy Training for 2010

For those who have completed the Certificate in Initiatic Art Therapy or have a Masters in Art Therapy and wish to upgrade their skills.

Cost: $350 per weekend.

Launceston, Tasmania
July 16 - 18, 2010: The healing power of rituals

Canberra, ACT
July 23 - 25, 2010: The healing power of rituals

Apollo Bay
October 15 - 17, 2010: Masterclass - Work at the Clay Field with Heinz Deuser, Germany. This is a unique opportunity for all those who are familiar with the clay field therapy to develop a deeper understanding of the methodology and the haptic language of the hands.
Cost: $400 per weekend without accommodation.

Alice Springs, Northern Territory
October 8 - 10, 2010: Research Project - Work at the Clay Field with Heinz Deuser, Germany.

Art Therapy with Children for 2010

These three weekend workshops are designed for mental health professionals who work with children and who wish to integrate art therapy modalities into their practice.

Facilitator: Elizabeth Kinnane AThR
ekinnane@bigpond.net.au
Please contact Liz directly for more information.