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Introduction to Art Therapy: Experiential Workshops
Do you have untapped creative potential? A curiosity about the psychology behind creativity and its capacity to articulate our sensory and emotional experience? Perhaps you work in health care and are looking for alternative, accessible ways of supporting othersOr you may already have a creative practice and would like to know how these skills may help in a different context. If any of these statements capture your attention, you may be interested in learning more about how Art and Science overlap in the field of Art Therapy.
Offering an alternative mode of communication and expression, Art has long provided a window into the human experience. Today scientific research in psychology and neuroscience can explain how these techniques contribute to our personal development throughout our life cycle. Often the complex processes involved are so intuitively understood that they may be easily overlooked. However, learning to utilise our creative capacity can offer great potential for both self discovery and relating to others. This process is therapeutic as it accesses different levels of conscious and unconscious thought, allowing participants to gain insight while developing skills which can enable new ways of being. Through the lens of Art Therapy, value is placed on these personal and interpersonal experiences for themselves alone. Creating a work of Art of academic or conceptual merit is not the goal, though may be a fortunate byproduct. Mutual looking of the Artwork made offers a further opportunity for reflection, developing flexible ways of integrating experience.
At the beginning of each workshop I shall introduce the weeks theme with a brief overview of the Art Therapy concepts involved. The first two weeks shall have partially directed art activities to encourage an exploration of the theme creatively and give you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the materials available. The second two weeks shall be self directed in response to the introduction, with each creative portion of the workshop lasting just over an hour. Materials such as paint, pastels, pencils and clay are provided. In the final 30mins of each workshop I shall facilitate a group discussion over the experience and artworks made in relation to the theme. I suggest that participants to be mindful over their level of personal disclosure in this context and focus on how emerging thoughts reflect your learning experience in a non-judgmental environment.
Disclaimer: These workshops are not intended as a primary mental health intervention, if you require support for emotional distress or a particular mental health concern I recommend that you seek assistance through your GP and consider a referral to Art Therapy. The workshops provide an experience of the concepts behind Art Therapy and how it may compliment and contribute to the work Mental Health Professionals, care workers or creative practitioners do in the community. This is not training to practice Art Therapy however shall give insight into the benefits of using creative processes with your clients and give those with pre-existing creative practices further understanding of the psychological processes involved.
Week 1. Play: An introduction to how creativity can access our potential space enabling growth, as described by Winnicotts squiggle game in relation to child development. By participating in this drawing game we shall consider how play can aid communication and develop positive interactions, while art making allows for autonomy and self regulation within the triangular relationship of Art Therapy.
Week 2. Group work: Considering the self in relation to others, how we understand boundaries and role definitions through creating a group art work. Focussing on interpersonal dynamics both unconscious, through art making and conscious, through reflective discussion.
Week 3. The Process: How art making can help process pre-cognitive (non- verbal) experiences, referencing the neuroscience behind resolving trauma and accessing memory. By exploring mess making, we shall reflect on the ability to regress within containment in order to integrate cognitive and somatic areas of the brain.
Week 4. The Art Work: How the Art work provides containment for unconscious material, made visible through free association. Focussing on how the Art work can provide a tangible record which can be reflected on as representing multiple/ changing symbolic meanings through projection and discussion. The importance of this non-verbal self expression shall be made apparent through silent intra-personal art making. Group review of work made in prior weeks shall reflect on how the artworks represent participants experience of the workshops.
I am an HCPC registered Art Psychotherapist (MSc) and a member of BAAT with 3 years prior experience of providing therapeutic art workshops with Adults in community Mental Health care. I am available to run in house workshops for organisations who may be interested in learning more about Art Therapy or developing an Art Therapy service.
Prices are £75/£55 (Concession) for the block, £20/ £15 (Concession) per person per session. Each workshop is two hours long. Dates for July would be Thursday 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th, 6-8pm in Nessa's Room @ Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street, G42 7RA Concessions are available for students or those underemployed.
Places are limited so please book in advance. To be added to the mailing list please contact myself, Charlotte Bryan by email: cbryan.at@gmail.com for more information.
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LocationNessa's Room, Govanhill Baths (View)
99 Calder Street
Glasgow G42 7RA
United Kingdom
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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