• We
will focus on the impact of trauma on the child's psyche and the
various methods designed to help children who have experienced
various forms of traumas in varying degrees safely access, release
and integrate their painful experiences.
• The mornings will be spent discussing and exploring the
presenter's view of the self-healing process and insights she has
come to in her work with traumatized children.
•An overview of the methods developed as a result will be provided
and the role that each of the methods plays in the therapy process
will be considered.
• A slide presentation will illustrate how traumatized children have
used these expressive therapies to come to terms with their painful
experiences.
• The role of the therapist in facilitating the various stages of
the recovery process will be discussed.
• The imagery created by the children will be explored and the
recurring patterns and symbols, depending on the stage of therapy
and type of trauma will be considered.
In the afternoons, participants will have the opportunity to create
healing images through the use of various expressive therapies as
well address the issue of therapist self-care. Maximum 8
participants.The Centre
for Expressive Therapy is accredited both by the
Association for Play Therapy
(International), Provider number (#95-010) and the
Canadian Association for Child and
Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play
therapy.
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