Including art making exercises for clients to develop resilience and distress tolerance

Facilitator: Megan Shiell

Expressive Therapy Clinic offers a unique opportunity to participate in a one day workshop using creativity and Art Therapy in association with other therapies: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Positive Psychology The knowledge gained is especially helpful for Health Care Professionals, Teachers, School Counsellors, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Counsellors, Art therapists and people interested in gaining more skills to increase general wellness for themselves and for others they work with.

NO ARTIST TALENT REQUIRED!

Megan has worked as a DBT Consultant for many years, developing many programs for health care organizations around Australia. She has trained around 1,500 Health Care Professionals in the last 9 years. Megan is a registered Art Therapist and she includes in the training one art exercise which is paired with one of the DBT Skills. (No artistic talent required) Megan likes to show participants of her trainings how creativity can be a useful tool alongside DBT Skills. She will also show clients images to describe how this non-verbal activity can assist in learning DBT Skills. The experience of making and having a visual reminder helps clients learn and remember DBT Skills.

Please check dates at www.expressivetherapyclinic.com.au – Live Webinars

COST $220 (GST included).

For full details regarding the event please go to the website.

This event counts as 12 hours of category A CPD for PACFA’s membership renewal requirements.