Integrative Creative Movements presents.....
DRAMATHERAPY SKILLS TRAINING WORKSHOP (module 2):
The Hero's Journey
by Vanitha Chandrasegaram
Date: Saturday, 4th October 2014
Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm (Registration starts at 9:15 am)
Venue: Dignity International Asia,
A-2-7, Pusat Perdagangan Seksyen 8,
Jalan Sg. Jernih 8/1
46050 Petaling Jaya
What is Dramatherapy?
Dramatherapy comes under the umbrella of Creative Arts Therapies. It utilizes various creative activities to get clients/participants to express and work through their problems/issues.
Creative Arts Therapies is a projective method, which uses artistic expressions and play as mediums which reflects the events, emotions or state of the mind of the client/participant. The act of doing anything artistic and creative can be in itself therapeutic. Therefore it makes sense to use these tools, giving it a clear structure and boundaries to use it as a form of therapy.
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Dramatherapy allows the client/participants to express and work on difficult concerns at a safe distance via the use of the space and the idea of fiction and pretense, which is in theater and drama.
The activities in this workshop will include drama games, movements, role play, story making and acting
** Dramatherapy is different than Psychodrama.
Objective:
The aim of this workshop is
- To teach participants the tools and methods used in Dramatherapy which may be incorporated in the practice/work situations.
- To provide awareness of how creative arts is used in therapy.
- To provide skills and tools which can be incorporated in Personal Development Programs and workshops.
- To provide insights on how creative expressions allow the unconscious/subconscious to express itself.
- To help understand the creative expression and use the information and work using the creative tools to help clients/individuals to create solutions to the challenges they encounter.
- To have fun in the process J
Who Should Attend?
- Mental health practitioners such as Counselors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers to add on to their tools used in their existing practice.
- Artists(Actors, Dancers, Visual Artists, Musicians) who would like to experience and gain some understanding on how the arts is being utilized in the field of psychotherapy to help understand oneself and others better. It provides an insight of what else artistic expressions can do, besides being a medium of expression and/or performance.
- Teachers and those who work with children, adolescents, adults, elderly and in the personal development fields will also benefit by being able to utilize these fun yet profoundly impactful and insightful skills and techniques in their work.
- Trainers and life coaches who wish to include these fun and creative methods in their work.
- Parents who would like to understand and utilize some of the activities in interacting and to have a deeper connection with their children.
- University /College students, especially those in the field of psychology and performing arts and other adults who are curious
What Would Participants Gain from the Workshop?
- Skills and knowledge to incorporate tools and methods used in Dramatherapy in their practice/work.
- Awareness of how creative arts is used in therapy and how it works
- A certificate of participation.
- Become more in touch with their creative self
- Lots of fun!
Module 2: The Hero's Journey
Our
lifetime is a journey… In our journey we encounter interesting experiences
which we use to form believe systems with which we navigate our lives and make
us who we are today.
In this
workshop we will explore the process of the Hero’s Journey by using creative
methods which allow the unconscious thoughts and feelings to be expressed and
made conscious and begin the process of being the Hero of our lives!
Main Topics/Themes covered:
- Introduction to Creative Arts Therapies(CAT) and Dramatherapy
- The Hero and the Saboteur
- The Hero's Journey .
** Activities such as movements, dance, voice projections, role play, acting and story making will be used in this workshop.
Facilitator: Vanitha Chandrasegaram (MA Dramatherapy,UK; MSc Psychology, USA; Member of NADTA,USA;) Pioneer and one of the only two qualified and practicing Dramatherapist in Malaysia. Nine years of experience practicing Dramatherapy in the UK and Malaysia in settings such as Mental Hospitals and wards, NGOs, Universities. She has conducted Dramatherapy Awareness and Skills Training in Lebanon, India and in Malaysia. Her experience includes working with individuals and groups who has experienced abuse, learning disabilities, mental health, emotional, relationship challenges and various other life challenges. She has worked with individuals and groups ranging from 3 to 90 years old. She has also headed a home for over 70 underprivileged children from ages 4 to 16. She has presented in Dramatherapy Conferences in UK and the USA. Her work has been published in professional journals in the UK, and in a book titled “Drama as Therapy” 2nd ed., by Phil Jones. She had also lectured in various colleges and universities and taught Theatre for Seniors at for the U3A (University for the 3rd Age) at UPM. Her passions also include dancing and playing the flute.
FEES:
RM350 each.
EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT (payment made by 26th of September 2014) : RM320 for individuals & RM 310 each for groups(group=more than one person. Group discount only applies for early registration).
All payments via direct debit ONLY. All payments must be made by 2nd of October 2014.
FEES:
RM350 each.
EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT (payment made by 26th of September 2014) : RM320 for individuals & RM 310 each for groups(group=more than one person. Group discount only applies for early registration).
All payments via direct debit ONLY. All payments must be made by 2nd of October 2014.
To REGISTER click HERE
