Creative Arts Therapy/ Dramatherapy at 20thFamily Medicine Scientific Conference, Penang

On the 3rd of August 2017, I had the pleasure of being invited to present at the 20th of Family Medicine Scientific Conference which was held at the exquisite  Equatorial Hotel in Penang, Malaysia on Creative Arts Therapy particularly on Dramatherapy.

About 150 medical doctors had attended the talk.
Four doctors had  volunteered to participate in mini demonstration of a Dramatherapy session at the end of the talk,

The feedback received were very positive, both from those who participated in the demonstration, as well as those who were present for the talk.

A few of the comments  from the doctors who had participated in the demonstration are:

"It was fun! Once it started, I had forgotten about the audience watching me and enjoyed the activities!".

" Yes, I can see how my story in the session reflects the vacation that I have been thinking of taking in the near future" (The question was if they saw any relevance between the stories they had created using the two methods in the demonstration and their life/life events)".

 "I enjoyed the session!"

A few of the comments received by those who have attended the talk include:

"That was a very interesting talk! I can see how it can be beneficial to many!"

"It looked like fun!"

" It was a good presentation! Something very different and very interesting!"

I would like to thank Dr. Anuradha and the committee of doctors for inviting me to present in this conference and for taking excellent care of me while I was there! I am truly grateful for the experience.
 It is truly a wonderful experience being invited to share my experience about doing the work I love to the doctors who were present. They seem to be  wonderfully open to the idea of Creative Arts Therapy and Dramatherapy.

I would also like to mentioned that I am truly impressed by the amount of dedication, coordination and hard work  by these doctors from all over the country(Malaysia) that went into the organizing this conference

Article on Health Today Magazine - July 2017, Malaysian issue

I was interviewed about my work (Creative Arts Therapy/Dramatherapy) with children who have been sexually abused for the July 2017 issue of Health Magazine, Malaysia

Link to PDF format: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByYPIL04Xk7xOHpFZExra05ReFU/view?usp=sharing

Introduction to Dramatherapy workshop at Sunway University

On the 29th of May I had the pleasure of conducting an Introduction to Dramatherapy Workshop for 20 students majoring in Psychology at Sunway University.

The students were very participative, which made the session interesting and fun!
At the end of the session, there were a lot of positive feedback. One student even suggested that they have a course in Dramatherapy, or at least a Dramatherapy Club!

These are some of the feedback received from the participants:

"This workshop is amazing, fun, interactive. It allows me to express myself though activities and get to know others better" - Tangela

"I feel like I am free and optimistic after the session" - Bang Tao

"I get to self-reflect, and at the same time, I got to know how others express themselves. It's inspiring." - Khai Eu

"Leaned more about myself"- Felixia

"I learned that therapies can be really fun, and introspective in a different way. It is really refreshing."

-Ai Leen

I would like to thank Dr. Alvin Ng for his support and in assisting me during the workshop. His support is very much appreciated and it was fun having him participate in the session!

I would also like to thank Ms. Jacqueline Gun for her help in organizing the workshop.

Introduction to Dramatherapy session at FTalent, Bangsar conducted in April 2017

My Intention - Teach Dramatherapy

I am just putting it out there... that I intend to start focusing on teaching Dramatherapy. It can be in the format of Skills Training Workshops for Mental Health Professionals, Trainers and Teachers, or for Master level Psychology/Counseling students(if it's for an institution) or an awareness/experiential workshop for Drama students. If anyone who has the space/organization or working for an institution whom may be interested, please email me at creative.movements@gmail.com,  to discuss the possibilities and the details.  Please share the information. Thanks! :)

Dramatherapy Brochure - Integrative Creative Movements

Dramatherapy Workshop at Management & Science University

On Wednesday, 29th of March 2017, I had the pleasure of facilitating an Introduction to Dramatherapy Workshop at the Management & Science University for the final year Psychology students.
There were 30 participants.

This was the first time that they had experienced Dramatherapy. All of them participated with a lot of enthusiasm!  The feedback from the participants were very positive.

These are some of the feedback received from the participants:

" I think Dramatherapy really works well for me. I usually don't express myself very much. But today I found myself expressing myself well through the activities in Dramatherapy!"

"I found it very enjoyable and effective and I think we should have more of this! "

"This workshop got us to express ourselves quite quickly!."

" I find that this workshop was very effective . I am very much into the arts and and I would like to learn more about Dramatherapy. ".

I would like to thank Dr. Shabina Rehman,  and Management & Science University for the invitation to facilitate the Dramatherapy workshop.