Sunday 9 June 2019

Trauma Training

Three Day Training in Body-Focused Expressive Arts Therapy for Traumatized Children and Adolescents





When:  October 3 - 5, 2019
Where: 57 Bearspaw Summit Place, Calgary, AB 
Cost: $550 on or before September 1, 2019 & $595 after
Payment Methods: e-transfer or cheques 

Overview: This three day training will provide participants with a comprehensive framework for treating traumatized children & teens. This four- phase, resource-oriented model is grounded in attachment theory, the psychophysiology of trauma, CBT, and expressive arts therapy. It is based on Carmen’s book, “Expressive Arts Therapy for Traumatized Children and Adolescents: A Four-Phase Model”.

Training Objectives: To provide a practical, structured framework that guides assessment & treatment processes. To learn structured, arts-based, sensory interventions to effectively treat key trauma reactions and promote self-regulation. To increase clinical skills such as working with a resource-oriented lens, tracking client sensory processes, & working with the body, art & relationship.

About the four-phase model: “Although rich with creative activities, the author quickly establishes that these are not to be approached as a ‘recipe’ of activities to pick and choose from, but as strategically placed activities to support the larger picture of helping children develop the resilience needed to experience posttraumatic growth.  The structured framework helps to ensure a process that is safe, but it also provides the flexibility necessary for following the child’s creative processing and use of varied activities at a pace that is safe and tolerable.”

William Steele, PsyD, MSW
Founder, The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children




TO REGISTER EMAIL: carmenr@telusplanet.net 

2020 Level 1 & 2 Dates!


Expressive Arts Training: Level 1 Certificate 
January - June, 2020

This is a 6 month intensive training program in the fundamentals of expressive arts therapy.  The program is designed as an introduction to expressive arts for those who may want to incorporate the arts in their clinical practice, community work, or for personal growth.  You are not required to have a degree, but an openness to experience the intermodal use of expressive arts.  

Dates:  January 10-12, February 8 & 9, March 7 & 8,  April 4 & 5, May 2 & 3 June 6 & 7
Registration Deadline: October 1, 2019





Expressive Arts Training: Level 1 Certificate Immersion
April - September, 2020

This is the same foundational program as describe above, with students attending two intensives in Calgary.

Dates:  
First Immersion:  April  17 - 24, 2020
Second Immersion:  September 13 - 19, 2020
Registration Deadline:  January 15, 2020





Expressive Arts Training: Level 2 Certificate

A true journey of deepening what was learned in prior expressive arts training.  Students dive in upon their arrival on Day 1, beginning the process of creating group safety with an openness to learn from the arts, the trainers, and one another.  Every aspect of the program is intentional as all activities tie into well thought out learning objectives.  The immersion experience is itself both challenging and enriching as it allows for the learning to be layered and deepened by moving from theory to experience as we develop more fully our roles as therapists and facilitators.  

Dates:  July 17 - 30, 2020
Registration Deadline:  May 1, 2020