This highly experiential course offers training in creative arts-based, emotionally expressive methods and Inner-Life Skills that promote emotional integration, self-awareness and resilience in children and adolescents.
The activities in the course are used with children from 6 to 19 years. Research and supervision reports indicate that ET provides substantial long-term benefits such as an increase in resilience, self-motivation, increased attention span, less aggressive behaviour and a stronger sense of self.
Emotional Literacy, Emotion-Focused & Integration Processes, Symbol Work, Visual Art, Music, Therapeutic Writing, Body Focus, Visualisation, Somatic Self-Expression, Role Play and Mindfulness.
This style of Expressive Therapies integrates many person-centred, psychodynamic, attachment, emotion and somatic-focused activities, and is based on the framework and methods of Jungian, Gestalt, Emotion-focused and Transpersonal Therapy, as well as the long history of creative arts therapies.
ET is an activity-based, invitational, self-discovery approach, encouraging insights and change from within the client. The methods and attitudes are client-centred; recognition and value are given to the significance of the client's personal interpretations and meanings.
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
It is a principle of Expressive Therapies that therapists personally experience the activities they will use with clients so as to be able to present them safely and confidently. Be prepared for a rich time of professional and personal development
ET is an activity-based, invitational, self-discovery approach, encouraging insights and change from within the client. The methods and attitudes are client-centred; recognition and value are given to the significance of the client's personal interpretations and meanings. The activities have been developed from an expanded understanding of therapeutic approaches, with a rapidly evolving research base.
This course is approved by the Australian Counselling Association and the Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia for professional development points.
NOVEMBER 2022 - JULY 2023
Brisbane, QLD
$875 per workshop
Trainer: Mark Pearson
15 days [105 hours]
5 x 3 Day Workshops over 7 months
Prior workshops must be completed before enrolment.
Course materials will be provided once registration is complete
"The course was extremely helpful - it has been for me the most fulfilling training I have done"
Cobi van der Es, Gympie Women's Health Service, Gympie
"The course has been life-changing - both professionally and personally. A highlight of the course was discovering creative and innovative ways of working. I am more tuned in to my intuitiveness, and holding the space, without having to intervene - words are not always necessary!"
Sue Boggan, Family Counsellor, Victoria
"The course was truly life changing for me, both personally and professionally. I have a greater understanding of emotions, identity, the Self and how deep healing can occur within ourselves and children"
Jodie Cicaji, Psychologist, Melbourne
"My confidence has grown. I am happy now to try new activities and to make changes to suit the needs of children. ET is infectious, and I want to know so much more. This feels the right thing to be doing. It marries with Art Therapy well"
Liz Kinnane, Art Therapist & Counsellor, Melbourne
"A highlight was the various activities which are extremely creative and therapeutic in nature and very apt for children and youths. Highly valuable for professional - and very much in personal - development"
Nooraini Mohamed Razak, Counsellor, Singapore
"The course very much emphasised self-experiencing. It provides sufficient practices that actually prepares participants to apply in real cases with much confidence. I truly enjoyed the course, the things we did and the interpersonal warmth of the trainers"
Chia Wee Pheng, Singapore