Working Creatively and proactively to engage and support young people in the counselling process
Event Type: Training
Suitable for:
Diploma level Qualified Counsellors and Counselling Supervisors
Masters level credits: 5
If you are taking this course including the 'with Masters level credit option' you will need to be seeing clients currently or when the course begins.
Please click here to see more information about gaining credits towards a University of East London Masters Qualification
Aims:
- To enable participants to explore their own experiences of adolescence through creative expression and bring greater awareness into their counselling relationships with young people
- Introduce diverse creative approaches, which can be used to engage and support a wide range of different young people in the counselling process
- Practice using creative approaches
- Develop ideas and action plans to take creative approaches back into the workplace
- Identify ways of reviewing and evaluating creative counselling approaches with young people
Course Structure:
This one day training course uses interactive training methods, including trainer input, small group discussions, experiential work and the use of a workbook containing background information, frameworks, exercises and action planning tools.
Participants will be encouraged to do some pre-course reading. Those wishing to take forward credits from the course will complete a post workshop case study showing how they selected, introduced, used, reviewed and evaluated a creative approach with a young person.
Topics covered:
- The purpose and benefits of using creative approaches with young people
- Four approaches will be looked at in some depth: The Emotional Pendulum, Visualisation, Art Work, Awareness Cards.
- The following creative approaches will be highlighted, with more detailed information to take away: Gestalt 2 chair work, using objects and figures, writing, dreams, ritual, relaxation, metaphor, and mindfulness.
Trainer:
Carolyn Mumby has over twenty years experience within the field of youth work, counselling, project development, project management and training. She is a qualified youth and community worker, counsellor, leadership coach, and trainer and an experienced casework supervisor and consultant
What previous participants valued about this course:
“It was good to get in touch with my own creativity - very useful as a way in to working with young people”.
“Carolyn has a relaxed style, involves and explains clearly”.
“We learned through reading, listening, exercises, drawing and practicing the skills”.
“Really good day; invigorating, enlightening; I’ll remember it”.
This course has been accredited by UEL
Prices:
- Youth Access Members (not seeking UEL Credits): £65.00
- Youth Access Members (seeking UEL Credits and Award): £75.00
- Voluntary Sector or individual non-members: £100.00
- Statutory or Private Sector non-members: £150.00
