Gestalt Art Therapy Centre: Kids

Oct 2, 2018

2018, November 17 & 18, Working with Children in Therapy Sessions

The way to work with children in a therapy session could be a little different than working with adults. Professional therapists need to adjust their therapeutic tools to the level of children and create an environment appropriate for kids.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN THERAPY SESSIONS - A GESTALT APPROACH

What You will Learn:

The basic principles and practices will be covered through experiential exercises, discussion and some personal exploration.

This will include:

• The paradoxical theory of change
• The magic of role playing with children
• Being open to the unexpected – magic happens
• Experiencing the Now: savouring and chewing
• The importance of being specific and concrete
• The creative void and change in the Here and Now

Also, we will explore an introduction to Gestalt work with children:

• Use of drawing and colours
• Sand play with children
• Music therapy
• Family sculpturing

Days:
November 17 & 18, 2018

Time:
Saturday: 9:30 am 4:00 pm
Sunday: 9:30 am 4:00 pm

Where:
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Price:

Gestalt Art Therapy Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy centre: $169.00

Non- Members: $199.00

Bank Transfer

Ask us for the Bank details: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied. see the link.

See Cancellation Policy in the registration form, please.

Download the Registration form

Nov 9, 2015

2016 February 20th- Workshop Working with Kids

The way to work with children in a therapy session could be a little different than working with adults. Professional therapists need to adjust their therapeutic tools to the level of children.

DATE: FEBRUARY 20^th, 2016
TIME: Saturday 9:30am To 5pm
COST FOR THE WORKSHOP:

Early Bird, Payment before 5^th February, 2016: $130

Payment after 5^th February, 2016: $150

•             Ask us for the Bank details: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

•             Payment by paypal has a 4% commission of the total cost.

FACILITATOR: YARO STARAK

What You Will Learn:
The basic principles and practices will be covered through experiential exercises, discussion and some personal exploration.
This will include:
• The paradoxical theory of change
• The magic of role playing with children
• Being open to the unexpected – magic happens
• Experiencing the Now: savoring and chewing
• The importance of being specific and concrete
• The creative void and change in the Here and Now

Also, we will explore an introduction to Gestalt work with children:
•          Use of drawing and colors
•          Sand play with children
•          Music therapy
•          Family sculpturing

Download here the Workshop Registration

Yaro Starak

He graduated in Psychology from the University of Manitoba and in Social Work from the University of British Columbia, Canada. He continued his doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, specializing in group psychotherapy and Adult Education. He trained in Gestalt Therapy with Jorge Rosner at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto and after graduation, he was a faculty member for four years. He worked as a professor at the University of Queensland, Australia and is the founder of the Gestalt Center in Brisbane and Terrigal near Sydney in this country. Yaro conducts gestalt training workshops in Spain, Mexico, Denmark, Germany, and Canada. He also gives workshops for groups of men using indigenous rituals. Yaro is Gestalt Art Therapist CAT®. Co-Director of the Gestalt ART Therapy center (Australia). Co-Director of the Arteterapia Gestalt (Gestalt Art Therapy training in the Spanish language)
Yaro has an interesting range of Books related to the Gestalt works, Couples & Groups work.

Gemma Garcia

Gestalt Art Therapist CAT® Gestalt Art Therapy. Gestalt Therapist Master diploma from the Gestalt Institute Valencia (Spain). Art Therapist using the Gestalt approach CAT. Master in Ericksonian Psychology at the University of Valencia (Spain). Communications Operator at the Provincial Emergency Coordination center and Fire Consortium (Castellon, Spain) Naval radiotelephone operator. Group work and individual psychological intervention in crisis and emotional impact on collective emergencies with firefighters, policemen, paramedics using Gestalt art therapy techniques. Aurasoma Therapist Level 2. Dip. of Visual Arts. Curator. Coordinator-Art Group exhibitions. Co-Director of the Gestalt ArtbTherapy center (Australia). Co-Director of the Arteterapia Gestalt (Gestalt Art Therapy training in the Spanish language)