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Trauma and Creativity: Introduction to Working Creatively with Trauma™

Support your clients with PTSD trauma, grief and loss around Covid, mental health stresses and war

Learn practical creative arts skills for face-to-face & online therapy

Trauma and creativity skills are an effective combination for counsellors and therapists. On this weekend, you will learn how to use creative trauma and expressive arts therapy to help clients process traumatic experiences in a gentle way. In addition, this weekend is designed as a way of supporting ourselves around trauma and PTSD through self-care and supervision. There is therefore some personal and group process during these trauma trainings.

This weekend introduction is the first level of our creative trauma therapy courses. In this course you will learn:
  • Ways to use sandplay, art, music and movement in trauma-informed practice. Sandplay and expressive arts are especially effective in helping people with relational or complex trauma.
  • How to identify the emotional and physical symptoms of PTSD (trauma training post traumatic stress disorder) and complex trauma treatments. In particular, you will learn ways to help relieve symptoms of PTSD after a traumatic event such as sexual assault.
  • To explore how trauma and creativity can easily be combined with other trauma models e.g. person-centred, trauma-focused CBT, Gestalt or Jungian ways of working.
  • Practical, clinical skills using expressive arts together with evidence-based psychological therapies.
  • An awareness of trauma-focused CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing).

This introductory level trauma and creativity training course is perfect for:

  • Your work as a school counsellor or other mental health professional. We welcome  counsellors, psychotherapists, clinical psychologists and play therapists. In addition, social workers, wellbeing and mental health practitioners or volunteers.
  • Gaining basic skills in using expressive arts and play therapy work with traumatised children, adolescents and adults
  • Identifying the symptoms of PTSD in your educational/mental health setting, e.g. school, nursery, SEN or CAMHS
  • Using expressive arts trauma-informed skills with clients who have had traumatic experiences
  • Understanding, integrating and expanding your knowledge of trauma and creativity models as part of your Continuing Professional Development

FAQs
We suggest you also read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Why do this Trauma and Creativity: Introduction to Working Creatively with Trauma™ course with us?

Benefits of this course

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  • Clear explanation of PTSD trauma theories and practical skills in sandplay, art, music and movement. In particular, get advice on getting started in schools and counselling environments
  • Tips on encouraging clients of all ages who have experienced trauma and PTSD to try creativity
  • Experience creative arts therapies for yourself in a small, friendly, supportive group of 6 to 10 people
  • Find research-based ways therefore of encouraging services to fund trauma work
  • Learn key creative skills for trauma-focussed work with children, young people and adults in a course developed by one of the UK’s top trainers, Jill Carter
  • Complete the foundation for the Certificate in Working Creatively with Trauma™
  • All our certified trauma therapy training courses are suitable for BACP and UKCP counselling and psychotherapy Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Your Trauma and Creativity Course Tutor

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  • Lindsey Toogood has been a practising integrative relational counsellor for over twenty years.
  • She is an experienced play therapist, sand play practitioner, supervisor and mindfulness teacher. She combines creative, playful and body-based approaches into a holistic way of working.
  • Lindsey used to be a primary school teacher and completed a master’s degree with an emphasis on psychology and child development.
  • Lindsey has worked for low-cost counselling services (adolescents and adults). She also worked for a large relationship charity working in primary and secondary schools.
  • She has a training in EMDR and is currently training in sensorimotor psychotherapy.

Expert, friendly, supportive training

“I was impressed and inspired by Jill’s professionalism, her encyclopedic knowledge and her excellent handouts. Most of all, I liked the personal qualities that she brings. She also has such generosity of spirit and warmth of heart. The pace is gentle yet firm, but her holding of the space is exceptional. After experiencing psychotherapy skills training in other institutions, I would rate Jill’s approach as both masterful and highly competent. The symbol collection is also second to none. In summary, the opportunity to learn in an experiential way as well as through lectures was deeply effective. In my case, it was also life-changing.”

Kate

Trauma and Creativity: next Introduction to Working Creatively with Trauma™

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Choose your date

Saturday 24th February/Sunday 25th February 2024

Venue
Course ONLINE via Zoom Meetings. Face to face trauma therapy courses will resume soon. Let us know if you would prefer to do this course in person.

Times
10-4pm UK time LIVE both days

Fees
£300 payable on booking

Numbers
6 to 10 people.

The three levels of Creative Trauma Therapy Courses:

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Introduction to Working Creatively with Trauma™

If you are curious about or new to trauma therapy training, this is the best place to start.

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Certificate in Working Creatively with Trauma™

This is the next level of training and is our main key skills course.

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Diploma in Working Creatively with Trauma™

The Diploma builds on and expands the skills of the previous courses.

Let's stay in touch

Get in touch with Lindsey

If you have any questions, the best way to get in touch is to email Lindsey on hello@jillcartertraining.co.uk or call on 07311 389613

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