| Year long Expressive Arts Therapy Course |
| “Year-long Diploma Course in Expressive arts therapy” |
| Chennai’s East West Center for Counselling and Women's Christian College, Chennai presents a year-long course in Expressive arts therapy, Dec 2011 to Nov 2012.
Training in the various arts therapies is very rare in India especially as none of our colleges/ universities offer this course anywhere in India. In this Course, the training is organised and facilitated by experts in Counselling. This grounding of arts therapies in the practice of Counselling/ psychotherapy is one of this Course’s unique qualities and contributions. In addition, one of the East-West Center for Counselling’s specialties is modifying Western therapeutic approaches for use in the Indian context; this would also be a major theme of the course. The Department of Psychology, WCC was started in 1973 as an undergraduate department. It currently offers M.Sc., in Applied Psychology with two branches (i) Counselling & Psychotherapy (ii) Organizational Behaviour. The M.Phil. Program (full time) was introduced in 2001 and Ph.D. Program (full time) in 2005. In 2004-05 the U.G.C. career-oriented courses were started. This comprises of Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Human Relations, offered to students of all departments. Equipping students with professional and personal skills that empower them and enhance their employability is one of the objectives of the department. In this course, seven individuals trained in the USA, Canada and India would teach the various modalities of Expressive arts therapy. They would be organised by Ms Magdalene Jeyarathnam, director of Chennai’s East West Center for Counselling, who along with faculty of the psychology department WCC, will also teach Counselling Skills and Ethics throughout the year-long Course. Upon completion of the Course, participants would receive a diploma certifying them to have undergone 200 hours of training in Expressive arts therapy. |
| About Expressive arts therapy: |
| Expressive arts therapy is the practice of using storytelling, singing, instrumental music, movement and dance, drama, and visual arts, all together, in an integrated way, to foster human growth, development, and healing.
Expressive arts therapy is predicated on the assumption that people can heal through use of imagination and the various forms of creative expression. An Expressive arts therapist may specialise in a particular modality, but Expressive arts therapy is an inter-modal therapeutic discipline in which the therapist and client may move freely between drawing, dancing, music, drama, poetry, etc. In Expressive arts therapy, when the therapist and client see fit to do so, they discuss the client’s feelings and thoughts that have arisen in the client in the process of the client expressing him/herself in the artistic process. Expressive arts therapy focuses on the client’s experience of expression, and on reflection upon the client’s feelings and thoughts that may have arisen during this experience. The artistic product is of secondary importance. Expressive arts therapy utilises a gentle non-judgmental approach, enabling the client to become aware of what is happening in his/her unconscious - through artistic expression, and then reflection upon and discussion about this expression. Expressive arts therapy uses creative processes in therapeutic, rehabilitative, community, or educational settings to foster health, communication, and expression; promote the integration of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning; enhance self-awareness; and facilitate change, including in relation to personal growth and community development. Expressive arts therapy can be practiced with individuals, couples, families, and groups. |
| Training Team |
| Dr Herb Propper - Psychodrama (December) Herb Propper Ph.D., T.E.P is a Certified Trainer Educator Practitioner of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy with 32 years experience. He is a member of the American Board of Examiners and a fellow of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. Since 2003 he has given yearly trainings in Bangladesh, and is a 2009 U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholar to Bangladesh. His website of work in Bangladesh can be viewed here:www.banglatele.com. |
| Jennie Kristel - Playback Theatre, Expressive Art therapy (March) Jennie Kristel M.A., CET is a Certified Expressive Arts therapist and Reiki Teacher/practitioner in private practice. In her 20 +year career, Jen has used the arts (including visual, movement, psychodrama, and Playback Theatre) in both clinical and non-clinical settings. Jen is an adjunct professor at Burlington College, in Burlington Vermont and since 2003 also teaches Playback Theatre and the use of Expressive therapies internationally, and has been working in conjunction with the Centre for Counseling since 2009. She is on the Board of Directors of the Centre for Playback Theatre. Her website is www.journeyworksvt.com and her blog is jenniekristel.wordpress.com |
| Tia Plieman - Art Therapy (March) Tia Plieman has a BS degree in Developmental Psychology and Fine art and an MA in Creative Arts Therapy. Her work experiences range from Youth at Risk and Juvenile Offenders, to Mental Health, Adults with Autism and a wide range of Developmental Disabilities,mainstream and Special Education and Community Art, she has worked with clients of ages ranging from 3 through 93 years of age. |
| Dr Eric Miller - Storytelling (July) Dr Eric Miller directs the World Storytelling Institute ( www.storytellinginstitute.org ) here in Chennai. He leads various types of Storytelling Workshops. Last year he completed his PhD in Folklore from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been associated with the Center for Counselling since 2006. |
| Monique Mcgrath - Music Therapy (December) Monique Mcgrath, is a registered Music Therapist. She is currently working towards a PhD in Ethnomusicology at the university of Toronto. Monique has planned a fantastic 5 day module of Music Therapy, which would include songwriting and singing. |
| Magdalene Jeyarathnam - Counselling Skills and Ethics (December, July) Magdalene Jeyarathnam, is a practicing counsellor and counselling trainer. She has worked as a counsellor, counselling supervisor and counselling trainer for 17 years. She has developed counselling training modules, protocols and guidelines for counsellors in India and other countries especially in South east Asia. She works as a consultant to several UNICEF, WHO, World Vision projects. She is a member of the International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes. |
| Dr. Veena Easvaradoss, Ph.D. Dr. Veena Easvaradoss, Associate Professor of Psychology, Women’s Christian College, Chennai, has over 20 years of professional experience in clinical and counselling psychology. She has obtained her doctoral degree from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore. Her clinical practice includes being Clinical Psychologist on referral for several schools, NGOs and corporates. She has facilitated at a number of workshops on counselor training including Grief Counselling, Counselling for teachers, Coping with Stress, Counselling Skills, Behaviour modification, Parenting, Suicide Prevention, Learning problems, Tsunami volunteers' counselling training among others. |
| Who should attend this training? This is an intensive programme for those in the helping profession - (open to men and women) Therapists, HR (psychology), Social Workers, Counsellors, Psychologists, NGO workers and those who are working with children will benefit from this course. How is this training delivered? |
| Dec - 12 to 21 , 2011(10 days) Psychodrama - Dr Herb Propper(USA) Music therapy - Monique Mcgrath (Cannada) Ethics, Boundaries, Confidentiality, Therapy in the Indian context - Magdalene Jeyarathnam (India) March 19 to 28, 2012 tentative dates (10 days) July 16 to 25, 2012 dates (10 days) Submission of assignments (10 hours of work) 15, September 2012 |
The diploma will be issued only on completion of:
by December 2012. |
| Training Venue - Women's Christian College, Nungambakkam, Chennai |
| For further details: Application forms will be available after Nov 10th with Dr Veena Esvaradoss, Psychology department, WCC and at the East West Center for Counselling's office. Center for Counselling - (044) -42080810/ +91 9884100135 WCC - (044) - 28275926/ 28231676/ - ext 323(psychology department) email : info@centerforcounselling.org |