Learn to use creativity when working with traumatised clients, as it provides an alternative way to connect and communicate.
About this Event

Training - Creative Ways of Working in Trauma (NCPS Quality Checked)

Creativity can be a beautiful way to find an alternative of communicating with traumatised clients, as it bypasses the 'logical' cognitive brain. It gives clients a chance to verbalise that which cannot be verbalised. It can be very powerful. We will cover various principles to incorporate creativity in a safe way with traumatised clients.

This day you will be introduced to working with Playmobil figures, as they represent different family members, friends or other relations, as well as parts of the self. Survival states can be visualised with Playmobil figures and be used in an interactive way. It allows the client to explore what is going on for them on the inside from a slightly more distant perspective. We therefore use 'third-party' language and how it relates to parts: "I wonder what is going on for that part there?"

You will also be introduced to alternative creative ways of working and how they can be utilised when working with traumatised clients, including:

* Visual cards

* Play Doh

* Stones

* Drawings

We will briefly explore the application of creative ways of working to clinical supervision and group work.

This training is experiential in nature: You will have the chance to discuss and practice with some of the things we will be covering. The training is suitable for both student and qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, psychologists, support workers, GP's, psychiatrists, hypnotherapists, as well as any other mental health professional who works with trauma or wants to work with traumatised clients.

This Training Day can be taken on its own, or as the 3rd CPD-Training day as part of the NCPS Quality Checked 10-day Foundation Diploma - Therapeutic Safety in Trauma. It is taught 100% Online.

About the Trainer:

Sarah Mein is a MBACP Accredited and MNCPS Accredited counsellor , clinical supervisor and tutor. Sarah has been teaching for seven years on level 3, 4 and 5 core counselling training as well as supervisor training, and developing and delivering various CPD course for counsellors, including the Foundation Diploma - Therapeutic Safety in Trauma (NCPS Quality Checked).

Sarah has worked in a variety of roles in the field of emotional wellbeing for over 20 years, working in both the charity and statutory sector. Sarah has worked with adults, children, groups and couples. Sarah has been teaching for seven years on level 3, 4 and 5 core counselling training as well as supervisor training, and developing and delivering various CPD course for counsellors.
Sarah currently works in private practice as a therapist, supervisor and trainer taking a pluralistic approach to her therapy work, working from Person Centred, Cognitive Behavioural and Transactional Analysis perspectives, amongst others.