About this event
This workshop offers practical exercises and reflections to think about material ways to engage with meaning-making, honouring creativity and being – for ourselves and the individuals that we serve.
From creative exercises through to examples for establishing a visually appealing space for your practice, this workshop provides opportunities to check-in on the state of play of your therapeutic offer, reaffirming (or reclaiming) an alignment with your personal values, ethic, capabilities and training.
The workshop will offer creative prompts to rekindle with that innate source we all possess; providing opportunities to establish creative ways of thinking and sense making within the therapeutic process in two ways: the first encourages new avenues in the therapeutic dialogue beyond spoken interaction, expanding the tools you provide to the communities that you serve; and the second offers creative opportunities to you, giving you permission to adopt different modalities in your restorative practice, to make time to recharge meaningfully and joyfully.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Gain a sense of clarity around creative possibilities in therapy, coaching and restorative practices for the self and other.
- Appreciate the potential of a conducive environment, that welcomes ethical and multimodal ways of being, nourishing the creative potential of those we serve.
- Practise first-hand accessible and meaningful ways of making sense in creative and tangible exercises that help dispel creative blocks or misinterpretations of what it means to be creative.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Therapists, coaches and socially-engaged practitioners working with individuals, couples, groups and colleagues in the helping professions. Especially if you have a desire to reengage your own creative potential.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- This workshop is designed to explore generative thought around what it means to be creative, offering ideas and practical methods for engaging creative potential, nourishing self-expression and collectiveness.
As a way to make art with accessible and inexpensive materials, please bring with you any art materials you have. Some examples of materials you may bring with you: Paper, or sketch-book, or note-pad, small boxes (i.e. tea box, pasta box, soap box, cereal box, etc.), or a jar or any sort of vessel (clean and dry), card, newspapers/magazines, biro pens/pencils/crayons, paint and brushes, oil pastels, fine/thick markers, glue (PVA or stick), string, sellotape.
RECORDING
This event will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.
ZOOM
This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
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At Onlinevents, we and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a way that aligns with the ethical codes and frameworks of our respective professional organisations. We expect all colleagues attending our events to uphold the ethical principles of their professional membership.
If you are not a member of a professional organisation, we ask that you participate in a way that is both authentic and respectful, fostering a space of mutual learning and professional engagement.
By registering for this event, you agree to be present and interact in a manner that reflects these principles.
Dr. Francesca Bernardi
Francesca Bernardi PhD (CATA, FRSA) is a coach, independent scholar, community artist, dis/ability advocate and author. She trained in Art and Design education and therapy and has worked as a teacher and artist-in-residence in schools, public galleries, alternative provision and further education. She most consistently engages in multi-disciplinary and arts-informed practices with marginalised communities, including dis/abled children and adults, and individuals experiencing loss and homelessness. Francesca prioritises working in ways that are non-hierarchical, socially just and creative, nourishing healing and personal agency. She is the author of research on autism, arts-informed methodologies, childhood and children’s rights (Bloomsbury, Routledge), board member of the Disability Without Abuse Project (Los Angeles), councillor and fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and Associate Member of CATA (Canadian Art Therapy Association).
