About this event
The first in a three part series on therapeutic primers.
This is the first workshop in a series of three events: Silence as Primer, Kindness as Primer, Play as Primer.
‘Silence as Primer’ values pause and connection.
Silence bestows a new dimension in the listening processes that are integral to healing, in and through the therapeutic encounter.
An appreciation of silence allows us to dwell on the possibilities that arise in quiet reflection, enhancing authentic attentiveness and pause; it engages the ‘negative space’ in-between, it values our vulnerabilities, priorities and hopes. It revives the ‘art of listening’ and co-creating, attracting thoughts that are often obscured by the demands for talk, perfectionism, and expectations of immediate interaction and intervention.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Expect an interactive space where individually and collectively we can experience a new way of timing, reflecting, pausing. Practising ways of offering valuable moments towards meaningful self-expression and calm, for ourselves and our clients.
- Being in a relaxed state is a necessary primer to listen to our inner voice; practise engaging in reflection, self-expression and pause, participating in communication that flows through new rhythms and personal cadences.
- Participating in a three-part experiential gathering exercise, allow yourself to accept the good that comes from pausing, co-creating clarity and recognition within the group and in your personal/individual dimensions.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Anyone hoping to engage in reflection and pause, individually and in therapeutic contexts; therapists, coaches and socially-engaged practitioners working with individuals, couples, groups and colleagues in the helping professions.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- This intentional appreciation of silence can contribute to expanding your therapeutic offerings, as well as providing a space for meaningful connection with your inner thoughts and creating impact by ‘gathering’ yours and others’ perceptions and views.
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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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, is an independent researcher, MA supervisor, dis/ability advocate, coach, and community artist. Francesca has a background in education and outreach, having worked as a teacher and artist-in-residence with children and adults in diverse settings, such as schools, alternative provision, further education, museums, and public spaces (including Tate and the RSA.org). Francesca trained in Art and Design Education, Arts Administration, and Arts Therapies.
Francesca works internationally, focusing on co-creating arts-informed practices with marginalized communities and for those in the helping professions. She is dedicated to establishing environments that foster non-hierarchical, critical, and participatory work, nurturing creativity, civic engagement, and personal agency.
She has published her research on autism, arts-informed methodologies, childhood, and children’s rights, in books and journals (Bloomsbury, Routledge, Taylor and Francis). Recent collaborations include projects with the William Temple Foundation and Spaces of Hope, Queen’s University Belfast, and the University of Surrey with the Leverhulme Trust.
Francesca is the Founding Chair of the Antonio Gramsci Society UK, Editorial Board Member of Disability & Society, Board Member of the Disability Without Abuse Project – Los Angeles, and Associate Member of CATA (the Canadian Art Therapy Association).
Website | www.frabeart.carrd.co
