Professional Training
30 years experience in teaching
(17 years teaching in London universities, 11 years in Continuous Professional Development Institutes in France)
The courses are currently taught in French but could be taught in English on demand.
Registration to the listed courses is currently open via the links at the bottom of the page.
Registration to the listed courses is currently open via the links at the bottom of the page.
Art therapy courses
Practical and pragmatic courses with solid theoretical grounding aimed at supporting future practitioners.
- Part 1 : Clarifying one's therapeutic stance based on precise theoretical reference points. (Based on Humanistic framework, particularly Gestalt). - Part 2 : Measuring what is at stake during the workshops and managing inner and outer dynamics, at intrapsychic and inter-relational levels (Transactional Analysis framework). Alternating experiential teaching methods : - art therapy workshops followed by thorough debriefs - theoretical input allowing the framework underpinning the experiment to be fully examined and analysed Reality based learnings enabling students to fully comprehend the complexities involved in this work. Required entry level : Counseling pratitioners (in training or qualified) wanting to consolidate their skills and/or practise new tools. |
SANDPLAY facilitation skills
"Miniatures in sandtray" or "Reduced size drama/play in a sand box"
Presentation of Sandplay/Sandtray techniques and learning how to safely manage Sandtray sessions with clients. Experiential teaching format, alternating between : - Opportunities to make one's own sandtray (to fully measure the impact on oneself) followed by thorough debriefs of the facilitation techniques used by the trainer - Presenting the theoretical framework underpinning the experiments (the activity aims and objectives, the rationale, words of caution, contra-indications, etc.) Reality based learning in order to tackle the complexities of real life situations. Required entry level : Therapists, counsellers, professional carers (already qualified or working towards qualification) Words of caution : The technique appears lighter and easier to use than it actually is. As a practitioner it is important to train and thoroughly explore the powerful impact of Sandplay in safe well boundaried environments before using it with clients / patients. |
Running Free Writing Workshops aimed at promoting well-being (a 3 modules course)
Three experiential one-week courses (35 hours each) teaching how to create and manage workshops based on Free Writing coupled with other art media.
Course 1 The basics : - Setting the boundaries to promote safety and containment - Generating theme based incentives to create - Encouraging and supporting the creative process - Facilitating group members' sharings on their written piece(s) and feelings. Course 2 Strengthening the basics and improving one's ability to adapt to the given group and context. Discovering new ways of encouraging group creativity : experimenting with new themes. Particular emphasis on symbolic themes and fairy tales. Course 3 Further exploration of group management techniques and practical use of acquired skills : a chance is given to each trainee to run a complete workshop, have it supervised, discussed and improved. |
Running Creativity Workshops/Courses
Experiential types of trainings, alternating with
- Experimenting/taking part in creativity workshops - Thorough debriefs of each workshop to pinpoint important elements to remember - Brainstorming on good practice basics - Practicals : each group member has a chance to run a short supervised workshop within the course. Required entry level : People from different backgrounds wanting to run creativity workshops aimed at promoting well-being in a variety of settings. |
Below are the links towards the online detailed description of the courses:
(All titles are in French because the courses are currently happening in French but any of thse can be easily translated into English and adapted to specific needs on demand.)
- Théorie et perfectionnement art thérapie 1 : Eléments de théorie Gestalt et ancrage théorique pour art thérapeute (Bases des approches dites "humanistes" et Gestalt)
- Théorie et Perfectionnement art thérapie 2: Elements de théorie ANALYSE TRANSACTIONNELLE et ancrage théorique pour art thérapeute
- Accompagner avec les techniques du bac de sable/ jeu de sable, animer un atelier bac de sable, (un module d'une semaine)
- Animer un atelier d'écriture à visée bien-être ou ludique : 3 modules intensifs de 5 jours chacun.
- www.artec-formation.fr
- Communiquer avec efficacité
- Supervision d'ateliers d'animation
- Animer des ateliers "expression théâtrale"
- Animer des ateliers "conte"
- Animer des ateliers "arts plastiques"
- Gestion de conflits
www.ufcv.fr
Further training possibilities are available on request