“Diploma Course in Expressive arts
therapy”
Chennai’s East West Center for
Counselling and
Women's
Christian College,
Chennai present a year-long course in Expressive arts therapy, Dec 2012 to Nov 2013.
Training in
the various arts therapies is very rare in India especially since none of our
colleges/ universities offer this course anywhere in India. With last year’s batch
being the first to take this course up, this training is organised and facilitated by
experts in Counselling. This grounding of therapies through arts 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
Australia, 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
Sue Daniel - Psychodrama (December)
Sue Daniel is the director of the Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne, which celebrated its 10th Anniversary on 22 July 2011. Her background includes a variety of areas such as early childhood education and special education, psychology, individual and group psychotherapy, counselling for couples, adolescents and families, philosophy, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation. More on Sue and her work. www.psychodrama-institute-melbourne.com. Sue is a TEP (Trainer, Educator and Practitioner) of Psychodrama, Founder of the Moreno Psychodrama Society, and a member of the Board of Directors of the IAGP (International Association of Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes www.iagp.com ). Currently she is a co-chair of the IAGP Education Committee. Her visit to Chennai sees the start of a joint collaboration between the IAGP and East West Center For Counselling & Training.
Jennie Kristel - Playback
Theatre, Expressive Art therapy (February)
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
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.
Magdalene Jeyarathnam -
Counselling Skills and Ethics (July)
Magdalene
Jeyarathnam,
is a practicing counsellor and counselling trainer. She has worked as a
counsellor, counselling supervisor and counselling trainer for 18 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.
Preetha
Ramasubramanian – Dance Movement Psychotherapy (July)
Preetha
Ramasubramanian
is a Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist trained in the UK. She was
awarded a distinction from Goldsmiths College, University of London for her
work with the forensic population. She has worked with children
having severe behaviour problems, trauma, autism, cerebral palsy, abuse, etc…
both in mainstream schools and in special schools. She has also worked with
drug users, sex offenders, and adults with criminal background having severe
mental health issues. At present Preetha works with both children and adults in
private practice.
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?
The training
is divided into 3 modules lasting 10 days each and takes place entirely in
Chennai. At the completion of each module participants will have to complete
projects and assignments of 15 hours. Each participant apart from the class
hours will complete 200 hours of project work/ assignments.
Training Calender 2012 to 2013
Module
One - Dec 14 to 23, 2012
December
14 to 18 ,2012: Psychodrama - Sue Daniel, Australia
December
19 to 23 2012: Counselling, Storytelling Therapy - Dr Veena Esvardoss, Dr Eric Miller and Magdalene Jeyarathnam
Module
Two - Feb 16 to 25, 2013
Feb
16 to 25 2013: Playback
theatre & Expressive Art therapy - Jennie Kristel, USA
Module
Three - July 8 to 17, 2013
July
8 to 12, 2013: Music Therapy - Dr Sumathy Sundar, India
July
13 to 17, 2013: Dance Psychotherapy- Preetha Raghuraman, India
The diploma will be issued
only on completion of:
- Attendence
- Trainer's evaluation
- Assignments
- Final Project
- Written Exam (one)
- 40 hours of personal (individual) therapy sessions
Training Venue - Women's Christian College, Nungambakkam, Chennai
Course Fee - Rs 75,000/=
For further details:
Application forms will be available after July 1st 2012 with Dr Veena Esvaradoss, Psychology
department, WCC and at the East West Center for Counselling's office.
For further details -
Contact Course Co-ordinator - 9884700104
Center for Counselling - (044) 42080810/+ 91 9884100135
WCC - (044) - 28275926/ 28231676/ - ext 323(psychology department)
