The Centre for Experiential Training

2012

Relationships Counselling
An Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy Approach

♦ 21 - 24 February 2012

Date	:	21 - 24 February 2012
Days	:	Tuesday to Friday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	This workshop is process oriented, emotionally sensitive and awareness focused. Aiming to untangle the complexity involved in relationships counselling by examining differences in: * Needs-wants-expectations * Emotions-Ideas * Values etc
Fee	:	Organisations sending One (1) or more participant (s) VWOs eligible for VCF funding - 60% Pre-approved	: $1,195.00 per pax : $478.00 per pax
Trainer:	:	Dr Warren Lett Dr Warren Lett Ph.D (Cal), M.A.Ps.S. Is one of the founders of Melbourne Institute of Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy (MIECAT). He also works as a counsellor in private practice for individuals and organisations. His professional interests include the way varied modals experiencing leads to an understanding of the meanings of lived experience. He is currently developing an inquiry into the emotional patterns that inform therapeutic work with relationships and ways of investigating subjectivity.http://www.miecat.org.au
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form

Understanding and Healing Childhood Trauma
Using Multi-Pronged child therapy approach

♦ 24 - 25 April 2012

Date	:	24 - 25 April 2012
Days	:	Tuesday to Wednesday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	This is a comprehensive workshop where participants will learn how to provide therapy tailored for childhood trauma at a number of levels – the child, the family and the environment to help children moved from being dominated and haunted by the past.
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant (s) VWO eligible for VCF funding - 60% Pre-approved	: $795.00 per pax : $318.00 per pax
Trainer:	:	Esther Takac (Masters in Child Clinical and Educational Psychology 1988) is a psychologist with over twenty years experience in public and private practice including many years as Senior psychologist on a Children’s Assessment and Therapy Services team dealing with children suffering trauma, abuse and neglect. She has presented numerous workshops and training to a range of professionals, organizations and conferences. Esther’s research has been published in various psychology journals and she is also an award-winning author. She uses a wide range of approaches to fit the needs of her clients including psychodynamic and cognitive-behaviour therapy, play and art therapy, and use of therapeutic stories. http://esthertakac.com.au/ - To find out more about her books
Esther's Books	:	Genesis - The Books with Seventy Faces Loni Moon
Attachments		Workshop Brochures Registration Form

An Introduction to Play Therapy for Children Experiencing Losses
A Non-Directive Child Counselling Approach

♦ 26 - 27 April 2012

Date	:	26 - 27 April 2012
Days	:	Thursday to Friday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	Participants will learn the Non-Directive Approach to Play Therapy and how to create a therapeutic and safe environment in which a child can begin to flourish. Further, how to integrate aspects of play therapy into their own clinical practices.
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant (s) VWO eligible for VCF funding - 60% Pre-approved	: $795.00 per pax : $318.00 per pax
Trainer:	:	Robert Takac is a psychologist with over 20 years of experience. He works in both public and private practice providing therapy to children, adults, and families Robert is a highly regarded trainer and provides workshops in a range of areas, particularly related to clinical work with children. Robert offers professional training and clinical supervision in Non Directive Play Therapy and teaches a 10-month course on Play Therapy. Robert also provides individual and group supervision and consultation to psychologists and other professionals. The Australian Psychological Society has endorsed Robert’s training and workshops.
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form

The Heart & Soul of Change
Delivering What Works in Therapy

♦ 13 - 15 June 2012

Date	:	13 - 15 June 11
Days	:	Wednesday to Friday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	More than any time before, payers, consumer groups, and legislators, are putting what therapists do under scrutiny. At the root of many controversies currently afflicting therapy is the important question of what works. Is its efficacy based on the singular curative powers of specialized techniques or do other variables account for the change occurring in therapy? As it turns out, the answer is not to be found in the different languages, theories, or procedural differences of the field's warring camps. Instead, it lies in the pantheoretical or common factors--the ingredients of effective therapy, shared by all orientations. Bypassing theoretical cleverness and technical wizardry, this workshop provides a detailed recipe for enhancing what works based upon the empirically validated guidelines of how change actually happens in therapy.
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant (s) VWO eligible for VCF funding - 60% pre-approved	: $995.00 per pax : $398.00 per pax
Trainer:	:	Dr. Barry L. Duncan, Psy.D. He is a therapist, trainer, and researcher with over 17,000 hours of clinical experience. He is director of the Heart and Soul of Change Project (www.heartandsoulofchange.com), a practice-driven, training and research initiative that focuses on what works in therapy, and more importantly, how to deliver it on the front lines via client based outcome feedback. Barry has over one hundred publications, including fifteen books. His latest books: The Heroic Client (2nd edition, Jossey Bass, 2004); Heroic Clients, Heroic Agencies: Partners for Change (2nd ed. 2010 E Edition available at www.heartandsoulofchange.com); Brief Intervention for School Problems (Guilford, 2007); the 2nd edition of the Heart and Soul of Change: Delivering What Works (APA,2010); and the brand new On Becoming a Better Therapist (APA, 2010). He is the co-developer of the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS), Session Rating Scale (SRS), Child ORS, and Child SRS, measures designed to give clients the voice they deserve as well as provide clients, clinicians, administrators, and payers with feedback about the client’s response to services, thus enabling more effective care tailored to client preferences. Because of his self help books, he has appeared on "Oprah,” “The View," and several other national TV programs. His latest self help book, What’ s Right With You, challenges the business as usual mentality of “What’s wrong with you” and instead demonstrates how to rally natural resources and resiliencies to overcome life challenges. Barry conducts seminars internationally in hopes of inciting insurrection against practices that diminish clients and encouraging therapists to establish their own identity. He can be reached at barrylduncan@comcast.net, www.whatsrightwithyou, and www.heartandsoulofchange.com
some of Barry's books	:
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form

Companioning Children using Creative Arts Therapy
An Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy

♦ 3 - 6 July 2012

Date	:	3 - 6 July 2012
Days	:	Tuesday to Friday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	Working with children (below 12 – 14 years old) is very challenging because of their limited insightfulness, linguistic and cognitive abilities. Hence this workshop is designed to focus on developing skills in: * How do we interact respectfully with children to draw forth their imaginations, motivation, special knowledge and abilities? * Can we collaborate to make changing behaviour fun as well as focused and effective? This is an Experiential & Creative arts therapy approach. The workshop will demonstrate how to use different forms of the arts: drawing, play, sandtray, writing story & drama to work with a child in therapy.
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant (s) VWO eligible for VCF funding - 60% Pre-approved	: $1,195.00 per pax : $478.00 per pax
Trainer:		Jenny Hill is a psychologist, a MIECAT teacher, a Clinical Supervisor, and a Creative Arts Therapist. She has 14 years experience as a counselling psychologist and play therapist in her private practice with children, families, and adults. She also worked for 8 years in a Family Welfare Organisation in Melbourne, Australia, as a one-to-one play-therapist with children. These children were referred to Jenny with a variety of issues ranging from dislocation from family through removal by the Department of Human Services, re-unification with families, survivors of abuse and trauma, intellectual disabilities, diagnosis of ADHD, school refusal, children of drug dependent parents and a range of other behavioural difficulties related to stress and fear. Her publications include ‘The use of creative arts for children who have experienced trauma’, ‘How do we do feedback to parents about our work with their children’ (Dallas Brooks Hall, Nov 96), ‘Emotional Abuse and Neglect: What can children tell us?’, ‘Play Therapy: the voice of the child’ (May 95), ‘A Baby is a Person’ (Spectrum, Melbouirne: 1984) Trainer's Website: http://www.miecat.org.au
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form

Attachment Theory - Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
Healing Children with Reactive Attachment Disorders & Trauma-Attachment Problems

♦ 24 - 27 July 2012

Date	:	24 - 27 July 2012
Days	:	Tuesday to Friday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	Attachment Theory provides a descriptive and explanatory framework for the discussion of affectionate relationships between human beings. Children who experience neglect or abuse inflicted by a primary caregiver will more often than not have their normal development of secure attachment disrupted. The consequence of this is potential life-long psychological issues and disturbances. As the number of children growing up in single-parent, dysfunctional, and adopted families are on the rise, this specialised skill would be very useful for helping professionals who are working in this area.
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant(s) VWO eligible for VCF funding: 60% Pre-approved capped at $800.00	: $1,395.00 per pax : $595.00 per pax
Trainer: Dr Arthur Becker Weidman	:	Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman is the trainer for this workshop, and has been treating the families of adoptive and foster children for over two decades. As Director of the Centre For Family Development, he consults with the Departments of Social Services, Residential Treatment Centres, and Mental Health Clinics throughout the US, Canada, and Internationally. Dr. Becker-Weidman’s expertise is on the evaluation and treatment of adopted and foster children and their families, Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Alcohol Related Neurological Dysfunction. The results of an empirical study demonstrated the effectiveness of the approach he practices - Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. He has published over a dozen papers in peer-reviewed professional journals and has presented at numerous international, regional, and local professional meetings. He is the co-editor of the book, Creating Capacity for Attachment and Attachment Facilitating Parenting. Trainer's Website: http:// www.Center4FamilyDevelop.com
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form

The Play of Life
An effective tool applicable to Counselling, Education, Family and Relationships

♦ 23,24,27,28 Aug 2012

Date	:	23.24.27.28 August 2012
Days	:	Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	Play of Life is different from the conventional talk-based method as it utilises a miniature theatre kit (uses small human figures on a stage). The purpose of this theatre kit is to allow clients to reproduce and see their life and relationships in a challenging 3-dimensional format. As a method, it allows the client to identify complex issues. It simplifies issues by depicting them in a visual 3-dimensional way, thus going beyond mere verbal communication. It is a creative and innovative tool which can be easily added to a practitioner’s repertoire. This tool will be able to guide helping professionals to address common social problems such as emotional trauma, behavioural problems such as addiction, marriage troubles, conflicts, anger, etc. As such, it has a wide applicability, from social service to education sectors. This workshop is back by very popular demand
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant(s) VWO eligible for VCF funding: 60% Pre-approved capped at $800.00	: $1,355.00 per pax : $555.00 per pax
Trainer:	:	Dr Carlos Raimundo is the creator of the concept and method of Play of Life, and will be the trainer for this workshop. His creation was then recognised and as a result, he received the Innovators Award from the American Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy Association (New York 2004). He translates his wide training in Business, Philosophy, Medicine, Psychiatry, Group Training and Theological studies into his training programme by integrating the best of each into practical and easy-to-follow skills for life. Carlos’ education in Argentina (South America?), US and Europe gives him a sound understanding of how to deal with cultural issues; his experience of successful migration also equipped him with the skills to facilitate change in the lives of many in a lively, sharp, and useful manner. Carlos’ background includes lecturing at universities in Australia and the US in addition to directing workshops and training sessions for over 20 years. Trainer's Website: http://www.neuro-learning.com/
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form

Tough Teens, Challenging Children
Effective strategies for working with even the Most Difficult Behaviour

♦ 6 - 7 Sept 2012

Date	:	6 - 7 Sept 2012
Days	:	Thursday - Friday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	Studies have shown an increase in the number of children and youth with behaviour that disrupts classrooms, endangers staff, families, and communities, and interferes with academic, occupational, social, and personal success. This seminar will provide you with ways of dealing with even the most challenging young people of any age (define the age range of young people?). Participants will learn practical, unique, tried-and-tested strategies that will make their work more productive and effective.
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant(s) VWO eligible for VCF funding: 60% Pre-approved	$795.00 per pax $318.00 per pax
Trainer:	:	Dr. Frances E. Steinberg, the psychologist in charge of leading this workshop, received her doctorate in the United States from The Johns Hopkins University in 1975. She was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico where she was awarded the Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Frances then worked in a variety of settings in America including special schools for students who are emotionally-challenged and students with learning difficulties, private practice, rape crisis centres, and paediatric clinics. She is currently based in both New Zealand and Australia and delivers training workshops to educators, mental health professionals, counsellors, and social workers internationally. Frances has been the keynote speaker at conferences for Principals, SPELD, and Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour. She was also project manager and course facilitator for the New Zealand National Workforce Development Training for Involving Families in Mental Health. Furthermore, she produced the documentary (?) on AD/HD, Getting it Right and is the author of numerous books including Working with Difficult Children and Adolescents, Whispers from the East, When Your Lover Leaves You, Working with Difficult Clients, Creating Partnerships, Positive Positioning, and Becoming Dragon as well as the novel, The Pocket Messiah. Frances is a member of the New Zealand National Advisory Group on Fetal Alcohol, served as Professional Advisor to the West Auckland Team for Attentional Difficulties, and appeared in the TV documentaries Out of Control Kids and Drinking for Two. Trainer's Website: http://www.solutions-unlimited.co.nz/
Frances's Books	:
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form

Family Therapy 1-2-3
Practical guide

♦ 10 - 12 Sept 2012

Date	:	10 - 12 Sept 2012
Days	:	Monday to Wednesday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	This is an intensive training programme that strives to help participants learn how to present underlying issues, create positive hypotheses, and craft interventions using traditional and modern family therapy perspectives. Participants are expected to have some knowledge of the prevalent theoretical framework in family therapy. Watch out for Day Three! Rick will concretise your learning through real case examples from participants.
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant(s) VWO eligible for VCF funding: 60% pre-approved	$955.00 per pax $382.00 per pax
Trainer:	:	Richard Whiteside received his Masters in Social Work from Atlanta University in the United States in 1977, followed by a post-graduate training at the Family Therapy Institute under Jay Haley and Cloe Madanes. He subsequently joined their clinic, where he taught and supervised therapists in addition to working in his own private practice. Rick is the author of many books, including Creating Partnerships, The Art of Using and Losing Control, Whispers from the East, When Your Lover Leaves You, Positive Positioning, and Working with Difficult Clients. Rick developed the Family Therapy Team at Waitemata District Health Board where he also served as Service Clinical Director for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health. He is a member of the Training Division of IFTA, an Approved Supervisor for AAMFT, and has served on the Practitioner’s Reference Group of the NZ Mental Health Commission. For the past 20 years, Rick has been successfully providing training in Family Therapy to mental health teams, psychiatry registrars and consultants, youth workers, counsellors, psychologists, and social workers. Trainer's Website: http://www.solutions-unlimited.co.nz/
Rick's Books	:
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form

Motivational Interviewing: Working with Violence and Abuse
An evidence based clinical Method

♦ 17 - 19 Oct 2012

Date	:	17 - 19 Oct 2012
Days	:	Wednesday to Friday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	This is an introduction to the evidence-based clinical method of Motivational Interviewing (MI) for working with violence and abuse. After orientation to the underlying spirit, structure and skills of Motivational Interviewing, participants are offered practical exercises to help strengthen empathy skills in the face of people choosing to be violent, to recognize and elicit client "change talk", and how to roll with resistance and hostility. We address how to use patient/client assessment & feedback in Motivational Interviewing. Research evidence is reviewed for the efficacy of Motivational Interviewing and for the importance of good client/patient relationship in positive outcomes in the fields of criminal justice, health and mental health care..
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant(s) VWO eligible for VCF funding: 60% pre-approved	: $955.00 per pax : $382.00 per pax
Trainer:	:	Stephen R. Andrew, LCSW, LADC, CCS, CGP, Consultant, Trainer, Author and Chief Energizing Officer of Health Education Training Institute. Stephen is the former substance abuse counsellor for a public school system, the former Executive Director of an adolescent prevention/ treatment agency. He is the cofounder of the Men’s Resource Center of Southern Maine – the mission is to support boys, men and fathers and oppose violence. Stephen maintains a compassion-focused private practice in Portland, Maine and facilitates a variety of groups; men, co-ed, couple and caregivers. He is a member of M.I.N.T. (Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers). He is a co-authored of a book; "Men’s Healing: a Tool-box of Life". www.hetimaine.org
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form

Working with Adolescents and Youth in Groups
An Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy

♦ 6 - 9 Nov 2012

Date	:	6 - 9 November 2012
Days	:	Tuesday to Friday
Time	:	9 am to 5 pm
Brief Description	:	How does one work with hard-to-reach, acting-out adolescents? Is the problem their inability to verbalise their feelings, or perhaps professionals in this field lack the appropriate “language”? This workshop aims to demonstrate the use of Experiential and Creative Arts therapy to connect with them. The process is Gentle, Non-Threatening, yet it is Powerful and Empowering such that they can effectively and safely unleash their inner explosiveness so desperately needed.
Fee	:	Organisation sending One (1) or more participant(s) VWO eligible for VCF funding: 60% pre-approved	: $1,195.00 per pax : $478.00 per pax
Trainer:	:	Edwina Entwisle is a Creative Arts Practitioner and Community Artist for the past ten years. She was worked with many groups including Young Refugees, Young Homeless women, Young people experiencing disadvantage in Public Housing, Youth at Risk and young unemployed people. Her work with these groups explored issues pertinent and emerging from each group using drama, visual arts, video, script writing, yoga, sculpture and performance. She has won several Australia day awards for her work. Edwina also works privately, one to one, as a creative arts therapist.
Attachments	:	Workshop Brochures Registration Form