Nature-based Therapeutic Skills Training
Schedule
Sat Apr 22 2023 at 10:00 am to Sun Apr 23 2023 at 02:00 pm
Location
The Yoga Barn | Glasgow, SC
About this Event
This is a hands-on experiential course, delivered online and in person. This training will develop your skills to support the holistic development of the client groups and individuals you work with outside.
Saturday 23rd April 2023, 10am - 4pm, in person @ The Yoga Barn, Glasgow
Sunday 24th April 2023, 10am - 1pm, @ The Yoga Barn, Glasgow
Monday 15th May 2023 6pm - 8pm, online
What’s in the course?
- What nature-based practice means and what to consider for your locations
- Exploration of nature as co-therapist
- Meaning of attachment to place in nature based settings
- Understanding the core principles of nature based Play Therapy
- Effective communication with children and participants with social and emotional needs
- Relevance of child centred and child led play in outdoor settings
- Setting appropriate boundaries for the setting and for the model
- Managing containment
- Managing confidentiality
This is delivered as a two day, in-person course with one online session, to a total of 11 hours teaching time, and expected 4 hours of self study.
Your ticket includes in person training at 10am - 4pm on 23rd April 2023 and 10am - 1pm on 24th April 2023, plus online zoom seminar 6pm - 8pm on 5th September.
Who’s it for?
- Qualified or student Play Therapists
- Counsellors
- Art, drama and movement
- Psychotherapists
- Speech and language therapists
- Or those with an equivalent therapeutic arts training
Our August 2022 training will take place in the beautiful surroundings of Pollok Country Park on the Southside of Glasgow. The indoor venue is a warm, light spacious room, and you can see more of it here yogabarnglasgow.co.uk/location.
Parts of the days trainings will be taking place in the woodlands nearby, so please come dressed for all weathers with comfy sturdy boots and be prepared to get a little muddy.
Your ticket also includes warm buffet lunch on the Saturday and cold lunch to finish on the Sunday. Please advise us of any dietary requirements on booking.
Your tutors for August 2022 : Shuna Mercer
Shuna is a BAPT registered nature based Play Therapist and a clinical supervisor has been running her own private practice for 18 years. She has recently studied Children in Permaculture and is a Forest School Leader. She took her practice out into nature 9 years ago and this has deepened her work with the children and young people she works with.
Your tutors for August 2022 : Sophie Kyle
Sophie is an independent forest school leader and a tutor on Scotland’s Forest and Outdoor Learning Awards. She is a co-worker at Propagate CIC where the team develop initiatives across the Central Belt to increase community-led food growing opportunities. She is the chair of the Glasgow Region OWL group and a business coach for artists and holistic therapists.
Where is it happening?
The Yoga Barn, Dumbreck Stables, Glasgow, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 250.00