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Images and Humour in Therapy

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IMAGES When asked to create a simple image on paper, people often discover much more about themselves than they do in conversation. Partly, this is because the unfamiliarity of the medium (paper and paint) bypasses our inhibitions, allowing the unconscious to express various aspects of itself on paper.

 

In the first part of this workshop, you will learn useful art therapy exercises which you will be able to use immediately. You will be introduced to some basic theory of Art Psychotherapy, but the workshop will be primarily experiential – so please leave the designer clothes at home!

 

Not only will you learn about using image-making in therapy, but you will be

taking home some of your very own paintings.

 

HUMOUR If somehow we can be provoked to 'get' our own personal inner joke, the joke of how we are sabotaging our own chances of gaining fulfilment in life, we simply find it hard to continue being the butt of that joke. There are moments in psychotherapy that cry out for the use of humour but we need to know how to recognise them and learn to use humour creatively and safely for the benefit of our clients.

 

In the second part of this workshop, Dr. Brian Kaplan, a medical doctor specialising in Provocative Therapy - the cutting edge in the use of humour and reverse psychology in psychotherapy - will show how these modalities can be used safely and to surprising effect in clinical practice. This part of the workshop will also be mainly experiential and Dr. Kaplan will demonstrate the process live.

 

An energising, educative & entertaining day is guaranteed.

 

                                                                                       

Date Sunday 15 November 2009   Time 10.00-5.00pm   Venue CCPE, London W2 6NE

Cost £135 including art materials. Early bird discount price - £120 if paid by 30 June.

 

Booking  This workshop will be limited to 20 participants. To apply for a place, please contact us ASAP.

 

CPD certificates provided

 

 

Hephzibah Kaplan RATh is an Art Therapist and Psychotherapy Supervisor and has been running independent art therapy workshops at CCPE for 10 years.

Dr. Brian Kaplan MBBCh, FFHom is a Medical Doctor and Provocative Therapist. He is President of The British Institute of Provocative Therapy.

 

 

For dates of forthcoming Monday evening Art for the Heart workshops

See www.art4theheart.com (Next term begins Monday 11 May)

Enquiries hephzibah@blueyonder.co.uk or call Hephzibah 07946-603715