Art therapy with groups of children
This course will support your understanding of what to consider in order to set up and facilitate art psychotherapy groups with primary age children within schools and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
Art therapy with groups of children
This course will support your understanding of what to consider in order to set up and facilitate art psychotherapy groups with primary age children within schools and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
About this area of art therapy
There is an increased demand for art psychotherapy groups in both schools and CAMHS services. Art psychotherapy groups are often thought of as a cost-effective and useful interventions. However, careful considerations are recommended to increase the safety and effectiveness of groups.
Art psychotherapy groups can be helpful for children by supporting social learning, encouraging expression of experiences through art, and facilitating articulation of thoughts and feelings.
What will you learn
This course will outline step-by-step considerations from assessment, structuring the group sessions, to evaluating your intervention in your current setting.
It is important to consider the individuals suitability for the group and allow the wider system around the child in supporting your assessment and evaluation process. The course will help you think about how to best do this within the boundaries of confidentiality, and address limitations and contraindications.
The course covers:
- Understanding what to considering when facilitating an art psychotherapy group for children in primary schools and or CAMHS services.
- Where to start and how to evaluate your group intervention.
- Using existing art therapy skills and experience in art psychotherapy in a group intervention.
How will you learn
Learning will be through presentations, case material, experiential exercises, and small group reflection spaces to help you feel confident in implementing directives and offering an art psychotherapy group service.
Tutor
Lotte van Kouwen
I’ve really enjoyed the course and have found it extremely beneficial and valuable. It has given me a lot of excellent advice to build confidence in working with children in groups.
Frequently asked questions
Bookings for our online courses close one week before the start date, at 10.00am.
Joining instructions and materials will be available in your Memberzone, under bookings, once bookings have closed. A reminder email will be sent out to delegates one week before the course.
It is the attendees’ responsibility to check they have access to the joining instructions before the course. Contacting the office on the day or evening before the start date will not always be responded to prior to the course starting.
Employer funded bookings are now available to pay by card and are no longer at a higher cost.
When making a booking, your employer will be required to provide their credit/debit card details to complete the payment. Please also tick the employer funded option at checkout.
If your employer wants to pay by invoice, we will now be charging an additional £20 admin fee (this applies per person, per booking).
You will need to complete our Invoice Details Request – Course Booking Form, and return it to us along with a PO number. Please note, we cannot accept the form without a PO number.
If you need further assistance, please contact us at events@baat.org.
