Challenging dominant narratives from an LGBTQIA+ perspective: how to better serve art therapy service users
This course will help you better serve your LGBTQIA+ service users, but most importantly, we will see how reaching this goal helps us better serve all of our users. It's for anyone who would like to expand their self-reflection and challenge their limits in order to open up the therapeutic space.
Challenging dominant narratives from an LGBTQIA+ perspective: how to better serve art therapy service users
This course will help you better serve your LGBTQIA+ service users, but most importantly, we will see how reaching this goal helps us better serve all of our users. It's for anyone who would like to expand their self-reflection and challenge their limits in order to open up the therapeutic space.
Why we’re running this course
Many creative art therapists have called for a greater awareness in our profession of social injustice and have cautioned against the invisibility of social privilege, be it by race, gender, sexual orientation or any other means.
They have called for institutions to be more vigilant in including awareness of the unconscious nature of prejudices in their art therapy training programmes and they have called on individual therapists to be more self-reflective in their practices. This training aims to respond to this call and help therapists self-reflect on their practice from a LGBTQIA+ perspective.
When we as therapists create a space in our minds that challenges socio-cultural norms, we expand the therapeutic field. This process increases the possible choices available to our service user in terms of understanding and collocating their artwork’s meaning.
What you will learn
This course has a strong practical content because it aims to help us identify that space between ‘thinking’ and ‘feeling’ and strengthen the connection between the two. Which words and which topics trigger a fear response inside my body? How can I work with my body to increase mine and my service user’s sense of safety as we work outside our comfort zones?
This course will look at a selection of literature and theoretical frameworks surrounding LGBTQIA+ issues in art therapy as well as drawing on theories that challenge traditional power dynamics within the therapeutic setting.
We will look at specific needs connected with the LGBTQIA+ community and experiment with tools for exploring identity and re-writing subjugated narratives. Interactive discussion between participants, art-making and contacting our ‘felt sense’ will be key tools for the learning experience.
Completing this course will enable you to:
- Self-reflect on the diversity of power dynamics implicitly active within the therapy setting and understand the significance of an intersectional approach.
- Feel more confident discussing LGBTQIA+ issues and use appropriate terminology.
- Be aware of important differences within the LGBTQIA+ umbrella, and their implications in terms of identity and coming out.
- Be more aware of how your body responds to situations outside of your comfort zone.
Tutor
Rebecca Rivkah Hetherington-Tadolini
Fantastic, informative course with really well balanced experiential/learning/reflection. This has been such a valuable training and I highly recommend it.
Frequently asked questions
Bookings for our online Introduction, Foundation, ARTiculate, CPD and Masterclass 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 available for our online Introduction, Foundation, ARTiculate, CPD and Masterclass courses.
These bookings can be made on our website by paying by card at no extra cost. The booking should be made on the delegate’s account as we will need their contact details for the course. If they don’t have an account they can create one for free here. The 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, 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. Please note, there is an additional £20 admin fee for bookings via invoice.
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