Child development and its significance in art therapy across the life cycle

This course will explore child development from a trauma informed, biopsychological and attachment perspective. It will examine the crucial and unique role that art therapy can play in both pinpointing and reworking poorly negotiated developmental steps.

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Date & Time

Friday 11 – Saturday 12 October 2024

10am - 4pm

Who this event is for

Suitably qualified and trainee professionals.

Tickets

Non-members: £430

Associate members: £290

Full members
Employed: £260
Underemployed: £240
Unemployed/retired: £220

Trainee members: £220

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Location

Online via Zoom

Child development and its significance in art therapy across the life cycle

This course will explore child development from a trauma informed, biopsychological and attachment perspective. It will examine the crucial and unique role that art therapy can play in both pinpointing and reworking poorly negotiated developmental steps.

What you will learn

You will deepen your knowledge and understanding of biopsychosocial factors influencing child development.

You will improve your ability to identify signs of developmental delay, developmental trauma and autism.

This course will also enable you to apply creative techniques and exercises to support developmental delay.

How you will learn

You will learn through:

  • Teaching: sequential child development trajectory pre-birth to 5
  • Experiential exercise: children’s drawing development
  • Interactive exercise: identifying active ingredients necessary for good enough child development and linking these to successful art therapy intervention.
  • Small group exercise: looking at developmental assessment tools

Tutor

Mary-Rose Brady

Absolutely incredible! This is the learning and growing I have been craving!

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