Mindfulness-based art therapy: approaches and applications
This course is open to qualified art therapists and art therapy trainees only.
Mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) is an integrated approach combining mindfulness teaching and practice with self-expression using art materials and a therapeutic relationship. MBAT is practiced with groups and individuals. This course will describe some of the theoretical origins of MBAT and help develop your understanding of mindfulness practices and the potential integration with art therapy.
Mindfulness-based art therapy: approaches and applications
This course is open to qualified art therapists and art therapy trainees only.
Mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) is an integrated approach combining mindfulness teaching and practice with self-expression using art materials and a therapeutic relationship. MBAT is practiced with groups and individuals. This course will describe some of the theoretical origins of MBAT and help develop your understanding of mindfulness practices and the potential integration with art therapy.
Open to qualified and trainee art therapists only.
Mindfulness-based art therapy is a relatively new area and many art therapists are interested in integrating mindfulness in their work. It is recommended that art therapists who are integrating mindfulness do this from the basis of their own personal mindfulness meditation practice and further training in this area – in order to offer this in a safe and professional way.
This course outlines the basics of the work and also gives pointers for further training for art therapists in teaching mindfulness. Interest in mindfulness has been increasing during the covid-19 pandemic. This may be due to the potential for mindfulness practice to help both client and therapist to regulate emotions, activate the parasympathetic nervous system, and foster resilience. Mindfulness practices also help foster compassion; awareness of emotions and being less reactive.
Aims of this integrated form of MBAT include enhancing and elucidating mindfulness practices; encouraging embodiment; soothing the nervous systems; discharging and transforming challenging feeling states through art making.
Taught presentations will focus on:
• Mindfulness: background understanding
• Mindfulness-based versus mindfulness-informed therapy
• case examples of MBAT
• Clinical considerations, client’s needs and contra-indicators
• Potential structure of MBAT sessions
• Recommended reading
The day will also include guided mindfulness meditation, small group work, reflective art making, and group discussions.
On completion of this course you will be able to:
• Understand the basis of offering integrated form of mindfulness and art therapy
• Have a theoretical background and examples of MBAT to draw on
• Be supported to further develop your practice to include mindfulness
Tutor: Nicky Roland
I found this course really helpful in terms of my professional development.
Frequently asked questions
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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.
If you need further assistance, please contact us at events@baat.org.
Some of our courses are open to a wider range of professionals. Information about who each course is designed for can be found on the event page under ‘Who this course is for.’ If you are unsure about your eligibility, please contact us at events@baat.org.
Please note that our CPD courses are short training opportunities intended for ongoing professional development. While you may be able to attend even if you are not an art therapist, these courses do not provide a professional qualification and do not entitle you to use any protected professional title other than those for which you are already qualified.
In the UK, the titles ‘Art Therapist’ and ‘Art Psychotherapist’ are legally protected. Only those who have completed an HCPC-approved masters degree and are registered with the HCPC in that profession may use these titles. This requirement is set by UK law, not by BAAT. You can read more on the HCPC’s website.
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