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What is a masterclass and who can attend?

Our masterclasses are special classes taught by people who are highly experienced in the subject. Attendees may include UK and international art therapists. All qualified and trainee art therapists interested in the specialist area of art therapy are welcome, but ideally, you will already have some entry or enhanced level clinical experience so you can learn from listening to discussions and questions from the advanced practitioners.

For some practitioners, masterclasses can be part of a pathway from entry level (as set out by HCPC) to becoming an enhanced or advanced level practitioner (as set out by NHS England).

The aims of our masterclasses are for all attendees to learn from the knowledge and practice of the teacher, for less experienced practitioners to learn from discussions between advanced practitioners, the teacher, and practice-related Q&A, but most importantly for everyone to leave feeling inspired to progress their practice in the specific area.

Working alongside learning disability and neurominority communities

Anti-oppressive practice is an invitation to trouble established and entrenched assumptions and ways of working that ‘other’, exclude and marginalise persons whose ways of being do not fit normative expectations.

This ‘unmasterclass’ will offer a space for all of us to reflect on our own intersecting identities, as professionals and as human beings, and consider how our practices may have been inadvertently shaped by systemic oppression and structural inequalities. How might this exploration support us to work more equitably with people with learning disabilities and members of neurominority groups?

What you will learn

In attending this masterclass, you will have the opportunity to:

• Creatively consider issues of identity and practice through an anti-oppressive lens
• Bring oppressive language into focus through exploration of on-the-ground practice and experience
• Feel resourced to nurture anti-oppressive ways of working within our practice contexts, and confident to identify opportunities for ‘making good trouble’ in relation to practice development and system change
• Attend to critical thinking from a place of compassion and care
• Feel supported to develop authentic ‘tactics’ for continued and sustained engagement with issues of equity and social justice

How you learn

The difference between our standard courses and our masterclasses is the setup. In a masterclass, everyone will have the opportunity to listen to the teacher’s feedback on examples of practice from advanced practitioners. The value of the masterclass setup is that all attendees can benefit from the teacher’s detailed feedback on examples of advanced practice.

After booking onto one of our masterclasses, advanced practitioners will be able to complete a form within the memberzone to submit brief examples of practice which illustrates specific topics they would like to explore further. The teacher will then review the topics and select practice examples to illustrate emerging themes. Please note the form will close two months before the masterclass, therefore we highly recommend early booking so you can have your input. After the form closes, bookings will remain open until one week before the masterclass.

Learning will also be through:

• Examples of practice dilemmas and challenges in action presented by the tutors
• An opportunity to submit examples of your practice for discussion and feedback during the masterclass
• Art-based learning and reflective practice workshops.
• Small and large group discussions.

Also of interest

You may also be interested to read tutor Dr Sarah Haywood’s article on Neurodiversity and art therapy in the Autumn 2024 issue of InSight magazine.

InSight article

Tutors

Dr Sarah Haywood & Nicki Power