Dramatherapy Master Classes

Inspiration & technique

For Continued Professional Development

‘‘A Golden Thread’

11^th-12^th February 2012

Bristol

10am-4.30pm daily

“Folk-tale is a cultural-wisdom that speaks to our hearts and minds; Myth is wisdom that speaks to the depths of our psyche or soul.

Following our intuition and reclaiming our creativity.

A journey into The Sesame Approach of dramatherapy

With Martin Gill

Martin is a registered Sesame practitioner and UKCP and BPA psychotherapist. Those who know his work have been inspired and transformed by the ease in which they are able to find their expression through movement, improvisation and creativity. The Sesam approach is a simple yet profound Jungian approach to dramatherapy that is holistic, playful, accessible and yet profoundly evocative and meaningful.

£220

and

‘Our Time’

13^th-15^th April 2012 Bristol

Drama as therapy for the benefit of the wider society.

Exploring the practice of Sociodrama and Forum Theatre and its application to communities, groups, and cultures

With Martin Gill & Rachel Perry

£320

Attend both and receive a 10% discount

Residential option available

CPD attendance certificates awarded on all Master Classes

Your Tutors:

Rachel Perry – Director and Founder of  the Dramatherapy Certificate Course in Stroud .

Trained and worked as a professional dancer and actress before qualifying as a Theatre Director in 1988 and Dramatherapist in 1992. Rachel has her own private practice in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and runs training programmes and workshops in & around the South West. She also offers in-house consultancy and CPD for businesses in the UK. Rachel has worked with various client groups including those in  recovery from addiction and eating disorders. She is also an experienced Counsellor and Coach in Communication and Presentation skills and provides supervision for trainee Dramatherapists.

Martin Gill – is a  jointly trained Dramatherapist (Sesame) and BPA UKCP registered psychodrama practitioner. From 1987 he worked full time for Social Services establishing an Arts Therapies Department. He has developed training seminars and client groups for the probation and nursing service and Police Child Protection. He is now in private practice running a training partnership called Holistic Health Services based in the South west of  England

Resident students will be accommodated in local B&B (approx £40pppn for single room)

Course can contribute to CPD hours, a Certificate of attendance is given upon completion.

Take1’

Summer 2012

Dates TBC

“Dramatherapy is both the container of the chaos & the means to explore it” Jennings

An in depth practical exploration of methods and application of Dramatherapy, offering an enriching journey of personal story, myth, role-play, improvisation & movement

With Rachel Perry & Martin Gill

£320

Course Description

The aim of the 3 days is to introduce and experience a wide range of Dramatherapy methods through group work and the practical application of  some of the main models of practice:

v    Creative Expressive Model

v    The Sesame Method

v    Theatre Of Our Lives

Participants will gain:

v    An understanding of the varying methods; from the more theatrical approach of the Creative Expressive Model to the more healing arts approach of the Jungian Sesame Model that will offer an experience of Dramatherapy within a sound therapeutic framework, enabling informed choices about the relevance of dramatherapy and its relationship to ones own life and work .

v    An understanding of the healing nature of the artistic experience through performance and its relationship to therapy.

v    A range of practical group work tools to apply to own work practice

v    Time out for reflective practice and networking with other practitioners

Participants are actively encouraged to develop a greater awareness of themselves and others through the group process. Much of the learning takes place in the form of practical workshops.

Tutors will be emphasizing and effectively modelling the importance of mutual support and safety in the group to maximise the benefits of all creative work.