(Oxford) Diploma : Art Therapy for Grief, Healing & Recovery
What you'll learn
- How to deal with Grief of a loved one, assuming no artistic strengths.
- How to use art in a therapeutic way to deal with grief after a divorce
- How through the use of art, the impact of grief is less
- The phases of grief and their emotional and physical effects. The significance of using creative expression to cope with grief.
- Creating a culminating artwork that encapsulates your experiences of grief and healing. Discussing your growth and insights.
- Using art to envision personal growth and recovery post-loss. Guided activity: Crafting artwork that represents transformation.
- Crafting artworks that promote self-care and self-love. Guided activity: Creating a self-compassion mandala
- The role of artistic expression in navigating complex feelings. How art activities influence the brain.
- Overview and origins of art therapy. The reasons behind art therapy's success in managing grief and promoting emotional recovery.
- Essential materials needed for this course and how to create a therapeutic environment.
- Merging visual arts with written reflections. Guided activity: Compiling an emotional visual journal.
- Advantages of engaging in group art therapy sessions. Strategies for building a supportive network for your healing journey.
- Reflecting on your artistic process and emotional development. Guided activity: Assembling a visual timeline of your grief
- Reflecting on your artistic process and emotional development. Guided activity: Assembling a visual timeline of your grief
- Introduction to fundamental art therapy techniques such as drawing, painting, and collage-making, with exercises to foster comfort with artistic expression
- Continuing to leverage art as a mechanism for enduring emotional health. Suggestions for further engaging with art therapy.
- Employing colours, shapes, and symbols to depict grief. Guided activity: Sketching your grief experience.
- Paying tribute to a loved one through personalized artwork. Guided activity: Producing a collage or portrait to honour their memory.
- Integrating art into everyday life for sustained healing. Strategies for keeping up with creative practices even on challenging days.
Requirements
- Age Requirement: Participants must be at least 18 years old. This course delves into personal emotional experiences related to grief, necessitating a level of emotional maturity that is generally associated with adulthood.
- Willingness to Engage: An open mindset is crucial for participants. You will be encouraged to explore and express your emotions through artistic practices, which requires vulnerability and the willingness to engage in deep personal reflection. This engagement is primarily in the Q/A
- Support System: Having a support system, such as friends, family, or a therapist, is recommended. This network will be crucial for discussing and processing any emotions that may surface during the course. It’s great to share in the Q/A and discuss but you may need people close to you, who know you.
- Self-Awareness: It is important for participants to have a fundamental understanding of their own grief and emotional state before beginning the course. The activities may evoke strong emotions and memories, and being aware of one's own mental health is vital. Just as you will not be judging others, so others will not be judging you.
- Course Duration: To think that it takes (for example) 12 minutes to watch a lecture, is the wrong approach. You need to watch, fully focused and then reflect. Then carry out the exercise. Then share. Budget time for this.
- Art Supplies Needed: Participants are required to procure basic art supplies, which include: • Sketchbook or drawing paper • Pencils and erasers • Coloured pencils, markers, or watercolour paints • Optional: Acrylic or oil paints • Brushes and palette (if using paints) • Scissors, glue, and collage materials such as magazines and printed images • Also a room where you will not be disturbed • A mindset open to ideas and exploration
Description
This course Art Therapy, Grief and Healing is to enable you to learn how Art Therapy can be used to help yourself - and to help others - cope with grief and thus aid the healing process.
The course is divided into four main sections:
1. Overall Introduction
2. Knowing what to expect
3. Helping others grieve
4. Talking about death, grief but DOING Art
PLUS:
Why art therapy is effective for grief and emotional healing.
Stages of grief and how they manifest emotionally and physically.
The importance of addressing grief through creative expression.
Grief and Healing at Christmas
This is very much a 'doing' course. The lectures have many art therapy exercises in them - you are encouraged to do them in order to help yourself. You are also encouraged to share them in the Q/A so others may see the product - but not the process. By sharing, by discussion, there will be a further lessening of grief. You will also be able to see the work of others.
In the 'cartoon' section BOTH Instructors create work in response to the art therapy exercise. Again, it is all about process, process, process.
In addition there are CASE STUDIES.
These Case Studies (usually based in the office of an Art Therapist) have the following distinctive features:
An art therapy exercise is often included
Reflective questions are included
Questions for discussion are included
Ideally, students will do the Case Studies and then post their answers in the Q/A. In that way you'll be doing, discussing and reflecting on Art Therapy.
Topics covered:
Topics
How to deal with Grief of a loved one, assuming no artistic strengths.
How to use art in a therapeutic way to deal with grief after a divorce
How through the use of art, the impact of grief is less
The phases of grief and their emotional and physical effects. The significance of using creative expression to cope with grief.
Creating a culminating artwork that encapsulates your experiences of grief and healing. Discussing your growth and insights.
Using art to envision personal growth and recovery post-loss. Guided activity: Crafting artwork that represents transformation.
Crafting artworks that promote self-care and self-love. Guided activity: Creating a self-compassion mandala
The role of artistic expression in navigating complex feelings. How art activities influence the brain.
Overview and origins of art therapy. The reasons behind art therapy's success in managing grief and promoting emotional recovery.
Essential materials needed for this course and how to create a therapeutic environment.
Merging visual arts with written reflections. Guided activity: Compiling an emotional visual journal.
Advantages of engaging in group art therapy sessions. Strategies for building a supportive network for your healing journey.
Reflecting on your artistic process and emotional development. Guided activity: Assembling a visual timeline of your grief
Reflecting on your artistic process and emotional development. Guided activity: Assembling a visual timeline of your grief
Introduction to fundamental art therapy techniques such as drawing, painting, and collage-making, with exercises to foster comfort with artistic expression
Continuing to leverage art as a mechanism for enduring emotional health. Suggestions for further engaging with art therapy.
Employing colours, shapes, and symbols to depict grief. Guided activity: Sketching your grief experience.
Paying tribute to a loved one through personalized artwork. Guided activity: Producing a collage or portrait to honour their memory.
Integrating art into everyday life for sustained healing. Strategies for keeping up with creative practices even on challenging days.
So who exactly is this course for?
1. Perhaps you are thinking of (or already are) a bereavement counsellor. Using the lectures here - applying the techniques - will only enhance your skills, what others can gain from your time.
2. Perhaps you are going through grief yourself? You need time to heal - but also a structure. There are many hours of lectures here. Plus Educational Announcements. Plus an active Q/A. Use this course to learn, to discuss, to share or just to listen.
3. Maybe you are supporting a loved one and you need activities' for you both to do. There are plenty here!
This course includes:
1. Artwork nowhere else - not even on the internet
2. Current events
3. Regular Educational Announcements
4. A supportive Q/A
Who this course is for:
- All who are interested in lessening the impact of grief
- All who wish to learn techniques to help others through grief
- All who are willing to explore and learn about themselves - and others
- All who are going through grief right now
- Students learning Psychology, Counselling, Psychotherapy and wish to know more
- Professionals/Counsellors - all working in caring or mental health environments
Instructors
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 10,362 Reviews
- 252,048 Students
- 144 Courses
Studied at:
· University of Oxford (Philosophy and Economics)
· Oxford Brookes (Teacher training)
· University of Glamorgan (Business and Economics)
Qualifications
· Professional qualifications at Masters level
· Business and Economics degree
· Examiner for four major examining boards, at ‘O’ and ‘A’ level.
· Three teaching diplomas plus CELTA
· Qualified fitness trainer
Key academic positions held:
· Principal Oxford School of Learning
· Director of Studies: St Joseph’s Hall, Oxford
· Head of Economics: Cherwell Tutors
· Head of Business and Economics: Pipers Corner School, Buckingham
· Founder: Almost Random Theatre
I have experience in four main areas:
a. Teaching (40+ years of face-to-face experience)
b. Running businesses and conferences
c. Acting in films and theatre
d. Volunteering for a number of charities
Teaching/Instructor experience
Face-to-face: MBA students on a 1-1 basis; at University; Grammar, Comprehensive and F.E. College. This has included being Principal, Director of Studies; Head of Business and Head of Economics at various times in the past 40 years!
I have taught: Economics, Business, Sociology, Politics, English Literature and Psychology.
I have also run seminars for Teachers of |Psychology, Sociology, Businessman Economics.
I have run Therapeutic Art groups at Care Homes.
The success of my Business and Economics students has been featured in several newspapers plus I have appeared on BBC.
Running businesses and conferences.
I started Oxford School of Learning in the 1980s. From the college came Marketing Education Services, OSL Training and Saturday tutors.
In 201 I started Almost Random Theatre and have taken actors to Poland and the Czech Republic as well as running Drama days at schools.
Writing: my plays are sold to schools; I have 100+ books on Amazon; I used to write a regular column for The Guardian and BBC Bitesize.
Acting in films and theatre
My plays are sold to schools. I have performed at Oxford and Brighton Fringes as well as appearing in 100+ films, national TV advertising campaigns and role-played a hospital patient for Buckingham University’s medical degree students.
Volunteering
I have worked/am still working for Care Homes, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Dystonia Society, Stroke Association, Stroke Club, Talkback, Oxford Recovery College, Tandem, Age UK and Sport in Mind. I’ve given my tutorial fees to the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Dystonia Society. I currently have a GoFundMe page to help lonely elderly people.
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 5,501 Reviews
- 143,953 Students
- 85 Courses
Almost Random Theatre is a theatre company started in 2012. After putting on plays at Oxford and Brighton fringes, taking actors to Poland and Czech Republic, selling plays to schools, putting on many short plays in Oxford, visiting 60+ schools and running 'drama days' it was decided to...slow down.
The theatre's main contribution now is helping with numerous Art Therapy courses.
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 1,066 Reviews
- 61,625 Students
- 37 Courses
Elina Ghanbari is an Iranian professional Intuitive artist with the artistic name: "Elinart". She believes that in art you should set yourself free. She uses her emotions to express herself through her art. She finds an awesome connection between mind & heart that turns emotions into art. She has pursued her goals & dreams as a professional artist from 2013 until now.
Her art activities :
- Published some of the artworks in the Ojalart 2018
- Cover artist in the Internetvoid 2018,2020
-The internetvoid in the Fifth Collection- 2018
-The internetvoid in the Seventh Collection - 2018
-SonderMidwest issue 2 2018
- Montana Mouthful - MM Issue 3 - "Haunted" 2018
- Openartsforum 2018-2024
-Abstractmagazinetv 2019
- Obraartifact - issue 6 2019
- Sink Hollow -issue 7 2019
- Weaselpress - madness. vol 2 2019
- Virtual reality exhibition - Lilit Gallery 2018
- Charity works - Fibromyalgia Association - Spain - Since 2020
- Member of OAF - Openartsforum Journal - Since 2018
- Member of Frontrunner Magazine - Since 2020
- Designing a character for a children's book: "Boris, der Blubberblasenfisch" by Franco B & Artists United – Germany 2020
- Painting two artworks in Chris Bankes Sivewright’s lecture about Stress Management (lecture 29/p2 & 114) – Oxford - UK 2020
- Cover artist in the Art Therapy courses from Chris Bankes Sivewright – Oxford - UK 2020
- Presentation of my paintings in Chris Bankes Sivewright’s lectures about Art Therapy in the Art Therapy Course – Oxford - UK 2020
- Oxford Diploma in Art Therapy from OSL – Oxford - UK 2020
- Oxford Diploma in Hygge; positive psychology from OSL - UK 2020
- Oxford Diploma in Orthorexia from OSL- UK 2020
- Oxford Diploma in Art Therapy: Create a book; Run a workshop! from OSL - UK 2021
- Publication in many various Courses of Chris Bankes Sivewright.– Oxford - UK 2020,2021,2022,2023
- Author of the book "Crystal raindrops falling from black clouds." – 2020
- Different Strokes Charity - Published 4 Artworks - England, Wales, Scotland 2021
- Exposition Alma & Soul - Spain 2021
- Co-produced & Instructor a course in the Udemy - Art Therapy & Psychology- 2022
- Co-produced & Instructor a course in Udemy - Creating an Art Therapy workshop – 2022
- Co-Instructor a course in Udemy - The Tools of Art Therapy – 2023
- Co-produced & Instructor a course in Udemy - Practising Art Therapy - actually DOING it – 2023
- Award winner and selected to be published in Blue Mesa Review Lit Magazine- Issue 47 – New Mexico - 2023
- Modern Art & Idea - MoMA Certificate - 2023
- Certified by OSL (Oxford School Of Learning) as a Co-instructor on;
1. (Oxford) Diploma: Creating an Art Therapy Workshop
2. (Oxford) Diploma: Art Therapy (Abstract Art option)
3. (Oxford) Combined Diploma: Art Therapy and Psychology
4. (Oxford) Diploma Practising Art Therapy - actually DOING it
5. (Oxford) Diploma in the Tools of Art Therapy
6. (Oxford) Diploma in Art Therapy and Depression Relief
The Udemy platform is currently used to host them - UK 2023 - Present