ACCREDITED : Art Therapy : the application
What you'll learn
- How to apply art therapy to everyday life
- Through case studies, how to improve resilience
- How NOT to keep oneself so closed up
- How walking in the rain can be therapeutic
- The benefits of writing poetry
- The importance of a mnemonic
Requirements
- No preconceived ideas about Art Therapy
- Art materials
- A printer for the Case Studies
- A willingness to participate in discussions - even if you do not wish to share your work!
Description
This is a very unusual Art Therapy course as we explore how art therapy may be applied to:
Nature
Mining
Survival skills
Hiking
The last three, in particular, are unusual topics for Art therapy as such courses usually cover emotions (anxiety, anger, joy, depression etc) rather than...mining (?)
The whole purpose is to show how once you understand the basics of Art Therapy then the techniques within 'art therapy' can be applied to a variety of situations. The significance of this is that this course is very practical. there are Art Therapy exercises. There are Case Studies.
Must most importantly there is you - and (hopefully) hundreds of other students.
The more you delve into Art Therapy (and apply it to your own life then the more you will learn about yourself. if you regularly post to the Q/A in this course you will also learn about the process in the exercises and you will see the work of others.
If you devote time to this course, organise you schedule and then fully focus then you will gain a lot. So, gather some art materials, check your schedule and book yourself a time to explore - and apply - what is contained here.
Who this course is for:
- Hikers
- Anyone who thinks art therapy has limited application
- All who love nature
- All who love history
- Anyone who is on other Art Therapy courses and wants something 'different'
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 10,502 Reviews
- 252,473 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.