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I hope that you are well and enjoyed a nice weekend.
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Sue Jennnings is facilitating a new and exciting online course for us. Join us online to devlve into the world of Story Building and Story Telling. Professor Sue Jennings is a Storyteller and Traveller who uses Story Building in all aspects of her work. She is a pioneer of the Dramatherapy and the Neuro-Dramatic-Play approach to therapy and creativity. The course will be spread over 2 half days so that participants have time to reflect and consolidate in-between and have time to bring questions from their own practice, education setting or family. The course will enhance everyone’s skills and enable them to feel more confident and competent in making effective use of stories and storytelling.
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The course is suitable for play therapists, child psychotherapists, creative arts therapists, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, occupational therapists, teachers, child-care workers, family support staff, project workers, social workers, foster carers, day-care and early education staff, and others working with children and families.
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Story Building and Storytelling for Therapists, Teachers, & Carers
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Dates: 6th May and 13th May Course Times: 2pm-5pm Fee: €110
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This innovative, fun, and experiential online training course, facilitated by Dr. Sue Jennings, introduces participants to a new system called ‘Story Building’ for creating and building stories that can be a part of therapy, education or parenting. Stories are an important part of life in all cultures. They can be told to inform, resolve and to re-assure. They can contribute to the building of attachments. They can be created as therapeutic stories, for gaining insight and understanding, or shared for building communities. Participants will gain experience in storymaking throughout the course and the stories will be utilised to enhance group learning.
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Every culture has a rich heritage of myths, legends, fairy stories and plays, and many have survived for millions of years. Archaeologists have discovered paintings and carvings on cave walls which depict symbolic events or real happenings. People also create new stories, or adapt old ones for new settings, and encourage clients or pupils to tell stories. These stories may be very near to their own lives or may have a metaphoric connection but provides some safety from feelings of exposure.
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A main aim of this course is to encourage people to maximise their use of storytelling with people of all ages. The content will be flexible so that it can be adapted for individual or group work, and for variations in age. Dr. Sue usually talks about ‘Nought to Ninety’ so, whatever your client group, professional context, or role with those for whom you might create and utilise stories there will be valuable learning for you!
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Participants will be introduced to the use of circle diagrams and will consider physical, imagery and role aspects in storymaking. These diagrams introduce a new system which moves away from a linear approach to telling or creating stories and shows there can be several starting points – including the landscape or the season or the core conflict. The course explores the use of breathing and mindfulness as a prequel to a new story, physical and sensory stories, and the creation and building of stories that can be a part of therapy, education or parenting.
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The course will be spread over 2 half days so that participants have time to reflect and consolidate in-between and have time to bring questions from their own practice, education setting or family. The course will enhance everyone’s skills and enable them to feel more confident and competent in making effective use of stories and storytelling.
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Course Dates: 6th May and 13th May
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Session Times: Wednesday 2pm - 5m
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Bookings: Please book online Here
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Participants are required to have the following tools.
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- Sound cancelling headset or confidential room to participate in
- A computer or other suitable device (e.g. i pad), ideally, but not essentially, with built in (or external) microphone, speaker and camera.
- Uninterrupted internet connection
Note: If you have difficulties with sound (microphone or volume) on computer, use of external microphone and/or speakers may work better than adding a second devise.
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And if possible, creative materials that include:
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- A4 paper and a scissors
- Art material - g. crayons, colouring pencils, markers
- Small toys and props
- Masking tape (if possible)
Before the training, participants will receive handouts that they can print to use during the course. All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.
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Professor Sue Jennings is a Storyteller and Traveller who uses Story Building in all aspects of her work. She is a pioneer of the Dramatherapy and the Neuro-Dramatic-Play approach to therapy and creativity. Sue has worked as a play and Dramatherapist in the UK as well as Romania, Greece, India and Malaysia. She has recently been appointed Senior Research Fellow of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham. Sue’s work included creativity with couples at the Royal London Hospital fertility clinic as well as ‘Creative Care’ with older people with dementia. She was awarded the Winston Churchill Fellowship Medal In 2014. Sue has published many books on her work including her research with the Temiar tribal people who live on the Malaysian rain forest.
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This course is recommended for play therapists, child psychotherapists, creative arts therapists, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, occupational therapists, teachers, child-care workers, family support staff, project workers, social workers, foster carers, day-care and early education staff, and others working with children and families. This course also offers an ideal extended introduction for those considering training as Developmental and Therapeutic Play workers, Play Therapists or Child Psychotherapists.
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Please email me with any questions.
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