2009 Encountering Stress, Grief, and Loss Creatively the Play and Sandtray Way. 

Organised by:

Agape Counselling Centre Malaysia, and

Play & Expressive Arts

Date: June 7 – 14, 2009 (Sun & Mon)

Workshop (1): Encountering Stress, Grief, and Loss Creatively the Play and Sandtray Way. 

• A 2-day Workshop with Emphasis on Understanding Dynamics of Grief & Loss, Anxiety, Depression and their Treatment.

ＣｏｎｄｕｃｔｅｄBy: Dr. Linda E. HomeyerＰｈ．Ｄ 

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Former President of the Association of Play Therapy, USA

Objective:

All of us go through life with emotional ups and downs, especially at this juncture where we are caught unprepared by the world's recent economical down turn, and as a result, many of our clients are faced with loss, grief, anxiety, confusion, depression, or even suicidal.

Therefore, as helping professionals, it is our hope that, with Dr. Homeyer's profound life experience and professional expertise, we will be able to upgrade ourselves to be more effective not only in dealing with our clients struggles, but also with our own needs and develpoment.

Day One:

The Journey of Stress, Grief and Loss & Using Play and Sand Therapies for Treatment

• Understanding the Dynamics of Stress, Grief, and Loss

  • Physiological

    • Impact on the developing brain

    • Impact on hormones, chemicals

  • Emotional

    • Prolonged Grief Disorder (Complicated Grief)

    • Depression, anxiety

  • Psychological - Cognitive

    • Impact of thought processes

    • Understanding the myths

• Insight into the Journey of Grief

  • Stages & Phases

• Play therapy and sandtray therapy (including art techniques)

  • Why are these effective?

  • Understanding nonverbal intelligence and image-thinking

Day Two: 

Continuing the Grief & Loss Journey: Family Work & Caring for the Therapist

• Impact of grief & loss on families

  • The Dynamics: Four Factors

  • Helping children grieve

  • Treatment techniques

• Anxiety

  • Fears about the future

• Depression

  • Turning inward

• Compassion Fatigue – impact on the Therapist

  • Understanding causes & cures

• Self-Care for the Therapist

  • Awareness of our own loss and grief issues

  • Managing therapist stressors

  • Addressing significant impairment in the therapist

Open to: People-helping and other mental health professionals

Limited to 60 participants only

Fees: RM500/pax (2 days, inclusive of certificate of attendance, accredited SAPET contact hours, and tea breaks )

Date: June 7 & 8, (Sun & Mon) 2009

Closing date: May 30, 2009

Special group rate: Group or two 5%, group of five 10%

Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm

Venue: Agape counselling Centre Malaysia

Multi-Purpose Hall

3^rd Floor, 56, Jalan Petaling Utama 9,

7^th mile Old Klang Road, 46000 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor D.E.

Workshop (2): Professional Supervision Training 

By: Dr. Linda E. Homeyer

Objective:

Supervision is critical for the professional development of inexperienced play therapists. Passing along one’s knowledge and experience is a primary way to give back to the profession and the world of children and families. A supervision model will be given with live practice of videotapes supervisee sessions. Several other techniques will also be taught and practiced. For those who have been trained in play therapy and need to be more effective.

Open to:Those who have recently completed SAPET's 50 contact hrs in Play Therapy,

OR practicing as play, sandtray or expressive therapists,

OR those who have completed at least 20 contact hrs conducted by Dr. Homeyer,

OR its equivalent.

Limited to 60 participants only

Fees: RM500/pax (2 days, inclusive certificate of attendance, accredited SAPET contact hours, and tea breaks)

Date: June 13 & 14, (Sat & Sun) 2009

Special group rate: Group or two 5%, group of five 10%

Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm

Venue: Agape Counselling Centre Malaysia

Day One:

Understanding The Role of the Supervisor

Models of Supervision

• The Process of Supervision

• Supervisory Roles: The three key roles used by the supervisor in the supervisory relationship

• Legal & Ethical Issues: Liability Issues, Informed Consent for Supervision; Supervision Session Notes; other useful forms

• Supervision sessions

• Use of sandtray in supervision

Day Two:

Supervisor As Master Clinician: Developing Advanced Skills in Case Conceptualization And Treatment Planning

• Family & Case dynamics

• Playful intakes for assessment

  • Family play assessment

  • Family art assessment

• Development of case formulation

  • Why theory matters

• Developing treatment plans

Limited to: 60 participants only

Fees: RM500/pax (2 days, inclusive certificate of attendance, accredited SAPET contact hours, tea breaks.)

Date: June 13 & 14, (Sat & Sun) 2009

Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm

Venue: Agape Counselling Centre Malaysia

Multi-Purpose Hall

3^rd Floor, 56, Jalan Petaling Utama 9,

7^th mile Old Klang Road, 46000 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor D.E.

Contact: Ms Yong or Ms Low

Tel: 03 7785 4833 or 03 7955 5955

Fax: 03 7785 4832

Website: www.agape.org.my or

www.malaysiaplay.com

Local & Overseas Workshops, Parenting Talks & Trainings

by Mr. Andrew Ng

(1) The Charm of Music With Colours -

Organised by: Nethersole Inst. of Continuing Holistic Health Education, Hong Kong

Dates: Feb 16 & 18, 21 & 23, 2009

(2) Daddy Why Don't You Play With Me? (in Mandarin)

(a) Date: June 21,2009 (Sun)

Time:9 am - 5 pm

Venue: Xin Ji Yuan College ( Kajang)

(b) Date: July 26,2009 (Sun)

Venue: Sibu ( Sarawak)

Contact: Ms Wei Yi Piao 03 8736 2633

(3) Entering Your Chiild's Inner World Through Play

- Child-Parent Relationship Training ( in Mandarin)

Dates: June 28 & July 5, 2009 (Suns)

Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm

Organised by: Play & Expressive Arts

Supported by: Agape Counselling Centre Malacca Branch

Fees: RM 500/pax ( 10% offer before the closing date)

Closing date: May 30, 2009 (Sat)

Venue: Agape Counselling Centre Malacca Branch

KG07，BlkK，Pangsapuri Kota，Laksamana Utama，

Jln Kota Laksamana Utama，75200 Melaka

Contact Zhi Cheng(志成) : 06 2844 008（Mon - Fri 9 am -5:30pm)

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Date: July 4, 2009 ( Sat)

Time:9:15 am - 12:30 pm

Fees：RM100/２pax，　

Venue: To be confirmed (Subang Jaya, PJ)

Contact: Mr Andrew Ng 012 361 8596

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