Date: Friday, January 19, 2007, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: Ruth Ann Airhart, MA, LPC, ATR-BC
Location: Austin Child Guidance Center, 810 W. 45th St., Austin, TX 78751
Cost: $10 charge for c.e.u.’s. There is no charge if you don’t want c.e.u.’s.
To Register: Email trainings@austinchildguidance.org or call Chelsea Griffo at 512-451-2242. Space is limited to 40 people.
Note: If your space is confirmed and you find you cannot attend, please email trainings@austinchildguidance.org to cancel, since we frequently have a waiting list for others to attend.
About the Presentation:
This fun and interactive art therapy workshop introduces clinicians to effective parent-child communication techniques learned directly through the art making process. This is a hands-on, experiential workshop, with the added benefit of didactic learning. No talent or expertise in art required, just the ability to scribble.
Learning Objectives:
- Receive a brief introduction to the theory and practice of art therapy, with a list of resources for further research and study.
- Learn one art therapy intervention that benefits clients of all ages in individual, family, and group work: the scribble chase technique.
- Experience firsthand the non-threatening practice of art therapy for yourself. Learn how the scribble chase technique can facilitate:
- Leading and following using verbal and nonverbal communication.
- Collaborating on a shared project with others
- Respecting the work of self and others
- Witness a case presentation and see and hear how “the art of communication” has helped improve a parent and child directly.
About the Presenter:
Ruth Ann Airhart, MA, LPC, ATR-BC is a board certified art therapist with extensive experience working with youth and adolescents in a wide range of therapeutic settings: from battered women’s shelters and public school classrooms to children’s hospitals and community mental health centers. Ruth Ann presently works at the Austin Child Guidance Center.
