“The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.”
Twyla Tharp, Choreographer
Workshops
Dramatherapy Essex Offers:
Experiential and Continued Professional Development (CPD) workshops to trainees, professionals and volunteers in Health, Education, Social Care, Charity and Community sectors and in Theatre Arts. Workshops are also offered to Arts Psychotherapists in training and in private practice, and to Service Users, parents and guardians.
Commissions are welcome.
For Dramatherapists and other arts psychotherapists
Previous workshops have included:
- Introduction to Dramatherapy
- Reflective practice
- Storymaking
“To use voice and body was very refreshing. You were able to attune to our needs as
a group.”
For clinical, teaching, admin, commissioning and managerial professionals in Health
Previous workshops have included:
- The importance of listening
- Working towards a greater understanding of our service users with Learning Disabilities
“Very thought provoking. Helped me to think differently about some important things.”
For teaching, admin and managerial professionals in Education
Previous workshops have included:
- Working with vulnerable children
- Bridging the communication gap in our work with children with autism
“I felt enriched by the workshop. Thank you.”
For professionals and volunteers in Charity and Community sectors
Previous workshops have included:
- Rediscovering meaning and purpose in our life
“You gave us the opportunity to express our vulnerability; something we feel we have to be able to cope with in
our job.”
For actors
Previous workshops have included:
- How being a playful actor enables creativity and spontaneity
- The significance of non-verbal communication
- Exploration and preparation of a role/play
“I understood that my voice doesn’t always need to
be vocal.”
For people with clinical and social needs, eg., dementia and acquired brain injury
Previous workshops have included:
- Accessing communication through creative expression
- Discovering opportunities
“Marvellous!”
Workshops:
- Take place on site (eg., school, college, hospital, community setting) by arrangement.
- Last for 2 hours; half or full days. 2-day + workshops are offered by arrangement.
- Can be designed in collaboration with the client(s) to meet their training needs. Prices are negotiable according to commission. Please contact Clare to discuss fees. Note: Room hire and travel fees will be charged, where applicable.