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Here is some news of forthcoming Therapeutic Storywriting courses, including the funded Story Links training, and some lectures/conferences taking place this term.
You might also like to visit our updated website with it's new 'resources'
section where you can find suggestions for story openings to use with
pupils:
www.therapeuticStoryWriting.com
3-day Training: Setting up Therapeutic Storywriting Groups There are a couple of places left on this training which starts on 1st May.
Research has shown this intervention improves pupils' writing skills while developing emotional literacy. The intervention has been used as a DfES case study of good inclusive practice. Suitable for SENCOs, HLTAs, SEN teachers, Educational Psychologists, Learning Mentors & School Counsellors.
Location: Brighton
Dates: 1st, 8th & 22nd May 2008
Booking form can be downloaded from http://www.therapeuticstorywriting.com
or ring 01273 235666.
Story Links Project (funded training)
The first 3-day training course 'Story Links- Working with Parents of Pupils at Risk of Exclusion' will run in Horsham this term. Open to professionals from all local authorities. Story Links is a 10 week intervention that uses Therapeutic Storywriting to support parents and individual pupils at risk of exclusion because of behaviours related to attachment difficulties. There will be an evaluation of the impact of the training on pupils' emotional well-being and their reading skills.
As the project is supported by the TDA and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, there will be no charge to schools for this training. Suitable for SENCOs, SEN support teachers, school counsellors, educational psychologists and inclusion managers supporting pupils with BESDs at KS1 & 2.
Location: Central Sussex College, Horsham
Dates: 15th May, 5th & 19 June 2008
Booking form can be downloaded from http://www.therapeuticstorywriting.com
or ring 01273 235666.
Forthcoming Lectures/Conferences
Caspari Foundation, Evening lecture:
Holding the Balance
Louise Emanuel will describe her role as a counsellor in a primary school setting, giving case examples to illustrate how brief interventions, using a psychodynamic therapeutic approach, can effect change, supporting staff and children in schools. Tuesday 13 May 2008 7.30pm.
More details from www.caspari.org.uk
SEBDA: 'Attachment Matters: the First Two Years of Life Stay With You for Ever.'
One of the keynote presentations will be from Marion Bennathan, who developed the work on Nurture Groups. London, Tues. 10th June. More details at www.sebda.org
Centre for Emotional Development: Working psychotherapeutically with children and adolescents who resort to violence (Marianne Parsons).
This Saturday morning workshop will be of interest to those of you working as school-based counsellors or therapists. Brighton, 17 May 2008. More details from www.emotionaldevelopment.co.uk |