Talk In Child Psychology By Mark Pearson

From Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia in conjunction with

ChildPscyh ™

Centre for Children & Adolescence Psychology

Centre of Excellence for Children & Adolescents Emotional Health Growth

Malaysian Psychology Centre

Sandplay Therapy for Managing Children & Adolescents

with Stress Management

Date: 19th August 2008

Venue: Crystal Crown Hotel, Petaling Jaya

Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm

Participating Fee: RM 60.00

In this illustrated evening talk we will show how emotional relief is available through picture-making and story-telling. This approach is ideal for clients who are unable to communicate well verbally. Sandplay and Symbol Work exercises have been found to support insight into emotional problems - helping with the release of emotional stress that can drive acting out - and supporting clients with limited access to verbal skills. By utilising a number of intelligences - as identified by Harvard researcher Howard Gardner - activities involving the use of sand and symbols can provide a powerful means for emotional transformation and psychological healing.

The Expressive Therapies approach to Sandplay and Symbol Work combines Jungian and Gestalt theory and applies this to working with small symbolic objects, either in a sandtray or on a drawing book. The play aspect of this approach makes it inviting and non-threatening for stressed clients. Sandplay has an important role in helping clients deal with emotional problems and can be incorporated into traditional counselling with children, adolescents and adults. It can offer ways to help clients resolve family issues, contact and deepen personal resourcefulness, and promote emotional resiliency. It has been well documented as a way to create calming experiences for clients with an overload of stresses. The presenter is Mark Pearson, director of the Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia, and internationally published author of several texts on supporting young clients.

The Trainer

MARK PEARSON

M. Ed. (BEM); Dip T.; Cert HB & TP; Dip. ERC.

Mark has been conducting Courses in Expressive Therapies (ET) and Sandplay Therapy around Australia since 1989, in Asia since 2001and in New Zealand since 2005. He was a primary school teacher, who then founded a remedial reading clinic. He has worked briefly with handicapped children, and conducted individual and group programs for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. He has been in private practice for over eighteen years. He has completed further studies in Transpersonal Psychology with Dr Stanislav Grof, and holds a Masters in Education, majoring in Behaviour Management

Mark is the co-author of Emotional First-Aid for Children (1991), Emotional Release for Children (1995) and Sandplay & Symbol Work (2001). He is also the author of Emotional Healing & Self-Esteem (1998) and for adults: From Healing to Awakening (1991) and The Healing Journey (1997). He is the author of the new multiple intelligence groupwork program for schools and agencies: The Innerspace Program – Emotional Literacy for Student Wellbeing and Resilience (2006).

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