Art Therapy Trainees and Students SIG

CPD TOMORROW! 💻 Thursday 28th November 7:30-8:30pm. We are lucky enough to be joined by Abi Weale (Art Psychotherapist) who will be delivering the session on the brief thematic Art Therapy group that has been developed within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Swansea Bay. The presentation will be followed by a short experiential activity related to one of the group session themes. We'll then have some time for reflection and any questions. 💻 For more information and joining link, sign in to your BAAT member zone and visit the Trainee & Student SIG forum

In our September SIG we talked about having a quick guide to explain how to navigate the BAAT memberzone – here it is! Feel free to download, save to your laptop or phone. Once logged into the Memberzone – you can click on the links for easy of access if you’re finding the forums hard to navigate.

It's Psychological Professions Week this week! In NHS England, #ArtTherapists have dual status as both an allied health profession and a psychological profession. All the sessions are completely free - do take a look! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eRvWaHHN #PsychologicalProfessions #ArtTherapy #Therapy #AHPs #PsychologicalProfessionsWeek2024 #PPWeek24

Brilliant! 🤩 We’re looking forward to welcoming Abi to our next trainee & student SIG on Thursday 28th November 7:30-8:30! Details and joining info on our BAAT forum

ASK AN ART THERAPIST!💬🗣️ We have asked Louise Smart (Art Therapist and professional advisor) your questions regarding starting out as a new practitioner. You can read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eXxjp7Ex For the upcoming InSight articles, you’ve expressed interest in exploring the experiences of art therapists working with LGBTQ+ clients, as well as their experience working in controlled settings like prisons. 👇🏼Below is a link where you can anonymously submit questions about these topics, and any other topics you’d like art therapists to address. Form link: https://lnkd.in/e4Nhsq_U

✨Next online meet up!✨ 📆Thursday 28th November 7:30-8:30pm. We are lucky enough to be joined by Abi Weale (Art Psychotherapist) who will be delivering the session on the brief thematic Art Therapy group that has been developed within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Swansea Bay. The presentation will focus on the potential role this group can have in supporting the mental health difficulties of CYP, particularly those who might struggle to engage in solely talking therapies. We'll also be exploring the value of including the parent/carer in the group process and observing the CYP-parent/carer relationship. We'll consider what impact this can have on CYP mental health and wellbeing. The presentation will be followed by a short experiential activity related to one of the group session themes. We'll then have some time for reflection and any questions. 💻 For more information and joining link, sign in to your BAAT member zone and visit the forum

The British Association of Art Therapists autumn issue of their online magazine - InSight is out today! It covers a range of topics relating to art therapy through interviews and insights. Plus one of our trainee coordinators puts questions to an experienced art therapist in the ‘ask an art therapist’ feature. Lots of advice on starting out as an Art Psychotherapist! 👍🏻

📢 Latest issue from the International Journal of Art Therapy is out now. ⁠ ⁠⁠ 🔗 Read the editorial for free: https://bit.ly/3Btiy7q ⁠ Includes articles on the topics of: ⁠ 📑 Supporting identity following a life-limiting diagnosis 📑 Comic creation in art therapy 📑 Making mobiles in art therapy with young Ukrainian refugees 📑 Art therapy outdoors and traumatic bereavement ⁠ 🖼️ Cover image from #ArtTherapistsArt: 'The therapy room’ Grace Lam Wah Heung --- #ArtTherapy #ArtTherapists #ArtTherapyResearch #ArtTherapyCYP #IJATInscape #ArtTherapistLife #TherapyResearch #FreeAccessArticle #ArticlesOnline #ResearchOnline

✨FREE CPD✨ ‘Get that art therapy job: creative prep for applications and interviews’ - Wednesday 23 October 2024 (5-7pm) This The British Association of Art Therapists CPD is perfect for trainees and students who are already considering life and career post studies. As a trainee member of BAAT, access is free! 🙌🏼 “This interactive workshop will use art and role play to reflect on the limits we place on ourselves when applying for work, ways to present our knowledge and experience in a successful way, and how to succeed at interview.” 💻 For more information and joining information, members can log in to their memberzone, then visit: https://lnkd.in/eCVTr_d8

Thank you to everyone who attended the SIG meet up last week on zoom! It was lovely to reconnect / connect with each other 😊 This week we held a reflective space for the first meet up of the academic year. We: - had time to introduce ourselves and say hello - engaged in creative process on the theme of “where I’ve been, where I am, where I’m going” with a follow up discussion and reflection after. - we also had space to share ideas and preference for what we’d like from the SIG including free CPD, opportunities for learner and hearing from guest speakers. If you’d like to put your suggestions forward for themes / activities / ideas for future SIGs - please get in touch! 💬 We will share any of BAAT’s free upcoming free CPD opportunities on the forum and update you with further details for the theme of our November meeting. For more information and links to future sessions, head to the BAAT forum ☺️