Session 3 Workshops
3:15pm-4:45pm
3:15pm-4:45pm (Session #3)
Symbol, Silence and Sandplay Therapy
Adele Marie Luttrell, MS, LMFT, CST
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
Sandplay Therapy traces its roots back to Jungian psychology and Eastern Philosophy. This union of East and West carries the potential for wholeness, completeness, and an integrative approach to psychotherapy.
Sandplay Therapy may be described as a non-verbal, creative, symbolic experience which touches the deeper parts of our unconscious psyche to bring about healing and transformation.
Sandplay therapy encourages expression of the creative force within each of us whereby the symbol or image is born. While the symbol is unknown and mysterious it carries significant meaning and helps us to understand the world in which we live. In this experiential workshop, participants will be invited to select figurines/symbols and engage in creating a community sand tray. The activity will be done as a silent meditation to encourage an inward experience and connection to the deeper parts of our being. We will engage with our symbol on both a personal and collective level as we create an image together which may reflect our community in the present moment or be a vision of the future. A discussion of the process will follow.
PRESENTER: Adele is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) and certified Sandplay Therapist (CST). Adele maintains a private practice in Torrance CA as well as provides clinical supervision and sandplay training in community mental health. Adele is interested in the intersection of psychology, neuroscience and spirituality and has earned a certificate in “Engaged Compassion” from Claremont School of Theology. Adele views Sandplay Therapy as a creative, symbolic, meditative and transformative adjunct to traditional forms of psychotherapy.
3:15pm-4:45pm (Session #3)
Building Resilience: Art Therapy, Yoga and Movement
to Enhance your Professional Practice
Hilary Kern, LMFT, ATR, CYT
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
This workshop provides a fun blend of art therapy, guided visualization, and yoga/movement practices that tap into your personal resources to elevate your mind and body. Exercises that integrate visual art and somatic movement practices allow for inner reflection, dynamic exploration and social connection. Participants are guided through practices that bring out inner resiliency, confront possible limitations, and encourage inspiration to shine through. This workshop will prompt continued professional wellness by incorporating key elements into daily routine and ritual.
PRESENTER: Hilary Kern is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Art Therapist and a Certified Yoga Teacher specializing in integrating expressive arts and mind-body approaches. She has initiated arts and healing programs for the past 15 years, serving at-risk youth and special needs populations. She is the director of Dance For All, a UCLArts and Healing partnership program and is the co-chair the Expressive Arts group of LACAMFT. She brings her blend of expressive arts and yoga to her private practice in Los Angeles.
3:15pm-4:45pm (Session #3)
What’s in Your Passport?
Sherry Diamond, JD, Esq., RDT
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
As an aging, bi-sexual, bi-racial female, Sherry is interested in the curious nexus of privilege, oppression and nuanced micro-aggressions experienced by persons of color, women, the LGBTQ community and those who identify with the fluidity of the human condition. In this partially experiential workshop, participants will increase their personal awareness of self and others, deepen their understanding of Other, and engage a robust dialogue around the questions: Where, and to Whom, do I Belong?
PRESENTER: A former President of both NADTA & NCCATA, 2016 marks her 30th year as drama therapist. Sherry has been recognized by NADTA for her work in developing cross-cultural competence in our field. Sherry is also practices law and is considered an authority on ethics in our fields.
3:15pm-4:45pm (Session #3)
“KARAOKE THERAPY” : If Music be the fruit of love…
Bradford Bancroft, MFT, RDT
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
Music offers the seeds of joy to so many in our community who need a respite from their anxiety, stress and woes. Bradford has been using music and his beloved “Karaoke Therapy” in mental health clinics, drug and alcohol rehab, and particularly with the Vets at the VA in the PTS ward of the campus over the last 10 years. Come and share the stories and songs that resonate with you and learn how to use this art in your own practice and life. “… Play ON!!”
PRESENTER: Bradford Bancroft, MFT, RDT, has been using drama therapy and creative arts in private practice, groups, schools, prisons, hospitals and shelters around Southern California for many years. He started his work with the Stop Gap Theatre Co., a group practicing audience interaction and community intervention. Since then, Bradford has taught others about drama therapy, while honing much of his craft and knowledge from his colleagues at the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). Bradford calls his work Rehearse for Life.