Finding the Inner Child: A Playful Approach to Client Growth

Overview:

In this monthly series of workshops, participants will learn creative approaches to help clients navigate anxiety and uncertainty. Leveraging art, poetry, and seasonal themes, practitioners will gain fresh perspectives to support clients in embracing uncertainty and finding calm amidst the unknown. Each session draws inspiration from the changing seasons to provide tools for deeper understanding and growth in client practice. The perfect space for reflective practice, case exploration and peer support.

Workshop Description:

In this January workshop, practitioners will explore the theme of "Tomorrow" and how to help clients reconnect with their inner child to envision a hopeful future. Using art, poetry, and reflective exercises, participants will gain practical techniques to inspire clients to embrace creativity, tap into their potential, and create a vision for their future. Through guided reflections, artistic exploration, and dynamic discussions, practitioners will learn how to support clients in overcoming limiting beliefs, fostering resilience, and nurturing a playful, courageous approach to what lies ahead. This session will empower practitioners through their own reflections to help clients develop a resilient and optimistic outlook on their future.

Session Outline:

• Opening Reflection: Defining the supervision case and question through individual, guided reflection.
• Art Exploration: Participants explore a selected piece of art in pairs or small groups, discussing what emerges with their supervision question in mind. Emphasis on noticing other participants' perspectives.
• Poetic Resonance: Reading the accompanying poem, followed by brief inquiries into words, phrases, and salient points that resonate.
• Second Reflection: Re-reading the poem, focusing on the individual supervision question.
• Creative Pairings: Breakout rooms for paired discussions on new, creative perspectives for the participant's question.
• Group Debrief: Collective reflection on insights gained.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• Apply creative and reflective approaches to help clients manage anxiety related to uncertainty.
• Use artistic and poetic prompts to explore clients' responses to unpredictable situations.
• Develop new strategies to foster resilience and adaptability in clients facing the unknown.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Therapists, counsellors, coaches, supervisors, and other professionals interested in enhancing their reflective practice through creative approaches.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• Integrating creative reflection techniques into client work helps professionals address anxiety related to uncertainty, providing fresh approaches to help clients find stability in unpredictable times. This workshop will empower participants to use creativity as a tool to enhance their clients' resilience and adaptability, fostering more dynamic and effective professional relationships.

RECORDING 

This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM 

This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.

https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

Gillian Walter

Gillian is a coach, supervisor, mentor, and author accredited at master practitioner level by the ICF and EMCC. She is accredited as a supervisor by the EMCC, EASC, and CSA. She founded Inside-Out Coaching and Brave Voice Books*. Her expertise lies in combining creative and transformational tools with reflective practice to encourage personal and professional growth. Gillian’s work integrates her belief in the power of metaphor and storytelling, especially in supervision. Her first book, ‘Choir of Brave Voices’, encourages readers to develop their reflective practice and explore different perspectives to deepen their emotional, mental, and physical resourcefulness. these spaces for peer creative reflection bring an infinite mirror hall to each individual case reflection.

Website | www.bravevoicebooks.com | www.inside-out-coaching.com

Instagram | bravevoicesioc

LinkedIn | Gillian (Holt) Walter MCC, MP, ACTC, ESIA

Shirley Smith

Shirley has extensive cross-cultural experience as a coach, mentor, and supervisor. Her background in global human resources gives her a unique perspective on leadership development. Shirley has developed expertise in using creative tools and art-based approaches to explore difficult dynamics when language falls short. Her work with imagery and embodied approaches, honed over 30 years, provides clients with a new way of thinking and processing their experiences, applicable both in-person and virtually.