Description:
OPD Points: 5
In this webinar, you will learn how to use a practical tool to open conversations about self through the metaphor of a sailing ship. Informed by Narrative Therapy, this experiential training involves you drawing a simple sailboat (no skill required!) and exploring how each part of the boat holds a part of our personal story, explored using rich metaphors about life’s challenges and what makes us resilient.This technique can be particularly appealing to male clients, young and old, as it isn’t too ‘flowery’ (like The Tree of Life) and has lots of straight lines. It can also be full of scary sharks, dark clouds and turbulent waters. This tool captures the person and the problem in ways that open up both serious and hopeful conversations.There is a tender moment when the treasure chest is drawn towards the end. This powerful journey to the person’s heart can reveal a special discovery about what is most precious to them.If you enjoy using The Tree of Life or other creative expressive arts, and understand that neither you nor your client needs to be artistically talented to bring alive any metaphor, then this could be an accessible and enjoyable tool to offer your clients.
Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:
Training DetailsIncluded in the workshop price:90 min CPD hours Access to slides and link to create Certificate of AttendanceGSTLive online training
Presenter / Provider:
Kim Billington
Presenter Qualifications:
Kim enjoys passing forward her ever-evolving counselling skills and knowledge, supporting and inspiring practitioners to discover their own style and ways to connect with their clients.Kim’s current work includes child and family counselling, co-facilitating Men’s Behaviour Change programs and clinical supervising at Monash University.Methods and tools in Kim’s therapeutic toolbox include, Mindfulness, Narrative Therapy, ACT, Creative Expressive Arts, Existential Therapy, befriending emotions using metaphors and storytelling, Tree of Life work and creative timelines to understand the life-long emergence of identity.Kim has been facilitating groups and workshops about storytelling, parenting, emotional intelligence (ie.Tuning Into Kids) and creative therapeutic work for over 25 years.
