ARTS PRACTICE FOR COMMUNITY CARE

Suicide Prevention Training in collaboration with The School Of Psychology, Nepal (TSOP) Nepal.

17-21 January 2018     10am – 4pm

Kathmandu, Nepal

 

We are delighted to be collaborating with Narendra to run this five day training workshop for people who are involved in community care in Nepal.  That includes : social workers, medical workers, pastoral care workers, community leaders, and students.   If you think you can benefit – you are welcome!  We have visited and worked in the community in Nepal for six years, so the training will be very Nepal needs focussed.

NATURE OF WORKSHOPS :

Practical and interactive

Encouraging and enjoyable

Combination of practice and theory, reflection and discussion

Fun and dynamic as well as quiet and reflective.

Strengths practice

We warmly welcome our participants. Our approach is inclusive, friendly, and encouraging.

We ask participants to commit to each full day as well as to the full workshop program for the best understanding and outcomes.

 

TOPICS COVERED IN THE FIVE DAYS:

Using arts in the community for care and wellbeing

Building resilience

Building skills

Focus and distraction

How to set up an arts program in the community – things you need to know

Meaning and purpose

Trauma and recovery

Arts in mental illness and mental health

Strengths practice

INFORMATION and BOOKINGS 

all enquiries to  :

Narendra  Singh Thagunna, Ph.D.
M.A. (Clinical Psychology), PhD(Cross-Cultural Psychology)
CEO, PSYCHDESK FOUNDATION 
Cell: +977-9851205519/9844675519     thagunnanarendra81@gmail.com 

We look forward to seeing you on the 17th!

	CONTENT	PRIMARY FACILITATOR
DAY ONE
10 am	Welcome and introduction to Using the Arts for Care in the Community.
	Introduction of facilitators
	Warm up and ice breaking games; followed by short discussion about using games to get to know each other and start to develop a sense of trust.	Alex
	Break
	Group Painting/Drawing.     Introduction to using colour.   Followed by a short discussion about creating work together as a community	Anne
DAY TWO	Warm up and ice-breaking games; followed by short group exercise to practice leading a game	Alex
	Introduction to collage and painting to create a set of Strength Cards.	Anne
	Break
	Introduction to telling our stories through drama.	Alex
	Discussion about self-care	Anne and Narendra
	Introduction to hand-made books; drawing and collage techniques.
DAY THREE	Developing skills from previous days; introducing skills in working in groups to tell our stories.	Alex
	Break
	Continue working on our cards, developing arts skills	Anne
	Reflection on the day and mid-way feedback	Anne and Alex
DAY FOUR	Art games for fun.	Anne
	Clowning and mime	Alex
	Break
	Introduction to trauma and creating handmade books
	Discussion around telling my story through art	Anne and Alex
DAY FIVE	Warm up and ice-breaking games; followed by short group work to practice leading a game
	Finishing off books or cards. Discussion on how to talk about art and the artwork made by participants in a positive and respectful way.	Anne
	Break
	Rehearse and finalise stories created over the previous days and present these to the group.	Alex
	Showcase of the art work created over five days	Anne
	Questions, discussion and reflection	Anne, Alex and Narendra
	Congratulations and close

 

images in this post are from our work in the brick kilns, Nepal and our training workshops at the Nepal School of Social Work.