2024 Creative Mental Health Forum and Collective Care Retreat

3 - 6 May 2024, 10:00am - 4:00pm AEST

This forum and retreat is an immersive event that is designed specifically for creative and experiential therapists, counsellors, psychotherapists, health and allied health professionals, educators and caring professionals who are passionate about creative approaches in mental, social, and emotional wellbeing. The program and structure of this event are guided by our core values of cultural awareness and safety, diversity and inclusive practice, creative and experiential approaches, community and peer to peer learning. Look after yourself, enjoy good company, and have some restorative time in the living world, while learning from inspiring creative facilitators.

Presenter/s:

Sonia Weston, Boon Wurrung Traditional Owner, Yalluk Bulluk Cultural Consultant.
Marianne Wobcke, RN, Indigenous Midwife, Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art (Hon), PhD candidate.
A/Prof Drew Bird, Ph.D., registered Drama Therapist, Head of Program (Creative Arts Therapy) UniMelb/VCA.
Dr Carla van Laar, Master of Creative Arts Therapy, Doctor Therapeutic Arts Practice.
Anja Zimmermann, Bachelor of Art Therapy, Master of Art Therapy, PhD candidate, Educator HAAN University, Netherlands.
Bree Till, Master of Art Therapy, Community and Peer Advisor, Dept. Veterans Affairs.
Anjali Sengupta, Dip Transpersonal Art Therapy, B.Sci, Grad Dip Sports and Fitness Science, Grad Dip Counselling, Grad Dip Dance/Movement Therapy.
Melanie Knight, Master of Therapeutic Arts Practice.
Megan Fromholtz, Master Therapeutic Arts Practice.
Ann Soo, Bachelor Social Work, AdDip Transpersonal Art Therapy. 
More facilitators to be announced.

 This course counts towards 13 hours of category A CPD.

Click here for more info and to register.