wolf + water arts company

5-7 December 2007 Edinburgh

A three day course on using drama and theatre techniques with young people who have sexually concerning behaviour

This course explores the uses of drama, visual arts & movement when working with children & young people who have been the victim of psychological, sexual or physical abuse.

The course covers:

1. Creating perceptions of safety
2. Variations of response - different types & durations of abuse & their possible implications
3. Using drama & arts to work with mistrust & anger
4. Drama & Arts in reframing & understanding the past
5. Saying “no”
6. Skills & confidence building - looking to the future

Explores with staff some of the basic techniques in setting up & executing a drama based programme of work for recreation or social skills with people with mental health problems. Topics covered include:

1. basic group work skills with vulnerable clients
2. using drama to explore communication & interpersonal skills
3. drama to enhance self esteem
4. drama to explore problem solving
5. how to put on performance & to involve “non actors”

A course covering all aspect of brief & long term behaviour modification for offenders with problems with anger & violence difficulties. Course includes:

1. Techniques for cognitive awareness & intervention in high risk situations
2. Using drama to create an accessible “language of anger”
3. Drama & arts to explore core roots of angry behaviours
4. Working with depression - the domain of inverted anger
5. Breaking dynamics & rehearsing for the future

(see also the Defusing Bombs project).

A training course for those working with clients on issues of self esteem & peer pressure & the relationship between these & offending behaviour. Course includes:

1. Working with issues of anger & depression
2. Drama & arts to create an accessible language of self esteem
3. Drama to fight the internal critics
4. Breaking dynamics & rehearsing for the future

Working with Trauma is a training for professionals working in on going or post conflict situations & aims to provide an array of arts techniques to working with both acutely & chronically traumatised individuals & groups.