counselling & arts therapy
Multiple and complex needs clients are often one of the most resistant client groups to engage. Some anxiety or resistance is normal, and is often felt more acutely by this client group. They can often reject “talking” therapies making it difficult for the Case Manager to provide a therapeutic component to the Case Plan. In the arts therapy session, the focus of the session is on the art making, this reduces the initial rejection of the client to attending “therapy”. The arts therapy session can be provided off site, either taking place in the client’s home, or close to the client’s home, thereby further reducing anxiety, stress or resistance that is often experienced by this client group when attending doctors, specialists or mental health appointments. The arts therapy sessions focuses on both the needs of the client as well as meeting service outcomes in line with the Care Plan. The art making provides a container for establishing a therapeutic alliance as well as providing interesting, stimulating, soothing and challenging arts activities and projects. Through art making client’s self esteem improves, confidence increases, trauma is processed and integrated and there is often a reduction in ‘harming’ behaviours. Insight is developed, tension is released, behaviours are modified, and self awareness increases. Client’s experience an overall increase in functioning and over time the client can lead a more productive, enjoyable and meaningful life. The length of a typical session is 1 hour in duration. All art materials are included in the cost of the session. Cost – $140 per hour. (Additional costs may vary – packaged rates available) Locations – North Western, Hume, & South Barwon Region, Victoria. For more information about these services contact Nyrelle |
Group sessionsSpecialist arts therapy service for multiple and complex needs clients within the South Barwon, North Western, and Hume Regions of Victoria (this service is only available as an outreach service) Utilising a variety of arts processes and materials, this arts therapy group can be engaged for a Supported Accommodation Service, Agency or other housing service where there are groups of clients who live together. The arts therapy group is particularly effective reducing clients challenging behaviours, increasing feelings of self worth and confidence and assisting clients to create meaningful relationships with one another. The length of a typical session is 2 hours in duration. All art materials are included in the cost of the session. Cost – $180 per hour. (Additional costs may vary – packaged rates available) Locations – North Western, Hume, & South Barwon Region, Victoria. For more information about these services contact Nyrelle |
Educationalaudio visual presentations “When Words Don’t Work” - an audio visual presentation highlighting the benefits to both clients and service providers in using the arts therapeutically for joint outcomes. This presentation is available to private, government and corporate sectors. This presentation follows a DHS client through 3 years of art therapy tracking changes in behaviour, attitude, feelings, values, relationships, and environmental circumstances. This is an excellent tool to demonstrate how arts therapy is used and the positive benefits and outcomes for both the client and the Care Team. An experiential exercise is provided at the conclusion of the arts therapy audio visual presentation. For more information contact Nyrelle |
Professional WorkshopsWorkshop 1 How to engage the resistant client through the medium of arts therapy. The workshop will focus primarily on providing practical creative arts tools as non-confronting ways to engage the resistant client. This workshop will explore the different types of resistance as well as view the impact of resistance in the client/worker/therapist relationship. A variety of creative arts experiential exercises will be provided as tools to working with resistant clients, as well as there will be an opportunity to discuss specific cases or particular resistant clients/patients in small groups. Workshop 2 How to use creative arts to increase positive outcomes in clients, students, patients or colleagues. These workshops provide creative arts tools to enhance: learning outcomes, health outcomes, or patient outcomes. This workshop is available to groups in corporate, government and private sectors. This workshop is for doctors, teachers, social workers, case workers, managers, or team leaders. Participants will be provided creative arts and experiential activities during the workshop that can be adapted or developed to suit their workplace for enhancing and increasing positive outcomes in their clients, students, patients or colleagues. For more information about costs, locations, and dates of upcoming workshops or if you would like Nyrelle to facilitate this workshop at your workplace, contact Nyrelle |