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Dates: Sat 3rd through to Tues 6th July, 9.30am to 1.00pm - 3.00pm to 6.30pm Venue: MacKillop Conference Centre, 50 Archibald Street, Lyneham ACT Max participants: 16 Cost: $680, $660 if paid in full by 3rd June, deposit $100 Cost includes a copy of 'Group Work Training Manual' by Dr Max Clayton A $25 refund will be given to those who already own this manual. Cost includes lunch. Cost does NOT include accomodation in Canberra. Course Description: This is a four day workshop, held in conjunction with the Psychodrama Training Institute of ACT. The purpose of this group-work course is to enhance the ability to conduct group sessions so that participants become more conscious of their motivations and more able to express themselves in their life and work. Each training session is divided into three sections. The first is an experiential group session during which participants enlarge their capacity to perceive and respond creatively to the emergent expressions of other group members. This is followed by a report session in which a recorder presents a detailed account of the previous experiential group. Group members recall the events with a sense of freshness and newness and a degree of objectivity as a result of being more dispassionate observers. Humour and lightness is associated with seeing oneself and others from a different point of view. The third section is a presentation and discussion of different approaches to group work theory and practice. Over 2,000 professional people have developed their group leadership capabilities on this intensive four-day program since its inception. The workshop is for those involved in conducting different kinds of groups such as therapeutic groups, work groups or supervision groups or who are contemplating conducting a group. Learning Outcomes and Process: The combination of an experiential group session, detailed reflection on the emerging group process, and teaching and discussion of different approaches to group work brings about a greater integration of theory and practice. Participants usually become more conscious of their unique leadership style and realise that this can be incorporated into their life and work. There is enlargement of the capacity to interpret the dynamic meaning of the emergent group processes, and the appreciation of the roles of individual group members and their relationship to one another. Content: Much of the content is derived from the experience and expression that emerges in the course of the group sessions. In addition the consideration of the contributions of W.R. Bion, the laboratory approach, encounter groups, Eric Berne, J.L. Moreno, and the focal conflict model of Whitaker and Lieberman result in participants perceiving new things emerging in the group process. Informed Consent: Participants enter the workshop aware that the group work course involves the development of new views and new actions with respect to one's professional and personal life and that this has a significant emotional impact. In the course of the explorations and expression participants are always in charge of the level of their interactions and self-disclosure. The act of enrolling in itself indicates an applicant's understanding that such explorations are part of the workshop. Leader: Max Clayton is an experienced clinician, individual and group supervisor and trainer who has worked intensively in this field for many years. He has accrued significant skill and a depth of insight in teaching and training people in other cultures around the world. He is the author a several books on role training, role theory, group leadership and psychodrama. Max is a Psychodramatist Trainer, Educator and Practitioner and a Distinguished Member of the Australian and New Zealand Psychodrama Association. Please note accommodation and diet: Lunch is included in the cost of this workshop. If you have special dietary needs (this is not a request for preferences) please let us know when you are enrolling for this workshop. Accommodation is not included in the price of this workshop. If you are travelling to Canberra to attend please > email Annette Fisher for a list of suggested accommodations ranging from budget through to 5 star. |
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