Expressive Arts and Healing Articles

For those desiring to deepen their work in expressive arts therapy, and… For Therapists pursuing the REAT credential Facilitated by Jennie Kristel, MA, REAT, APTT, RMT 4 Month online group (10 meetings 2 times per month) October thru February 2023-2024 Meetings will be via the Zoom platform. This will be 20 hours of group supervision. This supervision group will meet twice monthly via Zoom for therapists who are using the arts in their work and for those who are interested in pursuing the REAT credential through the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) and are looking to gain group hours toward this.

As expressive arts-based psychotherapists, we engage with clients in non-traditional ways, helping clients to step out of their chairs and into a less defined zone of co-creative and collaborative action. In this action space, we find creative opportunities for powerful healing, recovery, and transformation. In this daylong, in-person supervisory retreat, we will explore ways to creatively assess using sociometry and creative models of assessment, using Playback Theatre in clinical practices as well as have time for participants to bring client concerns and use the expressive arts to explore dynamics, and transferences with the goal of developing the next steps for your practice. Where: JourneyWorks Collaborative Kilburn Mill 127 Rodney French Boulevard New Bedford, MA. 02141 When: Saturday, June 17, 2023 9:30-5 pm Fee: $100 – $150.00 (sliding scale) To Register, please click the LINK . For questions please contact: Jennie Kristel, MA, REAT, APTT jwcollaborativeinfo@gmail.com www.journeyworkscollaborative.com www.journeyworksllc.com This supervision will fulfill 4.5 group hours for the IEATA requirements for REAT supervision hours as well as REAT renewal. For information about the REAT requirements go HERE .

This past weekend Michael Watson and I went to the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama annual conference at Fordham University. It was a good conference. We were honored to receive the ASGPP Diversity Award for 2023…

When: Saturday, October 29 Time: 1 – 4:30 pm Place: The Co+Creative Center Union Street New Bedford, MA. Join us for a 3-hour skill-building Introduction to Playback Theatre devoted to enhancing our creativity and play as we form a community of storytellers in action. Using Playback Theatre as the core, participants will learn how to use applied theatre to transform personal stories told by workshop participants into spontaneous theatre pieces using movement, ritual, music, and spoken improvisation. Participants will share their stories and learn to bring these stories to life and learn the applications and settings for Playback Theatre. Stories are how we understand our world, who we are, where we have come from, and what we may have come through. These moments of our lives can be touchstones, full of power and significance. They are the glue that holds families, communities, and cultures together. In the last 3 years, we have been tested by the pandemic and political strife. This is a time of sharing and coming together to play, engage and share our stories. Using this form of theatre develops intuition, insight, creativity, empathy, and effective communication skills and is used in many settings. This workshop is recommended for adults 16 and over: no theatre experience is needed. Please wear loose clothing. Masks required PRE- REGISTRATION REQUIRED Click to Register : Or: Contact: Jennie Kristel at 774 328-7044 or by email: jwcollaborativeinfo@gmail.com Cost: $40.00 – $65.00 (No one is turned away to lack of funds)

At the beginning of the pandemic, Jonathan Fox, developed a project for a way for people to share stories through a virtual platform and connect those who may be stuck at home. It is called the Listening Hour. It is a way for us to share our personal stories in a nonjudgmental way. The experience is designed to be enjoyable and give us some positive energy for our day by simply sharing our stories. While we are no longer in a lockdown, the Listening Hours are still a rich way of experiencing the world. Listening Hour are held online monthly. By design, there are never more than 5-6 people in a session. Also by design, the sessions are only about an hour long- to 75 minutes. They are free and donations are gratefully accepted. If you would like to participate, please email me. If yes, I will send you the log in details. There are two different groups each month. They are fun, and thoughtful. We would meet on a Zoom Platform. October 2022 Listening Hours 9 am EST Tuesday 10/25/2022 7pm EST Thursday 10/27/2022 Contact me at jwcollaborativeinfo@gmail.com for more information about joining.