Therapeutic Art in Education (Online Summer Course)

Course Overview
This course will provide teachers with practical therapeutic art techniques for their own enhanced wellbeing and for use in the classroom.

We will explore art making for wellbeing with experiential exercises, self-reflection and resources that demonstrate the therapeutic benefits of art making.

Art making techniques and exercises will be linked to the visual art curriculum strands throughout and the course will equip teachers with knowledge and understanding in how to incorporate a more creative and holistic approach to art making in the classroom.

We will also explore our own relationship with art making and engage in art making activities in each module.

Our learning outcomes

• An understanding of the therapeutic benefits of art making.
• Practical therapeutic art making techniques suitable for use in the classroom.
• Practical therapeutic art making techniques suitable for teachers' own well being.
• A developed understanding of self reflective practice and it's benefits.

Materials Required
So you don't necessarily need any fancy art materials but you will need a few bits to keep you going. A lot of these are just the basics but it gives you an idea of the kind of thing you'll need as you go forward and throughout the course.

• Coloured pencils/markers/pastels/chalks
• Paints - whatever works best for you - watercolour/acrylic/oil/poster etc.
• Paper and card of various colours and sizes
• Cardboard - old recyclable boxes are great for this
• Natural materials - anything you can gather from outside - feathers, pebbles, leaves, twigs, flowers, sand
• Glue - whatever works for you - pritt stick/pva etc.
• String/wool/wire/elastic/thread
• Material/scraps/felt etc.
• Recyclable materials such as empty tubs, tubes and cartons.
• Old newspaper
• Scissors
• Pens/pencils
• Sellotape/masking tape

Facilitator - Rachel Byrne
So, nice to meet you! My name is Rachel.

I'm a practicing artist, graduating from IADT Dun Loaghaire with my art degree in 2017.

Since then I've worked with teachers and children in primary and post primary schools facilitating full class workshops, group workshops and one to one art sessions.

I am a qualified Art Psychotherapist, receiving my MSc in Art Psychotherapy from Ulster University. I currently work with children and adolescents across a variety of settings including Primary Schools.

Throughout this course I hope to pass on some of the learning I've gained throughout my training as an Art Psychotherapist in a way that's practical and useful for the classroom and also for teachers to use as part of their own self care with their own wellbeing in mind.

I hope you enjoy the course and best of luck!

This course runs from Wednesday 1st July - Friday 21st August.

Registration is now open and the last date for registration is Wednesday 19th August.

Please Note:
Registration is subject to availability. Access to courses closes at 5pm on the final date for each iteration as stated above.
There is NO FACILITY to change between iterations or to extend the time available for course completion. If you intend completing more than one EPV approved course this summer, you must fully complete one course before commencing another. This course is approved for E.P.V. certification by the Department of Education. Further information can be found in these FAQs.