Welcome to the Áthas Network
The Áthas Butterfly symbolises new beginnings & a rebirthing of positivity! The four colours represent the creative arts therapies; music, art, drama and dance.
Upcoming Events
A unique opportunity, using creative therapies to explore your own childhood experiences and adult life, finding ways to relate to children that allow them to communicate more freely with you thus deepening your relationships.
Date: 14th-18th July 2008
For more information see
http://www.childrenstherapycentre.ie
Workshops on Loss and Bereavement (May-July 2008, Dublin)
A series of introductory workshops organised by the Irish Hospice Foundation, targeted at professionals and volunteers.
For more information and an application form email:
iris.murray@hospice-foundation.ie or check
www.hospice-foundation.ie
Working with Young People through Drama
Ballymun Regional Youth Resource is running this 6-week course starting on Thursday 1st May 2008 and running every Thursday from 7.00pm-9.30pm.
Please contact Laurence at
bryrlvdh@eircom.net
or phone 01-8667600
DIR Model of Intervention Workshop - Galway Bay Hotel, Galway.
Introductory training in the DIR Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based model developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan and Dr. Serena Weider to treat children with communication and learning difficulties, regulatory disorders, and children with behaviors that place them on the autistic spectrum.
For more information contact
www.trainingways.com
Tel:091 796600
Aware Public Lecture
Music Therapy: A Theraputic Option for Depression by Tim Cosgrove.
Venue: Swift Lecture Theatre, St. Patrick Hospital, James St., Dublin.
Date: Wednesday 14th May
Time: 7.15pm
Admission free.
Enhancing Disability Services Programme
The aim of the EDS programme is to improve services for persons with a disability through;
•Promoting development of collaborative approaches and innovative linkages between existing infrastructures and new needs
•Improving coordination between disability organisations; and
• Enhancing existing structures & developing operational capacity.
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Accredited Professional Training in Play Therapy & Psychotherapy
Experiential, practice based training open to those with relevant experience and training in working with children
Courses Recognised by PlayBody Ireland: The National Association for Play Therapy
Child Psychotherapy & Play Therapy training for qualified therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists
Certificate in child paychotherapy €2000
recognised Diploma training course: become an accredited play therapist!
Certificate in Therapeutic Playwork – 4 start dates per year
5 Day Intensive Training Workshops: €500 each
Responding Therapeutically to Child Sexual Abuse 3rd – 7th Mar 08
*The Play Therapy Process: Towards a Deeper Understanding 19th – 23rd May 08……..NEW 5 DAY COURSE…DESIGNED TO MEET IDENTIFIED NEEDS!
Play Therapy Summer School 7th – 11th July 08
Creative Arts Therapies Workshop 14th – 18th July 08
Therapeutic Work with Children: Power of Play 25th – 29th August 08
Creative Therapy with Adolescents & Adults 22nd – 26th September 08
Eileen Prendiville 087 6488149 Website: www.childrenstherapycentre.ie Email: prendivilleeileen@eircom.net
The Children’s Therapy Centre is FETAC & HETAC QA Approved
Blog Posts
Hello! My name is Kirsten. I just joined the Athas network. I got in touch with the Athas Project a …
Hello! My name is Kirsten. I just joined the Athas network. I got in touch with the Athas Project a few weeks ago. I am very interested in joining the Athas panel of Creative Art Therapists. I was qualified and registered as an Art Therapist in Holland. To join the Athas project I need to find a personal supervisor and I need to get myself a public liability insurance. Would anybody have any tips for me regarding these two things? Names and addresses of supervisors I could approach and names…
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National Gallery Of Ireland
Good morning all,
Just a quick note to let you all know that the National Gallery of Ireland, in association with the Huguenot Gallery, Portarlington will present six lectures on Irish Art from mid 1800’s to mid 1900’s. Iain Wynn Jones M.Phil. will present the lectures.
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How to Use the Network
If you are a group/ individual providing services for persons with a disability, join us here by clicking on the right-hand link and becoming a member of our new network.
Once you have joined, you can view other member profiles, upload photos, video-clips & music and visit the forum (scroll to bottom of the page) to exchange valuable information with other users.
The network home-page will be updated weekly with news & events including latest developments by Áthas, MDA and other EDS projects. (If you would like to appear on the home-page next month email our administrator on Athas.mda@gmail.com)
Finally, help the Áthas Network grow by inserting links to the network on your webpage, outgoing emails letter-footers and newsletter!
What is the Áthas Project?
The Áthas pilot project is funded until 2008 by the Department of Justice, Equality & Law reform under the EDS programme.
We aim to impact positively on lives by promoting social inclusion & well-being for persons with a physical, sensory, emotional, mental health or intellectual disability.
All our therapists are professionals accredited with the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists.
Our goal is to develop a model of excellence to be mainstreamed after 2008.
The Áthas team consists of manager Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Research & Development Officer Eibhlín Clifford & Administrator Kathleen Moore.
Currently, we provide creative arts therapies on an outreach basis in the Laois & Offaly regions.
If you would like to make a referral, email us on Annemariec@mdasiltd.ie for an information pack
Where can I study Art Therapy?
Over the past fifteen years the college has established a strong Art Therapy Department, providing opportunities for learning about, and experiencing, the Art Therapy process. Pioneering art therapy training in Ireland, the Summer School was set up followed by the Art Therapy Foundation Certificate. 1998 saw the first intake of Postgraduate Art Therapy students, the first course of its kind in Ireland. The college now offers a taught MA in Art Therapy. The Arts & Empowerment Facilitation Training Certificate, with a more community art remit, was established in 1996, and we run a number of Art Therapy introductory weekends to meet the huge demand from people wanting to experience the Art Therapy process. The Art Therapy Department is committed to providing creative educational training through experiential workshops, backed up by seminars and lectures. It is actively involved in developing the quality and educational standing of its courses.
Contact Mr. Ed Kuczaj
Head of Art Therapy and Adult Education
Phone: +353-(0)21-4921151
Email: ed.kuczaj@cit.ie
The Mountmellick Development Association
MDA are focused on assisting people to realise their full potential and to achieve the best quality of life in Mountmellick and surrounding areas. Take me there
Forum
Volunteer - looking for work experience in field of Drama Therapy
Started by David Heagney Aug 11.
Come along to our Exhibition at The Mountmellick Development Association Museum
Started by The Áthas Administrator Nov. 14, 2007.
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Started by The Áthas Administrator Aug. 3, 2007.
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