EVENING SEMINAR – ‘IGL GROUP WORK IN THE PARK’ - THE POWER OF USING ACTION METHODS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CLIENTS
This seminar will introduce the key concepts of Jacob Moreno’s work with psychiatric patients and address how these action methods are practiced with people with mental health problems today.
We will open the psychodrama ‘toolbox’ and discuss the techniques that are used, the theory behind its effectiveness and some of the barriers to its use with mental health clients and ways that the barriers can be overcome.
A case study will be used to discuss and demonstrate the value of using this method with mental health clients with various types of psychiatric problems, including psychosis, depression and anxiety.
Presenter: Shirley Hamilton
When: Wednesday 27th October 2010 from 6.00pm to 8.30pm (Light food served)
Venue: Bradfield Park Wellbeing Centre at 41 Alfred St. Milsons Point (The old Bowling Club at the foot of the Harbour Bridge)
Cost: Free for IGL members, $25.00 for non-members
Transport arrangements: Walk about 100 metres down from Milsons Point Railway Station.
About the presenter: Shirley Hamilton is a registered mental nurse and has gained valuable experience working within a wide range of mental health facilities for 25 years. She has also post graduate diplomas in both person-centred therapy and family therapy. She has been a trainee with psychodrama NSW for 5 years. Group work has been a great interest throughout her career having facilitated many groups, in addition to being a participant in groups. She currently facilitates groups with mental health clients, clients who have HIV and transgender clients. In addition she uses psychodrama with individual and groups in a clinical supervision setting.
'Group Work in the Park' is a new series of evening seminars conducted by the Institute of Group Leaders to promote excellence in group work and a greater understanding of its foundations and fundmentals and hold firm to group work's history. This history has informed significant practice in building social capital, reducing isolation, improving mental health, improving interpersonal relationships, supporting people to face challenging life transitions, enabling people to make significant life changes and renewing psychoeducational group work.