Two days of presentations through the Children’s Grief Awareness Symposium provided concrete tools and relevant information, so glad I took part! Feeling fortunate to have more tools in my tool box to support grieving children and youth. Topics I attended were about the death of a sibling or parent, the complexities of children’s grief, grief experiences of Indigenous youth, how grief presents in very young children, grief in the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and understanding anticipatory grief.
I’m looking forward to attending this important offering of workshops about supporting grieving children and families. Grief practitioners from across Canada deliver workshops over two days on many, many topics. Check it out!
https://www.grievingchildrencanada.org/index.php/grief-symposium
Feeling grateful for the Refinery inviting me to offer another Growing the Good session January 25th from 7-9:30 pm. Participants reframe challenging situations by shifting negative perceptions to resources of personal strength and wisdom. Check out all the other wonderful Refinery offerings!
https://www.emmanuelrefinery.org/grow-with-us/classes
Adapted from Lisa Mitchell.
RCAT-S, CRPO-RP (qualifying)
Art therapy is a way to explore issues, concerns, and strategies for change using the creative process that does not rely on words to be helpful. The questions I ask about how and what you’ve made lead to insights that increase your self-knowledge and inform the steps you want to take toward positive change. My therapeutic approaches include psychodynamic, humanistic, and strengths-based.
You do not need to be an artist to do art therapy. You use materials on hand to make spontaneous art or to do creative activities I suggest based on the concerns that brought you to art therapy. You can make scribbles, stick figures, swirls of colour, collage images, clay shapes, glitter and paint on wood, etc. Can’t imagine what virtual art therapy would be like? Check out my blog post: https://dianneshannonarttherapy.ca/2020/12/06/healing-with-virtual-art-therapy/
Virtual sessions are available, and for Ontario residents, many health insurance providers cover session costs.
In-person outreach sessions where I bring art therapy to you in the Saskatoon area for groups and individuals.
Art therapy supervision is offered to art therapists working towards CATA registration or for registered art therapists.
Request a free virtual meeting https://dianneshannonarttherapy.noustalk.com/contactme or contact me by phone or email for more information.
I acknowledge and am grateful for the Treaty Six Territory and Métis nation homeland on which I live and work.
Dianne Shannon Art Therapy 