The Healing Power of Arts

Rakhawy Institute for Training and Research (RITR)

Presents Training on

 The Healing Power of Arts

Extensive experiential Training on “The Healing Power of Arts”

The training is 38 hour: divided into 32 hour of theoretical and experiential training and 6 hour of practical application, or with availability of practical application.

Art as Therapeutic tool

Art is a language in its own. It has the ability to express what words may not serve to express. In this training program, you will get to learn about how the art can be a very powerful therapeutic tool for healing and self-discovery. Starting from the ancient culture’s use for art, until the current use of art as a form of psychotherapy. You will get to know the difference between “art therapy” and “art as therapy”. Together, we will get to take a closer look of the ethical guidelines of “Art psychotherapy”. During this course, the hands-on experiences will deepen your understanding even more about the healing power of art.

Trainers:

Prof. Mona Rakhawy

Facilitator

Farah Elghamrawy,

(The Training will be in attended person at Rakhawy Institute twice weekly on Sundays and Tuesdays for 13 sessions)

Time: 6: 00 PM – 8: 30 PM

 Start date : 24 ^st December 2024

Target participants:

Individuals working in the mental health field, i.e., psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, art therapists and social workers.

Certificate

Upon completion of the training, trainees receive a certificate of completion.

It is mandatory to attend at least 80% of the program to get the certificate.

 Training Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants would be able to:

1. Identify the ethical guidelines for using arts in different contextual settings.
2. Define art therapy and its applications.
3. Describe creative arts techniques and their relation to brain functions
4. Identify strategies for using art tools in psychological assessment.
5. Describe media and material used in creative arts practices.
6. Recognize culturally-sensitive issues in applying creative arts techniques.
7. Present strategies for using arts in groups.
8. Differentiate between techniques of using arts with different age groups,  e.g., children adolescents and older people.
9. Define foundational understanding for the use of arts in trauma and crisis interventions.

 Topics

• Definition and History of arts therapy
• Arts as a tool of expression
• Schools in arts therapy
• Art therapy and brain function
• The Expressive Therapy Continuum (ETC)
• Using arts for psychological assessment
• Media and material
• Using arts in groups settings
• Transcultural arts therapy
• Using art with special populations:
• Children and adolescents
• Older people
• Grief and attachment
• Challenging health conditions
• Crisis and trauma

About the Trainers: 

Prof. Mona Rakhawy , MD, PhD

Professor and head of Psychiatry department, Cairo University. She is an international trainer in group psychotherapy and group processes, and an adjunct faculty at the American University in Cairo. She is founder and the president of Rakhawy Institute for Training and Research (RITR), founder and vice-president of the Arab Association for Group Therapy and Group Work (AAGTW), founder and former president of the Egyptian Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes (EAGT), co-chair  of the Education Committee of the International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes (IAGP), and chair of the Evolutionary Psychiatry Section of the Arab Federation of Psychiatrists (AFP).

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 Farah Elghamrawy

An Art therapy / Counseling Masters student at the University of West Pennsylvania (PennWest University)

 Venue: Rakhawy Institute for Training and Research

24 Street 18, Mokattam, Al-Mukattam City, Al Qahirah, Egypt, 11571

(one coffee breaks are included)

Fees:

Early Bird Registration: Before 23 of December 2023
Individual registration: 3900 EGP

Group of 3 registration: 3500 EGP

Registration after 23 of December 2023
Individual registration: 4550 EGP

Group of registration: 3900 EGP

Trainees can pay 60% of the fess, then the 40% by the 2 January, 2024

 Cancellation policy:

 5 days before the start of the workshop, full refund.

* 72 hours before the start of the workshop, refund 50% of the workshop value.

• 48 hours before the start of the workshop, no refund will be made.