“Therapeutic Doll Making”

an Art Psychotherapy Group

for Carers of Children with Disabilities

with Art Psychotherapist and Mental Health Social Worker Sonia Stace

Kenthurst Creative Arts Cottage (Hills District)

CWA Hall, 1 Angus Road (off Annangrove Rd, near Kenthurst Rd)

Sunday 30 March 2014, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

FREE

Funding from the Carers NSW Together Program has enabled this to be a “fee-free” group.

Art materials for doll making are included

Please feel free to also bring any materials that hold meaning for you, such as embellishments, beads, fabric, etc...

Limited spaces available - Maximum 10 carers

You are invited to join a group of carers who have a child or children with a disability, or disabilities to make your own therapeutic doll.

Therapeutic doll making is a form of art psychotherapy where the emphasis is on the process of creating, developing

and reflecting on meanings held within your doll.

You will have the opportunity to share your experience of therapeutic doll making and the meanings held within your doll

with the other carers in the group.

Afternoon tea is included

You may bring your own lunch, or there is a cafe nearby

Book online at http://www.trybooking.com/77404

Registration Form

“Therapeutic Doll Making”

an Art Psychotherapy Group for Carers of Children with Disabilities

Sunday 30 March 2014, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

CWA Hall, 1 Angus Road, Kenthurst (off Annangrove Rd)

(free off-road parking, and wheelchair accessible at rear)

To secure a place in the group please book online http://www.trybooking.com/77404 or complete this registration form and email it to (or post to PO Box 533, Leichhardt 2040) to receive confirmation prior to attending.

Funding from the Carers NSW Together Program has enabled this to be a “fee-free” group.

Name…...... ……………...... Gender...... Age......

Address………………………………………………………………………………………......

Mobile..……………………………...... Email....…………………………………………...... …

Emergency Contact Name………………………………… Phone…………………………......

Gender/s of child/ren with disabilities...... Age/s......

Child/ren’s disabilities......

How did you hear about this group?......

Have you ever heard of art psychotherapy or art therapy?......

Have you ever heard of therapeutic doll making or making healing dolls?......

Optional Consent

Do you provide consent for Sonia to make clinical notes and photograph your therapeutic doll/s for educational purposes including, but not limited to, professional publications (such as journals or books) and also publishing the image/s in a photo book to help explain therapeutic doll making to other people (such as the photo book you saw today)?

Your identity would remain confidential (your name would not be disclosed).

Your consent is optional (you can still attend the group if you do not provide consent).

Signature (Optional)...... Date......

For more information contact Sonia Stace, , 0419 124 951