#IrishFilm: Crowds flock to Alan Gilsensan's new Irish documentary Meetings with Ivor - Scannain

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#IrishFilm: Crowds flock to Alan Gilsensan's new Irish documentary Meetings with Ivor - Scannain

A massive thanks to all those who attended and participated in the conference yesterday.Huge thanks also to everyone who helped to make the day so successful, the people who gave presentations and workshops, the volunteers and the staff. There are too many people to mention but thank you all for your hard work and enthusiasm.

Innovation and Collaboration International Arts Therapies Conference. Free pre-conference arts workshop opportunity Maria Gillen (Drama therapist) and Richard Day (Art Psychotherapist) are developing a special collaborative workshop for this month’s international Arts Therapies Conference in Cork. They will be exploring the conference themes by adapting exercises around “The Six Part Story” based on the work of the Israeli Psychologist Mooli Lahad. As part of the preparations for the event they will be holding a pre-conference workshop at the South Parish Community Centre in Cork between 6-7pm Tuesday 21st June. We are offering a number of free places on this pre-conference event. If you are interested in learning more and being part of development of the work contact Richard to reserve a place. Email: richard.day19@btinternet.com Tel: 0876933236 Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

The Gentleman Browne

A great article from the Irish Times with Dr. Ivor Browne. 'Visionary, revolutionary and preparing to take leave of his “carcass” for a far better place, 84-year-old psychiatrist Ivor Browne believes that global societal collapse is imminent.' http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-gentleman-browne-1.1467811#.V14s7hTdAOg.facebook

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There will be workshops held on the day of the conference including a workshop facilitated by : Caroline Murphy MA(Ath) and Sarah McLaughlin MA(Ath) This art therapy workshop will look at some of the ways art therapy can assist participants to reflect on their professional and personal life through the combined processes of reflective practice and creativity. Caroline Murphy is an Art Therapist working and living in Cork. Caroline studied Fine Art in Crawford College of Art and Design and received a Masters in Art Therapy in 2013. Caroline works as an Art Therapist in her own private practice and for Brothers of Charity. She is also a member of Sample Studios based in Cork City. Sarah Mc Laughlin is an Art Therapist working and living in Cork. Sarah studied Textile Design at the University of Ulster and went on to received a Masters in Art Therapy in 2014. Sarah currently works with adolescents with substance misuse problems. Tickets for the conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-collaboration-in-the-creative-arts-therapies-tickets-25521951845

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This year's conference will host a conversation with Dr. Ivor Browne. As Professor of Psychiatry at University College Dublin and Chief Psychiatrist to the (former) Eastern Health Board, Ivor Browne has consistently confronted orthodox thinking around our understanding and treatment of mental illness in Ireland and beyond. His views and ideas are both radical and practical, in equal measure, but his vision is also distinguished by the strong sense of compassion and empathy that imbues all his work. Now in his mid-Eighties, Ivor Browne continues to work in private practice and engage with social affairs with the customary energy and innovative thought that has marked out his distinguished pilgrimage of discovery. After a life negotiating the related streams of music and madness, Browne has achieved relative peace and discerned a new vision of the future which addresses the growing concerns of a global community in crisis. His hope for the future is chilling and radical, which he approaches with calm and resignation. Browne’s wisdom and hard-won experience stands as an inspirational bulwark against a contemporary epidemic of depression, despair and suicide, shining a light in a darkness little served by conventional medicine. Tickets for conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-collaboration-in-the-creative-arts-therapies-tickets-25521951845?aff=efbneb

On the day of the conference there will also be a presentation by Gabi Beuchert. Gabi Beuchert, Art Therapist, Post Grad Dip, MA (hons) Presentation: Art Therapy with Children/Teenagers and Creative Collaboration with Parents In this presentation Gabi introduces a variety of creative tools to engage parents with their children and so helping them to connect, respect and understand each other better. Gabi Beuchert graduated from the University of Hertfordshire (PG Diploma) in Art Therapy and completed her MA in Art Therapy in 2011 with First Class Honours, CCAD, CIT. Since 2006 Gabi has worked in a variety of settings and with clients of all ages and needs. Gabi’s passion lies in working with children and teenagers and she creatively includes parents in the therapeutic process. As well as practicing Art Therapy, her keen interest and on-going research have led her to various teaching platforms from visiting lecturer in CIT CCAD to providing workshops and training in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. She has published articles, one of which is titled: “Can Post Session Image Making Enhance the Therapist’s Awareness of Countertransference?” Gabi is an energetic member of the Cork branch of the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapies (IACAT), organising and taking part in Continuous Professional Development. She contributed to the IACAT Conference 2012 and the Art Therapy Information Day 2015. Gabi is a member of the organising committee for this conference. Tickets for conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-collaboration-in-the-creative-arts-therapies-tickets-25521951845

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There will be workshops held on the day of the conference including a workshop by Raphaela Heaslip. Raphaela Heaslip, Sesame Ireland Administrator, has pioneered Sesame Drama and Movement Therapy in Ireland. She has worked with different client groups since qualifying in 1993. More than 20 years later she is continuously passionate about this way of working, runs workshops here and abroad, and uses her developing skills and experience for self growth. She is also continuously optimistic about the inclusion of a Sesame Foundation Course within the Art Therapy Department in CIT. Living in the country, she is both inspired and nurtured by nature. In the Sesame workshop we will work with creative movement and ancient story to explore what collaboration and innovation offer. No previous experience of drama or movement is necessary. Tickets for conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-collaboration-in-the-creative-arts-therapies-tickets-25521951845

M.E.L.O.S. (Musical Education - Light Optical Stimulis)

As part of this year's conference Dr Ioannis Makris will be talking about the development of the MELOS concept: Dr. Ioannis Makris (Composer/Conductor) was born in Athens in 1971. He graduated in Music from Paris IV-Sorbonne University (France) and he holds degrees in Classic Guitar (Greece) and Byzantine music (Greece / with Lykourgos Aggelopoulos). In 2003 he received his Ph.D in Psychology and in 2006 his Post-Ph. D. from the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes : He has made speeches and lectures on Music, Psychology, Education, Music Techology and Music Therapy in England, Portugal, Holland, Greece, Tunisia Lithuania, Latvia and Italy.He served as Jury member in International Music Competition in Lithuania. Tickets for conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-collaboration-in-the-creative-arts-therapies-tickets-25521951845