Launch Invite!

Currently recruiting a Part-time Volunteer Admin/Fundraiser

Have you some time on your hands and wish to become a part of an innovative charity seeking to improve the overall health and well-being of your community
If so we welcome your response
info@edinburgharttherapycentre.org.uk

The Birds of Worry and Care: Exhibition Opening

The Art Psychotherapy graduates have their final exhibition at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall, opening on Monday 25th June. Do come along if you can!

Art Psychotherapist Vacancy, Fife

Art Psychotherapist vacancy at Queen Margaret Hospital, Fife. 
Permanent contract
£25,528 - £34, 189 Pro rata
18.75 hrs per week, Mon Tues, Wed


For more details click here for to see the job ad on the NHS website and downloadable application form etc. 

Job Vacancy - Edinburgh

SCHOOL PROJECT MANAGER

Edinburgh Part time -2.5dpw

£24,814 pro-rata p.a.

You’ll take overall responsibility for clinical work within the school, managing Place2Be Volunteer Counsellors and maintaining strong working relationships with staff members and the wider community to promote the services of Place2Be.

An experienced counsellor or therapist with demonstrable project management skills, you’ll have a strong track record of providing emotional support to children and the ability to line-manage in support of the development of others. As well as professional expertise, you’ll demonstrate real emotional resilience – ready to embrace all aspects of this hugely rewarding, yet demanding role.

To apply please download an application pack from the ‘Work with us’ section of our website at www.theplace2be.org.uk, or for more information please call 020 7923 5531

or email at jobs@theplace2be.org.uk

Closing date: 9am Tuesday, 12th June 2012

Interviews: Wednesday, 20th June 2012

To get a feel for the work we do, please take a look at our inspiring video on our website:

www.theplace2be.org.uk Go to ‘About Us’ and view ‘The other side of the story’.

PLACE2BE VOLUNTEER COUNSELLORS

If you are a qualified or trainee counsellor, clinical or educational psychologist and would like to work therapeutically with children, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a primary or secondary school setting, with on-site supervision.

Placements are for a minimum of one day per week, for one academic year, term time only.

To apply, download an application pack from: www.theplace2be.org.uk/volunteer.

aspx or contact the Volunteer Recruitment Team on 020 7923 5507/5517

or volunteers@theplace2be.org.uk

Making a lifetime of difference to children in school

www.theplace2be.org.uk

Info & Planning Meeting - 9 June 2012

Dear Art Therapist,

With the recent success of gaining charitable status, Edinburgh Art Therapy Centre would like to cordially invite you to attend an information & planning meeting

On Saturday
9th of June
10-11am
Eltham Suite
Eric Liddell Centre
15 Morningside road
EH10 4DP 

If you would like to be a part of this innovative centre please to come along, 

Best wishes

Laura & Claudine

email:edinburghartterapycentre@gmail.com

Some Reflections on the “Life Tapestries: Defining Moments” Workshop at the EATC May 12, 2012 - by Nancy Rankin

The Life Tapestries workshop was born out of a desire to incorporate more creativity into my work of helping others gain clarity around their vocational identity. For many years I had counselled individuals who were striving for authenticity in their work lives, and although I loved the work, something was missing for me. I was wrestling with my own authenticity and needed to bring more creative expression to my work – for my clients as well as myself. Because I had a passion for textiles from an early age, it seemed like a natural fit to have fabrics, yarns, threads, trims, etc. be the media for personal exploration. I couldn’t help but think of the textile-related metaphors in our vernacular – “the patterns in our lives,” “the right fit,” “bursting at the seams,” “frayed nerves,” “the fabric of our lives,” “cut from the same cloth” – to name a few. So I designed a day-long workshop that invited individuals to explore an issue related to their vocation and other themes such as “defining moments” using textiles and a variety of fabric-related supplies. I have been a witness to countless stories and emotions that have found a voice through colors, textures, and patterns. Anger has been transformed, anxiety has been alleviated, and grief has found an outlet.

The creative process never ceases to amaze me and this was no less true at the weekend workshop in Edinburgh two weeks ago. As an outsider on sabbatical this semester, I felt privileged to have the opportunity to share my workshop with a group of art therapists. This was the first time I worked with a group of women who are all familiar with the power of the creative process and for whom it is the cornerstone of their work. Not surprisingly, the creative juices began to flow immediately, and the level of engagement was a sight to behold. Everyone worked individually, but the collective energy permeated the space and seemed to provide a container for that which was spoken as well as unspoken. Interestingly, some common images emerged. Stories were shared and questions for further discernment were posed. There is something very powerful about being vulnerable within the intimacy of a group, and I have tremendous respect for the willingness to open oneself to the process and see what emerges.

The workshop was a wonderful way for me to bring some closure to my time in Scotland and I am very grateful to Jane Burns, Margaret Hills de Zarate, Claudine Albert, and Laura Heraty for their part in making it happen. The experience is another richly-textured piece to add to my own life tapestry. Thank you.


- Nancy Rankin

Facilitator, and visiting Professor from the University of New England