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VIDEO MAKING IN ART THERAPY:
ONLINE DIGITAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS
FOR ART THERAPISTS

In these 2 online workshops, art therapist Bevan Klassen (DWHEAT) will introduce you to the immersive art process of video making for your therapy practice.
 
INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP: 
Making a Mindful Video as Art Therapy
Options:
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Saturday Mar. 18 (ended) OR
Saturday Apr. 1, 2023
Half Day from 11:00AM - 1:30PM Central Daylight Time


Monday Apr. 3, 2023
Afternoon from 2:00AM - 4:00PM Central Daylight Time

$50
You will explore video making as art therapy through creating your own mindful video. You will have access to a digital studio and media library as a play space to express a felt sense or an intention.  As participants share their work, experience the power of video making as therapy in a group. If you want to understand how to implement video making as therapy in your practice, attend the weekend Intermediate Workshop. 
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This online class is limited to 12 participants.

INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP: Using Digital Storytelling as Art Therapy
2-Day Workshop, Friday, Apr. 14 & Saturday, April 15th, 2023 from 10:00am - 6:00pm Central Daylight Time, both days
$350
Over 2 days, you will learn how to implement video making in your therapy practice. I will guide you in translating your experience making a video in the introductory workshop into a set of art activities you can use with those you help. This will include making a draft of your own digital story as an inclusive, trauma-informed and ethical art therapy process. 
This online class is limited to 12 participants.
Note: The Introductory Workshop is a prerequisite to taking the Intermediate Workshop. 
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IN THESE WORKSHOPS YOU WILL:
  • Discover your inner filmmaker.
  • Experience an immersive, multi-modal art therapy process.
  • Encounter the power of group participants sharing their videos.

PLUS IN THE INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP YOU WILL:
  • Create your own mindful video.
  • Gain a basic understanding of how video making is used as therapy.
 
PLUS IN THE INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP OVER 2-DAYS YOU WILL: 
  • Create multiple videos including a draft of your own digital story.
  • Understand the stages of bringing video making to those you help.
  • Explore video making using the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) and the Filmmaking Therapy Definition Model (FTDM).
  • Discuss video making as therapy from an Indigenous, feminist and global lens.
  • Understand the ethics and safety in video making as therapy.
  • Join an ongoing group conversation on video making as therapy after the workshop.
 
WHO ARE THESE WORKSHOPS FOR?
These workshops are here to support mental health professionals who:
  • are curious about how video making can be used in their practice.
  • feel overwhelmed or unsure about using digital art mediums.
  • are interested in using video making as an inclusive and trauma-informed medium.
 
​ADDITIONAL DETAILS
  • Basic computer application knowledge is required, but no video making experience. 
  • These are online sessions and require a stable Internet connection for the video work.
  • Access to a computer is required. Tablets cannot be used.
  • The classes will be not be recorded.
  • Zoom link will be provided the several days prior to the workshop. 

FAQ:
I feel overwhelmed by the idea of using technology in my therapy practice. How will these workshops help me? 
If you feel comfortable using Internet-based applications on your computer, video making will be simple for you to pick up. The Introductory Workshop gives you an opportunity to see if using video making is right for you. I provide individuals who have no experience creating videos, the skills and tools they need in a relaxed and fun environment to play and share their experiences.

Are these workshops only for art therapists?
No. Leaders in the field who use video making as therapy include a variety of mental health professionals. However, this workshop will focus on video making from an art therapy and expressive arts perspective. All therapists and counsellors are welcome. For more information see: https://www.routledge.com/Video-and-Filmmaking-as-Psychotherapy-Research-and-Practice/Cohen-Johnson-Orr/p/book/9781138286962 for research done in this area by mental health professionals.
 
I’m an art therapy student/future mental health professional. Will this be valuable for me?
Yes. I brought this workshop to an art therapy school in 2022, so the material is appropriate for students to learn more about video making as therapy.

Here is an explainer of how I use video making as therapy in my practice:

​ABOUT THE FACILITATOR: 
Bevan Klassen is an art therapist (DWHEAT) and works with individuals and groups to make videos as therapy.  He regularly brings video making as therapy to groups and individuals at a temporary youth shelter, CancerCare Manitoba, an art therapy clinic, and his own private practice. Bevan came to Art Therapy through the joy and healing he found as a filmmaker and his desire to support others on their journey using this unique therapeutic approach.  

For questions contact 
bevan@deepfocusarttherapy.com
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