Upcoming Workshops
Responding to Suicide
Dr. Sean Larsen
Monday, April 22 at 4 PM MST
Dr. Larsen has specialized in the area of suicide risk assessment for almost two decades working with children and youth in a variety of settings. In his workshop, Dr. Larsen will describe the history of suicide risk assessment, current trends, and essential risk factors to explore when conducting a risk assessment. He will discuss how to organize risk and create a formulation. He will discuss the essential elements safety planning and means-management.
Dr. Sean Larsen has a PhD from University of Victoria in Counselling Psychology and has worked in the area of child, youth and family mental health for the past two decades. He has spoken nationally on anxiety, trauma, sleep, intense behaviours in childhood and suicide risk assessment and risk management. Sean has worked in a variety of mental health settings including hospitals, youth corrections centers, crisis text services and out-patient mental health centers. Sean and his family live in Rossland, BC as settlers on the traditional unceded territory of the Sinixt peoples and spends his spare time biking, skiing and playing in the mountains.
Date: April 22 at 4 PM MST
Cost: FREE
Location: online via Zoom
Engaging the Whole Self in Art Therapy: Integrating somatic, mindful and art therapy practices
Kate Leppard
May 25, 2024 (Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm MST)
This workshop will invite a deeper integration of somatic, mindfulness, and art therapy approaches in your personal and professional practices. Following a review and discussion of theories and practices of art therapy as a mindful, somatic process, a range of experiential activities will be introduced to invite more intentional integration of somatic, mindfulness, and art therapy approaches. The workshop will include time for reflection about activities, witnessing each other’s art and discussing experiences and possible application in practice. This workshop is introductory and is not intended as training in somatic, mindfulness or art therapies. Resources for further learning and links to training organizations will be provided.
Kate Leppard is a Kutenai Art therapy faculty member and registered art therapist (285-R-21), who has been practising both online and in person since 2015. She is passionate about dreamwork, women's groups, virtual open studios, creating social media communities, initiating, and delivering online courses, and offering one-to-one art therapy via www.kateleppard.com. She supports art therapists to find competence and confidence in online work through supervision, consultation, and groups. Kate is a holds a post-graduate diploma from Kutenai Art Therapy institute and a BA Hons in Fine Art and History of Art from Goldsmiths University, London. Kate also has a private practice in Nelson, BC.
Date: May 25, 2024 (Sat, 9am-5pm MST)
Cost: $175
Location: online via Zoom
Registration deadline: May 21 (minimum enrollment 8)