“Therapeutic value is gained when people gather to share creative experiences. When people are witnessed, encouraged and feel open to be themselves, they feel the upbeat benefits of therapeutic group drumming”.
Chris Petrie
What do you get when you mix the positive neurobiological effects and communal power of rhythm, whilst having a whole bunch of fun?
Rhythmic Awesomeness..!
Chris Petrie’s UpBeat Bucket Drumming utilises repurposed plastic buckets and bottles to create impressive sound. Add to that some old pots and pans and you’re jettisoned back to childhood.
No musical talent required. UpBeat Bucket Drumming provides a mix of structure and improvisation. Sessions commence with simple beats and progress to two-part rhythms and impromptu drumming.
Bucket Drumming engages the brain in two fascinating ways. Firstly, there’s a level of concentration involved to hold the beat. Secondly, it simultaneously relaxes the brain through the meditative, repetitive rhythms. A rare mix of brain stimulation and brain relaxation at the same time.
Therapeutic value is gained when people gather to share creative experiences. When people are witnessed, encouraged and feel open to be themselves, they feel the upbeat benefits of therapeutic group drumming.
UpBeat Bucket Drumming… it’s massage for the brain!
Join facilitator Chris Petrie for this mind cleansing end of day outdoor event at the Creative Mental Health Forum and Self Care Retreat.
6.30 – 7.15pm Saturday 15th May
We pay our deep respects to the First Peoples of Boon Wurrung Country where we will meet.
Friday 14th – Monday 17th May 2021
Inverloch RACV Resort, Bass Coast, Victoria
Your host, Dr Carla van Laar is a Professional Member and Accredited Supervisor with ANZACATA.
This training event is proudly endorsed by PACFA for 11 hours of continuing professional development.
We welcome Professor Anne (Dan) Harris, Director of Creative Agency Research Lab, ARC Future Fellow, Associate Dean, Research & Innovation, School of Education, RMIT University.
Profits from this forum/retreat will be donated to support CATA’s work employing qualified Arts Therapists to work with families of children receiving end of life care.
$600 registration fee covers core program, Friday night Welcome Dinner, morning and afternoon teas, and is payable in 3 instalments.
Registration does not include accomodation or meals other than the Welcome Dinner.
The core program includes Welcome Dinner, morning mindful activities, 6 x keynote presentations, 6 x 1.5 hour experiential workshops and a number of optional wellness activities for self-care including dance, art making, swimming and walking. Surfing, Stand Up Paddle Boarding and Snorkelling are available as optional add ons at affordable prices.
This forum supports the goals of the ACTivate Arts Therapy campaign – to have Arts Therapists recognised as mental health professionals. For this purpose, the forum is designed to be educational in an experiential sense – by providing opportunities to participate first hand in creative and holistic workshops and activities, as well as hear from dynamic keynote presenters and a panel of lived experience experts.
Experience for yourself how:
Creative practices support mental health
Contemporary Arts Therapists are working to promote and recover mental wellbeing
Arts Therapies are inclusive, holistic, trauma-informed and socially relevant.
The 2021 Creative Mental Health Forum and Self-care Retreat is an opportunity to look after yourself and learn while enjoying good company and restorative time in the living world.
It is hosted only two hours drive from Melbourne in the beautiful surrounds of the Bass Coast Bunurong Marine Park and township of coastal Inverloch.
This Professional Development event is suitable for Therapists interested in understanding more about creative approaches in mental health care.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CREATIVE MENTAL HEALTH FORUM AND SELF CARE RETREAT
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