Facilitating Changes, Losses, Grief & Healing with Ted Bowman, Larry Butler and Valerie Gillies
A Lapidus Scotland Residential Workshop for Experienced Facilitators and Potential Trainers of Reading, Writing and Storytelling for Wellbeing
Disruptive changes, losses and the resulting grief, and the yearning for healing and hope are the stuff of life. Yet, group facilitators find losses of group members one of the most challenging situations in groups. In this residential training workshop, registrants will be presented with, practice, discuss, and extend their comfort zone, competence and confidence when facing change in a words for wellbeing support group. A further emphasis will be on the use of experiential processes when leading such groups.
Advanced means that the registrant has attended a previous Lapidus Scotland basic facilitation workshop or residential; has led several reading and writing for wellbeing groups in past years; would like to train others; or has a diploma that includes attention to facilitation of groups.
Course Leaders
Ted Bowman, poet, editor and grief educator
Valerie Gillies, poet and non-fiction writer, facilitator of courses in creative writing , journaling and life story at Maggie’s Centre, Edinburgh.
Larry Butler, poet, editor, researcher convenor for Lapidus Scotland, teaches tai-chi for health, leads expressive writing, journaling, and life story at Maggie Cancer Care Centre.
Plus Guest Artist – Penny Stone, songleader, community musician, songwriter, singer and activist.
Dates: 2 - 5 November 2017, Thursday from 5pm till Sunday 4pm
Venue: Whatton Lodge, Gullane, East Lothian
Cost: Early bird fee £260 (before 1 October 2017), £290. Includes accommodation & food. 5% reduction for current Lapidus members.
20 places available
For further information, download the attached brochure (on the right of the page) or email lapidus.scotland.1@gmail.com