Set yourself apart in your practice by deepening your ability to incorporate synchronistic magic, sensory attunement, spontaneity and play into your nature-based, therapeutic offerings with a 4 week, 20 hour professional development program. Connect with a community of like-minded professionals with online training designed specifically for creative & expressive arts therapists seeking an introduction to creating intentional, safe, & therapeutic engagements with the land through environmental arts therapy methodologies and the Triple Spiral Framework.
The Triple Spiral Framework was developed by Sarah West as a supportive container for how therapists can work with clients to intentionally connect in a genuine, deep and creative way with the land, filled with straightforward elements and rhythms. It's strong outer frame enables our clients to dive deeply into their unique therapeutic process by tapping into the wisdom of the earth and our own inner knowings. Learn more about the approach here.
May 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2022
3:00 - 5:00pm PST
$495 CAD + GST
Collaborative Structure
Part 1: Experiential session led by facilitator (2 hours); Creative, land-based response (3 hours)
Part 2&3: Intro to theory & methodology (3 hour); Q&A (1 hour); Readings (6 hours)
Part 4: Session preparation (2 hours); Presentations by practitioners (1.5 hours); Feedback (30 mins);
Act of reciprocity (2 hours)
Benefits for Triple Spiral Framework Practitioners:
Feel confident to safely guide connections between your clients and the natural world by creatively fostering therapeutic engagement with the land around you
Being listed on the directory of practitioners at Earthen Vision
Access to directive “Connecting with our allies in nature”
Access to ongoing Reciprocity Coaching
Connecting with a community of practice
Clients of Triple Spiral Framework Practitioners can be confident that their therapist:
Understands the foundational theory and methodology to hold intentional, safe and therapeutic engagements with the land
Is oriented around the concept of reciprocity and cultivating a relationship with the land
Has explored their relationship to place, Indigenous territory, and the complexity of colonial layers impacting the land they work with
Has personal experience with environmental arts therapy
Is an accredited expressive and arts therapist
