Zoom training delivered by Annabel Rattigan from the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA)

There are a variety of excuses and a few valid reasons why not enough capable people show interest in joining a board. Let’s break down those barriers and discuss what skills and attributes you need. And all of them can be learned!

Join us in this practical session to learn more about:

• Why do boards need you?
• Board Lifecycle – a typical journey
• Is the ANZACATA Board the right board for me?
• How do you find the right board?
• How do you get the gig?
• I’m a board member, now what?
• Well hello there, Chair!

Some handy resources: 

• Finding a community board thats right for you
• Networking and mentoring: How it can help you in your board role

PRESENTER

Annabel Rattigan | Trainer, Governance & Community Leadership. BA Hons, Certificate IV Training & Assessment, Certificate in Intercultural Communication. Annabel Rattigan has spent 20 years growing her knowledge and experience in facilitation, relationship management and program design and delivery in small consulting firms and not for profits. In all roles her focus has been on capacity building in the sector. She has gained considerable experience the design, development, and delivery a wide range of training programs, with a particular focus on leadership development. She has facilitated programs for young people, executives from ASX companies and not-for-profits, newly arrived migrants, global teams, and board members of community organisations. Annabel is certified in several competency and assessment tools looking at communication and leadership styles which she draws on in her facilitation and coaching. Annabel has been an active volunteer in the sector since she was a teenager and has sat on the boards of several community organisations. She is currently a coach/mentor and podcaster for social enterprise, Takes a Village, supporting families with Neurodiverse kids.

Annabel’s training interests include:

• Building capacity in the sector
• Good Governance
• Intercultural competency
• Gender and leadership development
• Workplace diversity and inclusion

Date: Wednesday 29 March 2023
Time: 12pm - 2pm AEDT (9am HKT & WA, 11pm QLD, 2pm NZT)
Location: ZOOM (provided in registration confirmation email)
Cost: $40 (+GST for Australian members)
CPD: 2 hrs
Open to: All members are welcome to attend but please note only professional members are eligible to join the ANZACATA board.
Recording: This event will be recorded.

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email Michelle as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

This hour long drop in session will occur the first Wednesday of each month. All members are welcome to join any monthly session. There is no agenda, no commitment, just pop in anytime you like for a chat with your Executive Officer and with other ANZACATA members.

When: Wednesday 5 April 2023
Time: 12 noon AEST (10am WA and Asia, 2pm NZ)
ZOOM Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2028240644
Meeting ID: 202 824 0644

(no password required, you will be admitted by the host - this is the same link each month)

How to lookup your time zone in google:

If the event starts at 12pm AEST and you're in South Australia just type the following into google 12pm AEST to South Australia time.
(change the time and/or city as required)

ANZACATA is offering subsidised fortnightly online group supervision sessions with Penelope James for any members who live in regional or rural areas and find themselves unable to connect with other members or get supervision due to their isolation. The sessions will run for 90 minutes. Members from all rural and regional areas and all countries are invited. The maximum number of participants is 8 members. First come, first served. The total cost for the 10 sessions is $500 (+GST if in Australia). Payment for all sessions will need to be made upfront.

This supervision group will provide a supportive and safe place for regional and rural art therapists to explore and develop their professional practice. Penelope will provide a confidential and contained space for supervisees to give case presentations together with associated images. We will explore the healing and symbolic properties of client artworks, discuss art therapy applications for specific mental health diagnosis, duty of care and best practice. There will be the opportunity to consider ways to navigate difficult work place environments, experiences of professional isolation and the challenges of seeking employment.

PRESENTER

Penelope James is passionate about helping fellow art therapists develop their professional practice. She brings to supervision extensive experience as a group and individual art therapist. This includes working in clinical mental health with a range of mental health presentations. An essay of her clinical work: 'Integrating DBT-Informed Psychoeducation with Visual Journaling,' in DBT-Informed Art Therapy in Practice edited by Susan M. Clark (2021). She received a mental health award for her art therapy work in community health. Has worked with Department of Corrective Services, NDIS clients and in private practice.

Start date: Thursday 30 March 2023 (fortnightly)
Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm AEDT (3.30pm HKT & WA, 5.30pm QLD and 8.30pm NZT)
Duration: 1 and ½ hours
Location: Zoom
Cost: $500 + GST (if in Australia) for 10 sessions
This events closes after 8 participants have signed up.
Open to: Practising members

Session times: 30/3, 13/4, 27/4, 11/5, 25/5 - 5 additional dates to come

NOTE: This supervision group is primarily for members in regional or rural areas, but can also be available for metropolitan members seeking to fulfill their clinical supervision requirements for ANZACATA membership. Places go firstly to those in regional/rural areas. If you are from a metro area and would like to attend please email Michelle. You will be added to a wait list and offered a spot if places remain.

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email events as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

C.G. Jung conceptualised the archetype as a contributing structure to the unconscious. Often archetypes emerge as symbols with inherent communicative possibilities. Archetypes too arrive to channel creative work for expression, meaning and value. Jung began to understand the archetype and its dynamic through a process called active imagination, which helped him interface with his own unconscious content.

In this workshop we will briefly discuss the archetypes that might govern your creative practice and explore expanding these for new creative insight. Additionally, we will workshop the implication of the shadow function of the archetype and begin to generate a palette or vocabulary that you as an art therapist might use as a springboard for new avenues of creative insight.

This 2.5 hour workshop will be spent with a brief introduction to Jung and his Red Book, then we will dive into an exploration of how archetypes operate in our practices and finally will explore possibly new archetypal qualities and how we might carry these qualities into our lives and work with clients.

Please have on hand, paper, pen, colours/texters and any other art medium that you enjoy working with.

PRESENTER:

Stephani Stephens, PhD is a Jungian oriented psychotherapist and a lecturer in Counselling at the University of Canberra. She holds a PhD from the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK in Jungian psychology. She is the author of C.G. Jung and the Dead; Visions, Active Imagination and the Unconscious Terrain by Routledge. Her areas of research include the unconscious, transgenerational inheritance, cultural broaching, and the self in therapeutic practice. She teaches counselling skills and theory as well as Ethics to both graduates and undergraduates and maintains a small therapy practice.

Date: Friday 28 April 2023
Time: 4pm - 6.30pm AEST (2pm HKT & WA, 6pm NZT)
Location: ZOOM (provided 7 days before event)
Cost: $40 (+GST for Australian members)
CPD: 2.5 hrs
Open to: All members (participants max 30 / min 10)
Recording: This event will be recorded.

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email Michelle as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

Beautiful Highness is based on the experiences of the playwright’s family and celebrates the incredible grit and determination it takes to live with a mental health diagnosis. It is an intergenerational, heartwarming family story that is unsentimental and laugh-out-loud funny. ARIA Award-winning artist of Australian duo Bachelor Girl, James Roche, has composed the sound design.

ANZACATA is pleased to offer 40 free tickets to our members. You may register your place for this in-person play for either Sunday 21 May or Tuesday 23 May (registration for 23 may can be found here). One free ticket per member only.

"I wanted to celebrate the incredible grit and determination it takes ​to live with a mental health diagnosis." Playwright Chelsea Plumley.

The Story
Shelley - a spunky, wise-cracking battler - lives with a soundscape of non-stop Voices plaguing her every waking minute. The only relief comes from weekly Monday night visits to see her kids, who live with their Nana, daily phone calls to her siblings, and really, really loud music.

"Beautiful Highness is an intergenerational, reaffirming, heartwarming family story
that is unsentimental and laugh-out-loud funny."

Our Mission
To unpack the stigma and discrimination experienced by those living with and alongside a mental health diagnosis.

To foster understanding and empathy. Supporting our mission is the Cybec Foundation who have bought an allotment of tickets for us to give away to mental health organisational staff and clientele. We are also grateful for the support of our partner, ANZACATA, (the self-regulating association of arts psychotherapists in Australia, New Zealand and Asia). There are two performances for which ANZACATA is offering FREE tickets to practising members. You may choose either Sunday 21 May or Tuesday 23 May. Both events offer Q&A with the playwright, the cast and other professional mental health associations after the play. This event therefore attracts CPD hours and by attending the play and the Q&A members may meet some of their CPD hours.

"Audiences will be exposed to the intimate heart of a family undergoing tremendous challenges ​through the prism of love and laughter."

You can find more information about the play on the Beautiful Highness website or at Chapel off Chapel.

Date: Sunday 21 May 2023
Time: 4.00pm - 6.00pm AEST
Location: Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran, Victoria
Cost: Free
CPD: 2 hrs
Open to: Practising Members only
Recording: This event will not be recorded.

This is a in person event located in Melbourne, please only apply if you will be in Melbourne on the day.

If you would like to register for the 23 May event please click here.

Beautiful Highness is based on the experiences of the playwright's family and celebrates the incredible grit and determination it takes to live with a mental health diagnosis. It is an intergenerational, heartwarming family story that is unsentimental and laugh-out-loud funny. ARIA Award-winning artist of Australian duo Bachelor Girl, James Roche, has composed the sound design.

ANZACATA is pleased to offer 40 free tickets to our members. You may register your place for this in-person play for either Sunday 21 May or Tuesday 23 May (registration for 21 May can be found here). One free ticket per member only.

"I wanted to celebrate the incredible grit and determination it takes ​to live with a mental health diagnosis." Playwright Chelsea Plumley.

The Story
Shelley - a spunky, wise-cracking battler - lives with a soundscape of non-stop Voices plaguing her every waking minute. The only relief comes from weekly Monday night visits to see her kids, who live with their Nana, daily phone calls to her siblings, and really, really loud music.

"Beautiful Highness is an intergenerational, reaffirming, heartwarming family story
that is unsentimental and laugh-out-loud funny."

Our Mission
To unpack the stigma and discrimination experienced by those living with and alongside a mental health diagnosis.

To foster understanding and empathy. Supporting our mission is the Cybec Foundation who have bought an allotment of tickets for us to give away to mental health organisational staff and clientele. We are also grateful for the support of our partner, ANZACATA, (the self-regulating association of arts psychotherapists in Australia, New Zealand and Asia). There are two performances for which ANZACATA is offering FREE tickets to practising members. You may choose either Sunday 21 May or Tuesday 23 May. Both events offer Q&A with the playwright, the cast and other professional mental health associations after the play. This event therefore attracts CPD hours and by attending the play and the Q&A members may meet some of their CPD hours.

"Audiences will be exposed to the intimate heart of a family undergoing tremendous challenges ​through the prism of love and laughter."

You can find more information about the play on the Beautiful Highness website or at Chapel off Chapel.

Date: Sunday 23 May 2023
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm AEST
Location: Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran, Victoria
Cost: Free
CPD: 2 hrs
Open to: Practising Members only
Recording: This event will not be recorded.

This is a in person event located in Melbourne, please only apply if you will be in Melbourne on the day.

If you would like to register for the 21 May event please click here.

This training will contain theory, experiential learning, and opportunities for supervision practice, and can be used as either an arts therapy based PD opportunity, or towards registration as an approved supervisor with ANZACATA.  It is best suited to experienced professional members, as it assumes a working clinical knowledge and experience in arts therapy. It is also open to experienced Tier and Provisional members.

The Training Will Cover:

• Definitions of supervision
• A variety of models and approaches to supervision
• Arts-based integration
• Clinical practice
• Ethics and Contracts

In keeping with ANZACATA policy, the course will be 40 hours over 5 sessions (including 15 hours of experiential practice) in preparation for ANZACATA's new requirements of Approved Supervisors in 2024. Participants will be expected to engage in supervision practice with other participants between the online sessions in order to complete the required number of hours to register as an ANZACATA supervisor.

Presenter:

Vicky Nicholls has a broad range of supervision experience, including 20 years experience of supervising students from the Master of Art Therapy (Latrobe University) whilst on placement. In her private practice she supervises art therapists and other practitioners working in a wide range of fields. She also facilitates several supervision groups. She is pleased to offer support to members of ANZACATA.

Cost & Times

A maximum of 16 members will be admitted to the online supervision training course and the cost is $450 (AUD) for each participant. GST must be added to those in Australia who participate. The course is open to all Professional, Provisional and Tier members, but please note only Professional Members can be on the ANZACATA Approved Supervisor listing.

When: The event is run over 5 days
Friday 16 & Saturday 17 June
Friday 14 & Saturday 15 July
Saturday 29 July 2023
Time: 12pm – 5pm AEST (10am HKT & WA and 2pm NZT)
Duration: 5 hours each session
CPD: 40 (25 hours + 15 hours experiential
Where: ZOOM (zoom link will be sent 7 days before the event)
Cost: $450 (+ GST for Australian members)
Open to: 16 members (Practising members)

Please note:
- This event is now open to all Tier, Provisional and Professional members
- This event will not be recorded.

You are responsible for making sure you can attend all sessions of this course. So, do keep your diary free for all dates. We are not able to offer refunds or have you join another time. There is a wait list every time we offer this course. If you do not complete the course, you cannot get your certificate of completion and cannot join our approved supervisor listing.  If a genuine emergency occurs and you cannot complete, please contact Vicky as soon as you can.

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email Michelle as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

This 5 hour refresher training is for professional members who have been supervising for several years. It is for arts therapists who may have already completed supervision training some time ago and want to ensure that their practice is up to date and/or to allow them to meet the requirements to become approved supervisors with ANZACATA, if the training they have done does not add up to the required 20 hours.  Also the new ANZACATA supervision policy requires approved supervisors to 'refresh' their training every 5 years.

Current and relevant readings for all areas of the training will be provided.

The training will revisit:

• Definitions of Supervision
• Models and approaches to supervision
• Arts Based Integration
• Clinical Practice
• • Understanding the tasks of the supervisor and tasks of the supervisee
  • Understanding our own process as supervisor, developing reflexivity and exploring parallel processes
  • Understanding the impact of contextual issues

PRESENTER

Vicky Nicholls has a broad range of supervision experience, including 20 years experience of supervising students from the Master of Art Therapy (Latrobe University) whilst on placement. In her private practice she supervises art therapists and other practitioners working in a wide range of fields. She also facilitates several supervision groups. She is pleased to offer support to members of ANZACATA.

When: Friday 28 July 2023
Time: 12pm – 5pm AEST (10am HKT & WA and 2pm NZT)
CPD: 5 hours
Where: ZOOM (zoom link will be sent in the registration confirmation email)
Cost: $150 (+GST for Australian members)
Open to: 15 members (Professional level only)

Note: This event will not be recorded.

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email Michelle as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

ANZACATA is offering subsidised fortnightly online group supervision sessions with Dian Handayani for Practising Members in Asia. The sessions will run for 90 minutes and the maximum number of participants is 8. First come, first served. The total cost for the 10 sessions is $500. Payment for all sessions will need to be made upfront.
Join group art therapy supervision sessions to support each other in navigating the "transitional space" between academia and working experience. The objectives of the sessions are as follow:

1. Build a community of new creative art therapists around
2. To create customised group learning/ supervision goals that can include and are not just limited to case discussions, practice sessions or peer support.
3. To create a personalised learning/ professional development plan as a new therapist. These plans can include and are not just limited to self-care plans or courses/ conferences plans.
4. Expand your connection and resources and appreciate the unique culture around creative arts therapists' practice in the region.

PRESENTER

Dian Handayani is an art psychotherapist trained at the Master's level at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore and an approved supervisor with ANZACATA. She is also skilled in multiple therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic and depth (Jungian) psychology, solution-focused therapy, coaching and gestalt techniques. Dian is a trauma-informed practitioner. Her career in mental health services began at Singapore General Hospital, where, over a decade of experience, she supported individuals and groups with eating disorders, trauma, depression, anxiety, other mental health, and various medical conditions to cope with their challenges. Following her passion for sexual health and wellness, Dian then completed her MSc in Medicine: HIV, STIs and Sexual Health (Counselling) at the University of Sydney. She provided therapy for the men's sexual wellness clinic at the hospital. Dian has now enrolled at the Sex Coach University (SCU).

Start date: Tuesday 15 August 2023 (weekly)
Time: 9.30am Singapore/Hong Kong time
Session dates: 15/08, 22/08, 29/08, 05/09, 12/09 break 26/09, 03/10, 10/10, 17/10 and 24/10
Duration: 1 and ½ hours
Location: Zoom (link provided in the registration confirmation email)
Cost: $500 + GST (if in Australia) for 10 sessions
This event closes after 8 participants have signed up.
Open to: Practising members
Note: this event will not be recorded.

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email Michelle as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.