Writing workshop

In-Person Writing Workshops for Therapists – Autumn: Harvesting and Discernment

EVENT POSTPONED

Saturday 30 September 2023

Exploring the creative cycle through the four seasons with Stella Duffy and Chris Cleave

CPD Credits: 5.5 hours

  • Attend in person at Confer’s premises
  • Maximum participants: 50
  • Booking close at 9:00am BST Wednesday 27 September
  • This session will not be recorded

This series of seasonal workshops is an invitation to deepen your relationship with writing, in your therapy practice and in your life.

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SPEAKERS

Stella DuffyChris Cleave,

FULL PROGRAMME

Saturday 30 September 2023
Autumn: Harvesting and Discernment


10.00 BST
Registration and Refreshments

10.30
Introductions

10.35
Welcome & warm up
A quick look at the structure of this inclusive and enjoyable day-long workshop for therapists of all levels of writing experience, from novices to novelists. We will begin with some simple warmup exercises to ease us into writing work.

11.00
Experiential writing exercises & feedback
Two engaging exercises designed to open space for both contemplation and action, for attending to the season and the time, to where we are now and to how we are now.

12:00
Break
A longer break to offer a chance to connect with others in the group.

12.30
Experiential writing exercises & feedback
Expanding our horizon to include the past and future of our life and work, we look at techniques to stir, awaken and challenge our writing. We will work individually and in small groups to explore the impact of a variety of writing forms and possibilities.

13.30
Lunch

14.30
Regroup
A quiet moment to consider our dreams for our writing and creative work.

14.45
Experiential writing exercises & feedback
A chance to choose between two groups, one using creative non-fiction techniques to write about your therapeutic practice, and another using fiction-writing techniques to explore where you are as a therapist.

15.40
Break

16.00
Experiential writing exercises & feedback
Coming back into one group, we will consolidate the discoveries we have made during the day and make firm links between our writing and our therapeutic practice.

17.00
Closing Q&A & feedback

17.30
End

FEES

Bookings close at 9:00am BST Wednesday 27 September

In person at venue:

£130 (Member £104)
(Click here to become a member)

Includes refreshments

CPD

Certificates of attendance for 5.5 hours will be provided for each workshop.

To receive the full CPD credits, you are required to attend 100% of the workshop. No partial credit will be given.

Please note, that these workshops are not being recorded and no CPD test post event will be available and so you will need to attend all of the workshop to receive the CPD certificate.

VENUE

In person:

Confer
Strype Street
London
E1 7LQ
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SCHEDULE

Saturday 30 September 2023
Autumn: Harvesting and Discernment


Saturday
10.00 BST Registration and Refreshments
10.30 Introductions
10.35 Welcome & warm up
11.00 Experiential writing exercises & feedback
12:00 Break
12.30 Experiential writing exercises & feedback
13.30 Lunch
14.30 Regroup
14.45 Experiential writing exercises & feedback
15.40 Break
16.00 Experiential writing exercises & feedback
17.00 Closing Q&A & feedback
17.30 End

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By attending this event, participants will be able to:
  • Explore the connections between your therapeutic practice and your writing practice
  • Widen your possibilities for writing
  • Explore how a creative writing practice can underpin and support your clinical work
  • Develop a greater understanding of your own creative process through the seasons

BOOKING CONDITIONS

Regrettably, refunds cannot be given in any circumstances except as follows:

  • You cancel in writing to info@confer.uk.com 60 days before the first date of the event you have booked, in which case you will be entitled to a 100% refund.
  • You cancel in writing to info@confer.uk.com 30 days before the first date of the event you have booked, in which case you will be entitled to a 50% refund.

This does not apply to parts of an event such as a seminar within a series but only to a whole event or complete series. You may give your place to another person if you let us know that person's name at least 24 hours before the event begins.

We reserve the right to change a speaker at one of our conferences without offering a refund. However, if a solo presenter cancels we will offer a full refund OR transfer of your fee to another Confer event. If the entire event is cancelled we will offer you a full refund.

We reserve the right to change our prices at any time. Regrettably, discounts offered after you made your booking cannot be claimed or applied retrospectively.