2010 Edinburgh / Scotland

5th International Arts Therapies Students Encounter

This years 4ArTS Encounter took place in Edinburgh, Scotland 16th- 19th September 2010 and was organized by Alexia Gaitanou and Laura Cave. Around 70 enthusiastic young undergraduate and postgraduate students from Belgium, England, Estonia, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, and Switzerland gathered to attended the 4 days conference at the Gillis Center in Edinburgh. They had the chance to exchange their experience, share, learn and be inspired by student lead workshops and presentations and lectures run by professionals from the fields of Art Therapy, Drama Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy and Music Therapy. Also young professionals were invited to give lectures and talk about their workexperience to close the gap between being a student and turning a young professional.

Once again this conference has proved to be an important and lively contribution to a growing international Arts Therapies culture. Together we stand strong and the 4ArTS spirit lives on: The planing of the next years encounter 2011 is already in process, it will take place in Belgium!

The Programme

Lectures by young professionals and professionals:

Madeline Andersen-Warren, Dramatherapist (Scotland), "Therapeutic Theatre"

Yvonne Austen, Art Therapist, Yoga Therapist (England), "The practice of the therapist, to remeining alert and aware of the present moment to allow clients the freedom to develop their own inquiries and journeys"

Rick Bamford, Musician (Scotland),"Essential Music for All"

Frances Griffin, "Non Directive Play Therapy"

Diana Kagiafa, young professional Art Therapist (Greece), "The wounded Monkey- Story making and animal symbolism in Art Therapy with children"

Demys Kyriacou, M.D. Psychiatrist, Drama Therapist, Homeopath (Greece), "The Art of Therapy- Who is the therapist and what is it that is healed?"

Sheena MacGregor, Artist, Art Therapist (Scotland), "Non Verbal Communication"

Dr Bonnie Meekums, Dance Movement Psychotherapist (England), "The WISE/ EMPoweR model of creative change"

Professor Helen Payne, PhD, Dance Movement Psychotherapist, (England), "BodyMind Approach (Dance Movement Psychotherapy) with patients with medically unexplained symptoms"

Tara Richards, Drama Therapist, (England) "Magical Journeys"

Rachel Rogers, "Bonds of Freedom"

Student lead Workshops and Presentations:

Foteini Athanasiadou, Dance Movement Psychotherapy, (Greece) "Exploring our Body"

Sarah Haywood, Art Therapy graduate, (England) "Thresholds, borderlands and transitions: How do we grow from 'students' to 'professionals' in the arts therapies?"

Kevin Hughes, Dance Movement Psychotherapy, (England) "Movement journey; using movement observations and active imagination to explore relating"

Neele Leske, Dramatherapy (Germany) "Don't think just play- an impro Workshop"

Edmundo Santos, Alba Torres, Mireia Ayats (Spain) Workshop: "Do I let me play with my skin layers?", Presentation: "Playing Games as an Intermodal Art Therapeutic Toll in Childhood"

Finlay McDermid, Music Therapy (Scotland) "Experiencing group musical flow and 'groovology'"

click here to see all previous lectures and student lead workshops and presentations of the past encounters.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to this event: our speakers, participants, organizers and helpers. Particular thanks are due to the event's sponsors whose support made the event accessible to so many participants:

4 ArTS - International Encounter for Arts Therapies Students