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Dear friends,


Due to unforeseen technical problems that our official webpage server and host encountered over the Christmas season, we have not been able to retrieve our latest materials that we have posted. We apologise for this unfortunate happening and hope to get things rectified ASAP. 

Wishing all of you a very fruitful and joyful 2012 with a lot of hard work and success!


Andrew Ng

1/1/2012


2009 Encountering Stress, Grief, and Loss Creatively the Play and Sandtray Way. 


Organised by:

Agape Counselling Centre Malaysia, and

Play & Expressive Arts

Date: June 7 – 14, 2009 (Sun & Mon)


Workshop (1): Encountering Stress, Grief, and Loss Creatively the Play and Sandtray Way. 

  • A 2-day Workshop with Emphasis on Understanding Dynamics of Grief & Loss, Anxiety, Depression and their Treatment.


ＣｏｎｄｕｃｔｅｄBy: Dr. Linda E. HomeyerＰｈ．Ｄ 

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Former President of the Association of Play Therapy, USA


Objective:

All of us go through life with emotional ups and downs, especially at this juncture where we are caught unprepared by the world's recent economical down turn, and as a result, many of our clients are faced with loss, grief, anxiety, confusion, depression, or even suicidal.

Therefore, as helping professionals, it is our hope that, with Dr. Homeyer's profound life experience and professional expertise, we will be able to upgrade ourselves to be more effective not only in dealing with our clients struggles, but also with our own needs and develpoment.


Day One:

The Journey of Stress, Grief and Loss & Using Play and Sand Therapies for Treatment

  • Understanding the Dynamics of Stress, Grief, and Loss

    • Physiological

      • Impact on the developing brain

      • Impact on hormones, chemicals

    • Emotional

      • Prolonged Grief Disorder (Complicated Grief)

      • Depression, anxiety

    • Psychological - Cognitive

      • Impact of thought processes

      • Understanding the myths

  • Insight into the Journey of Grief

    • Stages & Phases

  • Play therapy and sandtray therapy (including art techniques)

    • Why are these effective?

    • Understanding nonverbal intelligence and image-thinking

Day Two: 

Continuing the Grief & Loss Journey: Family Work & Caring for the Therapist

  • Impact of grief & loss on families

    • The Dynamics: Four Factors

    • Helping children grieve

    • Treatment techniques

  • Anxiety

    • Fears about the future

  • Depression

    • Turning inward

  • Compassion Fatigue – impact on the Therapist

    • Understanding causes & cures

  • Self-Care for the Therapist

    • Awareness of our own loss and grief issues

    • Managing therapist stressors

    • Addressing significant impairment in the therapist

Open to: People-helping and other mental health professionals

Limited to 60 participants only

Fees: RM500/pax (2 days, inclusive of certificate of attendance, accredited SAPET contact hours, and tea breaks )

Date: June 7 & 8, (Sun & Mon) 2009

Closing date: May 30, 2009

Special group rate: Group or two 5%, group of five 10%

Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm

Venue: Agape counselling Centre Malaysia

Multi-Purpose Hall

3rd Floor, 56, Jalan Petaling Utama 9,

7th mile Old Klang Road, 46000 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor D.E.


Workshop (2): Professional Supervision Training 


By: Dr. Linda E. Homeyer


Objective:

Supervision is critical for the professional development of inexperienced play therapists. Passing along one’s knowledge and experience is a primary way to give back to the profession and the world of children and families. A supervision model will be given with live practice of videotapes supervisee sessions. Several other techniques will also be taught and practiced. For those who have been trained in play therapy and need to be more effective.


Open to:Those who have recently completed SAPET's 50 contact hrs in Play Therapy,

OR practicing as play, sandtray or expressive therapists,

OR those who have completed at least 20 contact hrs conducted by Dr. Homeyer,

OR its equivalent.


Limited to 60 participants only

Fees: RM500/pax (2 days, inclusive certificate of attendance, accredited SAPET contact hours, and tea breaks)

Date: June 13 & 14, (Sat & Sun) 2009

Special group rate: Group or two 5%, group of five 10%

Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm

Venue: Agape Counselling Centre Malaysia



Day One:

Understanding The Role of the Supervisor

Models of Supervision

  • The Process of Supervision

  • Supervisory Roles: The three key roles used by the supervisor in the supervisory relationship

  • Legal & Ethical Issues: Liability Issues, Informed Consent for Supervision; Supervision Session Notes; other useful forms

  • Supervision sessions

  • Use of sandtray in supervision


Day Two:

Supervisor As Master Clinician: Developing Advanced Skills in Case Conceptualization And Treatment Planning

  • Family & Case dynamics

  • Playful intakes for assessment

    • Family play assessment

    • Family art assessment

  • Development of case formulation

    • Why theory matters

  • Developing treatment plans


Limited to: 60 participants only

Fees: RM500/pax (2 days, inclusive certificate of attendance, accredited SAPET contact hours, tea breaks.)

Date: June 13 & 14, (Sat & Sun) 2009

Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm

Venue: Agape Counselling Centre Malaysia

Multi-Purpose Hall

3rd Floor, 56, Jalan Petaling Utama 9,

7th mile Old Klang Road, 46000 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor D.E.


Contact: Ms Yong or Ms Low

Tel: 03 7785 4833 or 03 7955 5955

Fax: 03 7785 4832

Website: www.agape.org.my or

www.malaysiaplay.com


Local & Overseas Workshops, Parenting Talks & Trainings

by Mr. Andrew Ng

(1) The Charm of Music With Colours -

Organised by: Nethersole Inst. of Continuing Holistic Health Education, Hong Kong

Dates: Feb 16 & 18, 21 & 23, 2009

(2) Daddy Why Don't You Play With Me? (in Mandarin)

(a) Date: June 21,2009 (Sun)

Time:9 am - 5 pm

Venue: Xin Ji Yuan College ( Kajang)

(b) Date: July 26,2009 (Sun)

Venue: Sibu ( Sarawak)

Contact: Ms Wei Yi Piao 03 8736 2633

(3) Entering Your Chiild's Inner World Through Play

- Child-Parent Relationship Training ( in Mandarin)

Dates: June 28 & July 5, 2009 (Suns)

Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm

Organised by: Play & Expressive Arts

Supported by: Agape Counselling Centre Malacca Branch

Fees: RM 500/pax ( 10% offer before the closing date)

Closing date: May 30, 2009 (Sat)

Venue: Agape Counselling Centre Malacca Branch

KG07，BlkK，Pangsapuri Kota，Laksamana Utama，

Jln Kota Laksamana Utama，75200 Melaka

Contact Zhi Cheng(志成) : 06 2844 008（Mon - Fri 9 am -5:30pm)


(4) Ｉｎ　Ｔｏｕｃｈ　Ｗｉｔｈ　Ｙｏｕｒ　ｃｈｉｌｄ＇ｓ　Ｉｎｎｅｒ　Ｗｏｒｌｄ　ｏｆ　Ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ

Date: July 4, 2009 ( Sat)

Time:9:15 am - 12:30 pm

Fees：RM100/２pax，　

Venue: To be confirmed (Subang Jaya, PJ)

Contact: Mr Andrew Ng 012 361 8596

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Play therapy in Malaysia

Play Therapy in Malaysia

Introduction to Play Therapy:

Play therapy for children is like counselling for adults. Due to children's limited cognitive function, they express emotions through creative play activities. They play out what bothers them inside, like we adults seek counselling to deal with our emotional hurts and wounds.

In early 1900, play therapy was first documented by S. Freud in his "Little Hans" case, in which a 5-yr-old boy had phobia for horse. He was being treated by Freud who instructed the father to have play time at home with the son. Apparently, the boy was "healed" later on through play therapy!

Since, play therapy has developed by Anna Freud and later by Axline to become Child-Centered Play Therapy in 1947, and spreaded through USA, and to the East. Malaysia has her humble beginning in 2000.

Along with play therapy and family therapy, there are Dr. L. Guerney's and Dr. R. VanFleet's Filial Therapy, Dr. G. Landreth's and Dr. S. Bratt's Child-Parent Relationship Training (CPRT), the teaching and training of parents to strengthen their parent-child relationship through play therapy techniques. Mr. Ng has learnt CPRT under Dr. Garry Landreth's supervision while studying at UNT.

Play Therapy Development in Malaysia 

In 2000, Mr. Andrew Ng after being trained by Dr. Garry Landreth, the founder and professor at the Center for Play, North Texas University in 1990, pioneered play and sandtray therapy in Malaysia and helped Agape set up the first play and sandtary therapy service in the country. Dr. Daniel Sweeney was among the honourable guest who officiated the opening of that department in 2001. It was through the effort of Mr. Andrew Ng and Ms. Lisa Sum, the Head of Sandtray and Play Department, who helped promote play and sandtray therapy throughout the country since 2000, and with the invaluable contribution of both Dr. D. Sweeney and Dr. Linda Homeyer who acted as catalyst in advocating play and sandtray therapy in Malaysia. They both visited Malaysia for a few occasions to provide training for our local mental health professionals.
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About Andrew Ng

Andrew C. L. Ng (MCS)

Director of Play & Expressive Art s

Play, expressive arts, and sandtray therapist

USA Association for Play Therapy, Inc. (APT) CE approved provider#08-218

Founding member and consultant of Selangor Association of Play & Expressive Therapy (SAPET)

Mr. Ng furthered his study at the University of North Texas (UNT) in 1999, after being in the counselling field for 20 years. He was awarded an in-state tuition scholarship by the Centre For Play. Mr. Ng was a student of  Dr. Garry Landreth,the director and founder of the Center For Play at UNT. He also learnt art therapy from Dr. Gussack at the State University of Emporia, Kansas. Prior to USA, Mr. Ng attended a summer course in expressive arts at the European Graduate School in Switzerland.

Mr. Ng now runs his own privete clinic with various therapeutic modalities such as play, expresssive arts  and sandtray therapy. He is a well-sought-after trainer, public speaker on parent-child topics such as "How to stress prove your child", "The 5 emotional needs of your child", "Enter your child's world through play and art", "Do YOU Spoil Your Child", and "Effective parent-child relationship Building".

Since 2000, he has conducted workshops locally and overseas, and trained more than our thousand preschool, primary, secondary, and college teachers/ counsellors, held seminars for more than ten thousand parents at various schools and organisations both locally and overseas.

Prior to the above-mentioned experience, he received his education in New Zealand in the 70's at the Wellington Polytechnic, School of Design(now Massey University in Wellington), where he graduated as an industrial designer. Later in early 80's, he pursued his master program Hong Kong with major in counselling.

  • Approved provider of the Association for Play Therapy, Inc. USA. #08-218
  • A founding member of the Malaysian Associates of Art Therapy in 1998 
  • Consultant for Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaya's Children & Adolescents Unit, KL. (2006 -2008)
  • Founder of Agape Counselling Centre and consultant for Sandtray & Play Therapy Department.
  • Guest lecturer and trainer for Beijing University, Beijing Normal Principal University, Qingdao Adult Education Centre, Shanghai Huadong University, Hangzhou Counselling Training Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Soul-mate Publication and Counseling Centre, YMCA Macau, Institut Penguruan Tun Razak, and Malaysia Chinese Medicine College.
  • Columnist for Sin Chew and Nan Yang press.
  • Author, publisher, song writer, and water colour artist.

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