Interactive Technology in Counselling - 'Get with I.T'

Interactive Technology in Counselling - ‘Get with I.T.’

Engaging children and young people in counselling and support work can be challenging and take time. Using Interactive technology applications and simple software tools can offer fun and innovative ways to help quickly build rapport and speed up the engagement process.

This workshop is for Counsellors, Social Workers, Youth or Community Workers, or those who work with children and young people and want to enhance and develop engagement skills.

Thursday 9^th May   9.30am - 12.30pm

Facilitator:    Mark Wallis – Just Youth

www.justyouth.co.nz

Just Youth is a community youth service using music and technology based tools with young people at risk and those involved in community offending.

Venue:           Western building group room, level 1

Toi Poneke Community Arts centre

Abel Smith St

Wellington

Some WCC fee-parking available

Cost and Registration: $95 per person- includes morning tea

Registration by email to mark@justyouth.co.nz by April 26^th

(this workshop will have a limited number of participants)

What you will learn about:

• Fun and interesting activities for engagement using I-Pad apps
• Digital storytelling and narrative based engagement ideas
• Creative art work applications
• Software tools for expressing feelings and emotions
• Thinking innovatively about the way you work with children and young people