Integrating Creative Techniques When Working With Children & Young People - August 2026

Live Online Webinar

Capability levels: Evolving, Established

Neuroscience shows that creative activity activates both hemispheres of the brain, strengthening emotional regulation and increasing cognitive flexibility. In other words, creativity quite literally supports healthier brain development. Creative engagement has also been shown to increase oxytocin levels—helping children feel safer, more connected, and more open to therapeutic work. In a world where many young people experience disconnection and overwhelm, creativity can become a powerful bridge back to safety and self-expression.

This practical, evidence-based webinar is designed to help you confidently integrate creative methods into your therapeutic practice. Whether you work in schools, clinics, or community settings, you will learn approaches you can immediately apply to:

• Build trust more quickly with young clients
• Create safe spaces for emotional expression without re-traumatisation
• Strengthen your professional toolkit with adaptable, culturally sensitive interventions

Who should attend?

This webinar is designed for emerging practitioners who are ready to make creativity a core part of their therapeutic toolkit, as well as experienced professionals who are curious about integrating fresh, evidence-informed approaches into their existing practice.

Whether you are building foundational confidence or refining established skills, this training offers practical tools, structured frameworks, and integrative insights you can apply immediately in therapeutic and psycho-educational settings.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this program, participants will be able to demonstrate:

· Creative engagement skills for using developmentally appropriate artistic techniques with children and young people in therapeutic contexts.

· Therapeutically informed integration of creativity, emotional development theory, and CBT-informed Art Therapy approaches, with a focus on anxiety.

· Ethically grounded practice in planning and delivering structured creative interventions, guided by professional standards, best-practice frameworks, and practitioner boundaries.

AASW Credentials: Mental Health (FPS), Clinical SW

FPS: Skills Training will be incorporated into a section of this workshop under a, b. (ii) of Medicare schedule https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=note&q=MN.7.4&qt=noteID&criteria=MN%2E7%2E4)

Please consider the AASW CPD Policy regarding FPS when logging your FPS hours manually.

In the event of audit, it is the member's responsibility to clearly demonstrate how this FPS training is relevant to the delivery of FPS in their specific work context.

Can't attend live? Your registration includes a copy of the presentation slides and 2 weeks' free access to the event recording.