About
The Goodness of You Project is a community based therapeutic arts project. Our mission is to support the development of resilient, mentally healthy young people in the South West.
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Established and facilitated by Sophie, it includes workshops and group programs that use creative and expressive activities for therapeutic purposes. Sessions are fun, engaging, and designed to foster the development of self-esteem, self-worth, identity, emotional regulation, and coping skills.
At its heart, The Goodness of You Project is about helping young people know their individual value and the unique goodness that they can and want to bring to the world.
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Sessions do NOT require artistic skill and are NOT about building art skills.
Events
Sophie is currently on extended maternity leave, and is looking forward to getting back to offering programs as soon as family life allows. Scroll down to see an example of offerings from earlier in 2023 that give a taste for what is to come.
If you would like updates on future events, please click here to be added to the mailing list.
There is flexibility to tailor programs to community needs and interests (e.g. age group, location, themes explored, art medium). Sophie welcomes community input and collaboration, so please get in touch to discuss any needs that arise.
Term 1 2023 Group Sessions
Sessions are designed in a way for young people to feel safe and comfortable, with the amount someone shares in the group being voluntary. There are NO art skills required, just a willingness to explore arts-based materials around the themes of the session, with support and guidance available.
Each session has a theme and intention, although overall aims of sessions are to help teens feel stronger in themselves, manage emotions, learn more about themselves, and connect with peers in a supportive and caring environment.
Strengths and Stones
We will use nature materials to create objects that represent your personal strengths and resources. You will be supported to reflect and explore strengths in a guided process before doing art making objects to represent them.
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Years 7 - 9
Dreamweaving
We will create a vision board to explore your values, hopes, dreams, and life direction. We will reflect on questions like: Where am I going in life? What do I want my life to look like in a 1-5 years? What are my dreams and how can I make them come true? What inspires me in life?
Years 10 - 12
Mini Shrines
We will create miniture shrines out of match boxes to celebrate your strengths and attributes. You will be guided through a process to help you identify the strengths and have time to represent these through art making.
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Years 10 - 12
Dropping Anchor with Watercolours
We will explore and play with watercolour and paint pens as a technique to help you calm, ground and feel more relaxed. We will explore ways your can calm and ground yourself in your daily life using creativity as well.
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Years 7 - 12
Sessions have 4 - 6 participants.
Location: South West Community Therapy Centre, 5/45 Station Road, Margaret River.
Time: 4 - 5:30pm, with a prompt start. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early.
Cost: $60 - see below for more details
Registration
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To register, please contact Sophie on 0474 105 636 or sophie.paterson@swctc.com.au. Parent/guardians are required to have a brief phone conversation with Sophie to ensure participant suitability and discuss any specific requirements. Payment is required to secure your place.
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Cost:
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$60 (sign up for two sessions, and receive a discounted price of $50 each session)
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Payment is to be made via electronic bank transfer in order to secure your place. If you foresee issues with online payment, please discuss this with Sophie as an alternate arrangement may be possible.
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Cancellation Policy:
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Cancellation with four weeks warning - full refund
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Cancellation with two weeks warning - 50% refund
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Cancellation within one week of group - no refund
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A minimum of four clients is required for the group to go ahead. Should this number not be reached, the group will not go ahead and you will recieve a full refund.
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Please note, as per standard practice in health care provision, confidentiality applies. Further, your details will need to be recorded and stored in our secure client software.
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