CIRCUS ARTS THERAPY® TRAINING
LEVEL 2
In our Level 2 Training, both professional and paraprofessional trainees will continue to learn how to use the circus arts as a therapy tool to help children, teens, adults, families, and groups. This training also incorporates the use of Beginner and some Intermediate aerial work with both neurotypical and neurodiverse populations. This training also covers the use of aerial circus arts as a therapy tool to help children, teens, adults, families, and groups.
The Level 2 Training is for those who have taken our Level 1 course.
The Level 2 Training is for those who have taken our Level 1 course.
COURSE CURRICULUM
Circus Arts Therapy®: The Application of Ground Work
When participants go home after training, they will be asked to incorporate all they have learned into their work. Participants are invited to keep track of at least one ongoing weekly student, client or group, videotaping and keeping progress notes for the purpose of sending the records to Carrie for review. If videotaping is possible, participants will be asked to select 15-30 minutes of their tapes to send to Carrie, explaining what was covered in the session, and Carrie will be available for a 30-minute follow-up consultation.
Independent study is not required for Circus Arts Therapy® Training participants, however participants are encouraged to do independent study with any of the following organizations:
- The specific differences between working with neurotypical versus neurodiverse students on the ground
- How to create and modify skill progressions when working with neurotypical versus neurodiverse populations
- Language and specific skills that should be used when working with neurotypical versus neurodiverse populations
- The specific differences between working with neurotypical versus neurodiverse students in the air
- How to create and modify skill progression when working with neurotypical versus neurodiverse populations
- Language and specific skills that should be used when working with neurotypical versus neurodiverse populations
- A review of safety and spotting techniques, rigging, warming up and cooling down
- Lessons on how to spot and teach tricks on the Trapeze, Hammock/Silks, and Spanish Web, as taught in the Aerial Circus Training and Safety Manual
- Case study reviews
- In-depth clinical details about how to apply CAT® techniques in clinical settings with neurodiverse populations
- How to design sessions, groups, summer camps and classes
- focusing on social skills such as trust, communication, leadership, problem solving, empathy, conflict resolution, self-expression, and teamwork
- Evaluating effectiveness of a take-home plan, expanding on ways to increase compliance with at-home and community goals
- Methodology, including how to design a sensory friendly room for clients and their families; an in-depth study on such topics as Sensory Based play strategies, the ADHD client, Sensory Integration and Regulation
When participants go home after training, they will be asked to incorporate all they have learned into their work. Participants are invited to keep track of at least one ongoing weekly student, client or group, videotaping and keeping progress notes for the purpose of sending the records to Carrie for review. If videotaping is possible, participants will be asked to select 15-30 minutes of their tapes to send to Carrie, explaining what was covered in the session, and Carrie will be available for a 30-minute follow-up consultation.
Independent study is not required for Circus Arts Therapy® Training participants, however participants are encouraged to do independent study with any of the following organizations:
- CircusYoga with Kevin and Erin Maile O'Keefe
- NECCA with Elsie and Serenity Smith
- Dance & Circus Arts of Tampa Bay, FL
- Circus Harmony/Circus Day Foundation
- Circus Center in San Francisco
- Wise Fool in New Mexico
- Jackie Davis
- Any other reputable circus teachers and trainers
- Check with the American Youth Circus Organization for circus schools in your area.
