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Table 1 Facing Shadows: workshop plan day 1

From: Facing Shadows: working with young people to coproduce a short film about depression

09.45

15 m

Arrival, settling in, coffee etc.…

10.00

20 m

Welcome and introductions, housekeeping, confidentiality, why we’re here

10.20

15 m

Ice breaker/warm-up activity

10.35

15 m

Animation: rationale, the possibilities/limitations, techniques, preferences, anonymity, discussion (LH show a range of illustrative examples).

10.50

15 m

Introductory exploration, discussion of the themes.

11.05

75 m

Visualising depression: metaphors, make flip books but also list/store ideas

12.20

40 m

Lunch

13.00

30 m

Intro to the afternoon. Exercise to consider helpful/unhelpful responses to depression – draw/write

13.30

60 m

Round table – therapy: expectations vs reality, concerns, language, environment, therapist, timing etc.

14.30

20 m

Experience of therapy: writing exercise, spread out on floor/ table, assorted paper & pens, write as many/few memories of therapy without pause or block

14.50

10 m

Break

15.00

60 m

In parallel: 1. Individually/pairs draw aspect of therapy environment (clinic, consultation room, waiting room?); 2. In pairs, with AD, film portraits

16.00

15 m

Round up, reflect, review, questions, concerns/problems, day 2 intro

16.15

 

LH to test acetate, paint with projector