Therapist Field Day

Offering Space and Rest to Ourselves

September 24th, 2022

A field day for therapists... What's that?


Inner Trek’s Therapist Field Day is an event where counselors, psychologists, social workers, and other helping professionals are invited to spend the day with one another, participating in activities designed to refresh us in the work we do and remind us of the power of the therapeutic process. We’ll dedicate time and space toward revitalizing activities, utilizing some structured and unstructured time. We’ll also facilitate several group activities that utilize the experiential processes involved in therapy, the purpose being to engage therapists in interactive therapy exercises to remind us what it feels like to do the work we usher client’s into. We’ll provide lunch and snacks, coffee in the morning, beverages during the day. You get to choose the level to which you participate in activities as well as choosing the level of disclosure you initiate related to any group type experiences or experiences that do involve utilizing therapeutic processes.


Why we all need this


All therapists need reminders now and again where we “walk the talk”, where we put ourselves in the shoes of our clients and we actually do some of the exercises we ask our clients to do. We also need to remember how rewarding this work can be. Most of us could use a little dose of fun, some relaxation, and a concentrated effort towards caring for ourselves. The Therapist Field Day is designed to be a little dose of all of that.


So come join us! Have fun! Remember how powerful this work can be! Enjoy some rest, some movement, some being cared for and the permission to slow down.


Questions?! Email collin@innertrekguides.com

DETAILS

When: Saturday, September 24th, 2022; 9am to 3pm


Location: Sharon Woods Hamilton County Park; 11450 Lebanon Rd Sharonville, OH 45241

(Access to Hamilton County Parks costs $10 per year for Hamilton County Residents, or $16 per year for non-residents.)


Cost: $25 per person to attend


How to attend: Register using the "Register Here" button on this page.

WHAT'S PROVIDED

  • Coffee and Small Bites (morning)

  • Lunch and Beverages

  • Snacks and Beverages (afternoon)

  • Supplies to participate in activities

  • Sunscreen and Bug Spray

  • Hammocks


ACTIVITIES

  • Group Introductions and Welcome

  • Group Processing dedicated to sharing your experience/growth as a person in a helping profession

  • Unstructured Rest Time (Invitation to go on a mindful hike, take a nap in a hammock, relax and read a book, journal, etc).

  • Letter Writing Exercise

  • Experiential Activities (may include team-building activities and group processing)*

*Note that all activities are "challenge with choice" meaning you get to choose the ways and extent to which you participate.

WHAT TO BRING

  • Water Bottle

  • Camp Chair (we'll have a few extra)

  • Book (optional)

  • Personal Journal + something to write with (optional)

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

*Schedule may be adjusted prior to event


  • 9 - 9:15am: Welcome & Check-in:

  • 9:15 - 9:45am: Group Introductions & Opening

    • Includes opening, orienting to space, and brief energizer

  • 9:45 - 10:00am: Pause + Reflect #1

    • Writing and Reflection Prompt

  • 10 - 10:30 & 10:30 - 11am: Experiential Activity

    • Two Groups; Switch between activities

  • 11 - 11:15am: Break

  • 11:15 - 12:15pm: Field Time

    • Open time for participants to engage in various activities for meeting your style of rest.

  • 12:15 - 1:15pm: Lunch

  • 1:15 - 2:15pm: Group Process

    • Share about your experience, growth, challenge, etc as a helping professional (the intersections, challenges, confusion, etc); Connect, relate, support and encourage one another

  • 2:15 - 2:20pm: Brief Group Energizer

  • 2:20 to 2:50pm: Pause + Reflect #2

    • Writing and Reflection Prompt

  • 2:50 to 3:00pm: Closing



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