This year, Rachel Mason, Treloar's Art Therapist, has offered college leavers the opportunity to explore their transition creatively with 2 informal art sessions towards the end of term.
The role of counselling and therapy in the transition process
Counselling and therapy has an important role in helping students navigate transitions. This includes processing changes, moving on from familiar routines and relationships, and preparing for the new challenges that lay ahead.
Art-making in particular offers a unique way to honour transition, offering non-verbal ways of exploring a time marked by hope, loss, and change. The sessions were a welcoming space where students connected with their peers and explored various creative processes. Rachel hopes to further develop these sessions for leavers next year.
The privacy and confidentiality of the space means that no photos were taken throughout the sessions. The photo is an example made by Rachel.
The Counselling Team
Treloar's Counselling Team supports the emotional, social and mental health needs of children and adolescents with complex physical disabilities and often learning disability too. Learn more: Health, Care and Therapy | Treloars
Transition at Treloar's
Our Progress and Transition Team works collaboratively with families, students and external stakeholders to prepare young people for life beyond Treloar's. Learn more: Transition | Treloars
