The Ikon Journal

Volume 3

STUDENT SURVERY UPDATE

In Trimester 2 we had a great response to our Learner Survey. We survey 278 students and received 180 responses, which is 64% response rate.

Here are some highlights and information:
82% of all students are having a positive experience
Students in Sydney have the highest overall positive experience at 90%

Click here to see the ratings for the survey by course and campus.

How your feedback is making a difference:

• The counselling and academic support team have recently upgraded their booking and session systems, which should make it simpler for students to use.
• Ikon is in the process of increasing the academic support team staffing to meet the needs of students.
• We recently upgraded the student orientation from 2 hours to 3 days, including a focus on transitioning into higher education.
• The student experience team have 2 new members meaning there will be more of us to support students and keep you updated.
• The student experience team is looking at alternative ways to engage with students such as drop-in sessions and live chat (more information coming soon)
• We have an ongoing library acquisition task that includes improving and increasing our online and on-campus books for students and staff. 
• The education team are currently engaged in activities to improve online classes and engagement.

Thank you for your contributions to the surveys, they are important and are making a difference. Please get in touch if you have any questions about the student surveys experience@ikon.edu.au.

Ikon is participating in the 2021 Student Experience Survey (SES). The SES is a national survey being conducted for the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment.
 The results of this survey will help the higher education sector and the government improve students’ course experience and enhance teaching and learning in Australian higher education institutions to improve outcomes for students.

Your feedback is very important and will contribute directly to the experience of current and future students.
The SES is administered by the Social Research Centre, and you will receive an invitation to participate. We encourage you to participate in this important survey, although your involvement is voluntary. All responses are confidential and aggregated for reporting purposes.
By completing the survey, you will be entered into a weekly prize draw for the chance to win a $1,000 prepaid VISA e-gift card.

Watch your email inbox during late September for an invitation to complete the SES. Only current first-year students who commenced in 21T1 and continuing students in their final year will receive this survey.
More information about the SES can be found here.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW IKON STAFF

💡 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 💡

We want to hear from you!

• Artworks
• Poems
• Essays
• Dance movement pieces
• Drama pieces
• Fashion
• Community projects
• Events
• + more

MELBOURNE

Year 1 Baila Street Dance Incursion – Friday 24 September 2021 at 12 PM
Art Gallery Incursion (TBC)
Early Childhood Incursion (TBC)
Movie Nights – Week 4 and 8
Clubs Meeting – Friday 22 October 2021 at 12 PM
National Halloween Celebration – Friday 29 October 2021 at 16.30
Book Exchange and Scavenger Hunt – Monday 29 November 2021 (Time TBC)
End of the year Student Picnic – Thursday 9 December 2021 at 12:30

Enquire with Prisca

SYDNEY

Year 1 Baila Street Dance Incursion – Friday 24 September 2021 at 12 PM
Art Gallery Incursion (TBC)
Early Childhood Incursion (TBC)
Movie Nights – Week 4 and 8
Clubs Meeting – Friday 22 October 2021 at 12 PM
National Halloween Celebration – Friday 29 October 2021 at 16.30
Book Exchange and Scavenger Hunt – Monday 29 November 2021 (Time TBC)
End of the year Student Picnic – Thursday 9 December 2021 at 12:30

Enquire with Tracey and Lily

BRISBANE

Year 1 Welcome Lunch – Tuesday 21 September 2021 at 12pm
Year 1 Baila Street Dance Incursion – Friday 24 September 2021 at 12 PM
Art Gallery Incursion (TBC)
Early Childhood Incursion (TBC)
Movie Nights – Week 4 and 8
Clubs Meeting – Friday 22 October 2021 at 12 PM
National Halloween Celebration – Friday 29 October 2021 at 16.30
Book Exchange and Scavenger Hunt – Monday 29 November 2021 (Time TBC)
End of the year Student Picnic – Thursday 9 December 2021 at 12:30

Enquire with Skyye

PERTH

Year 1 Welcome Lunch – Tuesday 21 September 2021 at 12pm
Year 1 Baila Street Dance Incursion – Friday 24 September 2021 at 12 PM
Art Gallery Incursion (TBC)
Early Childhood Incursion (TBC)
Movie Nights – Week 4 and 8
Clubs Meeting – Friday 22 October 2021 at 12 PM
National Halloween Celebration – Friday 29 October 2021 at 16.30
Book Exchange and Scavenger Hunt – Monday 29 November 2021 (Time TBC)
End of the year Student Picnic – Thursday 9 December 2021 at 12:30

Enquire with Abby/Ingrid

ADELAIDE

Year 1 Welcome Lunch – Tuesday 21 September 2021 at 12pm
Year 1 Baila Street Dance Incursion – Friday 24 September 2021 at 12 PM
Art Gallery Incursion (TBC)
Early Childhood Incursion (TBC)
Movie Nights – Week 4 and 8
Clubs Meeting – Friday 22 October 2021 at 12 PM
National Halloween Celebration – Friday 29 October 2021 at 16.30
Book Exchange and Scavenger Hunt – Monday 29 November 2021 (Time TBC)
End of the year Student Picnic – Thursday 9 December 2021 at 12:30

Enquire with Claire/Abby

Body Mapping Spring Workshop

This workshop is coming up in October (15th and 16th ) 10 am – 5pm Body Mapping Workshop (Announcement) | Movement Therapy (intertwinebodymind.com) by Mioi Forster-Nakayama

Industry News and Trends

💻 Art Therapy in the Digital World: An Integrative Review of Current Practice and Future Directions

Background: Psychotherapy interventions increasingly utilize digital technologies to improve access to therapy and its acceptability. Opportunities that digital technology potentially creates for art therapy reach beyond increased access to include new possibilities of adaptation and extension of therapy toolbox. Given growing interest in practice and research in this area, it is important to investigate how art therapists engage with digital technology or how (and whether) practice might be safely adapted to include new potential modes of delivery and new arts media.

💻 Art Therapy as Treatment for PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder affects around four per cent of the population. For veterans and emergency service workers, that number jumps. An art therapy class in NSW is helping to rebuild lives.

💻 JobOutlook – Psychotherapists and Psychologists

Psychologists and Psychotherapists investigate, assess and provide treatment and counselling to foster optimal personal, social, educational and occupational adjustment and development.

💻 Top Trends in Early Learning Today

From this post, you’ll be aware of five top trends in early learning along with the benefits of each.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CELEBRATIONS

In the Know

SimBLISSity by Laura Luca (Ikon Placement Manager)

This book is for your everyday hero- Yes YOU! Those of us looking to create a simpler and more blissful way of living within, in our relationships and our environment. This 6-step practical guide will support you in getting to know yourself even better and will inspire your playful ability to co-create a more satisfying life, that’s lasting! One practical step at a time, you will move through each lesson trying the idea’s for yourself and allowing the real magic to unfold. No struggle town here – simple bliss only.

Available now on Amazon! Click here to purchase.

Recommended Viewing and Reading

🎥 MOVIE BROADCAST & talks ON TRAUMA SERIES, PART 2

October 4 – 10, 2021

Click here to register

Trauma is the invisible force that shapes our lives. It shapes the way we live, the way we love and the way we make sense of the world. It is the root of our deepest wounds. Dr. Mate gives us a new vision: a trauma-informed society in which parents, teachers, physicians, policy-makers and legal personnel are not concerned with fixing behaviors, making diagnoses, suppressing symptoms and judging, but seeking instead to understand the sources from which troubling behaviors and diseases spring in the wounded human soul.

The Portal

The Portal is an experiential documentary created a spart a bold, global vision to overcome the chronic levels of anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma that we are facing today.

This film speaks to the need of the time! It brings to life the stories of six people who overcame great adversity using stillness and, inspiring the audience to follow in their footsteps and realise the unique potential that all humans have to change our world–from the inside out.

PURCHASE the book or movie here!

🎥 2021 Creative Mental Health by Dr Carla Van Laar.

This 12-minute documentary illustrates the diversity of practice within the Australian Art therapies and showcases how creative approaches in mental health and wellbeing are holistic, person-centred, inclusive and value lived experience.

Filmed onsite in Boon Wurrung Country, South Eastern Victoria, and featuring presenters and guests at the 2021 Creative Mental Health Forum and Self Care Retreat. This event supported the goals of the ACTIVATE Arts Therapy Campaign to gain recognition of Creative Arts Therapists as valued members of Victoria’s Mental Health and Wellbeing workforce.

🎥 Collective Trauma Summit 2021

Facts about studying in Australia

Inspirational Ideas and Advice

Begin it now

The fastest way to get something done is to get in done. When there are things, you need to do that feel difficult or challenging, don’t give into the urge to put them off. Instead, make a start and relax, confident in the knowledge that you are already halfway there.

“He who has begun his task has half done it”
Horace

Do the things you love

There is a big difference between doing what you’re good at and doing what you love. The sweet spot is when you get to do both.

Ask yourself, “What do I love doing” and then make sure you find some time to do this. It doesn’t have to be all day, every day, even spending just one hour doing something you are passionate about will refresh, energise and invigorate your life.

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs.
Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that.
Because what the world needs is people who are come alive”.
Harold Thurman

Wagyu, the Sausage Dog

THIS MONTH, we have, little Wagyu the sausage dog, she likes sunbathing, pillows, catching dropped food, and destroying tennis balls. She hates the mailman and cockatoos!

She belongs to Liz, our Ikon registrar 😊