About Karen Elzinga
Hello, l am Kaz Elzinga the owner and director of the ART HUB Gympie and Elzinga Collective.
I am a professionally trained working artist, Art Educating Specialist within both secondary and primary schools, Youth Worker, Human Services worker and Art Therapist. If you are wishing to check my credentials l have listed all of my qualifications below.
I have a registered blue card for working with Children, please ask to see it when at the hub.
If you have any more questions please feel free to get in touch or ask me in person.
Curtin University
Bachelor of Art Double Major (Fine Art & Visual Culture) 2012
o 300697- Issues in Contemporary Art
o 302051- Textiles- Material and Conceptual Investigation
o 302055- Visual Art Research- Drawing and Ideas
o 302052- Sculpture - Material and Conceptual Investigation
o 306628- Art and Fashion in the 2oth Century
o 304346- Painting -Observation and Perception
o 300698- Australian Art History
o 305092- Painting - Subject and Methodology
o 305488- Visual Arts Research: Textiles, Structure and Dyeing
o 305489- Visual Arts Research: Textiles, Decoration and Ornamentation
o 305094- Painting: Themes and Interpretation
o 305096- Visual Arts Research: Textiles: Perception and Invention
o 305574- Visual Arts Research: Independent Project A
o 305099- Independent Art Practice: Negotiated Proposal
o 305107- Visual Arts Research: Independent Art Project B
o 305101- Independent Art Practice: Exploration
o 302057- Art and Environment
o 302054- Visual Arts Research: Introduction to Drawing
o 300696- Historical Issues in Art and Design
o 302050- Printmaking Methods and Materials
o 302053- Painting Methods and Materials
o 313210- Perspectives on Beauty in Art
o 305103- Independent Art Practice- Development
o 307563- Independent Art Practice: Resolution and Presentation
Graduate Certificate Human Services (Contemporary issues for children and families) 2018
o 7322AHS Communication and Interpersonal Skills
o 7030HSV Working with Diverse Populations
o 704HSV Contemporary Issues for Children and Families (Major)
o 7321AHS Person Centred Planning
Graduate Certificate of Early Childhood Education (2017/18)
o TCH10519-Children, families and communities
o TCH20002- Principles and Practice in Early Childhood Education
o TCH81002- Play and Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education
o TCH20003- Curriculum Studies in Early Childhood
o TCH10518- Early Childhood Matters
Graduate Certificate of Counselling 2022
o Theoretical approaches to Counselling
o Advanced Therapeutic Communication
o Life Stages and Development
o Self Care & Developing Resilience _________________________________________________________________________
University Education: Childhood Education / Development
I love extending my learning and am always doing a further personal development in various university units
Bachelor of Education (Primary) Units Completed (2009)
o Code:311789- EDP125- Development and Education
o Code:311790- EDP133- Professional practice in primary education
Master of Education (0-8 years) Units completed (2017)
o MTPS500- Theories of Development and Learning
Bachelor of Social Welfare (2018)
o Effective communication
o Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples
Australian College of Journalism - Diploma of Journalism (1998)
TESOL English Language Master course 2017
o Teaching English
o English Grammar for EFL teachers
o Language Learning Skills
o Lesson Planning
o Teaching Fluency and Sub-Skills
o Classroom Materials
o ESP and Classroom Management
0 EFL Teachers and their Class
Trauma Informed Practice certificates
Reboot 2019 (How the brain works and Trauma informed practice)
Hope and healing 2021 (Residential care training)
(TCI) Therapeutic Crisis Intervention- Anglicare Trauma informed practice 2021
(TCI) Therapeutic Crisis intervention - Trauma informed practice refresh training 2022
MAAD (Managing angry adolescents differently) 2020
Anglicare Improving lives framework training 2021
LGBTIQA+ informed practice 2020 & 2021
Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) 2021
QLD Child Protection Training 2019, 2020, 2021
ASCIA- Anaphylaxis e-training 2017, 2019, 2021
First Aid 2021
Fire safety 2021
Art Therapy 2021
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