SAFETY & CONTAINMENT
Using the Arts in Therapy
NOVEMBER 6 - 9, 2014 • New York City
Register for Any One or More Days!
Over 30 CE credits available for arts therapists, counselors, social workers, and others.
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SESSIONS INCLUDE . . .
THURSDAY
10:00 am - 5:15 pm
Dissociation, Re-Enactment & Relational Dilemmas with Traumatized Patients
Tutor Associates - 900 Broadway, Suite 903 (between 19th & 20th Streets)
Craig Haen, PhD, RDT, CGP, FAGPA, LCAT
Maria Hodermarska, MA, RDT, CASAC, ICADAC, LCAT
In treating patients who struggle with the aftereffects of trauma or
chronic shock, we, as clinicians, can sometimes unwittingly enable or
perpetuate their trauma cycles. In this advanced Master Class for
those with clinical experience in treating trauma, we will examine the
Trauma Role System to deepen the understanding of the therapist's
role in negotiating difficult moments in the patient's treatment. This
session uses dramatic techniques to identify and embody the trauma
dynamic in order to consider the following: how efforts to protect the
individuals with whom we work can enable the trauma cycle; how our
own unformulated material can enter the treatment relationship; and
how an understanding of the psychodynamics of this process can aid us
in negotiating the subtle, tender edge of therapeutic versus
re-traumatic human exchange.
FRIDAY
10:00 am - 5:15 pm
Nesting Instincts: Constructing Shelters of Safety
Marymount Manhattan College — 221 East 71st Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
Department of Art and Art History, Co-sponsor
Julianne Hertz, ATR-BC, LMHC
In this six-hour Master Class, participants will explore the therapeutic
potential of working with images representing safety and shelter in
mental health counseling and expressive therapies. Through the
construction of nests and other variations on shelters, group members
will explore themes including attachment, protection, and nurturing.
Through experiential activities, group discussion, and case studies,
participants will learn to make and utilize images of safety and shelter
that can be used with a wide range of clients of varying ages and
abilities in a range of treatment situations and settings. Participants
are encouraged to bring along a bag of special or unique materials
they would like to incorporate into these creations.
10:00 am - 5:15 pm
Self-Objects in Clay: Forming Attachment
Marymount Manhattan College — 221 East 71st Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
Department of Art and Art History, Co-sponsor
Lariza Fenner, MS, ATR, NCC
Handmade clay objects are imbued with symbolic energy, making
them suitable for addressing relational and attachment constructs. In
this Master Class, participants will have the opportunity to work with
clay for the day, using directives that encourage the identification of
early and/or present attachment representations. Clay's fluid and
resistive media properties are especially effective for working with
issues of attachment. Establishing safety and containment when
working with clay is a particular necessity, and will be prioritized in this
session; guidelines for working with clients in this way will also be
addressed. Participants will leave the class ready to use clay to work
with populations of varied clinical presentatio
SATURDAY
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Protecting Ourselves from Vicarious Traumatization
Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway (enter on 48th Street)
Peggy Kolodny, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT
Mindy Jacobson-Levy, MCAT, ATR-BC, LPC
Treating trauma survivors—particularly when exposed both to their art
and verbal narratives—can easily provoke profound somatic and
affective reactions in the arts therapist. In this primarily experiential
workshop, participants will be guided through a series of creative
processes designed to identify and explore how we react to our clients'
trauma histories. Clients' trauma-specific artwork will be shown to
illustrate and investigate potential affective reactions including
self-doubt, anger, frustration, and "rescue" responses. By working with
clay and drawing materials, countertransference, somatic experiences,
and vicarious traumatization phenomena will be explored. This will be
followed by observing our responses to our vicarious reactions
vis-a-vis compassionate artmaking. We will close with a collaborative
process by inviting participants to share cases and client artwork for
discussion, further demonstrating the importance of peer support as a
form of empathetic and ethical case manag
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Multimodal Expressive Arts Therapies for Disordered Eating &
Healthy Body Image
Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway (enter on 48th Street)
Nancy Sondag, MA, RDT/BCT, LCAT, CDP • Jenn Friedman, BA
Whether you buy into it or not, the myth (and necessity) of the
"perfect body" is everywhere. And from the diet industry to digital
image manipulations in the media, we are constantly sold on the idea
that wealth, love, and happiness can be found "if only we..." This
half-day, primarily experiential workshop will present approaches for
assisting clients in examining core beliefs, establish meaningful goals
for health and well-being, improve body image, and nurture
self-esteem. Participants will learn techniques to provide empathy and
safety; exercises to help the client recognize how core beliefs affect
body image; methods of enactment, tableaus, and metaphors to move
the client beyond limiting stereotypes and disordered ways of eating;
and uses of art and song creation to establish and affirm new goals for
healing and wellness. Everyone welcome — these approaches are
valuable for using with most clients, whether or not these symptoms
are pronounced.
SUNDAY
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creative Containment for Difficult Feelings in Trauma-Informed
Drama Therapy
Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway (enter on 48th Street)
Heidi Landis, RDT-BCT, LCAT, TEP, CGP • Meredith Dean, RDT, LCAT, CASAC
In this experiential workshop, participants will explore the concept of
aesthetic distance and projective techniques often used in drama
therapy to create safety when working with children and adults who
have experienced trauma. Projective techniques such as symbol,
metaphor, poetry, and improvisation will be investigated through the
CANY method of trauma-informed drama therapy as ways to help
clients experience a safe con
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Yoga & Art Therapy in Eating Disorder Recovery
Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway (enter on 48th Street)
Kristin M. Ramsey, MA, RYT200
Usually by the time an individual faces admission to an inpatient eating
disorder unit they have become disconnected from their body and are
seeking control in physically dangerous ways. Despite their body
feeling foreign, uncontrollable, and, in extreme cases, like a map of
traumatic memories and fear, finding safety within that body is a vital
step on the path of recovery. This experiential workshop will explore
how introducing the chakras and koshas of yogic philosophy, through
mindful stretching, guided relaxation, and art therapy, provided
patients on an inpatient eating disorder unit the opportunity to create
new maps of, and compassionate connections to, their physical bodies.
This workshop will include a general overview of the chakras and
koshas, how they were introduced to this population specifically,
vignettes and art from the actual work, an experiential exploration of
the techniques used, and a variety of tools helping professionals can
safely share with their clients.
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