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3-Day Course in California, Feb. 26, 27 & 28, 2015!
Brain + Heart-Wise Approaches Expressive Arts Approaches for Self-Regulation, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Growth
Faculty: Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT & Laury Rappaport, PhD, MFT, ATR-BC, REAT
Date & Time: February 26, 27 & 28, 2015 [9:00 am - 4:30 pm] in beautiful Santa Rosa, California; one hour north of San Francisco and in the midst of California Wine Country! Register early, seating is limited to first 24 registrants!
For Registration, click here; until January 15th, $395 USD; after January 15th, $435 USD.
This three-day course emphasizes the expressive arts (art, music/sound, dance/movement, dramatic enactment, and play), interpersonal neurobiology, mind-body principles and mindfulness approaches to support recovery, cultivate compassion and empathy, and enhance overall health and well- being.
In the first half of the course, participants will learn how to apply and integrate the Expressive Therapies Continuum, neurodevelopmental principles, and the Three R’s (regulation, relationship, resiliency) within expressive arts approaches. The focus will be on trauma recovery and mind-heart-body integration through sensory-based, somatically-oriented creative interventions.
In the second half of the course, you will learn the foundational theory and practices of Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy (FOAT)—a mindfulness-based approach for cultivating self-compassion, inner witnessing, and accessing the body’s intrinsic wisdom. Participants will also learn: 1). how to access the Focusing Attitude (friendly curiosity and compassionate acceptance); 2). access a felt sense and express it through the arts; and learn 3 basic FOAT methods applicable to various populations.
Continuing Education and Additional Information
Special Note: This course fulfills part of the Trauma Informed Expressive Art Therapy® Level One Certificate Program and part of Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) Level 1.
**To complete Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy® Level One, participants can take Trauma-Informed Art Therapy, a 12 unit continuing education course online through the Trauma-Informed Practice and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute at www.trauma-informedpractice.com.
**To complete Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts ® Level 1, participants can take an additional online component [to be announced] via the Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute at http://www.focusingarts.com.
Brain + Heart-Wise Expressive Arts Approaches for Self-Regulation, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Growth
This 3 day course will include a dynamic combination of lecture, discussions, hands-on experiential practices, short films and case examples and will:
- Increase your knowledge of the role of the arts in enhancing the brain-heart connection for health and wisdom;
- Increase your knowledge of resilience-building, arts-based, somatic, and mindfulness approaches;
- Expand your skills with children, adolescents, adults and families;
- Enhance your knowledge of trauma-informed treatment.
The course will be held in a studio setting in Santa Rosa, California [details will be emailed to participants upon registration].
Thursday, Feb 26, 2015, 09:00 AM
Santa Rosa, California
Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute
Email: traumainformedpractice@gmail.com
Website: http://www.trauma-informedpractice.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trauma-Informed-Practice/155797157835392
Twitter: @TraumaTherapies
Free Downloadable Articles on Expressive Arts and Trauma-Informed Practice!
Learn About Expressive Arts Therapies Here...
Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, 2nd Edition, Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, Editor
Calm Through Creativity | National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
Simple artistic activities like drawing or sculpting clay can soothe those lower regions, which is why arts therapists argue that their methods can help trauma victims calm down and release some of that mental tension. These evidence-informed therapies use creativity to raise victims’ awareness of their physical and mental states and build resilience and a sense of safety. Read more of this National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth article here...