Expressive Arts & Play for OTs
18 Workshops — Continuing Competency Credits Available — NYC
THE EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT Coast to Coast Experiential Training
For eight years, the Expressive Therapies Summit has brought extraordinary experiential continuing education to New York City. Featuring all the arts and play therapies in a single event, over 900 mental health professionals, students, artists, and interested others from over a dozen countries have gathered annually for this uniquely multimodal and multidisciplinary opportunity. We also hold the Summit in Los Angeles in the spring.
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Topics, Themes, Approaches
DBT • Multiculturalism • Dissociation • Phototherapy • Drum Circles • IFS • Autism Spectrum • Sandplay Therapy • Mindfulness • Stress & Anxiety • Ethics • Soul Collage • Grief & Loss • Brainspotting • Ecopsychology • Doll Making • Clay Work • Journaling • Trauma-Focused Treatment • Masks • Bookmaking • Tape Sculpture • Digital Approaches • Assessment Through Art • Mandalas • Resilience & Wellness • Sensory Challenges • Addictions • Equine-Facilitated Therapy • Attachment • Resistant & Nonverbal Clients . . . and more!
Register for Any One or Combination of Days!
Join hundreds of professionals from around the country to learn leading-edge skills for your practice, network with like-minded professionals, and create from within.
FOR REGISTRATION AND FULL PROGRAM:
WWW.EXPRESSIVETHERAPIESSUMMIT.COM
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS — EARN UP TO 14 CONTINUING COMPETENCY CREDITS!
The Thursday and Friday sessions below have been officially approved by the New York State Board for Occupational Therapy as "related subjects." Please Note: New York State licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants can apply up to 12 "related subject" credits toward their requirements.
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THESE THURSDAY & FRIDAY SESSIONS APPROVED FOR NEW YORK OT CEUs
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11
These sessions eligible for 6.0 credits
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Equine & Embodied Therapies for Trauma Recovery: Nature-Based Dance/Movement & Drama with Horses
Jackie Ashley, MA, BC-DMT, LPC • Kristen Brookes, RDT, LCAT
10:00 am - 5:15 pm
Listening to Clay: Janie Rhyne's Gestalt Art Experience
Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT
Suicide Prevention & Risk Assessment Across the Lifespan: What Therapists Need to Know
Leslie Baker, MFT, NCC, RPT-S • Mary Ruth Cross, RPT-S, LMFT
Drawing Out Reluctant & Resistant Clients: Stimulating Strategies for Success
Lucy Barbera, PhD
Focusing & Art Therapy: Accessing Body Wisdom Through Creative Expression
Elizabeth Baring, MS, ATR-BC, NCPsyA, LCAT, LP
Re-Shaping Body Image: Tape Sculpture as Arts-Based Social Justice
Amanda Bechtel, MS, ATR-BC, LCPC, LCPAT • Laura Teoli, MS, ATR-BC, LPC
Laura L. Wood, PhD, RDT-BCT, CCLS, LMHC
Hand Papermaking: A Versatile Clinical Tool for Kids, Teens & Adults
Genevieve Camp, MA, ATR-BC, LMHC • Amy Jacobs, PhD, ATR-BC, LICDC, RYT
Amy Richard, MFA
Psyche's Cabaret: Transformation Through Self-Revelatory Performance - Day 1 of 2
Bess Eiermann, MA, R-DMT, CAGS • Maude Davis, MA
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
These sessions eligible for 2.0 credits
Connecting with the Severely Developmentally Disabled Through the Expressive Arts
Lynn McKnight, ATR-BC, LPC, LPC/S, MAC, CCS • Deborah Russ, PhD, MT-BC
Reframing Your Narrative About Challenging People & Situations
Kim Schneiderman, LCSW
Rhythmic Transformation Through Drumming, Sound & Movement
Suzanne Tribe, MA, MT-BC, LCAT • Mary E. Knysh
A Holistic Approach to Trauma Treatment Integrating Physical & Behavioral Therapies
Christin Guilder, LMSW • Erin Elkins, PT, DPT • Jennifer Higgins, OT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
These sessions eligible for 6.0 credits
10:00 am – 5:15 pm
Improvisational Movement & Somatic Psychotherapy for Healing Anxiety, Depression & Trauma
Katrina Curry, MFT, MA, DVATI, RYT
Expanding the Capacity for Joy: Awe, Gratitude and the Resilient Nervous System
Bonnie Harnden, MA, RDT
Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Art Therapy: Introducing the Journey Through Collage & Clay
Peggy Kolodny, ATR-BC, LCPAT • Amanda Bechtel, MS, ATR-BC, LCPC, LCPAT
Innovative Suicide Prevention Models, Art Therapy & DBT: Saving Adolescents & Young Adults
Marney Schorr, MA
Doll Making in Therapy & Counseling: Collaborators in Healing
Frances A. Smokowski, MFA, MAAT, ATR-BC, LCAT
Psyche's Cabaret: Transformation Through Self-Revelatory Performance - Day 2 of 2
Bess Eiermann, MA, R-DMT, CAGS • Maude Davis, MA