Look for Another Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy Live Webinar Series Later in 2022!

Five-Session Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Nature-Based and Expressive Arts Approaches Starting January 13, 2022; 18 CE or Professional Development Hours

Do you know that there are 5 Universal "Movements and Rhythms" found throughout nature? How do we introduce nature-based approaches to support regulation, synchrony, and restoration of the self? What about the experience of awe and the immune system? Where does bilateral stimulation and Polyvagal theory fit into all of this? What do we need to think about with climate grief and "nature privilege?" Nature-Based approaches are increasingly becoming part of work with trauma survivors as well as other individuals with various challenges. Gaining a deeper understanding of these approaches is important to all practitioners who work with individuals with traumatic stress. Various approaches found in Polyvagal Theory, sensorimotor and bilateral stimulation methods, cultural and ecological humility, nature-based and equine-assisted therapy, and expressive arts therapy are foundational to this course.
We hope to bring you a "sequel" to this course later in 2022 and a Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate Program to increase your skills in this essential area of practice.
art work by Cathy Malchiodi PhD-- collage about nature and mountain trails

Instructor(s)

Institute Faculty | Supervisor Elizabeth Warson, PhD

Elizabeth Warson, PhD, ATR-BC, LPC, NCC, EMDR III, EXAT, EAP II, is a trailblazing force in the integration of equine-assisted therapy and expressive arts. As the founder of American Indian Art Therapy, her work stems from extensive faculty research at George Washington University and Eastern Virginia Medical School. Currently based in northern Colorado, Elizabeth operates Healing Pathways LLC, where she combines EMDR with art and horses, drawing on her expertise as a certified EMDR practitioner and consultant, Registered Art Therapist-Board Certified, certified Eagala professional and an EquiLateral trained equine-assisted EMDR therapist. As a faculty member at the Trauma-Informed Practices & Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, Elizabeth teaches both in-person and online courses focused on polyvagal-informed, equine-assisted, nature-based, bilateral stimulation, and sensorimotor-informed expressive arts therapy. Her research interests span stress and pain reduction interventions for Native American cancer survivors, culturally responsive practices, and trauma-informed methods. Her significant contributions include receiving a 2010 National Endowment for the Arts grant for her community-driven Coharie Heritage Empowerment Project, emphasizing cultural preservation. Elizabeth’s academic journey includes a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art, an MA in Art Therapy from Vermont College, and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from Colorado State University. She has presented extensively at regional and national conferences, focusing on medical art therapy and culturally-responsive interventions, and has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Recently, she co-authored E.Qi: Equine & Expressive Arts Inspired Qigong with collaborator Sifu Kurtis Tilley. In addition to her therapeutic work, Elizabeth is a professional artist whose sculptural pieces have been exhibited both nationally and internationally, earning her an Ohio Arts Council fellowship award. Her multifaceted approach bridges art, counseling, and equine therapy, creating impactful experiences for individuals and communities alike.

Instructor

Lead Institute Faculty

Institute Faculty Cathy Malchiodi PhD

Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT is a research psychologist, a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and a licensed mental health counselor. She is the executive director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute and is an investigator with the US Department of Education, integrating trauma-informed expressive arts into classrooms. She has also worked with the Department of Defense since 2008 to bring expressive arts therapy programming and psychotherapy to combat military and their families and Veterans with posttraumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Malchiodi studied with Francine Shapiro and is qualified in EMDR Level I and Level II. Cathy has assisted more than 500 agencies, organizations, and institutions in developing trauma-informed programming including the United Nations, Department of Defense, Kennedy Center, Harvard, MIT, and Johns Hopkins University. An international presenter and workshop leader, she given over 750 invited keynotes and workshops throughout the US, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. She has authored 21 books, including the bestselling Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process and Handbook of Expressive Arts Therapy. Her books have been translated in over 20 languages. A life-long learner, Dr. Malchiodi's latest research and practice includes sensory processing and neurodiversity affirming models of psychotherapy to address trauma through expressive approaches to intervention.
Watch Intro Video

Video: Entrainment, Synchrony, and Trauma

A Nature-Based Approach to Regulation and Restoration

Apply Toward EXAT or EXA-CE Designations

This Live Webinar Series is offered as a continuing education course and also as hours if you are completing the EXAT or EXA-CE designations with our Institute. 

Course curriculum

    1. ▶️ ZOOM LIVE format: notes and tips!

    2. Walkthrough this Live Webinar Site and Its Features

    3. About Your Instructors

    4. Equine-Assisted Expressive Arts Therapy | An Introduction to Dr. Warson's Work

    5. Syllabus, Goals and Objectives of this Course

    6. Special Note About Materials and Expressive Arts Assignments!

    7. Introduce Yourself Here!

    8. Nature Images for Collage and Course Experientials

    9. More Nature Images for Collage and Contemplation

    10. Supplies requested for all 5 weeks!

    1. ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    2. What is Expressive Arts Therapy? A Review or an Introduction!

    3. The MSSS Model of Expressive Arts and Nature-Based Approaches: Cultural, Psychotherapeutic, Counseling, and Educational Perspectives

    4. Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy: An Introduction

    5. Nature-Based Approaches: Ecotherapy

    6. Nature Therapy: A Summary

    7. Resensitizing the Body Through Expressive Arts

    8. How Might Contact with Nature Promote Human Health? A Mini Overview

    9. Nature Therapy & Expressive Arts Therapy

    10. The Privilege of Nature During a Pandemic

    11. Climate Grief and Collective Trauma

    12. "Meadowverse"

    13. After Session One...Share Just One Thing Here

    14. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!

    15. Session One Chat Record

    16. Warson References

    17. Felted Stone

    18. Replay Part One Session One January 13 2022

    19. Replay Session One Part Two January 13 2022

    20. Replay Session One Part Three January 13 2022

    1. ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    2. A Review: What is Sensorimotor Expressive Arts Therapy? An Integrative Approach to Trauma and Restoration of the Self via Psychology Today

    3. Film Presentation: Foundations of Sensorimotor Expressive Arts Therapy with Dr. Cathy Malchiodi

    4. The Five Sense Benefits of Nature: A Chart

    5. Releasing Stress Through Music: The Role of Nature Sounds

    6. Nature Sounds Research: Evidence for What Supports Wellness

    7. Be Your Own Researcher -- Sound Senses Number One: River Sounds

    8. Sound Senses Number Two: Winds Sounds

    9. Sound Senses Number Three: Singing Birds

    10. Evidence: Processing Sensory Experiences to Address Posttraumatic Stress

    11. Somatic Awareness Measure

    12. Measuring Somatic Awareness: Research

    13. Dysregulation Measurement

    14. Visual Journaling and Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy

    15. American Indian Medicine and Expressive Arts Therapy

    16. Why is Biomarker Research in Art Therapy Important

    17. Why is Biomarker Research in Art Therapy Important

    18. Warson Consent for the Use of Client Artwork

    19. Efficacy of Nature-Based Therapy

    20. Equine-Assisted Nature Based Therapy

    21. After Session Two...Share Just One Thing Here

    22. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!

    23. Native Dancers at Red Rock Canyon | Grass Dance

    24. One Version of PANAS Evaluation Instrument

    25. Replay Session Two Part One | Nature, Sound, and Sensations January 20 2022

    26. Replay Session Two Part Two January 20 2022

    27. Experiential | Warson PPT

    1. ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    2. A White Paper on the Experience of Awe

    3. The Positive Impact of Awe

    4. Film Presentation: The Art and Science of Awe and How Culture Shapes It

    5. 10 Indigenous Holistic Healing Practices What can Western psychotherapy learn from First Nation practices?

    6. The Calm and Connection Theory: The Instorative Impact of Nature

    7. What is Oxytocin? A Summary!

    8. Nature and Social Connectedness: Evidence

    9. Spirituality in Nature

    10. Spirals | Universal Miracle of Nature

    11. Nature Connectedness

    12. Nature of Fractals

    13. After Session Three...Share Just One Thing Here

    14. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!

    15. Warson PPT | Experiential & References

    16. Replay Session Three Part One

    17. Replay Session Three Part Two-- Response Work

    18. Replay Session Three Part Three-- Awe Experientials

    19. The Great Reindeer Migration | An Awe Experience

    1. ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    2. Forest Bathing: A Somatosensory Bath in Nature

    3. Evidence: Forest Bathing and Therapeutic Value

    4. Indigenous Nature Connection

    5. Indigenous Wellness and Animal Assisted Therapy

    6. Are There Nature Archetypes? Evidence for 10 Types

    7. A Cultural View of the Elements of Nature: An Infographic

    8. Exploring the Concept of Mandala within Nature-Based, Expressive Approaches

    9. Nature-Based Drama Therapy from a South African Perspective

    10. Clay Re-Connection: Maria's Story

    11. Spirit of the Horse

    12. Trans-Species Art | Exploring Intersectional Views of Ecology and Environment

    13. Special Journal Issue on Nature-Assisted Arts Therapies

    14. Open Access to Special Journal Issue on Nature-Assisted Arts Therapies

    15. After Session Four...Share Just One Thing Here

    16. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!

    17. Warson Experiential

    18. Replay Session Four Part One

    19. Replay Session Four Part Two--Experiential Hour

    1. ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    2. Six-Step Model of Nature-Based Therapy Process

    3. 5 Ways Mental Health Depends on Nature and "Green Scenery"

    4. Unplug that Plasma Screen, Take Two Doses of Nature, and Call Me in the Morning

    5. Can Simulated Nature Support Mental Health?

    6. Nature-Based Guided Imagery: Evidence

    7. After Session Five...Share Just One Thing Here

    8. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!

    9. Replay Session Five Part One

    10. Replay Session Five Part Two

About this course

  • $299.00
  • 119 lessons
  • 9 hours of video content

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Will there be recordings that I can watch after the Live Webinar Sessions?

    Yes-- we record the lecture portions of the events for replay and you can watch them for 45 days after the event. We do not post the experiential portions of the event where participants are sharing experiences to protect participants' confidentiality.

  • When are the Live Webinar Sessions?

    January 13, 2022 from 12 noon-3:00 pm, January 20, 2022 from 12 noon-3:00 pm, January 27, 2022 from 12 noon-3:00 pm. February 3, 2022 from 12 noon-3:00 pm February 10, 2022 from 12 noon-3:00 pm All times are US Eastern Time/New York Time

  • Will I receive a Certificate of Completion?

    Once you complete all the required sections of the course site, you will automatically receive a Certificate of Completion for "Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy Live Webinar Series."

  • If I do not currently provide Nature-Based Therapy, why should I take this course?

    Nature-Based approaches are increasingly becoming part of work with trauma survivors as well as other individuals with various challenges. Gaining a deeper understanding of these approaches is important to all practitioners who work with individuals with traumatic stress. Various approaches found in Polyvagal Theory, sensorimotor and bilateral stimulation methods, and expressive arts therapy are foundational to this form of treatment.

  • Does this course count toward the EXAT and EXA-CE designations?

    Yes, of course! This is great opportunity to add to your knowledge of how expressive work can be integrated with nature-based work and understand the principles that support this integration.

Continuing Education

Continuing Education Information

Counselors/National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6557. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute is an Approved Continuing Education Provider by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Our Texas Provider Number is 2318.

Art Therapy Credentials Board [ATCB]. The ATCB recognizes a variety of CEC activities, including those in the areas of professional and mental health counseling. These activities are clearly outlined in their recertification standards provided to all ATR-BCs in their recertification year and on their website. A minimum of six CECs must be earned in the area of ethics each cycle. If you are licensed as an art therapist in your state, please check with your state board to verify what types of CEC activities are acceptable for license renewal.

California Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers and Professional Counselors. As of July 1, 2015, the State of California /Board of Behavioral Sciences [BBS] amended its regulations for continuing education providers to include National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as a "board-recognized approval agency." If you are licensed as a marriage and family therapist, social worker, educational psychologist or professional clinical counselor in California, NBCC Approved Continuing Education Providers are recognized by the BBS to fulfill continuing education requirements. As of July 1, 2015, required CE hours can be accumulated through self-study and distance learning. 

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