Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy

Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy Live Webinar Series January-February 2023

Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy with Elizabeth Warson PhD, and Cathy Malchiodi, PhD; five Live Webinar sessions on January 12, 19, 26, and February 2 and 9, 2023; early registration until January 6, 2023; January 7th, 2023, $309

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Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy Live Webinar Series 2023!

Five-Session Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Nature-Based and Expressive Arts Approaches Starting January 12, 2023; 15 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.

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art work by Cathy Malchiodi PhD-- collage about nature and mountain trails

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. Replay Session One Part One
14. Replay Session One Part Two
15. Replay Session One Part Three
16. After Session One...Share Just One Thing Here
17. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!
18. Felted Stone
19. Warson References
20. Therapeutic Landscapes (interview with Dr. Sachs)
21. Experiential | Warson PPT 1
22. Indoor Gardening & Art
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. Warson Consent for the Use of Client Artwork
18. Efficacy of Nature-Based Therapy
19. Equine-Assisted Nature Based Therapy
20. Replay Session Two Part One
21. Replay Session Two Part Two
22. After Session Two...Share Just One Thing Here
23. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!
24. Optional: Please UPLOAD any additional image from Today's session!
25. Native Dancers at Red Rock Canyon | Grass Dance
26. One Version of PANAS Evaluation Instrument
27. Warson PPT | Living Journal "assignment" (last slide)
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. Replay Session Three Part One
14. Replay Session Three Part Two
15. After Session Three...Share Just One Thing Here
16. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!
17. Add Your Fractal Poems Here! Optional!
18. Share and Discuss Your Fractal Poems Here -- Optional!
19. The Great Reindeer Migration | An Awe Experience
20. Warson PPT | Session 3
21. Film: Awe Experiential
22. Living Journal | "Prompts"
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. Embodied Sculpture
16. Replay Session Four Part One
17. Replay Session Four Part Two
18. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!
19. After Session Four...Share Just One Thing Here
20. Warson | PPT | Embodied Sculpture
21. Class Photos Embodied Sculptures
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. Replay Session Five Part One
8. Replay Session Five Part Two
9. After Session Five...Share Just One Thing Here
10. Please UPLOAD an image from Today's session!
11. Indoor Garderning and Art
12. Transpersonal Eco Arts
13. Warson PPT | Experiential
1. Music Therapy and Climate Crisis
2. Nature Connected Art Therapy Pedagogy
3. Trees don’t rush to heal from trauma and neither should we...thought-provoking article on trauma healing and recovery
4. Related EXAT Facebook Groups
1. Final Steps to Your Certificate
2. Course Evaluation
3. Regarding the Use of Material in this Course
4. Final Questions

About this course

$309.00
123 lessons
13 hours of video content

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.

Nature-Based Expressive Arts Practitioner Certificate Program

Complete Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy and You Are On Your Way!

Required Trainings:

1) Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy Live Webinar Series

2) Advanced Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy Webinar Series: Healing Trauma and Loss with Nature 2023)

3) Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy Foundation Course [online study] OR Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy Level One Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy Live Webinar Series OR Level Two (Circle of Capacity) Live Webinar Series

Also Required--Chose Any Two of the Following Trainings:

1) Annual Expressive Arts Therapy Retreat In-Person Training in New Mexico

2) Equine-Assisted Expressive Arts Therapy In-Person Training in Fort Collins, Colorado [offered again in 2023]

3) Bilateral Stimulation and Sensorimotor Expressive Arts Therapy Live Webinar Series

4) Expressive Arts Therapy and the Circle of Capacity [Level Two] Live Webinar Series `

5) Polyvagal-Focused and Sensorimotor Expressive Arts Therapy Live Webinar Series

Visit this link to register for this program: https://expressive-arts-therapy.thinkific.com/courses/nature-based-expressive-arts-certificate-program

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Frequently Asked Questions About This Live Webinar Series

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 12, 2023 from 12 noon-3:00 pm, January 19, 2023 from 12 noon-3:00 pm, January 26, 2023 from 12 noon-3:00 pm. February 2, 2023 from 12 noon-3:00 pm February 9, 2023 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.
Does this course qualify as part of the Nature-Based Expressive Arts Practitioner Certificate Program!

Yes!

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.

Watch Intro Video

Video: Entrainment, Synchrony, and Trauma

A Nature-Based Approach to Regulation and Restoration

Apply This Course 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. See https://expressive-arts-therapy.thinkific.com/pages/exat for details.