This training provides theory, research, and action-based practices through Expressive Arts Therapies that can be applied to restoring and building a foundational attachment with caregiver and child. These concepts are presented through models of nervous system science in supporting attunement, regulation/co-regulation, and expanding this through culturally relevant models such as the The MSSS Model-- Movement, Sound Storytelling, and Silence.
This course provides therapeutic practices and approaches but are also presented as skills accessible to any therapist, educator, facilitator, coach, helping professional or caregiver interested in supporting attachment and connection.
During these five sessions we will explore:
How to work with children's drawings, expressive play and movement, and creative imagination, with an emphasis on restorative practices to build capacity.
An emphasis on body-awareness to help parents and children use sensory integration techniques and expressive arts for attunement, attachment, and co-regulation-- approaches that support caregivers and enhance children's ability to express the "felt sense" of their experiences.
Special topics including trauma, loss, disaster relief, developmental trauma, neurodiversity, and social justice and how we can support capacity, resilience, and restoration via expressive arts.
No prerequisite required! Although this course integrates intermodal practices of Expressive Arts Therapy, a trauma-informed approach, and focuses on restorative attachment, no previous experience or training is necessary to participate.
Webinar Dates, Tuesdays from 12 noon-3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time Zone US
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
These meetings are live and recorded, so that you can participate by joining us on that live zoom meeting and/or watch the replays posted on your course site! By completing assignments each week that are engaging in the trauma-informed, expressive arts processes for ourselves, we utilize our own lived experience as a source of knowledge AND upload it to share and confirm participation in the course. This way we do not have to give a long exam at the end! This webinar series provides 15 hours of continuing education/professional development; upon 100% completion of Thinkific Course Site requirement, participants receive a Certificate of Completion.
This course is a "drip format"-- the contents are available each week and we constantly add new resources in the form of films, downloadable documents and protocols, links to articles, and more. Each section has a module where you can share your impressions and images, connect with other participants, and network with colleagues around the world.
The lecture portion of the course is recorded for replay. This webinar series can be applied toward the EXAT and EXA-CE programs for 15 hours of learning.
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.
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. 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.
PACFA. Many of our Australian participants indicate that these hours are accepted by PACFA---Psychotherapy and Counseling Federation of Australia. Please check with PACFA to verify this and let us know if you require any additional information for this organization to qualify your professional development hours.