Restorative Attachment™--Learn the Importance of "Being S.A.G.E. through Expressive and Sensory-Based Approaches

Welcome to this Live Webinar Series!

Part of the Upcoming Restorative Embodiment™ Certificate Program

This webinar series will help you apply numerous action-based practices through Expressive Arts Therapies and sensory integration that can be applied to restoring and building foundations of attachment. How the brain and the senses impact regulation and co-regulation are emphasized and expanded  through culturally relevant and neuroaffirming models such as the The MSSS Model-- Movement, Sound Storytelling, and Silence and S.A.G.E-- Synchony, Attunement, Grounding, and Engagement. Practices and interventions are not only appropriate with children/teens and caregivers, but also adult attachment issues that result from traumatic stress or other challenges.

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:
  • Restorative Attachment™-- approaches that capitalize on the senses and sensory processing to help enhance healthy relationships and co-regulation between individuals.
  • How to work with children's drawings, expressive play and movement, and creative imagination, with an emphasis on restorative practices to build capacity and attachment.
  • Mindfulness-based practices that integrate the senses and expressive approaches through co-regulated relationships between caregivers and young people.
  • 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" (interoception) of their experiences.
  • Introduction to Bilateral Movement practices for children and teenagers-- through simple movements, gestures, mark making, and rhythm.
  • 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.
  • Hands-on approaches, demonstrated in each session-- and an opportunity to network and connect with our global participants each week!

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 you a long exam at the end! This webinar series provides 15 hours of continuing education/professional development; upon 100% completion of Thinkific Course Site requirements, 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; brief break out rooms are not recorded due to the platform. 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.

Expressive Arts Therapy and Trauma Model

A Work in Progress by Dr. Cathy Malchiodi

This "work in progress" integrates many different components when it comes to working with traumatic stress, attachment, and other challenges. It integrates sensory processing, Expressive Arts Therapy Continuum, parts of the Polyvagal Theory, attachment theory, and the Circle of Capacity Model that many of you are familiar with through Institute courses. These form a foundation for thinking when it comes to expressive arts therapy and sensory integration approaches to health and wellbeing. It is part of how we understand and enhance restorative attachment, embodiment, and transformation in our work with children and caregivers/parents and with our clients/patients.
A Polyvagal Model for Expressive Arts Therapy by Cathy Malchiodi PhD

Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Syllabus, Goals and Objectives of this Course

    • Walkthrough this Live Webinar Site and Its Features

    • Special Note About Art Materials and Expressive Arts Assignments!

    • A Brief Overview of Expressive Arts Therapy and How it Works

    • The Seven Principles of Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy

    • ​The MSSS Model of Expressive Arts as Healing Practices

    • The MSSS Model of Expressive Arts as Healing Practices

    • Introduction to Expressive Approaches to Attachment Work

    • The Expressive Therapies Continuum-- An Expressive Arts Therapy Perspective

    • Disclaimer

    • Optional: Introduce Yourself Here!
  2. 2

    • ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    • An Introduction to Attachment

    • Download the Introduction to Attachment

    • Play Therapy and Attachment: Basic Foundations from a Psychologist and Play Therapist

    • Creative Arts Therapies and the Brain: An Attachment Perspective

    • Psychoeducation for Parents and Caregivers About Child Development and the Brain

    • Film: How a Child's Brain Develops Through Early Experiences

    • Regulate-Relate-Reason Model: Brain Basics

    • The Three Rs of the Learning Brain Chart

    • The "Hand Model" of the Brain

    • Co-Regulation is Regulation When It Comes to Restorative Attachment

    • The Basics of Attachment through the Circle of Security Model and Play Therapy

    • One Version of Attachment "Styles"

    • Attachment Theory and Theraplay

    • The "Expressive Arts Relationship" in Action and How It Is Reparative and Restorative

    • Seeing Children and Adolescents through the Lens of "Capacity"

    • Circle of Capacity Model versus Window of Tolerance Model

    • Can We Learn Anything About Attachment from Children's Drawings?

    • Pew Research Center: Parents' Concerns About Children's Mental Health

    • Triune Brain model or Adaptive Brain model....or both?

    • Psychology Today Article: The 7 Essential Attachment Needs of Children

    • Zine Making Film

    • Zine Making Film, Brief One!

    • Download more templates!

    • Replay Session One Part One

    • Replay Session One Part Two

    • Please UPLOAD* and POST to Discussion! *Required
  3. 3

    • ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    • Zoom "Original Sound for Musicians"-DO THIS- Highly Recommended!

    • SAGE Model: Four Areas of Restorative Attachment Supported by Expressive Arts

    • The Still Face Experiment: Synchrony, Attunement, Grounding, and Engagement in Action

    • Four Functions of Rhythm in Expressive Arts Therapy

    • Film Presentation: Bruce Perry Explains Proxemics

    • Film: Cathy Malchiodi and Bruce Perry Discuss the Importance of Rhythm in Relationships

    • What is Proxemics and Why Is It Important to Attachment Work

    • Film: How Proxemics Change During Stress and What This Means for Therapists, Caregivers, and Children: Discussion between Cathy Malchiodi and Bruce Perry

    • Attachment from a "Moving Perspective"--A Dance/Movement Therapy Perspective

    • Listen: Attachment Theory in Practice: Setting the Beat with Music Therapy

    • Listen: Attachment Theory and Music Therapy Continued

    • Musical Engagement and Parent-Child Attachment in Families With Young Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    • The Dilemmas of Touch in Attachment Work

    • Neural Synchrony in Play- from Princeton Baby Lab

    • Serve and Return

    • Film: 5 Steps to Practice Serve and Return

    • Download this Research Article on Synchrony

    • An Article on PACE Model

    • Optional Reading: 2023 Report on the Impact of Loneliness on Health and Mental Health

    • Shaker Song and Interactive Example from a Music Therapist

    • Two Ideas for Rhythm "Interventions"

    • Practice with Your Shakers with Earth, Wind and Fire!

    • Replay Session Two Part One

    • Replay Session Two Part Two

    • Please UPLOAD* and POST to Discussion! *Required

    • Template Created from Session One--Zine for 7 Areas of Attachment!
  4. 4

    • ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    • Interoception: The Hidden Sense

    • Listen: Interoception-- The Missing Piece of Emotional Regulation

    • Interoception and Early Learners: Noticing Comfort and Discomfort from the Beginning!

    • Film: Children and Interoception

    • The Importance of Being in Sync: The Research

    • Film: Why Mindfulness is a Superpower

    • Film: Just Breathe-Children Explain Mindful Breathing

    • Three Breathing Practices for Children and Caregivers

    • Film: Deep Breathing Practices with Children through Shapes

    • Film: Teaching the Belly Breath

    • Play-Based Recommendations for Self-Care-- Self-Compassion in Action

    • Play-Based Approaches to Embodied Mindfulness

    • Can Mindfulness Help Parents and Pre-Teens with Their Relationship? A Study Summary

    • Mindfulness-Based Practices: A Review of Research

    • Be Calm, Clear, and Kind: Recommendations from Children and Adolescents

    • Bonus: Body Scan Practice Explained

    • Bonus: Evidence--Mindful Breathing Practice Explained

    • Film: Deep Breathing for Children by SPARK at Stanford Lab

    • The Holistic Life Foundation- Bringing Mindfulness Practices to Underserved Youth

    • Research: Could Attachment Experiences Affect Interoceptive Experiences?

    • Replay Session Three Part One

    • Replay Session Three Part Two

    • Please UPLOAD* and POST to Discussion! *Required

    • Empathy, Attachment, and Expressive Arts Therapy

    • Empathy in Danish Classrooms

    • Neurodivergence and Interoception: A Few Insights and Profiles to Know

    • Another Article to Download for Your Files! Mindfulness, Interoception, and the Body: A Contemporary Perspective
  5. 5

    • ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    • Film Presentation: Expressive Arts Therapy and Play for Deeper Trauma Healing

    • A Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy and Attachment Perspective

    • Restoring Joy, Curiosity, and Enlivenment Through Expressive Arts and Play-- An Antidote to Trauma

    • Listen: Attachment Theory in Action: Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy Part 1

    • Listen: Attachment Theory in Action: Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy Part 2

    • Developmental Trauma: Historic Document

    • More on Developmental Trauma and Attachment: A Contemporary Discussion

    • Listen: Dr. John Baylin Discusses Developmental Trauma

    • Foster Care and Attachment Work: Expressive and Play-Based Approaches

    • A Drama and Play Therapy Perspective on Trauma and Attachment

    • Listen: Attachment Theory in Action with Disaster Relief in War Torn Countries

    • Listen: Attachment Theory in Action in Action: Disaster Relief Part Two

    • Play Therapy Intervention and Displaced Children with an Attachment Focus

    • Theraplay® and Relational Trauma

    • Attachment as a Protective Factor for Posttraumatic Stress

    • Replay Session Four Part One

    • Replay Session Four Part Two

    • Please UPLOAD* and POST to Discussion! *Required
  6. 6

    • ▶️ ZOOM Link and Supplies!

    • Empathy X-Ray: For Fun

    • Helpful Tips on How to Talk to Children About Their Artwork

    • Resiliency Recovery Practices: Conversations to Listen, Learn, and Try

    • What Do We Do About the Aftermath of COVID? A Collection of Interventions

    • Film: Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset

    • A Different Way to Respond When Kids Do Something "Wrong"

    • Compassion over Punishment: for Caregivers and Children

    • Communication Pitfalls: What We Say and What They Hear!

    • Discipline vs. Punishment

    • Firm, Fair and Consistent

    • Let the Child Lead

    • Article: Drawing Pictures is Great for Children's Development

    • Integrated Learning Strategies: Brain Hierarchy

    • Rhythmic Relating: Bidirectional Support for Social Timing in Autism Therapies

    • Rhythm and Timing as Vulnerabilities in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    • Meandering Journal Tutorial and Printable Instructions

    • NVLD Project--a great site for your resources!

    • The Attachment Project --another great resource!

    • Chrome Lab- Online Sound Making Tools!

    • Replay Session 5, Part ONE

    • Replay Session 5, Part TWO

    • Please UPLOAD* and POST to Discussion! *Required

    • Some Extra Internet and Social Media Resources for Co-Regulating and Caregiving Approaches!
  7. 7

    • Final Steps to Your Certificate

    • Course Evaluation

    • Regarding the Use of Material in this Course

    • Final Question

    • Thank you! (Certificate)

Instructors

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.

Institute Faculty | Supervisor

Emily Johnson Welsh

Emily Johnson Welsh, EXAT, REAT, LPAT-S, ATR-BC, LPCC-S, RYT  has over 16 years’ experience providing expressive arts therapy support and developing resources in trauma-informed approaches and integrative wellness. She is a graduate of Lesley University’s Expressive Arts Therapy and Mental Health Counseling program in 2008 and is a licensed and board-certified art therapist, licensed clinical counselor supervisor, registered expressive arts therapist and a Yoga Alliance Registered teacher. As faculty for the Trauma-informed Expressive Arts Therapy Institute for over 10 years, she brings a current knowledge of expressive arts and body-based approaches that focus on building resilience and community. She provides technology-assisted distance supervision for those working towards the EXAT, EXA-CE, REAT (Registered Expressive Art Therapist), ATR (Registered Art Therapist), and LPAT (Licensed Professional Art Therapist in Kentucky).  Emily’s accomplishments in the field include presentations at conferences for the American Art Therapy Association, Buckeye Art Therapy Association, Kentucky Association for Play Therapy, and International Expressive Art Therapy Association;  authoring and co-authoring chapters in the book Art Therapy and Healthcare (Guildford Press, 2013) ; co-designing and co-facilitating the online artmaking workshop  “Art Therapy + Happiness Project;"  being awarded "Cure Champion" by the American Cancer Society for my accomplishments in bringing expressive art therapy and yoga programming to families fighting cancer. Most recently, Emily enjoys balancing her expressive arts therapies private practice, Art Yoga Love, LLC, serving children, families, and adults, with yoga studio ownership and teaching! She is also enamored with being outside, animals of all sorts, the wonders of parenting, and hopes to never stop finding gratitude in these daily adventures.

Institute Faculty | Supervisor

AriAnna Carroll, LMHC, REAT, EXAT

Ari is a licensed mental health counselor, registered expressive arts therapist, and an EMDR certified provider. She is a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and is working towards completing all levels of training in the Oaklander Model of Gestalt Play Therapy. Since graduating from the Expressive Arts Therapy Program at the University of Louisville in 2004, she has supported groups and individuals of all ages in a variety of settings including schools, residential care settings, in-patient treatment centers, rehabilitation programs, and out-patient mental health therapy settings. Ari is currently in private practice, the first in Iowa to put expressive arts therapy at the heart of client care. She specializes in providing youth and family-based services, in addition to working with adults that have an interest in resourcing expressive arts. Ari offers technology-assisted supervision for those working towards the EXAT, EXAT-CE, and REAT (registered expressive arts therapist), encouraging growth through supportive dialog, inquiry into theory and approaches, and active practice of expressive arts modalities. As a life-long percussionist, she has a special interest in integrating rhythm and sound oriented approaches into therapy. As parent to a neurodivergent child, she is invested in continued learning relating to neurodiversity affirming practices and advocacy. She enjoys exploring the relationship between expressive arts therapy, neuroscience, and sensory-oriented insights, and how this informs practice that encourages wholistic engagement, integration, and healing. Her accomplishments include creating community-oriented therapeutic expressive arts programming for adults and youth, supporting those with interest in private practice development, certification in Rhythm 2 Recovery, a therapeutic method that integrates rhythm and reflection for social emotional health, and partnering with schools in support of neurodivergent children and families, serving as co-creator and facilitator in presentations and support groups for parents/caregivers of twice-exceptional youth within her community. Ari creates harmony between practice and play with her family, pursuing outdoor adventures and shared creative outlets, appreciating the journey ahead of the destination.

Express It to Address It

An Alternative to "Name It to Tame It"

Cathy Malchiodi PhD on Express It to Address It