Course Description

In this live webinar we will cover a variety of strategies and cautions in using breath as a starting point in expressive arts therapy. Bring drawing materials and various size paper to the session!

Readings and Course Materials for Webinar

All readings are included with this webinar and are available on the course site in the form of full-length articles, short films, and/or links to websites. Participants will complete an evaluation in order to obtain a Certificate of Completion or Professional Development after the webinar. You can access everything on registration and will be able to access this site for 30 days after the webinar. More information will be added to this site as we get closer to the event, so please check back!

We are offering these webinars free of charge to those who are working on either the EXAT or EXA-CE designations-- please email us to safe a spot in the webinar!

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. 

Institute Faculty Cathy Malchiodi, PhD

Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT holds a doctorate in psychology and is a licensed and board-certified art therapist and mental health counselor and has published numerous books, chapters, and articles in the field of art therapy including, Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process, Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Breaking the Silence: Working With Traumatized Children, and Understanding Children's Drawings, which are standards in the field. She has trained counselors, therapists, and teachers throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe. In 2011, Cathy founded the Trauma-Informed Practices Institute to meet the need for professional education in the use of arts therapies, expressive therapies, mind-body approaches and resilience-building in trauma integration and recovery for children, adults and families. You can learn more about Dr. Malchiodi at her website https://www.cathymalchiodi.com/

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Webinar!

    2. How to Use This Course Site

    3. Continuing Education

    1. Polyvagal Theory: A Brief Review and Film

    2. The Polyvagal Theory in Action: How Heart Rate Figures Into Trauma Treatment with Stephen Porges

    3. A Vagus Nerve Survival Guide to Combat Fight-or-Flight Urges

    4. Kindness Toward Oneself and Others Tones Your Vagal Nerve

    1. Holistic Life Foundation | Leading with Love and Leading with Breath

    2. Resource: Empowering Communities through Yoga, Mindfulness, and Self-Care Practices

    3. The Healing Work of Racial Justice and Racial Mindfulness

    4. Stop Technique for Mindful Breathing

    5. Three Well-Being Interventions and the Role of Breath in Health

    1. When Taking A Deep Breath Can Be Terrible Advice

    2. Contraindications of Pranayama with Trauma Survivors

    1. Replay of Live Webinar and Slide Presentation

    1. Final Steps to Your Certificate

    2. Required Course Evaluation

    3. Certificate of Completion Qualification

    4. Certificate 1.5 CE July 22 2020 Webinar

    5. Certificate 1.5 CPD July 22 2020 Webinar

About this course

  • $25.00
  • 20 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content