WELCOME! Southwestern College/New Earth Institute has a deep commitment to helping those who have a calling in the Helping Professions. In addition to the Conscious Entrepreneurship offerings, which are aimed to help you learn the business of the mental health business, this page will help you identify where the Art Therapy jobs are, all over the…
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Sylvan Schneider goes on a Vision Quest at Southwestern College, and shares his experience....…
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The Ecotherapy certificate program at Southwestern College offers a Wilderness Fast each year to interested individuals. In September 2016, Wilderness Fast members took a 9-day trip to Canyon De Chelly with Katherine Ninos and Carol Parker, the founder of the Wilderness Fasts offered at Southwestern College. This is an interview with one of the program…
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I, Rene, had the amazing opportunity to meet with Carol Parker at a coffee shop called Dulce in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Carol Parker brings with her a wealth of knowledge related to ceremonial space, initiations and rite-of-passages, and was the initiator of Wilderness Fasts at Southwestern College. I asked her to meet to learn more…
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Scholarship Search Engines
Big Future (College Board)
Bold.org
Career One Stop
Discover Student Loans Free Scholarship Search
Fastweb Scholarship search
GoGrad
Niche.com
Various scholarships
Deadline: Varies
Sallie Mae Graduate School Scholarship Search
Scholarships.com
Scholarship America
Scholly
Unigo
Scholarship Resource List
American Association of University Women – https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/career-development/
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My name is Alyssa Ellegaard and I am a first-year student at Southwestern College. My journey at SWC began before classes started during this past fall’s Wilderness Fast in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. I had just moved from Northwestern Minnesota a week before I was to embark on the Wilderness Fast. I knew very little…
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The Quimby Memorial Library is here to support the research needs of our students at Southwestern College. Below you will find a list of online databases, peer-reviewed open access journals, and scholarly based search engines that may be utilized any time --24/7-- away from the campus. In addition to these services, we also offer…
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Your privacy is critically important to us. At Southwestern College we have a few fundamental principles:
We don’t ask you for personal information unless we truly need it. (We can’t stand services that ask you for things like your gender or income level for no apparent reason.)
We don’t share your personal information with…
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Santa Fe has over 300 restaurants to choose from, and chances are whatever your tummy craves, or whatever diet you are on while studying here, Santa Fe has something special for you to eat! I can’t go over every restaurant or type of food offered in town, but I can give you the list of…
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Next Wilderness Fast, September 5 - 13, 2020, San Mateo Mountains of New Mexico
(Participants must attend an orientation session on Aug. 9th, 2020, from 4-6pm on the SWC Campus, outdoors with social distancing.)
Words cannot convey the healing experience of participating in the rite of passage known as Wilderness Fast. This experience is…
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by Jessica Ventura-Ewing
"Until You Know Yourself Happiness Cannot Come To You" ~ Yogi Tea
When thinking about the maternal lineage in my family the feeling that kept presenting itself was sadness. Not a normal type of everyday sadness but a deep seeded sadness that stemmed from birth, something that all of the…
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I never thought that the coursework in a master’s degree in counseling would help me to survive a night of being stuck in Utah’s rugged, remote, and desolate Horseshoe Canyon. Nor would I have ever guessed that an education in counseling would help me transform my consciousness in a survival situation to be able to…
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Contributors: Emilah DeToro, Magdalena Karlick, Seren Morris, Virginia Padilla-Vigil, and April Vogel
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, our faculty at Southwestern College had to quickly mobilize to transition courses from face-to-face to online synchronous delivery. This, of course, created numerous challenges, the most significant being, how to maintain the spirit of transformational…
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Graduation Year - 2009
Rachel Zavarella, MA
Starting in July 2010, I am moving to the bay area in California to work at The Creekside School. I will be working toward hours for LPCC and ATR licensure in addition to being trained as a DIR/Floortime therapist. The Creekside School is a private school for children…
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This week has been one of manifesting intentions.
Yesterday morning began as any other here on the compound. The mountain summits rose majestically unabashed by gathering clouds. The dogs scurried to my door and I exited my casa to make my morning coffee. The Women of Maras began to arrive shortly before nine…
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Registering at Southwestern College
Registering for New Earth Institute (NEI) and Certificate Program Coursework
You may register for a course in NEI or a certificate program once the quarterly course schedule is released. The schedule will list the New Earth Institute certificate courses offered during that quarter. Many of these courses are offered in…
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Hello There!
Please enjoy the art, and words about the art processes that are posted here.
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The blog is intended to inspire the creator within in us all by both seeing various mediums used, as well as reading how the pieces have been created and what they mean to the artist. We will…
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Liberating Loan Lessons for Life
You finally figured out a career path and maybe even the college you want to attend, but now you are faced with the daunting task of figuring out how to pay tuition and it seems that your only option is to take out student loans. You do the math and…
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Julie Knose
Hey all! I'm finally doing an alumni update, ten years later! I loved my time at Southwestern College in the Art Therapy program. Two months after graduation, I moved home to Ohio because my dad was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. He died four months later in…
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For those who want to be on the fast-track and complete in 2 years:
This option allows you to complete the program in 2 years, taking the first summer off.
However, Federal Direct student loans do not cover all tuition costs,
which requires significant additional funding (scholarships, savings, gift or loan from family member, etc.) to cover tuition and…
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For those who want to be on the fast-track and complete in 2 years:
This option allows you to complete the program in 2 years, attending eight quarters straight.
However, Federal Direct student loans do not cover tuition costs,
which requires significant additional funding (scholarships, savings, gift or loan from family member, etc.) to cover tuition and living expenses.
This…
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1. How do I apply to a certificate program?
The application process is simple and easy. Just complete this application form which will go to the admissions office. (There is a drop down menu where you can choose NEI Certificate Program Application.)
2. Do I have to complete the application in order to take a…
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Program Exception
Art Therapy Counseling Petition for Program Exception
Art Therapy for Clinical Professionals Petition for Program Exception
Counseling Petition for Program Exception
Additional Assorted Forms
Add/Drop/Withdrawal Form
College Withdrawal Form
Petition for Leave of Absence
Order an Official Transcript
Alumni Access to Electronic Records
NOTE: more forms coming soon…
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In the spirit of full disclosure, I must admit that I am a film geek and child of the 80's. Bear with me.
That moment comes when you've been in grad school so long that you don't see how the training you are receiving has anything to do with working with clients. Perhaps that is…
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