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Choosing your Graduate Program
Choosing the right graduate program is not an easy task. I am one of those people who did not make the best choice. I am writing this blog to offer...
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A letter to potential SWC students
Hello! My name is Beth Lykins, and I am a current student at SWC. I am starting my final quarter of my first year in the Art Therapy and Counseling...
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Where Do Southwestern College Grads Work? Charmayne Kilcup
How Quitting School Was the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me Charmayne Kilcup, PhD www.charmaynekilcup.com At the young age of twenty-three, I was bright-eyed, bushy tailed, and sure I wanted to be...
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Five Great Reasons for Becoming a Professional Counselor
If you have been told that you are a good listener, or you are the one your friends come to who have problems, keep reading.......
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Southwestern College Requires Students to Be in Therapy
Southwestern College requires its students to be engaged in personal therapy, and that is a good thing. ...
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Reflections Following Our First Counseling Prac Class
Jim Nolan discusses different ways of approaching the Counseling relationship. ...
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Style and Self-Expression at Southwestern
Graduate student, Amy Gordon, shares some of her favorite Southwestern College looks....
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The Odyssey of Therapy
The newest crop of counselors and art therapists from Southwestern College had its commencement on November 7, 2015 at the James A. Little Theater at the New Mexico School for the...
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What I Love About My New Home in the Southwest by Lauren Hamilton
It has officially been two months since I've made Santa Fe my home, and the beauty I have been discovering over these past 60 days has been absolutely unreal. Moving...
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Psychopathology Class, The Sopranos, & the Magic Bus (Dude, it’s a metaphor…)
The more President Nolan teaches "Psychopathology", the less he knows about the topic. ...
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First Impressions of a Maverick Institution, by Amy Gordon
Student Amy Gordon's reflections on the beginning of graduate school at Southwestern College......
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Getting Your Student Loans Forgiven: It’s Not That Mysterious
There are lots of ways to help you afford graduate school, and Southwestern College/New Earth Institute is committed to helping you access those resources......
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Being There: What ARE the Best Clinical Skills?
"Being There" as a Clinical Skill by Jim NolanAt Southwestern College, we take an unusual approach to training therapists. Many programs out in the world (and indeed many theories/models of...
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Paid Internships in Substance Abuse Counseling: The LSAA
Some students get clinically relevant, PAYING jobs early in their career at Southwestern College, even before they are in “practicum.” How?They get their LSAAWhat is an LSAA?The LSAA (Licensed Substance...
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Meet Laura Lansrud-Lopez, the new Chair of the Counseling Program
Listen to Laura Lansrud-Lopez, the new Chair of the Counseling Program and what she would like to share about it's unique Counseling Program. Youtube video....
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Michelle Daly Awarded New Mexico Association for Infant Mental Health Member of the Year
Michelle Daly, Infant Mental Health Certificate Program Director, was awarded "Member of the Year" recently by the New Mexico Association for Infant Mental Health. ...
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Managing Student Loans: Strategies and Resources from Southwestern College
Southwestern College/New Earth Institute created a resource page for managing student loans......
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Diversity at Southwestern College/New Earth Institute
Southwestern College/New Earth offer a lot of diversity for a small institution.......
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The Success of Southwestern College Graduates
President Nolan offers hard data on the accomplishments of Southwestern College alumni....
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What Is Experiential Education?
President Nolan discusses the difference between Experiential and Traditional Education......
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What is the Difference Between Clinical Psych and Counseling Psych?
Jim Nolan discusses the differences (historically) between Clinical and Counseling Psychology.......
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Calling All Who Want To Become a Master’s Level Therapist!
The Masters Degree in Counseling you were looking for.........
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Be Dreadfully Suspicious of Grad Schools in Psychology
Graduate schools are largely in a trance. You should really know that. It is huge. ...
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Yoga, Body Work, & Southwestern College: A Match Made in Healing
Southwestern College attracts many Yoga Instructors, Massage Therapists and Body Workers, for good reasons......