Posts Tagged Counseling
Posted October 21st, 2021 by Southwestern College & filed under Counseling at SWC, Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness, Top News, Featured.
When I applied for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Southwestern, I knew I was seeking an alternative form of higher education. If the second half of the college’s name, “New Earth Institute,” didn’t give it away already, the school’s style of educating certainly does. “Transformational Learning”, a term used frequently by Southwestern, is…
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Posted April 22nd, 2017 by Southwestern College & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Top News, SWC Blog.
Voices in America chose Southwestern College/New Earth Institute as a unique, unsung, yet storied institution, to feature in television slots between full PBS broadcast shows.…
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Posted January 21st, 2017 by Southwestern College & filed under Counseling at SWC, Student & Alumni Stories, Where do SWC Grads Work, People of SWC.
Early on in my graduate internship at a family counseling agency, a supervisor told me, "We have the best jobs in the world, for we get to witness, hold and create change." I remember being pulled by those words, but I do not think I truly understood what they meant, and I am still unraveling…
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Posted May 30th, 2016 by Southwestern College & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, People of SWC.
I’m the chairperson of the Art Therapy/Counseling program. I moved to Santa Fe to teach at Southwestern College in 2002, and continue to be delighted by the insightful art therapy provided by our students during Practicum and Internship. It’s been an honor to witness our students as they blossom into therapists. And actually, I also…
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Posted December 1st, 2015 by Southwestern College & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Where do SWC Grads Work.
Growing up in Switzerland, I developed a passion for Circus Arts and Clowns. When I moved to NYC, I was introduced to the Big Apple Circus and became a board member for 11 years. I clowned around with the professional Clown Care Unit of the Big Apple Circus and also met Patch Adams with whom…
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Posted October 12th, 2015 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.
It was during my second week at Southwestern College, the second meeting of Tuesday’s Psychology of Altruism class, that Ann Filemyr presented us with this lesson: “reduce shame, enhance love.” We talked about feelings of shame and the aching, overwhelming presence it can have in our daily lives. Shame that can continually haunt us whether…
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Posted April 28th, 2015 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.
“Interesting how you are only using a black sharpie marker in your art today,” says my art therapist, as she gently points out my visible tension with perfectionistic, black and white thinking….…
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Posted March 5th, 2015 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.
Influenced by archetypes and art therapy, Sprout explores the interplay between the unconscious and conscious parts of the psyche. …
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Posted February 8th, 2015 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
Counseling student at Southwestern College, explores his own gender, and which gender language best suits him. …
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Posted January 25th, 2015 by Claudia Escareno-Clark & filed under SWC Blog.
As I venture into another quarter here at Southwestern College I am having a difficult time figuring out where I will eventually fit in. I am currently entrenched in the theories and perspectives we are learning in family counseling, and though it may be called family counseling, I cannot separate some of the issues I…
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Posted December 7th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
Exploring the simple pleasure of walking through personal narrative. …
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Posted November 6th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.
"Wholeness for humans depends on the ability to own their own shadow." -C.G. Jung…
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Posted October 24th, 2014 by swcblog & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Where do SWC Grads Work.
Sylvan Schneider’s work experience journey included a commercial painting job, assisting in a dental office, a foray to the music industry and into the field of mental health. …
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Posted September 25th, 2014 by swcblog & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC.
The Masters Degree in Counseling you were looking for......…
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Posted September 5th, 2014 by Jim Nolan, Former President & filed under Counseling at SWC, SWC Blog.
The skill set you cultivate getting a master's degree in Counseling from Southwestern College prepares you for many possible career paths...…
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Posted July 15th, 2014 by Claudia Escareno-Clark & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
Claudia Escareño-Clark explores the impact that assimilation and being an immigrant have had and how this will impact her work with clients. …
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Posted May 5th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under SWC Blog.
First Year Art Therapy and Counseling student Caitlin Harper explores the magical ways in which great literature has informed her interest in Psychology…
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Posted February 11th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
In the face of so much destruction, injustice and greed, I ask myself what can I do?…
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Posted January 28th, 2014 by Southwestern College & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
... staying in on a Saturday night to write a paper with the company of a Santa Fe Pale Ale and burning sage.
... is making, screaming at, rebelling against, and recreating a budget over and over again as I stumble towards financial sobriety.
... is shedding the self-construct that automates what I think I…
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Posted January 27th, 2014 by Claudia Escareno-Clark & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, SWC Blog.
As graduate assistants at Southwestern College we get to do a variety of tasks, depending on our strengths and interests. While doing social media and blogging, I came up with the idea last fall to do a series of videos. What I realized is that while I was fortunate enough to already be living in…
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Posted January 17th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Student & Alumni Stories.
First year art therapy student describes her experience using a vision board to ring in 2014 and details some basic tips on creating vision boards. …
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Posted January 12th, 2014 by Southwestern College & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.
*This post is a special note to myself, a reminder that my job is not to be Little Miss Sunshine ALL the time, but more accurately sometimes the clearest joy is in continuing on.
So what if I need to get things done—like go to my job so I can keep making money to pay…
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Posted December 6th, 2013 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.
A collection of photos and interviews engaging the relationship between our minds and bodies. …
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Posted November 7th, 2013 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
Sylvan, a counseling student at Southwestern, shares his thoughts on New Mexico, SWC and counseling. …
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