Posted March 29th, 2012 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC.
I just spent about an hour and a half playing a board game. At work, in my office. Believe me, I know I have a great job.
One of our students, Stephanie Murphy, is getting ready to graduate and brought her Capstone Project over. Yes, that’s the board game! It’s a visually dynamic, thought-provoking and…
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Posted March 18th, 2012 by Donna Harrington & filed under SWC Blog.
ONE MOMENT LONGER
May I embrace you
One moment longer
So that hugging
Becomes Holding
May my heart be in the presence
Of your heart
One moment longer
So that longing
Becomes Loving
May our brief touches last
One moment longer
So that aching
Becomes Caressing
May our paths cross
One moment longer
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Posted March 16th, 2012 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Ecotherapy.
Final Thoughts: Maras
By Sara WIlliams
I cried after leaving Maras. It was something like a mixture of sadness and gratitude. Sadness because never again will I have the same experience. It was confusing because it is unusual for me to get sentimental about endings. It is more common to be looking to the future,…
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Posted March 12th, 2012 by Dru Phoenix & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
Don't these faces say it all!
Well I will get around to having my face in there too...but I wanted the pups to get a little press time all by themselves! The husky mix is called "Kioko" - it means "born with happiness" in Japanese and the brown one is "Suki" - also Japanese. They…
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Posted March 8th, 2012 by Donna Harrington & filed under SWC Blog.
REMEMBER HOME
Turn back towards God
Loneliness, panic, sadness, disconnection
Any sufferings
Are not punishments
They are guides
Pointing you back towards God
Towards love, towards family
How lonely Pluto must be
So far out in the darkness and cold
With only an almost imperceptible sensation of gravity calling him in
Until he remembers
And…
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Posted March 1st, 2012 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC.
Jane Cunha does a lovely job discussing her art with her client for therapeutic purposes. Click here to view video.
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