Dr. Carol Parker is the Chair of the Southwestern College Counseling Program. Here she explains, in a series of three narratives, how the Southwestern Counseling Program is unique...And Carol knows a thing or two about "unique"...…
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Dr. Ann Filemyr, Academic Vice President & Dean of Southwestern College as of 8.1.14, shares a poignant and moving experience which captures the essence of the I-Thou encounter....…
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3 Anecdotes from Carol Parker about what makes SWC/New Earth's Counseling program unique...…
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A photographic journey of the passing clouds in New Mexico and Colorado.…
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Claudia Escareno-Clark reflects on the tension between embracing the Divine Oneness without naively ignoring human differences of all kinds...…
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As therapists we often have to make clear where our boundaries exist without hurting or confusing those who approach them. This does not have to be complicated and, in fact, can be an opportunity to display love, even elegance. By reflecting how we love ourselves we reveal the lightness of love to others. By stating…
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According to the Original Agreement
People could become Plants
But only if they kept the rituals
That were set up in those days.
I found out about this
One spring day in Iowa.
A man I knew was planting squash and onions,
And he turned into a plant.
I saw it happen.
Recently, my husband…
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by Karen Stefano Ed.M., M.A., L.P.C., NCC
How can you unwind your body and mind, listen to the inner stirrings of your spirit, and supercharge your creativity? It’s easy. Tissue Paper Collage!
Mythologist Joseph Campbell said, “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” The truth is that our culture is motivated,…
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Photographing the beauty of New Mexico. …
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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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by Jessica Callaway, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC
I didn't know what to expect when I decided to go to Haiti. I realized when I was on the plane that I was partly, or mostly, going for selfish reasons. I was excited to practice art therapy and teach yoga in an environment I had never experienced,…
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