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Art Therapy Surveys–THANK YOU!!
From Debbie Schroder: In the book The Resilient Practitioner, authors Skovholt and Trotter-Mathison, tell a story about a man who had a job making bricks by hand, one...
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A chance to see Shaun McNiff, Ph.D., ATR Saturday, August 25 at the T&H Conference
"The last time I saw Shaun McNiff present was in Lucca, Italy. The audience was filled with therapists from all over the world, and he had us on the...
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Why Indeed!
Why Indeed! Last November, following the national American Art Therapy Association conference, I wrote a blog about resisting and expressed my opposition to decisions made by the AATA Board of...
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Communicating Creatively: Art, Music, and Alternative Addiction Treatment Therapies
Communicating Creatively: Art, Music, and Alternative Addiction Treatment Therapies --by Michelle Peterson recoverypride.org Millions of people who suffer the ravages of drug and alcohol addiction benefit from traditional, 12-step treatment...
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The 37th Annual Transformation and Healing Conference, “Creativity, Consciousness and Connection in Challenging Times.”
The 37th Annual Transformation and Healing Conference August 22-26, 2018 is entitled “Creativity, Consciousness and Connection in Challenging Times.” Keynote Presenter on Saturday, Aug. 25 will be renowned art therapist Shaun McNiff,...
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Where Do Southwestern College Grads Work? Caitlin Harper
I have been honored to serve the Nambé Pueblo community since October 2013. The reasons for my arrival to the little reservation nestled in a corner of the Sangre de...
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Inipi by Mark C. Speight
Inipi Into the Inipi, the pulsing womb, the comfort of darkness, the heat of intention, the heartbeat of drums taught with flesh, ...
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Feeling Cranky by Deb Schroder
Feeling Cranky I wanted to laugh out loud. I wanted to watch Stephen Colbert’s art therapy interview and feel smugly validated by a national presence whose show I love to...
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Where Do Southwestern College Grads Work? Katie Hall
I have worked at Solace Crisis Treatment Center in Santa Fe, treating trauma and crisis situations for the last two and a half years. I previously worked at the Attachment...
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For Me, a Ph.D. Was TOTALLY “Worth It”
President Nolan offers an opinion on the potential value of earning a Ph.D. ...
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We’re Working On Creating a Ph.D. Program
At Southwestern College, we are working on creating a doctoral program, which our alumni and community have been asking for FOR YEARS! ...
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Within the Hallowed Bones by Mark C. Speight
Within the Hallowed Bones I awake, at this unearthly hour. So, I rise, on this desert morn’. This unearthly warm, ...
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Is My Therapist “The One?” by Jane McConnell
“Consciousness is a fundamental thing, the fundamental thing in existence — it is the energy, the motion, the movement of consciousness that creates the universe and all that is in...
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Being a Counselor, And Using Coaching Sensibilities & Skills
Dr. Nolan discusses combining Counseling and Coaching as a career option. ...
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Becoming Visionary: The Key To Our Successful Future
Becoming Visionary Is A Mindset You Will Need --by Jim Nolan What does it mean to be “Visionary”? Visionary means looking into our unprecedentedly uncertain future and...
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Mental/Behavioral Health & Your State–Fascinating Highlights & Lowlights
From The State of Mental Health in America, 2018: Some Highlights & Lowlights Prevalence of “Mental Illness”: New Mexico ranks 31st of 51 (Counting DC) North Dakota and Hawaii...
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Why I Resist by Deb Schroder
Why I Resist There are a number of stories swirling around about the recent American Art Therapy Association conference. And no one can deny that it was intense and the...
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Conscious Entrepreneurship: A Buncha Tips on Private Practice
Conscious Entrepreneurship: A Buncha Tips on Private Practice ---by Jim Nolan, Licensed Psychologist, LPCC, LADAC These are, of course, mostly based on my experience, but I also know a lot...
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Conscious Entrepreneurship: Let’s Meet Dr. Varghese
Conscious Entrepreneurship: Why You Should Know Dr. Melvin Varghese Melvin Varghese is an incredibly likable guy who created what has blossomed into a huge phenomenon called “Selling the Couch.” He...
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Conscious Entrepreneurship: A Re-Boot…
Conscious Entrepreneurship at Southwestern College A few years ago, several of us at Southwestern College (Myself, Laura Lansrud-Lopez, Claudia Escareno-Clark, Dru Phoenix, Ande Hambuchen) created an initiative we called “Conscious...
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#AATA2017: American Art Therapy Association Convention in Albuquerque!
Here in Albuquerque, the town is abuzz with over a thousand Art Therapist burning down the house... How great to experience! I feel honored to be among them... SO many...
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