Admissions Requirements for the M.A. in Art Therapy for Clinical Professionals
A master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology or psychiatry
Six courses (18 semester credits or 27 quarter units) in undergraduate studio art coursework including:
Painting
3-D (i.e. sculpture, ceramics, jewelry making, wood carving, etc.)
Four studio art electives of the…
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OpportunitiesÂ
Southwestern College (SWC) is a small, consciousness-centered graduate school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico with an enrollment of approximately 200 students. We offer Master’s degree programs in Counseling, Art Therapy/Counseling, Art Therapy for Clinical Professionals, Consciousness in Action, and a PhD in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership.Â
Current opportunities are listed here. The…
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In the summer of 2014, I took "Foundations in Human Science Research" with Michael Schwab at Southwestern College. As part of this class, I wrote a research paper on spiritual awakening. This paper was based on 10 years of personal experience exploring spiritual awakening (through meditation and other forms of spiritual practice) from 2004 to…
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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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Since 2006, Ecotherapy students at SWC Â have been reconnecting to Mother Earth by going on Wilderness Fasts, praying in sweat lodges, practicing Andean energy healing techniques, and participating in other indigenous healing ceremonies.
But how have these folks been applying what they learn, once they are out in the professional world of mental health? Â Here…
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Since beginning my apprenticeship as an art therapist/counselor in training here at SWC in 2014, I had my most challenging quarter in the spring of 2016. For the first two years I felt like I was doing a lot of personal transformation work in the safety of some of my cocoon-like classes. Since the beginning…
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Thoughts about why personal therapy is required at SWC...…
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Your Experience & Success in the Program
Your experience in the Art Therapy / Counseling program at Southwestern College will be a vibrant exploration of the art-filled therapeutic process. Our integrative approach not only honors the spiritual connection between soul and art, it also positions our students for professional success after…
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MA Honorary Scholarships
Southwestern College awards a number of Honorary Scholarships three times per year, during the Fall, Winter, and Spring terms, to MA students enrolled in our Graduate Programs. These scholarships are available to degree-seeking students who are enrolled or preparing to enter a program and are taking at least 4 quarter units. The…
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This unique trans-disciplinary doctoral program is designed to prepare you as a regenerative leader to navigate the complexities of changing the old story of separation, domination, competition and control into the emerging story of cooperation, compassion, connection and capacity to regenerate broken social systems and struggling ecosystems. Relationships based on authentic partnership…
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CARES Act HEERF Report on Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Click Here)
COVID-19 Response
COVID POLICY Update for Summer 2021
 Click here for President Ann Filemyr's Spring 21 Message
Beginning Monday, November 16, Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham has issued a new Stay at Home Health Order for two weeks. It may be extended.…
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By Kate Latimer, MA, LPCC, Program Chair of the MA in Counseling (Clinical Mental Health) Program
photo of Seren Morris, Joanna Conte and Kate Latimer at their SWC graduation
I first heard about Southwestern College in 2002 while living in Morocco and teaching at a small international school located in the town of Ifrane in…
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The other morning I came into contact with a report by Jonathan Cook from the Aljazeera international news station. His correspondence, Israeli textbook 'bad for Arabs, bad for Jews,' resonated with a recent discussion I had. Mr. Cook shared a piece on the war and conflict segment on Israeli’s ministry of education’s effect on Palestinian…
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Lead-in
Students new to Southwestern College in the fall of 2016 were invited to introduce themselves through their art and other creative processes. It is the Wild Heart Gallery's honor to feature a few of the contributing artists of the Lead-in exhibition.Â
Artist: Laura Murphy
Title: Awake. Present. Healing.
Laura's expressive…
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Psychedelic Studies Certificate
96-HOUR CERTIFICATE, Completed with 6 courses
Completed with 3 required courses and 3 elective courses
16 CEUs $375 per course
*Graduate students may take these courses for elective credit.
Required Courses:
Psychedelic Movement: Pioneers in the History, Research, and Current Policy Development
The Psychedelic…
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On November 15, 2016, Southwestern College began its Entrepreneurship Series with a panel discussion composed of a variety of helping professionals in Santa Fe. The presenters were former SWC President Jim Nolan, Ph.D., LPCC; Emilah DeToro, M.Ed., PCC; Ginna Clark, PsyD., LPCC, ATR, Faculty member, Coordinator of the Human Sexuality Certificate Program; and Jessica Reeves,…
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The Graduate Assistantship (GA) program at Southwestern College is an opportunity for students to receive mentorship and develop professional skills by working in a small administrative role with the college. Assistantships are available for $3,600 to $,5400 and are typically awarded at the beginning of the fall quarter for the entire academic year.
The…
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The Graduate Assistantship (GA) program is an opportunity for students to receive a stipend and discounted tuition in exchange for supporting SWC's administrative functions. Assistantships for $3,600 or $7,200 are typically awarded in the fall quarter for the entire year. The award funds are distributed equally over the course of three or four quarters. Part of the award is used to…
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Visioning and vision-based action are two interrelating, reciprocal expressions of regenerative leadership.  Jaffa Frank, Ph.D.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: OVERVIEW
The Ph.D. in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership requires completion of 75 quarter units. Students may complete all requirements within three years in 11 ten-week quarters. Students may also opt for part-time enrollment and complete within five…
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We welcome your interest in our Master's degree program in Counseling (or the specialty area called Clinical Mental Health Counseling by CACREP and some state licensing boards). Southwestern College's Counseling program is fully approved by the Higher Learning Commission, and offers a number of distinctive advantages over most other clinical programs. The program can…
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If you have the motivation for self-discovery and the academic background to pursue a rigorous graduate degree in the fields of counseling, art therapy, consciousness, or regenerative leadership, your graduate school search will lead you to Southwestern College.
Southwestern offers a holistic perspective in all our degree programs, whether you seek a Master's degree in…
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Need to perform research, track down hard sources, and edit/enhance photos for an assignment? Looking for easy, web-based presentation software? Want options for web-based storage? Quimby's your hookup.
On this page you'll find a number of free, web-based solutions for a multitude of needs you might have as a student, artist, or human being (or…
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From 2002 through 2010, I went on storm chasing trips to the Great Plains around Texas almost every spring. Toward the end of these years, I started getting more insight into the psychological roots of my fascination with storms, and I stopped doing as much storm chasing. I wrote the following piece in the spring…
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By Deborah Schroder
So Scruff and I have become pretty close during the pandemic. He doesn’t share his face on social media but he let me use a stand-in so you could see where he lives. He lives around and under the pretty little bridge in the back of campus. I walk out that way…
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