New Earth Institute Community Lectures
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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 Mental health professionals may receive
2 CEUs approved by the NM Counseling and Therapy Practice Board for a $20 fee
Spring 2024 Community Lecture Schedule:
The Bare Bones: Exploring the Embodied Self in Ethical Decision Making
Presented by Kate Latimer, MA,…
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Jobs in Mental Health
Southwestern College's Office of Career Services offers a variety of free workshops throughout the year  on topics such as:
Career Pathways Alumni Panels
Community Agency Work
Geriatric, Alzheimerâs and Hospice Work
Private Practice
Additionally, you can follow a lot of the happenings at Southwestern College by linking to either…
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Program DescriptionÂ
This Masterâs degree is available to clinical professionals who already have at least a Masterâs degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or other clinical degree. The M.A. in Art Therapy/Counseling is for those who have not yet earned a Masterâs degree in this field.
This program is being offered as a distance…
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Southwestern College has been bringing the world extraordinary therapists since 1979. Naturally, therapists-in-training need a place to train!
www.tierranuevacounseling.org
Since 1986, SWC students have  provided affordable counseling to the community from a holistic mental health care perspective. In a unique program for a New Mexico college, Tierra Nueva Counseling Center offers students practical experience in…
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Looking to start your flowerbeds this spring and want to honor the Northern Central New Mexican foliage? New to Santa Fe and trying to determine which are the native plants along the trails? I have some tips for you!
Santa Fe Native Plant Project (SNaPP) is a certification and public education program of the…
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Personal or Life Coaching is a great adjunct service for Therapists/Counselors to add to their practice. This post explains how and why. …
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by Brian Miller, M.A., LPCC
Hello dear friends and colleagues,
This has been a busy few years for me since graduating in 2008. I continue to live in Albuquerque, New Mexico with my wife and our two sons, Sebastian (age 4) and Liam (age 2), who encourage us lovingly to learn more and more about…
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New Mexico Dependent License - Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Graduate
Hand in application ASAP (It takes up to 6 weeks to receive license, and you canât practice until you receive your Temporary LMHC)
Cost $75
Original Current Passport-sized Photo (2âx2â)
Official Transcript
Notarized Application
Notarized Supervisor Form, âExperience Planâ
The temporary LMHC is…
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Barbara Bickel is a Canadian/American artist, writer, researcher, and educator of Germanic ancestry currently living on Vancouver Island, on the traditional lands of the Snuneymuxw First Nation peoples in Nanaimo, BC, Canada where she is creative co-director of Studio M*: A Research Creation Lab Intersecting Arts, Culture and Healing. She is Associate Professor of Art…
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When I entered the second year of my counseling program, I immediately felt the shift of focus from myself to the client. Going to Tierra Nueva, Southwestern College's Counseling Center, for Practicum concretized the transition. Tierra Nueva used to sit in a small shopping mall surrounded by fun businesses such as the cycling shop, an…
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I, Rene, had the amazing opportunity to meet with Carol Parker at a coffee shop called Dulce in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Carol Parker brings with her a wealth of knowledge related to ceremonial space, initiations and rite-of-passages, and was the initiator of Wilderness Fasts at Southwestern College. I asked her to meet to learn more…
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Sylvan Schneiderâs 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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Albuquerque is 64 miles Southwest of Santa Fe and has many fun things to check out this holiday season! Take the Rail Runner or drive down i25 and explore the Duke City.
Go to Big Jimâs Winter of Enchantment event at the southeast corner of Coors and Montaño near Sprouts and Bosque School: 4140…
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Laura Rademacher, M.A., LAMFT, has 10 years of experience as a sex-positive sexual health educator. She has presented nationally on various topics in sexuality. She is currently the director of education at SkyHill, a practice specializing in sex therapy, in Edina, MN. Â Laura works with couples and individuals to increase their happiness, satisfaction, and pleasure…
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Addictions, Abuse and Recovery Certificate Program
Program Description
The goal of the Addictions, Abuse and Recovery Certificate program is to provide reflective practitioners with an integrated approach in the treatment of addictions with individuals, families and communities. Special attention will be given to the utilization of evidence-based practices in cultural contexts that…
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A simple question. What is astrology?
I would say astrology is a way to live in connection with natural cycles of time. It is also the correlation, âas above, so below.â We are a part of a connected universe and itâs cycles. For thousands of years, people have been making correlations to the happenings…
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The following list, provided by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, composes a summary of the key ethical principles, which guide decision-making in ethical research.
Honesty:
Honestly report data, results, methods and procedures, and publication status. Do not fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent data.
Objectivity:
Strive to avoid bias in…
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by Jessica Ventura-Ewing
"Until You Know Yourself Happiness Cannot Come To You" ~ Yogi Tea
When thinking about the maternal lineage in my family the feeling that kept presenting itself was sadness. Not a normal type of everyday sadness but a deep seeded sadness that stemmed from birth, something that all of the…
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Dr. Nolan discusses combining Counseling and Coaching as a career option. …
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âInteresting how you are only using a black sharpie marker in your art today,â says my art therapist, as she gently points out my visible tension with perfectionistic, black and white thinkingâŠ.…
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The anticipation from July to September was immense, knowing grad school was a big life step for me. I prepped my spare room that was my old high school bedroom into my new office/yoga space. It was a total room renovation. I strongly feel the energy of physical space arrangement and needed to make this…
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Hours for Spring Quarter 2024
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Librarians will be in the library and available for on-site assistance throughout SWC's 2024 Spring Quarter.
On-site access to Quimby Memorial Library's collections, resources, and services will be available Monday through Thursday, 12PM - 5PM. Come by anytime within those hours to browse, borrow, meet with a librarian, or…
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Overview and Application Process
The New Earth Institute of Southwestern College offers Certificate Programs to expand your scope of professional expertise and enhance your marketability as a Counselor or Art Therapist/Counselor.
The programs consist of a series of intensive offerings in clinically relevant areas of professional practice, including:
Addictions, Abuse and Recovery
Applied Interpersonal NeurobiologyÂ
…
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Transcript Requests
To obtain a copy of your Southwestern College transcript, complete this Handy Online RequestÂ
OR Submit your request directly through Populi. Go to >My Profile>Student Tab>Transcript>Transcript Options>Official Transcript Request.
There is a $15 charge for each official transcript.
There is a $5 charge for each unofficial transcript ordered…
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