Rose Brusaferro, PhD, is an environmental educator and research scientist in the Baltimore-DC metro, specifically the ancestral lands of the Piscataway-Conoy Tribe. She is currently the Director of Nature Preschool at Woodend Nature Sanctuary in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Brusaferro’s Doctorate in Sustainability Education and Master of Science in Environmental Science have prepared her for…
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Dr. Frank attained her PhD from Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, in Interdisciplinary Mythological Studies and Depth Psychology in 2017. She holds an MA in Counseling with an emphasis in Grief, Loss, and Trauma Therapy from Southwestern College in Santa Fe, NM. Her BA is in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from…
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Virginia Padilla-Vigil joined SWC in 2020 after retiring from a 30-year career in education that spanned K-12, higher education, and state government. She spent her career as a transformational teacher and leader, advocating for equity, access, and opportunity for traditionally underserved and marginalized students. She is a strong proponent of the integration of technology and…
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Janelle L. Bohannon graduated from Southwestern College with a Master’s degree in Counseling in 2019. She currently serves as the Outreach Services Program Manager and therapist at The Life Link and is a contract therapist at New Vistas. Prior to that she was a Behavioral Management Specialist at PMS. To complete her graduate study, she…
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Research involving participants who are part of vulnerable populations requires another layer of ethical consideration, in order to ensure not only the transparency necessary for respectful, mutually beneficial cooperation between researcher and subject but also the most accurate and applicable data. The following bibliography will help guide you in the philosophies and methods of ethical…
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Dr. Christy Garrison-Harrison is currently a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Garrison-Harrison is an Assistant Professor of History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She earned a Doctor of…
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Eric P. Castonguay, LCMHC, LPCC, MHC graduated from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire with a BA in Childhood Studies, Child Welfare and Family Services. He is a Southwestern College alumni and graduated with a MA in Counseling and received a Children’s Mental Health and the Infant Mental Health certificate. He currently is engaged as a student with…
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In Art & Creativity, Southwestern College alumnus Anne Lebednik explores the value of integrating creativity and artmaking as a practice in our lives. Anne explains how we can approach this mindfully and why it is important to cultivate, especially now. This talk was filmed on June 14, 2020 for the Awakening Heart Community of Mindful…
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In the Spring of 2013, I finished up supervision for my ATR and LPC in Oklahoma. Even cooler, my supervisor is also a SWC grad! I work full-time for the Cavett Kids Foundation, the same foundation where I completed my internship in 2012. With the Cavett Kids Foundation my title is "Art Therapist, Director of…
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"Opportunity to Publish Consciousness- Centered Writing" for Evolving magazine.
If you are interested in writing for Evolving Magazine - Â A Guide for Conscious Living,
The writers guidelines are listed here:
2019 Evolving Writer Guidelines and check out their website here:  www.EvolvingMagazine.com
good luck!
Are you joining us for the 2019 Transformation & Healing Conference, August 21st…
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Conscious Entrepreneurship: Â 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 is a Psychologist who has created Podcasts, blogs, a Facebook Group, and other products aimed at helping you in private practice. This covers about every…
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Southwestern College offers a Master's Degree in Art Therapy/Counseling, allowing our graduates to be licensed both as Art Therapists and Counselors in many states. This is a VERY valuable option, as Art Therapists are licensed as such in only about 5Â states. We believe in helping our graduates all through their careers, through our Conscious…
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Heather Wulfers, ATR-BC, LPAT, LPCC
I graduated from the Art Therapy/Counseling program in March 2010 and have been working as a licensed therapist both at Southwestern Counseling Center and in private practice. As the coordinator at the counseling center, I stay connected to the College community and work with all kinds of diverse clients, which…
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Liberating Loan Lessons for Life
You finally figured out a career path and maybe even the college you want to attend, but now you are faced with the daunting task of figuring out how to pay tuition and it seems that your only option is to take out student loans. You do the math and…
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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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Kristin Sellke Koepke
Wauwatosa, WI
I graduated from Southwestern in 2002 with my MA in Art Therapy. Since then I have lived in Illinois, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. I have spent most of my career working with children and adolescents, many of them in the foster care system. I am now an independent contractor in…
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Golden Willow Retreat, in cooperation with Tierra Nueva Counseling Center, is offering a Grief Support Group
Honoring all types of grief and loss, the group offers a place to explore the grieving process within a supportive community.
Free of charge
Open to those aged 18 and…
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Check this out in the Santa Fe Reporter!!!
http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-9132-sex-in-full-spectrum.html
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Lauren Taylor
Oklahoma City, OK
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I graduated in 2010 with a MA in Art Therapy and Counseling, and received my LPC in February of 2013. While under supervision for my license, I worked at the Community Learning Council which is a non-profit that focuses on working with women and children who have witnessed domestic…
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Life evolves.
My 3rd and 4th Acts have taken place here at Southwestern College - first in Admissions and now as Director of Student Services. My 1st act was also in higher education – as a Residence Hall Director, Director of Student Support Services, and then as a Doctoral student. I advised, taught, managed, and…
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Christopher is a psychotherapist in private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His areas of specialty include LGBTQ issues, men’s issues, relational dynamics, family of origin issues, anxiety and trauma, sexuality, spirituality, and spiritual emergency. Before entering into full-time private practice work, he served as the assistant coordinator of the Southwestern Counseling Center, where…
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Heather Wulfers, ATR-BC, LPAT, LPCC
Heather Wulfers, licensed professional clinical counselor and board certified art therapist for the past several years, has held a variety of positions within the field of mental health and higher education serving as dedicated practitioner, graduate institute and university level academic professor, college faculty board member, NM…
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Hello, and welcome to Southwestern Soundbites. In this episode, Dru Phoenix talks about her experience as someone who already had a Master's degree and later decided to pursue another Master's degree in Art Therapy. She also discusses the power of art and what led to her decision to go in this direction. Tune in for…
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