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Art Therapy Counseling
Summer Workshops 2009
Counseling professionals can explore the expressive therapies in a comfortable and creative way – through summer workshops offered by Marylhurst University's Art Therapy Counseling Department. Workshop instructors are practicing therapists with many years of experience.
Considering art therapy as a possible career option? Marylhurst's summer workshops are an excellent opportunity to try a course or two. A background in psychology and the art form are the only prerequisites.
Marylhurst University is located 10 minutes south of Portland, Oregon.
Continuing Education Credit
Summer workshops may be taken as Continuing Education Credit (CEU). One CEU equals 10 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit.
The Marylhurst University Art Therapy Program is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors.
Workshop Offerings
Introduction to Art Therapy Workshop
June 26 & 27
Fri, 9am-4:30pm; Sat, 9am-12:30pm
This workshop combines an enjoyable hands-on approach with discussions, videotape and art examples to introduce students to art therapy. Recommended for those exploring art therapy as a career option and for human services practitioners who wish to acquire basic understanding of art therapy.
Instructor:
Christine Turner is the chairperson of the graduate program in art therapy at Marylhurst University. She is an art therapist and licensed counselor practicing in the local area.
Register for:
AT 575A or AT 475A, 1 cr.
AT 075, 1 CEU
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Materials fee: $5
Art Therapy Media and Methods
June 27 & 28
Sat, 1:30-5pm; Sun, 9am-4:30pm
The material presented has applications in the creative classroom and in the expressive therapy setting. Through hands-on exploration, discussion and film, students are introduced to the structural and psychological properties of varied art media. Recommended as follow-up to Introduction to Art Therapy Workshop.
Instructor:
Christine Turner is the chairperson of the graduate program in art therapy at Marylhurst University. She is an art therapist and licensed counselor practicing in the local area.
Register for:
AT 578A, or AT 478A, 1 cr.
AT 078, 1 CEU
Materials fee: $10
Introduction to Drama Therapy
July 10 & 11
Fri, 6-9pm; Sat, 9am-5pm
Using drama as a tool, this "active learning" course stimulates insight into behavior and learning styles. Utilizing several creative approaches including purposeful play, storytelling and other drama therapy practices, this class presents a clear overview especially useful for students of the expressive therapies and counselors interested in exploring drama therapy.
Instructor:
Bobby Kidder is a drama therapist from Southern Oregon with extensive experience as a practitioner in a variety of clinical and educational settings.
Register for:
AT 543A or AT 443A, 1 cr.
AT 043A, 1 CEU
Multimedia Maskmaking
July 17, 18 & 19
Fri, 4-8:30 pm; Sat, 9am-6pm; Sun, 9am-5:30 pm
This stimulating workshop offers students the opportunity to creatively explore media such as plaster gauze, clay, papier mache and leather as they design and develop their own masks. Presentations of masks from around the world illustrate the history of masks in various cultures and their uses in rituals, theatre and for communication exercises in settings such as schools and agencies.
Instructor:
Donvieve is a California Arts Council Artist in the Schools, and education director for Ink People Center for the Arts. She has taught throughout the United States, traveled and worked with mask makers in Bali, Mexico, Central America and Europe.
Register for:
AT 567A or AT 467A, 2 crs.
AT 067A, 2 CEUs
Materials fee: $40
Family Art Therapy
July 24, 25 & 26
Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sat/Sun, 9am-5pm
This advanced class provides an introduction to family art therapy and family systems theory. The course integrates theoretical presentations on several clinical approaches with an experiential component. Students explore art therapy techniques and directives, group processes and case presentations designed to deepen their understanding of art therapy’s applications in family work.
Instructor:
Susan Brook is an art therapist and counselor practicing in Southern Oregon.
Register for:
AT 537A, 2 crs. (Graduate level only; letter grade only)
AT 037, 2 CEUs
Materials fee: $10
Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy
July 31 & August 1
Fri, 6-9pm; Sat, 9am-5pm
This course includes an overview of the profession, treatment approaches with different ages and populations, assessment strategies and research. Participants learn how dance movement therapy fosters growth and awareness by participating in a movement experience, reading, lecture and discussion.
Instructor:
Maria Brignola is certified as a dance movement therapist and works as part of a clinical team in a hospital.
Register for:
AT 580A or AT 480A, 1 cr.
AT 080, 1 CEU
Bereavement & Art Therapy: Shatter and Repair
August 7 & 8
Fri, 6-9pm; Sat, 9am-5pm
This course will study how the use of art therapy in several established groups helped to address issues of grief and loss. The role of coming to terms with loss, making meaning, continuing bonds and ritual will be discussed and illuminated through these case studies. The course will also address issues of complicated grief responses. Participants will explore and examine their own beliefs and experiences with grief and loss through experiential art processes.
Instructor:
Margaret Hartsook is a therapist in Colorado who has extensive experience with grieving clients.
Register for:
AT 583A or AT 483A, 1 cr.
AT 083, 1 CEU
Dollmaking:
The therapeutic use of creative process and symbolic imagery with children & adolescents
August 14 & 15
Fri, 2-6pm; Sat, 9am-4pm
This workshop will involve students' creation of their own, soft-bodied dolls, using a variety of materials and tools, including limited use of a sewing machine. This experiential project will be put in context of art therapy theory and practice related to the use of media, the doll as a container for therapeutic concerns, and questions that may surface before embarking on such a process with young clients. Students should plan to work on their projects between the Friday and Saturday sessions.
Instructor:
Sarah Slayton is an assistant professor in the Art Therapy Counseling Department with many years of experience as a therapist.
Register for:
AT 549 or AT 449, 1 cr.
AT 049, 1 CEU
Materials fee: $20
Art Therapy with Medically Ill Children, Adolescents and their Families
August 21 & 22
Fri, 6-9pm; Sat, 9am-5pm
Participants in this course will learn how to utilize art therapy techniques with children, teens and their families experiencing sudden illness, chronic illness and terminal illness. The course will include lectures, experientials and case studies.
Instructor:
Rachel O'Rourke is an art therapist with experience in medical settings in the Portland area.
Register for:
AT 545A or AT 445A, 1 cr.
AT 045, 1 CEU
Materials fee: $5
Registration
Registration opens Monday, May 18, at 8 am.