Expressive Arts Toolbox: Using Visual & Writing Modalities

Facilitator: Sibel Golden, PhD, LMHC, REAT
Date: Saturday January 18th, 2025
Hours: 9:00 AM – 4:00 pm PST
Location: in-person at the NWCEAI Studio: 1631 15th Ave. W. Ste 305 | limited to 15 participants
CEs: 6

This hands-on workshop offers the participant some simple, yet powerful, expressive arts tools for your youth to adult age clients. After attending this workshop, participants will be able to use suggested materials and activities with confidence. The Expressive Arts can be used to enhance your existing skills, whether action-oriented or process-oriented.

Expressive Arts Therapy utilizes a multi-arts approach that focuses on the creative process and art-making, combining the visual arts, movement, drama, music, and writing to foster deep personal growth and community development. This workshop will focus on visual arts and writing.

The tools presented in this workshop are designed so that even with limited resources and space, a clinician can have a variety options. No experience in the arts is necessary. All materials provided for in-studio workshops.

Learning objectives

1. Participants will take away introductory knowledge of Expressive Arts Therapy, including how expressive arts therapy is defined, the general philosophy and approach.
2. Participants will be offered a primer on the use of basic art materials, and how to choose appropriate materials.
3. Hands-on experiential learning will offer participants immediate working knowledge of simple expressive arts activities that they can use with their clients right away.
4. Participants will learn how to work with several therapeutic visual arts techniques using various media, such as drawing and collage.
5. Participants will learn how to work with several therapeutic writing techniques such as journal writing, using poetry, and visual journaling.
6. Participants will gain understand how and when to use expressive arts activities appropriately with their clients, to enhance their skills.
   

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   Cancellation Policy: We require cancellation notification at least 2 weeks prior to the workshop date in order to use your registration fee towards a future workshop. No refunds will be given. read more…

   • School Counselor/Teacher (OSPI) Approved by the Washington State Office of Public Instruction as a “Washington State approved clock hour offering workshop.”
   • If you are outside of Washington State, we advise that you check with your state licensing board to confirm that they accept NBCC approved CEs. 
   • This workshop offers 6 CEs in Ethics for Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Social Workers.

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      Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute (NWCEAI) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7104. Programs that do no qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute (NWCEAI) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.