Reel Reflections: Using Cinema and Creative Arts for Insight and Renewal in Clinical Practice

Dates:
📆 October 15, 2026 | 1:00pm-4:00pm PT | Registration deadline: October 12th

Location: Online
Available CEs: 3
Facilitator: Courtney Oliver, PhD, LMHC, SUDP
Cost: $119.00 

This experiential workshop uses cinema and creative arts to explore emotional themes, countertransference, and self-care in clinical practice. Participants will engage with short film clips and expressive art activities to enhance empathy, self-awareness, and reflective practice, while learning practical ways to integrate cinema and art into their work with clients.

Learning objectives

1. Participants will be able to identify emotional and relational themes in films and relate them to clinical experiences.
2. Participants will learn to use creative arts to explore personal reactions and countertransference.
3. Participants will develop strategies for integrating cinema therapy and expressive arts into client work.
4. Participants will reflect on their professional journey and foster self-compassion and self-care.

Required Materials

• Mixed media art supplies:
  • Poster paper, markers, colored pencils, watercolor, pastels
  • Magazines for collage
  • Scissors
  • Glue sticks
• Note cards for reflection/quote
• Optional: journal or notebook for notes and reflections

Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute Cancellation & Refund Policy

Earning Continuing Education Credits

To receive a CE Certificate for completion of this workshop, you must officially register, attend the workshop/program in its entirety and complete an evaluation form after the workshop/program. The evaluation form is emailed from NWCEAI. After completing & submitting the evaluation form, a CE Certificate will be emailed to you within 5-7 business days.

Who is eligible to receive CEs?

• Nationally: Approved NBCC Provider for Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Social Workers (you are responsible for confirming that your organization/state will accept NBCC credits.)
• New York Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs)
• Washington State 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. 

Northwest Creative and Expressive Arts Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0123.

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.