Creative Journal Writing for Clinical Practice

Instructor: Sibel Golden, PhD, LMHC, REAT

Hours: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Location: NWCEAI New Studio: 159 Western Ave W., Suite 455, Seattle 98119

Description:

The benefits of journal writing are many. Support in recovery, stress reduction,
working with anxiety, depression, trauma, and eating disorders, to name a few.

Journal writing increases self-awareness and the development of inner resources. It can also play support resilience, creativity, and increased focus. This workshop offers hands-on activities to explore bringing creative journal writing into your life and your work with clients.

Creative Journal Writing blends writing techniques with other creative arts modalities to offer a powerful, multi-modality approach.

This workshop will present various journal writing approaches and techniques. The four modes of expression: free intuitive, description, catharsis, and reflection set the stage for exploring various techniques such as alternate point of view, unsent letters, dialogue, and time-lines. This workshop will also present the techniques of Pennebaker’s Expressive Writing, as well as Metcalf’s Proprioceptive Writing.

We’ll use poetry, collage, and drawing to bring an integrated arts perspective to journal writing.

Journaling in Color

We will explore how adding color to your blank journal pages can help start your flow of emotions, thoughts and ideas. There is a magic to even simple washes, lines, and blocks of color that can help the journal writer overcome writer’s block and break the fear of the blank page.

NOTE: *Bring two journals with at least a dozen blank pages (lined or unlined, any size is fine, sturdier paper is better, but all paper journals will work). The artist will also demo techniques and answer usage questions with acrylic paints, gesso, watercolors, Inktense and Gelatos for easy ways to add simple color.

Supplies provided for use during class:

  • acrylic paints
  • gesso
  • sandpaper
  • brushes

This workshop offers 6 CEs for Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Social Workers.

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Participants will learn basic tools and techniques of creative journal writing
  2. Participants will learn how to bring the creative arts into journal practice
  3. Participants will learn how journal writing offers clients a tool that can be used to work with a variety of issues, such as stress, anxiety, and grief, as well as enhance wellness, focus and mindfulness practice.
  4. Engaging in hands-on experiential activities, participants will learn how to confidently offer creative journal writing options to clients.
  • Creative Journal Writing for Clinical Practice
     August 16, 2019
     9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Venue:   NWCEAI Studio- archive

Address:
159 Western Ave W., Suite #455, Seattle, Washington, 98119, United States

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