Upcoming Workshops:
Friday, November 13th | 3:30-5pm EST
What We Do in the Dark: Attuning to Clients Contemplating Suicide
This live online 1.5 CE workshop will be presented by Amanda Smith, ATR-BC, LCAT
This interactive lecture will have participants explore effective intervention with clients experiencing suicidality. Participants will overview evidence-based suicide screeners, impactful assessment tools, and countertransferential issues that affect care. Common risk factors will be introduced and explored as sites for intervention. The importance of clinical attunement and how the art therapy process can support this endeavor will be unpacked with case examples. Reflective art-making will support the learning process and be offered as a primary tool for navigating the challenges of working with clients who are contemplating suicide.
Friday, December 11th | 6:30-8pm EST
Polyvagal-Informed Art Therapy for Trauma and Addiction
This live online 1.5 CE workshop will be presented by Joshua B. Brancheau, ATR-BC, LCAT, LPAT
This lecture will introduce participants to Dr. Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory, and its application to art therapy. The autonomic nervous system will be established as the foundation of adaptive response to trauma and be expanded upon as a key component of polyvagal theory. Existing polyvagal theory models will be explored for their value as tools for psychoeducation with clients. Problematic substance-use and behaviors will be introduced through the lens of Khantzian’s self-medication hypothesis, and integrated into a polyvagal theory model to support clinical insight. This lecture will conclude with case materials that further illustrate how polyvagal theory can be utilized to guide interventions.
We offer continuing education for:
LCATs
Social Workers
Psychologists
The Art Therapy Project is recognized by New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative art therapists #CAT-0006 and social workers #SW-0500 and by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0022.
We provide workshops that cover a wide variety of clinical topics and include art experientials to further connect content with practice, providing an enjoyable, unique experience while getting CE hours.