Curriculum

1. The Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy

In this introductory overview, we will read my Text and explore the underlying foundation of the training; “Diving Deep and Surfacing: A Creative Process Paradigm For Change.” We will experience and learn how creativity and the creative process reflect and deepen the healing journey.

  • • Opening The Creative Imagination
  • • Expanding Perspectives
  • • Celebrating A New World View
  • • Re-Claiming the Self

2. The Visual Arts

  • • Colors of Creativity
  • • Drawing, Painting and Collage
  • • Sculpting, Building and Assemblage
  • • Mask-Making

3. The Intuitive Arts

  • • Guided Imagery & Meditation
  • • Dream-Work
  • • Universal Archetypes for Healing
  • • Opening to Spiritual Dimensions

4. The Language Arts

  • • Sand-Tray and Story Telling
  • • Fairy Tale and Folklore
  • • Dialogues with the Self: Poetry & Journal Writing
  • • The Hero’s Journey: Personal Mythology

5. The Performing Arts

  • • The Body, Movement and Dance
  • • Psychodrama / Playback Theatre
  • • Music, Rhythm and Song
  • • Ritual and Ceremony

6. The Practicum

  • • Personal Presentations
  • • Theoretical Disscussions & Applications
  • • Supervision for Specific Settings & Classes

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