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no commentsTransforming Consciousness through Weight Loss: A Complicated Psychological Journey
Changing Form to Change Spirit: Losing Weight as a Transformational Journey So….there is a line of thinking that holds that we should feel good about ourselves, no matter what. Being...
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no commentsWhy Southwestern College is the Smartest Place to Get Your MA In Art Therapy
Southwestern College: The Only Place to Get Your Master’s Degree in Art Therapy OK, so here is why you should pursue your Art Therapy career at Southwestern College. There are...
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no commentsHolistic Curriculum of Consciousness makes Southwestern College Counseling and Art Therapy program different
Southwestern College is dedicated to maintaining a holistic curriculum, NOT one fragmented into seemingly separate, un-connected subjects or courses. The Curriculum, we are convinced, is “Consciousness”, and we...
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no commentsRorschachs and Logos and Icons, Oh My…
Take, for example, a purple triangle, a Granny Smith green circle, a rose, and light emanating from behind it. They are nothing but a triangle, a circle, a rose, and...
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no commentsFrom Unconscious Unity to Conscious Unity: The Soul’s Journey
President James Michael Nolan Muses on the Nature of, well, just about everything, as it relates to your experience at Southwestern College. In addition to teaching mainstream Psychology and...
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no commentsIs Affordability of Grad School Making You Feel Fear-Based?
Affordability of Graduate School Revisited… Dru tells me that many people who look seriously into Southwestern College decide to “stay closer to home”,or decide that “money is an issue”....
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When a Trance is Broken and an Awakening Occurs – Transformation @ Southwestern College
"Dance" Kinetic Sculpture in the garden at Southwestern College Transformational Possibilities and Properties of Dysregulation Some people believe that “Dysregulation” is a bad thing, and something to be...
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no comments4 Part Series on Career Services: #2–Creating Your Career Path at Southwestern College
Creating Your Career Path at Southwestern College Southwestern College is a small, extremely focused graduate institution. Many larger schools offer a multitude of majors and programs, and create “career services”...
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no comments4 Part Series on Career Services: #1–Training Experiences at SWC
Career Services at Southwestern College Questions You Should Have About Graduate School in Counseling or Art Therapy Every graduate student and (especially) prospective graduate student should have a keen interest...
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no commentsMusings on Consciousness from President Nolan
Musings on Consciousness (re-published from Heartlink several years ago) James Nolan, Ph.D., President Southwestern College, Santa Fe The concept of "Consciousness" has been at the center of ten times ten...
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no commentsI Think We Need “Inner Wilderness Guides” More Than Teachers
"Teaching" at Southwestern College, Santa Fe Most of my colleagues "love teaching"...they proclaim that with great gusto at faculty meetings. I am way behind them. I don't know what "teaching"...
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no commentsINFP: A Psychosocial Profile, Mostly Serious
A Psychosocial Profile of an INFP –from Dr. Jim Nolan of Southwestern College, Santa Fe (offering fully accredited, master’s degrees in holistic Counseling and Art Therapy/Counseling) “I” People laugh when...
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no commentsStudents at Southwestern College, Santa Fe, Learn Powerful Clinical Skills
We just don't talk about it as much as we should, and you may end up with a slanted view of Southwestern College's strengths... Here, Dr. Jim Nolan brings you...
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no commentsThe Metaphysics of Job Creation: Read Henry Ford Before Responding
How Do Jobs Get Created? The Way You Believe They Do... Most conversations about job creation carry an assumption or perspective that jobs are created out there in the world,...
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no commentsWhy Southwestern College (Santa Fe) Is All Over Social Media
Speaking the Language of the Digital Natives OK, here is something the world needs. Authentic, committed, serious, spirited, informed, good-humored, action-backed, energetic and collaborative conversations and team-building around "Social Media...
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no commentsPinterest Shows Off the Santa Fe & New Mexico Brand for Southwestern College
Pinterest as a Marketing Tool in Higher Education By Dr. James Michael Nolan Southwestern College is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, home of the “magic hour light” that has been...
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no commentsINFPs (and other Types)–Take Care of Yourself Over the Holidays
Realized yesterday that when I or my job or anybody else schedules up too many things, the "felt feeling" is "I no longer own my own life." I immediately UN-scheduled...
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no commentsScared of the Cost of Graduate School? No Need To Be…
The School Loan Debt Story in This Country is NOT YOUR Story. It is somebody else's story. Remember that. By Dr. James Michael Nolan You need not be scared of the...
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no commentsBrief Reflections On Subtle Taxonomies of Spiritual Hipness
One Upsmanship in the World Of Oneness... You know, a lot of people put a lot of emphasis on quieting the mind, relaxing, slowing down, parasympathetic dominance, meditation, and the...
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no commentsTaking Responsibility: Authenticity versus "Taking a Position"
Taking Responsibility is a Freeing Experience: Shaming & Blaming, Less So... It may be the case that I botch things up less frequently than I once did. Not sure...
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no commentsWhy Southwestern College Does Not Offer Online Master’s Degrees
Experiential Learning in Intimate Classroom Settings... During my professional career, I have been trained by, and taught for, seven distance learning universities, primarily in doctoral Psychology programs, but also in...
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no commentsConsciousness and Elections: Suspending “One-Ness” for the Night?
The good news is that Humanity wins every election, and all that matters in the way the results are played out is the level of Consciousness we bring to the...
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no commentsSocial Media and Informed Consent for Therapists: PLEASE READ THIS!
"Your Informed Consent Form is Out of Date--You Just Don't Know It Yet" --by Laura Lansrud-Lopez A primary responsibility of art therapists and mental health counselors is to protect our...
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no commentsEverything You Ever Need To Know About Doing Therapy
How Does Therapy Work? One of Three Million Possible Answers, by Jim Nolan I am reminded of two little stories....(as you probably know, I like these little ways of learning/teaching....) There is...
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no commentsA Poem for Ted Wiard at Golden Willow Sanctuary for Grief and Loss
"Ted" Looking across the yard toward La Capilla de Los Angelitos, sun bright to my right, slight breeze, mid 50's-- almost too cool for a tee shirt, but not quite--...
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no commentsLight Figures: Finding the Core of Consciousness at Southwestern College, Santa Fe
Light Figures and Consciousness: At the Core of Southwestern College's Curriculum (Santa Fe) by Katherine Ninos, developer of the Psychology of Consciousness Sequence As you all know, Southwestern College’s...
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no commentsWhy You Should Sign Up For A Certificate Program
“Why Should I Sign Up for a Certificate Program?” Southwestern College offers six Professional Certificates, and plenty of other places offer other ones, so this post is not really...
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no commentsIt Is Hard Being An INFP, Part 2
My previous blog on the challenges of being an INFP has become one of the most heavily read blogs of the Southwestern College web site. I got dozens of personal...
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no commentsTherapists Are A Perfect Fit for Social Media Sensibilities
Therapists Have Long Lived Where the Business World Just Bought Land... Recently, in an O’Hare Airport bookstore, I was looking through the Business section, which is also where Social Media...
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no commentsAdmissions into Southwestern College
A common question I receive in the admissions office is "what are the chances of my being accepted?" or "what is your acceptance rate?" I think sometimes we tend to...
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no commentsFive Reasons for Therapists to Fall in Love With Pinterest
Five Reasons for Therapists to Fall In Love With Pinterest 1. When you work in the psychotherapeutic field (whether as Counselor, Art Therapist, Psychologist, Social Worker, whatever) the energy field...
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no commentsSouthwestern College Social Media Tips for Therapists…
Southwestern College, Santa Fe Is Growing Its Social Media Presence and Support Daily! President Jim Nolan and Trustee/Alumna/Faculty Laura Lansrud-Lopez have been studying, teaching and presenting on Social Media for...
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no commentsPlease Help the Southwestern College Social Media Initiative….
Southwestern College’s (Santa Fe) Social Media Initiative: What YOU can to do help… I was given some feedback the other day by a valued colleague at the College, who will...
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no commentsAn Old Soul 1st Year Student Seeks the Essence of Healing and Wholeness
Michelle DiNapoli submitted this reflection paper for the 1st Week of her Psychopathology Course... (It is longer then your average blog, and SO worth reading for a look into the...
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The Best Art Therapy Masters Degree Program In The Country
The Best Art Therapy Program in the Country. Why? Because... • Southwestern College offers a holistic, integrative, soul-based curriculum and approach to Art Therapy. We teach powerful clinical skills, and...
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no commentsAt Southwestern College, Your Education Is Still A Good Investment
You Can Google It. Or Read My Huffington Post... We are increasing SIGNIFICANTLY our efforts to get updates from as many alumni as possible, telling us what they are doing out there...
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no commentsWant to Incorporate Photography/Photographic Images Into Therapy Work? Read On…
Southwestern College (Santa Fe) to Offer Judy Weiser’s PhotoTherapy (More Updates Coming Soon....) Southwestern College is extremely honored and pleased to announce that Judy Weiser, R. Psych, A.T.R., is now...
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no commentsThree Things That Worry Would-Be Therapists
Three Greatest Fears About Becoming A Therapist You’re worried about $$, Jobs and Whether You Can Really Be a Therapist. Worry #1: I have written four blogs recently about this...
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no commentsSouthwestern College, Santa Fe, Honors its Alumni
The Best Graduate School in the United States! OK, I am biased a little bit... This afternoon, at Southwestern College we held an event to honor the Alumni of...
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no commentsThe Guru in You that Recognizes the Guru-ness of the Guru is the True Guru of the Guru
How Do You Find a Guru? Life is funny. You might not know that yet, but feel free to use it, if you want. I am probably older than you,...
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no commentsFall is the Season of Hope in Higher Education, and at Southwestern College
President Nolan's latest Huffington Post blog piece, inspired by the new students of Southwestern College... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-james-michael-nolan/higher-education-debate-_b_1921532.html (When you share, Tweet, re-Tweet, StumbleUpon, Like, Post on Facebook, Google Plus or...
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no comments10 Reasons to Choose Southwestern College, Santa Fe, for Graduate School
Where Should You Go To Grad School for Counseling or Art Therapy? By Allegra Borghese, first year Art Therapy/Counseling student 1. CLASSROOM SIZE. The number of students in an average...
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no commentsHonor Your Doggies, Kitties and Other Non-Human Friends and Gurus…
Southwestern College & Its Pets Southwestern College is still, to the best of my knowledge, the only institution of Higher Education that has a blog devoted to people at the...
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no commentsObservations on the Incoming Class at Southwestern College, Fall of 2012
Observations on the Incoming class of 2012 at Southwestern College Today was the orientation for the new students of Southwestern College’s Class of 2012. Wow. Strong voices, literally, metaphorically. Strong...