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no commentsSign Up For Job Listings in Art Therapy, Counseling, Substance Abuse Counseling
Greetings! I do research every month on jobs that are available all over the USA in Art Therapy, Counseling and Substance Abuse Counseling. If you want me to...
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Tips from a 60 Year Old Guy Who Still Has to Work
Let me give you a few tips. If you really want to save money, or if paying for graduate school seems impossible, or if the idea of paying more for...
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no commentsTransformational Learning: An Iconoclastic Vision & Version
By Jim Nolan, President of Southwestern College (note from Jim: "I know this is too long to be a traditional blog. Thankfully, it is a non-traditional blog, so it all...
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Thinking Of Getting A Master’s Degree? Beware…
I have come to realize that a lot of prospective students looking at master’s degrees in counseling or art therapy really just don’t get it. This graduate school journey...
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no commentsLetter from President Nolan to Those Thinking About Coming to Southwestern College
Greetings from Southwestern College… At Southwestern College, our primary commitment is to the transformation of our students’ lives. We take that charge very seriously. For us, “transformation”, “consciousness”, holistic psychotherapy...
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no commentsProfessional Development on Social Media 101: Heads Up
This is going to sound snobby. It is not. It is really just honest mirroring. If you have a Linked In account and you have seven Connections, either blow up...
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no commentsIs a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy or Counseling Worth It?
The Value of a Master’s Degree I received my BA in English in 1975, and the skills and appreciation of literature I learned back then, and the full meaning of...
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1 commentsA View Into Accreditation…Notes from Chicago
Southwestern College is a holistic, integrative, spiritually conscious graduate school in sleepy Santa Fe, New Mexico. We are unknown even to some long-time residents of Santa Fe itself. (This is...
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no commentsWhere Do Southwestern Grads Work? Laura Lansrud-Lopez, Art Therapy/Counseling
Laura L. Lansrud-Lopez, M.S., M.A., LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, CTS I was working full-time as the Family Services Program Coordinator for TeamBuilders Counseling Services when I graduated from the Art Therapy...
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no commentsSouthwestern College is a Calling: What Do We Mean By Holistic, Spiritual?
Part Three: Language can be a complicated thing. At Southwestern College, we continue to reach for the best language we can find to describe what we do. We call our...
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no commentsSouthwestern College is a Calling: Part Two
Part Two: Who Teaches at Southwestern College? And How? Well, our faculty members do much more than “teach." As you can guess by reading that first piece. Teaching sounds like...
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no commentsSouthwestern College is Not Just a Graduate School: It is a Calling
Southwestern College (Santa Fe) is Not Just a Graduate School: It is a Calling --- by President, Dr. Jim Nolan Every master’s degree program in Counseling has to offer a...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 commentsWhen Fear, Finances & Destiny Paths Collide…On Choosing Against Your Heart
The 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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1 commentsMusings on the Nature of “Ceremony”
Ceremony at Southwestern College Please offer your own thoughts in response to these musings... There are probably many orientations to “Ceremony”, and I am going to talk about two of...
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no commentsWhat Does This “Consciousness” Business Actually Look Like?
Consciousness Studies at Southwestern College, Santa Fe Discussions about Consciousness and what we mean by it can be energized, animated, spirited, and occasionally, unharmonious. The Scientist and the Metaphysician begin...
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no commentsI Don’t Know Nothin’. And That’s My Path.
Wisdom (?) from Southwestern College, Santa Fe... Following a spiritual or a destiny path is hard. I know a lot of people who claim to be on one, or who...
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It Is Hard Being an INFP, Part 2
The World According to Myers-Briggs: More Travails of the INFP –from Dr. Jim Nolan of Southwestern College, Santa Fe (offering fully accredited, master’s degrees in holistic Counseling and Art Therapy/Counseling)...
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no commentsSouthwestern College in Transformation !!
Southwestern College, Santa Fe, Transforms Inside and Out... Southwestern College’s physical campus has been undergoing a great transformation over the past three years. What has become clear to me...
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no commentsA Day in the Life of a Southwestern College Counseling Graduate
Chris Chappell shares the intimate details of his clinical work at Solace Crisis Treatment Center... I am working 32 hours a week as a bilingual clinician at Solace Crisis...
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no commentsIs College “Affordability” the Only Issue? by President Nolan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-james-michael-nolan/are-you-sure-affordabilit_b_1754346.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false...
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no commentsShips Are Safe in the Harbor, But That Is Not What Ships Are Made For…
Ships Are Safe in the Harbor, But That is Not What Ships Are Made For Dru tells me that many people who look seriously into Southwestern College decide to...