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no commentsA Window Into an Intern’s Experience, from Eliza Buck
Southwestern College, Santa Fe Notes from Cooper Riis by Eliza Buck 7-13-12 Sensing safety takes time. I’ve been at Cooper Riis thirteen weeks now and have just acquired a level...
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no commentsThere Are Not Four Directions: A Poem
There are not Four Directions, as there are not Seven Chakras. There is no Holy Trinity, as there is no “New Mexico.” It is OK to pretend, to tell...
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no commentsSouthwestern College’s Invitation to Blog…
Southwestern College's Invitation to Blog: Students, Alumni, Faculty, Friends… Southwestern College’s Blog Page, as of, well, right this minute, has had 27,162 “Views” since its inception on November 2nd, 2011....
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no commentsThe Spiritual Advantages of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Reflections from a First-Year Student
Southwestern College Student Kim Poinsett-Holmes Reflects on Her Research on Childhood Sexual Abuse I have just completed my first year in the Masters of Counseling program at SWC. Out of the...
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no commentsA Day in the Life of Southwestern College Intern, Craig Tomas McAdams
Craig “Tomas” McAdams – Southwestern College (Santa Fe) Internship in Maras, Peru A couple of days ago one of the boys I meet with for individual sessions – let’s...
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no commentsLanguage Recycled
This artwork style combines acrylic paint on canvas, panel, or metal. The materials parallel with sand, ground pumice, rocks, and ‘found objects’ of metal pieces. The metal has an important message; its...
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no commentsAnd the Tiger Said to the Princess . . .
by Debbie One of the joys of teaching is the absolute “no control” factor. I know, I can control the books we use, the kinds of experiential work we do,...
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no commentsCymatic Therapy: Self and Other
Cymatic Therapy: Self and Other by Kat Dison multi-media This interactive performance explored the dynamic space within the self and the dynamic space between the self and other, and acknowledged the...
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no commentsDr. Nolan’s Awesome, Healing Blog is the Greatest…
Language Can Hijack Life Itself, if You’re Not Careful… I wish we would save the word “trauma” for trauma, and not apply it to describe inconveniences, experiences we did not...
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no commentsSouthwestern College (Santa Fe) Clinical Training (and what Employers think of our Students)
Clinical Training at Southwestern College, Santa Fe Dru and I were talking today, as we are wont to do, and here is what came up. We both wondered why...
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Somatic Psychology, from William Smythe, MA
Bill Smythe will be one of the presenters at Southwestern Colleges Transformation & Healing Conference in August, 2012 "The following article is an edited version of my...
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no commentsWhat’s Up With President Nolan and Krishna?
Southwestern College, Santa Fe What’s Up With Me and Krishna? I think I have some kind of destiny crossing with Lord Krishna, 8th avatar of Vishnu. Which, on the...
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President Nolan’s Inspirational Reading List in Both Philosophical and “Business” Related Stuff
Southwestern College's Presidential Recommended Reading List, from Stuff He Has Read in the Past Eight Months or so.... I have begun an initiative with staff and administration to share...
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no commentsCarol Parker's Peru Photos from Spring, 2012
Southwestern College, Santa Fe Internship Opportunities These photos were sent along from Dr. Carol Parker to share a little bit about our students' experiences going to Peru...It is a visual...
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no commentsManifesting a Desire to Bring Photography & Therapy Together at Southwestern College
PhotoTherapy at Southwestern College, Santa Fe OK, I am not a painting and drawing guy. I think I am creative in certain realms, and could be artistic in others, if...
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1 commentsJudy Weiser’s PhotoTherapy Coming to Southwestern College!
Announcement: Southwestern College to Offer Judy Weiser’s PhotoTherapy Southwestern College is extremely honored and pleased to announce that Judy Weiser, R. Psych, A.T.R., is now an Adjunct Faculty...
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no commentsEthics in the Helping Professions: Moving from Swats to Consciousness…
Originally published in Huffington Post, where Jim was invited to be a blogger in the Education area... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-james-michael-nolan/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-james-michael-nolan/...
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2 commentsAn Art-Based Ritual
An Art-Based Ritual by Deb Schroder A summer ritual in the art therapy program has begun again. We’ve started our annual “Portfolio Review” process which is a part of...
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no commentsSouthwesten College Intern, Craig McAdams, in Peru
Southwestern College, Santa Fe: Internship in Peru... In the beginning of my internship in Peru, I had the honor and blessing to be able to work with and learn...
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no commentsOcean View
Ocean View by Garnett Thompson Acryllic paint, glazing medium, plywood, masonite, wood glue The landform in the foreground is laminated plywood, that was clamped together, then cut after drying, and...
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no commentsClinical Training in Counseling and Art Therapy @ Southwestern College, Santa Fe
What Kind of Training do Counselors and Art Therapists Get? In graduate training for Counseling and Art Therapy, you take a number of courses related to the theory and practice...
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no commentsAre You Ready To Become a Therapist?
Becoming a Conscious Therapist, Helper, Healer... Are Your Internal Landscapes Ready? At Southwestern College, we are in the process of buying the piece of land next to the College---4.39...
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3 commentsArt Therapy as a Projective Technique
Yet another version of "What Is Art Therapy?" I am not an Art Therapist, but I studied Projective Psychological Testing in graduate school (much to the chagrin of my Counseling...
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no commentsCheryl and Bear…
When Bear was 3 we left him at a kennel while we went on vacation. There was another dog there that just happened to be up for adoption. Her name...
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no commentsI Want To Be a Therapist, But I Am Worried…
Graduate School: What You Are Worried About You’re worried about $$, Jobs and Whether You Can Really Be a Therapist. Worry #1: I have written...
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no commentsWhy Study Counseling at Southwestern College?
What is the difference among Counseling Programs? Why Should You Study Counseling at Southwestern College? We have a team of seven people—Robert Waterman, founder of the College (1977),...
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no commentsNational Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day!
by Deb Schroder My two-and-a-half year old grandson has a favorite place to make art. Elijah likes to scribble wildly on the gate that keeps him safely...
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no commentsAddressing Affordability of SWC’s Graduate Education: Part Three: “Option Three”
Part Three OK, so here is what got me going on this “Affordability” thing—or at least it served as a kickstart, in addition to Craig McAdams saying at the...
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no commentsThree Part Series on Affordability at Southwestern College: Part Two–New Scholarships for 2012-13
Addressing Affordability of SWC’s Graduate Education: Part Two New Scholarships For academic year 2012-13, we have increased our scholarship offerings approximately SEVEN-FOLD. There are approximately thirty some opportunities...
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no commentsThree Part Series on Affordability at Southwestern College: Part One–We are NOT raising tuition for 2012-13
Addressing Affordability of SWC’s Graduate Education: Part One We Are Not Raising Tuition for Academic Year 2012-13 Southwestern College has made a decision to NOT raise tuition for academic...
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2 commentsHistoric Day for Quimby/Southwestern College…
Today, on behalf of Southwestern College, and with full support and a resolution from our Board of Trustees, I signed an agreement with Ed Nagel and the Santa Fe Community...
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no commentsCan You Afford NOT to Go to Grad School?: The Economics of the Soul
How Much Does it Cost to Become a Counselor? If I had decided not to go to graduate school and become a helper/healer, I think my soul would have just...
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no commentsConsciousness & Language: The Irishman Always Wins…
Consciousness and Language: The Irishman Always Wins Discussions about Consciousness and what we mean by it can be energized, animated, spirited, and occasionally, unharmonious. The Scientist and...
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no commentsA Curandera’s Musings on the Nature of Vision Quests…by Niccole Toral
“Wilderness is not a luxury, but a necessity of the human spirit.” Edward Abbey As I was meditating this morning, my mind began to ponder about the Doctorate program...
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no commentsA Mandala a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
by Eliza Combs Okay, so maybe not once a day, although that would be an awesome practice but at least once a week for 8 weeks or so. I loved...
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no commentsWhat is the DIfference Between “Counseling” and “Counseling Psychology”?
Counseling vs. Counseling Psychology “Counseling” is NOT the same as “Counseling Psychology”, and if that statement surprises you, then you should keep on reading. (You should keep on reading anyway,...
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no commentsSouthwestern College Now In Visuals! Come Visit….
We now have a growing Pinterest Page! Just click below...The Old Days, Vision Quests and much more.. http://pinterest.com/swcsantafe/ ...
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no commentsNew Thought Luminaries…(a visual blog from Pinterest)
Here is the beginning of an overview of New Thought writers and thinkers, among them, of course Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, Father of New Thought, and Robert D. Waterman, founder of...
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1 commentsExcess
My introduction to art therapy came in 2007. That year, a close friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer; she later founded ARTS for the Cure, a nonprofit organization...
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no commentsHealing in the Borderlands
Healing in the Borderlands Winter was a long one this time around, a long two years it was Some call it the dark night of the...
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2 commentsSaying “Yes” to Life…
Southwestern College and Saying Yes to Life... I talk with a lot of prospective students who are interested in Southwestern College. Honestly, once they have done enough homework on graduate...
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no commentsSara Martin’s Virtual Art Show
Sara Martin Artist Statement One of the most important things I will take from my education and training in becoming an art therapist is that I can now confidently...
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no commentsGroup Mandala
Termination Phase ~Group Mandala~ Betsy Sohmer & Camille Grec Presentation Project for Art Therapy Techniques, teacher: Seren Morris Intention: To create a space and activity for the group to...
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no commentsAdvisor Ron Hughes, Kris Kringle and St. Nicholas (Gorgeous Shelties…)
Fishing with Kris Kringle Kris (shortened for Kris Kringle) came to live with us at a time when our hearts needed healing. It was on the Monday before...
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no commentsThe Big Decision
The Big Decision As most of you know I work in admissions at Southwestern College. I enjoy my position here primarily because I get to sit here and listen to...