Reasons why you want to get your Master's in Counseling at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico...…
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Students often worry about whether they are learning what they need to know to pass exams and succeed on their first jobs. Some words of wisdom about that...…
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A submission and transmission came today during the Creative Writing group, led by Dr. Ann Filemyr, as a response to the prompt which was to use either 'hello' or 'goodbye' as the starter for each sentence. Excuse my crude grammar, but I enjoy poetry because I can break rules without consequences.
hello Holy body…
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On November 15, 2016, Southwestern College began its Entrepreneurship Series with a panel discussion composed of a variety of helping professionals in Santa Fe. The presenters were former SWC President Jim Nolan, Ph.D., LPCC; Emilah DeToro, M.Ed., PCC; Ginna Clark, PsyD., LPCC, ATR, Faculty member, Coordinator of the Human Sexuality Certificate Program; and Jessica Reeves,…
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Student debt, the death of Fidel, Standing Rock, a shifting and historically unrecognizable economy, the Trump presidency, the Obama presidency, the avalanche of higher ed regulatory requirements, the exponential increase in documentation requirements by insurance companies, fracking, global warming, the diversification of the country, wall or no wall, remaining a sanctuary city...
Are…
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Juan Blea Bio
I think in English, but I feel in Spanish. Where the two meet is the source of who I am.
I was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on October 28, 1971. Spanish was my first language; it was the language of home. English was the language of the…
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So You Want to Be a Therapist? Counselor or Psychologist?
Let’s start with the fact that becoming a licensed psychologist will take you a good 6-8 years or more to complete, and becoming an independently licensed Counselor will take you about 3-5 years, depending on your drive.
That’s a huge difference. Of course it’s not…
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This essay was written as a reflection paper for Applied Theories of Human Development. In this class we discussed different stages of development in the human lifespan. As we all well know, adolescence is socially considered as a unique, often perplexing, and even difficult stage in life. What we all may not know is that…
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Today we held our Second Annual Faculty Retreat, an exercise in Appreciative Inquiry, and a look into the potential futures of Southwestern College/New Earth Institute.
Before we actually began, I said to Robert Waterman “You know, this could be a meeting people look back on in ten years and say, that was a pivotal day…
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Being a first year student and new resident to New Mexico, orientation and the thought of the first day of classes was very intimidating. However, orientation was a great time. I met a lot of genuine and friendly fellow students in my cohort. After those two days, I feel excited to see where these next two years…
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For the last 23 years I’ve grown up in a small town in Iowa, and almost two months ago moved to Santa Fe to pursue my passion for helping others through art. I am in the MA in Art Therapy/Counseling program here at SWC. The southwestern United States is completely different from the Midwest, where…
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The Ecotherapy certificate program at Southwestern College offers a Wilderness Fast each year to interested individuals. In September 2016, Wilderness Fast members took a 9-day trip to Canyon De Chelly with Katherine Ninos and Carol Parker, the founder of the Wilderness Fasts offered at Southwestern College. This is an interview with one of the program…
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Living in Santa Fe the hot springs in the area are of great interest. There are a bunch of great hot springs spas in the area, that I highly recommend spending a day at. These spas cost money and that can sometimes be a factor for whether or not we can spend a day to…
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I am settling into the first quarter of graduate school, and I can barely believe I am here- a sentiment it appears I share with many of my fellow students. Choosing to pursue a career in art therapy felt like choosing to chase a dream, but sitting in class after class with my brilliant classmates…
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I, Rene, had the amazing opportunity to meet with Carol Parker at a coffee shop called Dulce in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Carol Parker brings with her a wealth of knowledge related to ceremonial space, initiations and rite-of-passages, and was the initiator of Wilderness Fasts at Southwestern College. I asked her to meet to learn more…
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I am nearing the end of the first quarter of graduate school, and I can barely believe I am here- a sentiment it appears I share with many of my fellow students. Choosing to pursue a career in art therapy felt like choosing to chase a dream, but sitting in class after class with my…
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Check this out in the Santa Fe Reporter!!!
http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-9132-sex-in-full-spectrum.html
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Food and Consciousness
Ah, October, one of my favorite seasons in Santa Fe, time to make my first apple pie of the season, and look forward to homemade muffins and breads, and the upcoming holidays. But this fall is different. I recently received a diagnosis of diabetes, which runs in our family. Actually, I was…
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Ten Tips for New Students, from former SWC President Jim Nolan
1. You are on the verge of an experience that will change your life. Allow it, lean into it, be curious, not afraid or against…If you are the kind that HAS to fight about stuff, I guess you will, but I would not recommend…
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Get your LPCC as soon as you can. Out. …
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A Letter to Anybody even REMOTELY Thinking of Working in Addictions/Substance Abuse
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Prospective Students, Current Students, & Alumni,
Credentials, licenses, and professional certificates can help us get jobs, and help us get clients and referral streams in private practice.
This letter is for ANYBODY who thinks they MIGHT even POSSIBLY be interested…
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Thoughts about why personal therapy is required at SWC...…
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An MA in Counseling is the fastest and most economical track to becoming a Psychotherapist/Counselor...…
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If you have been told that you are a good listener, or you are the one your friends come to who have problems, keep reading....…
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