Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM
Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM Blog
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…about her body and her lost horse
If I may mount my high horse for a moment I might have something important to say. And it’s quite fitting that I be way up here and...
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2 commentsArt Therapy and Elders with Alzheimer’s
by Debbie Schroder I can’t seem to stop smiling. I’m smiling because of my morning – I went to the Roundhouse, the New Mexico State Capitol Building, to...
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SWC: The Experience by Claudia Escareño-Clark
As graduate assistants at Southwestern College we get to do a variety of tasks, depending on our strengths and interests. While doing social media and blogging, I came up with...
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Containers in Art Therapy
What is a Container? There are so many types of containers, a person, place, or thing that holds. Many images come to mind: a milk carton, hands, shoes, a...
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Glass Half Full? or Not
by Debbie Schroder I have a song stuck in my head. I think it’s staying stuck because we’ve entered a new year and part of the lyrics are “How...
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The Hands That Guide – Creative Faculty and Staff at Southwestern College
by Debbie Schroder (2013) The Wild Heart Gallery in the art therapy building is simply exploding with color! The show, entitled “The Hands That...
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Structure, Fluidity, and Presence in Sessions with Clients
This is episode 5 of the Aspiring Coaches and Therapists podcast, by Emilah Dawn DeToro and Jacob Gotwals. In this episode, we discuss the roles of structure, fluidity, and presence...
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Art Therapy Supervision
As an Art Therapist, I know that the art process is an important container. As a supervisor, I like to weave in art making and sand tray work in supervision,...
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1 commentsGet a Dual Degree in Art Therapy / Counseling. Please.
A dual degree in Counseling and Art Therapy will serve you in the job market FAR better than an Art Therapy master's alone. The number of jobs for which you...
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New Student, Magic Mountains
by Natascha Holmes (written Oct 5, 2013) Moving to Santa Fe at the end of July gave me a great opportunity to get to know my new home town way...
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1 commentsMy Trip to Tent Rocks…Kasha-Katuwe
by Natascha Holmes (written Oct 2, 2013) Moving to Santa Fe at the end of July gave me a great opportunity to get to know my new home town way...
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Thoughts from a Quiet Person
by Debbie Schroder I seem to need to continue the idea of a summer reading list. I don’t understand why, because my summer is always as busy as the...
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Holding Gently
by Debbie Schroder The front door was already open and as I opened the sliding glass door to my patio, a fierce gust of wind blew through my house,...
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The Potency of Groups – Archetypal Psychology
Amy Hautman Bates I like Robert Waterman's concept of “The Studio" – the sense that we are all one and share in one another's growth. I feel the transformation of...
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Where Do Southwestern College Grads Work? Jaffa Frank
Jaffa V. Frank, Ph.D. After graduating with my M.A. in Grief, Loss, and Trauma Counseling at Southwestern College in 2008, I did hospice bereavement counseling in Albuquerque, which was cut...
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The Three C’s for Emotional Balance When Living With an Addict, by Ted Wiard, LPCC
Addiction of any kind is a difficult path and can wreck havoc on loved ones as well as the person caught in the trap of addiction. It can be heart...
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Dealing With Anger in the Grief Process by Ted Wiard, LPCC, CGC
One primary theme in Dan Millman’s book, Way of the Peaceful Warrior is that the “time is now and you are here.” For me, this message means you should avoid...
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Internal Boundaries and Letting In Other People’s Drama
--from Reverend Ted Wiard Internal Boundaries Can Lead to an Easier Day The Taos News has committed to implement a bi-weekly column to help educate our community about emotional healing...
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Kate Latimer: Freedom Through Bridging the Mind/Body Connection
Kate Latimer, Santa Fe, NM I took a hiatus from the counseling world after the birth of my daughter in April of 2011, leaving my much loved job as a...
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What Is Consciousness-Centered Practice?
"Laura Lansrud-Lopez offers the most eloquent version of consciousness-centered practice I have ever read." President Jim Nolan...
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Visioning the Life Path by Gabrielle Tatha Viethen
One of the last classes offered to students at SWC before they launch into internship and graduation is Career and Life Development, well placed as a stepping stone into life...