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Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM Blog
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The Southwestern College Masters in Counseling Program: What Makes us Unique?
3 Anecdotes from Carol Parker about what makes SWC/New Earth's Counseling program unique......
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shiny is more effective than sharp…
As therapists we often have to make clear where our boundaries exist without hurting or confusing those who approach them. This does not have to be complicated and, in fact,...
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Original Agreement
According to the Original Agreement People could become Plants But only if they kept the rituals That were set up in those days. I found out about this One spring...
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Novel Formation: How Literature Has Informed My Interest in Psychology
First Year Art Therapy and Counseling student Caitlin Harper explores the magical ways in which great literature has informed her interest in Psychology...
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Attracting New Clients
This is episode 8 of the Aspiring Coaches and Therapists podcast, by Emilah Dawn DeToro and Jacob Gotwals. In this episode (recorded in November 2013), we talk about various ways...
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Re-using Possibilities
I am a big fan of reusing materials into new forms. Broken bits glued together to make guardians; Torn fabric to make new yarn or a rug; Old shoes into...
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Under the Mask, the Space in Between
I'll start with an ending. One Art Therapy Techniques class in 2014 ended with each member of the group creating an altar of the art that was made during the...
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Art Therapy/Counseling Chair, Debbie Schroder & Sancho…
Sancho was an official Southwestern College cat – he was born under the development trailer (there used to be art therapy offices in that location). I think it’s rather serendipitous...
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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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