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Digital Art: Self Piece
In my section of Current Trends in Art Therapy, one of the first homework assignments was to create a self-piece collage with Polyvore.com. Here are some of the examples of...
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1 commentsFinal Mandala for Archetypal Psychology, Spring 2011
by Nicole Morgan, Copyright 2012 colored pencils and pen on paper For this project I pieced together several different images that came out of active imagination exercises. When I finished...
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1 commentsFamily Art Therapy
I took Family Art Therapy at SWC in the winter of 2012, and enjoyed reading the two texts on the topic. I suppose everyone has to swim in theory in...
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Compassion Fatigue – With a Southwestern Twist! by Colleen Dougherty
In August of 2011, I presented a 1 ½ hour talk on compassion fatigue in animal care work to about 35 people at the New Mexico State Humane Conference in...
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Grief During the Holiday
written January 3, 2012 We have just traversed the holiday season; a time for celebration and joy. It was a peaceful and happy time for me, but I also had...
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Art As Holiday Therapy
Little toddler fingers sticky with glue, reached into the container of sequins. Hello, bling! Shiny stars and hearts stuck well and the tiny artist was completely fascinated by his magical-looking...
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Overwhelmed By Art?
In the fall of 2011, I had the opportunity to present at the European Arts Therapies Conference in Italy. One of the keynote speakers for the conference was Graziella Magherini,...
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Practicum in Counseling by Eliza Buck
When I entered the second year of my counseling program, I immediately felt the shift of focus from myself to the client. Going to Tierra Nueva, Southwestern College's Counseling Center,...