Cover image: "Rebirth" by Sarah Carter
SWC's Wild Heart Gallery has gone online!Ā
Experience SWC community's heart and soul.
Internal process.
Thinking, feeling and doing.
Creations of self-care so as to be present during this time.
Sharing with Community.
Art as a platform for social justice as advocates and change agents.
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Molly Bigknife Antonio, PhD, is of Shawnee, Delaware, Cherokee, Irish, and English heritage. She is executive director of the nonprofit Pollen Circles, located in Window Rock, Arizona, and she serves as a Doctoral Program First Year Faculty Mentor at Southwestern College, as well as an associate faculty at Prescott College. She teaches and advises online…
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Southwestern College student, Mary Edson, interviews four new students to get their insight on what it is that makes the Southwestern College experience so unique. What the students have to say is thoughtful, honest and evocative. …
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My name is Alyssa Ellegaard and I am a first-year student at Southwestern College. My journey at SWC began before classes started during this past fallās Wilderness Fast in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. I had just moved from Northwestern Minnesota a week before I was to embark on the Wilderness Fast. I knew very little…
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My Journey to Southwestern College ā Thom D. Chesney
As a lifelong writer and storyteller, I have grown accustomed to words flowing freely from my thoughts to a page or podium. I love crafting poems, weaving narratives, engaging with my audience, and soaking in readersā and listenersā reactions to my handiwork. As I…
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Laura Lansrud-LĆ³pez is the Clinical Director of Tierra Nueva Counseling Center. She has a rich and diverse work history, spanning bioinformatics, forensic sciences, crisis intervention, behavioral health, clinical supervision, and higher education. Laura holds a Master of Science degree in Forensic Sciences from The George Washington University, and a Master of Arts degree in…
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Ethics and Supervision CEU classes are typically offered in the summer quarter and are sometimes offered as a workshop in our annual Transformation and Healing Conference. They satisfy the state licensing board requirement for Ethics or Supervision CEUs for counselors, art therapists and social workers.
When new courses are available they will be posted here…
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By Courtney Kayser
When I found out I was accepted to Southwestern College, I was ecstatic! I was also terrified. My whole life had been on the East Coast, and the idea of leaving my roots was scary. Here is my advice for a successful and stress-free (or should I say minimal stress) relocation:
1.…
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Graduate Assistant ā responsibilities will vary and may include the following:Ā
Connect SWC to kindred spirits and individuals and organizations using socialĀ media
Post to Group/Organizational pages and participate in conversations relevant toĀ SWC
Upgrade our web profiles by posting brochures, white papers, and other helpful collegeĀ materials
Blogging as needed
Keeping abreast of new Social Media…
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Iāve been with Southwestern College for almost 20 years. As I get ready to move on to a new position in northern New Mexico, Iām aware of what an honor itās been to teach and care for art therapy in this place. My heart has been touched by so many students over the years.
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Scott Van Note, MA, MAEC, LMHC
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Scott received his MA in Counseling from Southwestern College and his BA in Philosophy from the University of Maryland.Ā Scott also holds an MA in Eastern Classics from St. John's College, where he delved deeply into the TheravÄda Buddhist tradition, receiving the Honors Distinction for his thesis, "Loving…
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Degree, College and Professional Programs
Student tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is $626 per quarter unit for MA programs. Tuition for the PhD program is $835 per quarter unit. There is a Resource fee of $300 per student per quarter of attendance. The Resource fee covers, but is not limited to, such College expenses…
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Marna Hauk, PhD, directs programs and innovates learning and scholarship in regenerative futures, arts-based methods, climate justice, and leadership and imagination. For the past decade, she has directed the programs of the Institute for Earth Regenerative Studies (earthregenerative.org), leading social incubators and learning immersions at the convergence of eco-restoration, creativity, and the living wisdom traditions.…
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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 FastsĀ at Southwestern College. I asked her to meet to learn more…
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Virginia Padilla-Vigil joined SWC in 2020 after retiring from a 30-year career in education that spanned K-12, higher education, and state government.Ā She spent her career as a transformational teacher and leader, advocating for equity, access, and opportunity for traditionally underserved and marginalized students.Ā She is a strong proponent of the integration of technology and…
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Southwestern College is a consciousness-centered graduate school in Santa Fe, New Mexico offering online/distance and on the groundĀ Graduate degrees in Counseling,Ā Art Therapy/Counseling,Ā Ā Art Therapy for Clinical ProfessionalsĀ (leading to licensure) andĀ Consciousness in Action, as well as a Ph.D. in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership.
We also offer specialty certificates for ongoing professional development. Our innovative curriculum integrates…
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In Art & Creativity, Southwestern College alumnus Anne Lebednik explores the value of integrating creativity and artmaking as a practice in our lives.Ā Anne explains how we can approach this mindfully and why it is important to cultivate, especially now. This talk was filmed on June 14, 2020 for the Awakening Heart Community of Mindful…
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Southwestern offers online and on-the-ground programs in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There is a commitment to personal development by students, faculty and the administration. The self-reflection that is embedded in the coursework provides students with the opportunity for in-depth exploration of how they view their world and how that impacts the relationship with their…
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by Magdalena Karlick
I delved into this rag rug project at the beginning of the summer, wanting to recycle old, ill-fitting, and stained clothing to make a rug for my sonās new room. I imagined a place where he could sit comfortably while looking at his books or playing with his toy animals.
Here are…
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Research involving participants who are part of vulnerable populations requires another layer of ethical consideration, in order to ensure not only the transparency necessary for respectful, mutually beneficial cooperation between researcher and subject but also the most accurate and applicable data. The following bibliography will help guide you in the philosophies and methods of ethical…
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Looking for a Therapist?
I was looking for a therapist. (And I have heard my story from countless othersā¦)
I looked on my insurance companyās page, āLooking for a Therapist", or something like that. Thereās very little information, maybe a photo (too often from 10 years and 30 pounds ago), and a long checklist of…
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Marika Dillon, MA, LPCC, ATR-BC,Ā is a clinical counselor and a registered, board-certified art therapist. She has nearly 20 years of professional counseling experience in providing counseling, consulting, and coaching services to diverse populations. She is dedicated to creating safe, supportive, creative spaces that encourage deep shifts and transformations for the people she works with.…
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Addictions, Abuse and Recovery Certificate Program
Program Description
The goal of the Addictions, Abuse and Recovery Certificate program is to provide reflective practitioners with an integrated approach in the treatment of addictions with individuals, families and communities. Special attention will be given to the utilization of evidence-based practices in cultural contexts that…
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The Quimby Memorial Library supports the curriculum of Southwestern college and the research needs of its students, faculty, administration, staff, alumni and college community.āĀ
~Leslie Monsalve-Jones, Library Director
With approximately 18,500 books, journals and audiovisual items, the Quimby Memorial Library directly supports teaching and research in art therapy, counseling, grief and…
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