Honoring the Spectrum of SelfĀ
On May 20, 2016 the Wild Heart Gallery hosted the opening night of Honoring the Spectrum of Self, an exhibition where Southwestern College staff, faculty, and students were invited toĀ investigate the sacred pieces that have shaped them as an individual or within the collective. The show featuredĀ a variety ofĀ worksĀ installed within…
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Psychedelic Studies Certificate
96-HOUR CERTIFICATE, Completed with 6 courses
Completed with 3 required courses and 3 elective courses
16 CEUs $375 per course
*Graduate students may take these courses for elective credit.
Required Courses:
Psychedelic Movement: Pioneers in the History, Research, and Current Policy Development
The Psychedelic…
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Managing Student LoansĀ
Congratulations on considering - or making - an investment in your career and life by attending Southwestern College. We recognize that most students borrow Federal Direct student loans in order to fund their education, and the idea of paying them off might seem overwhelming.
The links on this page offer you…
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By Kate Latimer, MA, LPCC, Director of New Earth Institute
photo of Seren Morris, Joanna Conte and Kate Latimer at their SWC graduation
SWC for student orientation in the Fall of 2004.
I first heard about Southwestern College in 2002 while living in Morocco and teaching at a small international school located in…
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by Deb SchroderĀ
On a beautiful October Saturday, eight of us who teach in the Art Therapy Program gathered to share ideas, concerns and breakfast. I feel like I just want to say out loud that we have amazing, passionate teachers here!
Iām also going to say something else out loud in order to hold…
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Honoring the Spectrum of SelfĀ
On May 20, 2016 the Wild Heart Gallery hosted the opening night of "Honoring the Spectrum of Self," an exhibition whereĀ Southwestern College staff, faculty, and students were invited to investigate the sacred pieces that have shaped them as an individual or within the collective. The show featured a variety of…
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Why Does Southwestern College Focus on āConsciousnessā?
When we talk about āConsciousness,ā we are pointing in the direction of heightened awareness, intentional living, mindfulness, and a holistic approach to the helping professions. When we are more fully conscious we are also honoring the resources that lie outside the realms of mainstream western scientific inquiry. Here…
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Part 1, if you missed it...
Part 2: Practical Examples ofĀ Ownership LanguageĀ
I look around and see so many things that say "Stop doing THIS!" or "Don't do/think/act THIS way!" or even "Fight THIS!"
With so much negative bombardment, is it any wonder I feel so overwhelmed and defeated much of the time, especially…
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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 some really sad moments, and I know of others as well who were sad due to the loss of a loved one. It is harder…
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B.S. Art Education, University of Vermont; M.A. Art Therapy, Vermont College; Ph.D., Expressive Therapies, Lesley University
Deborah has worked with many different populations using art as a means of expression and healing. Her experience includes using art therapy with psychiatric patients, trauma victims, troubled youth and grieving elementary school students.Ā
Since ancient times the…
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Natalie Carlton,Ā M.A., LPCC, ATR-BC
B.A., Temple University, Art and Anthropology; M.A. Creative Arts/ Therapy from Hahnemann University
Natalie is a Board certified art therapist and private practitioner in Taos, NM at Lacuna Studio.Ā Natalie is an avid community artist and dedicated to collaborations with others on art projects. Her current projects includeĀ Beautiful MiddenĀ and the 2011Ā Art…
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Craig āTomasā McAdams ā Southwestern College (Santa Fe) Ā
Internship in Maras, Peru
A couple of days ago one of the boys I meet with for individual sessions ā letās call him Steve ā came in for our meeting with his older cousin, John, and I was pleasantly surprised, almost shocked when he ran up…
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Notes from Cooper Riis by Eliza BuckĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 7-13-12
Sensing safety takes time.Ā Iāve been at Cooper Riis for 13 weeks now and have just acquired a level of safety that enabled me to propose a new group and move it forward to actuality.Ā This process helps me understand the value of…
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Where ShouldĀ You Go To Grad School for Counseling or Art Therapy?
By Allegra Borghese, written during her first year as an Art Therapy/Counseling student
Ā 1. CLASSROOM SIZE.
The number of students in an average class at Southwestern College is less than 15, with the range being from aboutĀ 8-20 students per class, and fewer for Practicum…
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Wild Heart Gallery
Monday, April 10th, 2017 Southwestern College's Wild Heart Gallery hosted the first opening night gala of the quarter. Deb Schroder, Program Chair of the Art Therapy/Counseling Program, had this to say about the exhibition:
āStudents in our Family Art Therapy/Counseling courses are asked to create Art-Based Genograms, in order to experience the…
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Amy Hautman Bates, first year Art Therapy/Counseling student on her transition from Artist to Art Therapist
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I started this blog intending to write about the creative art's health and healing potential. Having been around art all my life, I thought I knew a lot about Art Therapy. But the more I read, the…
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Amy Wong Hope, LCSW, is trained as an MDMA-assisted therapist through California Institute of IntegralStudies (CIIS) and Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). She completed a Psychedelic Social Justice Certificate through Chacruna Institute (2021). With few published textbooks to refer to, Amy actively works to curate a relevant snapshot of psychedelic studies and how…
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Our sexual lives - our desires, our behaviors, our fantasies - are intimately connected to psyche. Itās no surprise then that students and therapists have been asking for more. More training. More information. More conversations about sex. Because the truth is even if you donāt have a practice specializing in sexual issues, sex is…
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Andrew Fearnside's Blog Series offers unique, poignant and tragi-comedic insights into the work of being a therapist. He is a graduate of Southwestern College.
3,000 Hours: The PO (Probation Officer)
Court-ordered clients [hereafter referred to as patients] bring their PO into therapy with them. As the therapist, I have to handle this complication,…
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ON BEING HUMAN at Southwestern College, Santa Fe
- Allegra Borghese
I sit in client-mode, staring at myself down a long, dark tunnel. I see a flicker of myself that has been mischievously hiding for a long time. The uncanny feeling that emerges is a potent reality check slicing through who I think myself to…
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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 counselor at Solace Crisis Treatment Center (formerly the Santa Fe Rape Crisis and Trauma Treatment Center).Ā Becoming a mom has been an incredible initiation full…
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In April 2013, I was privileged to hear Robert Waterman speak. The significance of this event is Robert Waterman founded Southwestern College, which I began attending as a Counseling student later that fall. Much of what he shared provided confirmation of that decision.Ā I have known since I was 20 years old that becoming a…
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An exploration of the stories, memories and personal significance behind the jewelry we wear. …
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by Debbie Schroder
On a recent Saturday I needed to be at a task force meeting at 9 a.m. Yes . . .Saturday . . .9 a.m.! Running late, desperate for caffeine, I zipped into a fast-food drive-through. And I was stunned by the beauty of an image I saw there. In an advertisement promoting…
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