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The Therapeutic Value of Humor
Posted March 6th, 2015 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.2nd Year SWC student Caitlin Harper explores her perspective on the use of humor in counseling. …
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Posts Tagged Art Therapy
Sprout: A Poem about Psyche
Posted March 5th, 2015 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.Influenced by archetypes and art therapy, Sprout explores the interplay between the unconscious and conscious parts of the psyche. …
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Mandalas and Thoughts at Week Eight
Posted November 15th, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, SWC Blog.by Debbie Schroder
Program Chair for Art Therapy/Counseling Program
It doesn’t really surprise me that as we approach the eighth week of the quarter, I’m finally able to spend a little time putting together an image that contains mandalas created by incoming art therapy students, during orientation. The quarter has been full – of teaching…
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Calling All Who Want To Become a Master’s Level Therapist!
Posted September 25th, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC.The Masters Degree in Counseling you were looking for......…
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One Love: Lessons Learned in Haiti, by Jessica Callaway
Posted August 3rd, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.Southwestern College faculty member Jessica Callaway reflects on her profound experience of Haiti, and its resilient people. …
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My Favorite Summer Tradition
Posted July 31st, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.by Debbie Schroder
The gardens on campus are lush and the temperature is hot – it must be Portfolio Review time!
Every year we ask our art therapy students who are moving into 2nd year, to bring in at least three pieces of art created during first year. By looking at their art and hearing…
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Archetypally Speaking…
Posted July 3rd, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.In April, 2014 a call was made: "Archetypally speaking, who is showing up for you lately? What mentors, thieves, medicine folk, or tricksters are asking you to speak their name, embody their abilities, and artfully express the connections you have? Please, answer the call, create the art, embody the voice that wants to be heard…
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For the Love of Clouds
Posted May 29th, 2014 by & filed under Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More, SWC Blog.A photographic journey of the passing clouds in New Mexico and Colorado.…
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Reboot Your Body, Mind, and Spirit with Collage!
Posted May 13th, 2014 by & filed under Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.by Karen Stefano Ed.M., M.A., L.P.C., NCC
How can you unwind your body and mind, listen to the inner stirrings of your spirit, and supercharge your creativity? It’s easy. Tissue Paper Collage!
Mythologist Joseph Campbell said, “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” The truth is that our culture is motivated,…
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Novel Formation: How Literature Has Informed My Interest in Psychology
Posted May 5th, 2014 by & filed under SWC Blog.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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ONE LOVE
Posted May 1st, 2014 by & filed under Where do SWC Grads Work.by Jessica Callaway, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC
I didn't know what to expect when I decided to go to Haiti. I realized when I was on the plane that I was partly, or mostly, going for selfish reasons. I was excited to practice art therapy and teach yoga in an environment I had never experienced,…
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On Jewels and Gems
Posted April 25th, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.An exploration of the stories, memories and personal significance behind the jewelry we wear. …
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Re-using Possibilities
Posted April 15th, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More, SWC Blog.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 a Journey; Or large boxes into castles. After reading, Endangered Threads: Socially Committed Community Art Action, by Janis Timm Bottos (2011), I knew that there…
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Under the Mask, the Space in Between
Posted April 14th, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More, SWC Blog.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 quarter. We made Mandalas every class, as well as masks, body tracings, finger painting, inner guides and characters, and containers. In that class, I made…
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Inquisition: An Amplification Process
Posted February 5th, 2014 by & filed under Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.An art therapy experience of honing in on our soul's needs. …
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Art Therapy and Elders with Alzheimer’s
Posted January 30th, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Top News, SWC Blog.
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 watch Art Therapy intern Todd Nichols speak in the Rotunda. A number of senators and state officials also spoke, but they didn’t bring art! Todd…
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GRAD SCHOOL @swcsantafe IS….
Posted January 28th, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.... staying in on a Saturday night to write a paper with the company of a Santa Fe Pale Ale and burning sage.
... is making, screaming at, rebelling against, and recreating a budget over and over again as I stumble towards financial sobriety.
... is shedding the self-construct that automates what I think I…
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SWC: The Experience by Claudia Escareño-Clark
Posted January 27th, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, SWC Blog.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 the idea last fall to do a series of videos. What I realized is that while I was fortunate enough to already be living in…
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Containers in Art Therapy
Posted January 23rd, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More, SWC Blog.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 home, a room, a box, a nest, my heart, a chair, a mouth, a closet… Many sensations come to body: warmth, safety, fear, constriction, flee,…
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Creating a Vision Board: A Fresh Start to a New Year
Posted January 17th, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Student & Alumni Stories.First year art therapy student describes her experience using a vision board to ring in 2014 and details some basic tips on creating vision boards. …
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Psychology of Altruism: A Creative Experience
Posted January 16th, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.by Christine Miller
The initial quarter of classes I took at Southwestern College was both exciting and intimidating. It was through one of my first and most memorable classes that I learned the value of intention. Without a concrete intent to work on something, I would get lost in other thoughts and distractions or procrastinate…
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Personal Journey Revealed Through Watercolor Painting of White Doves
Posted January 13th, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Student & Alumni Stories, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.
My past year at Southwestern College has taken me on an intense personal journey. I have spent most of my life desperately trying to figure things out. I moved to Santa Fe to study Art Therapy and learn a bunch of theory and technique. I wanted to get smarter. Although I…
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Glass Half Full? or Not
Posted January 9th, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, SWC Blog.
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 am I gonna be an optimist about this?” The song is called “Pompeii”, by Bastille.
This quirky song’s melody sounds pretty upbeat but the lyrics really appeal…
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The Hands That Guide – Creative Faculty and Staff at Southwestern College
Posted December 28th, 2013 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More, SWC Blog.
by Debbie Schroder (2013)
The Wild Heart Gallery in the art therapy building is simply exploding with color! The show, entitled “The Hands That Guide” was hung this week and is a delightful mix of art created by faculty and staff at Southwestern College.
I’m always aware,…
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