Announcement from Art Therapy Without Borders

Join us for an Expressive Arts Therapy, Trauma-Informed learning experience this November and a portion of your registration fee will go to supporting Art Therapy Without Borders.

WORKSHOP: "Arts-Based Positive Psychology, Mindfulness and Mind-Body Approaches to Trauma-Informed Intervention," November 1 & 2, 2012, Holiday Inn Coolidge Corner, Boston, MA [right before the MA Mental Health Counseling Assoc. Annual Conference in Newton, MA, Nov. 3rd, 2012]

This two-day course on trauma-informed practice emphasizes the principles of positive psychology in conjunction with mindfulness and arts-based mind-body approaches essential to trauma recovery. Participants will learn how to apply four key factors in trauma-informed work-- resiliency, empathy, compassion and gratitude. Interventions and practice exercises from mindfulness meditation, Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy© (FOAT), Trauma-Informed Art Therapy© and expressive arts that help traumatized clients of all ages are presented. The course includes a dynamic combination of lecture, discussions, hands-on experiential practices, short films and case examples. 12 units of continuing education credit have been applied for with NBCC.

Faculty: Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPAT, LPCC & Laury Rappaport, PhD, REAT, LMHC, LMFT, ATR- BC

Register at http://www.trauma-informedpractice.com/workshops-courses/ . LIMITED SEATING, so register early!

Early Bird Registration (before September 15, 2012) Professionals: $289; Students (must show proof of current graduate school status): $235
Regular Registration (September 16, 2012 and later) Professionals: $325; Students (must show proof of current graduate school status): $255

Refund Policy: 80% before September 15, 2012; 50% September 16- October 19th, 2012. If for any reason this event is cancelled due to unforeseeable circumstances, we will refund your registration fee minus a small handling fee.

Continuing Education for Counselors pending NBCC final approval; Art Therapists, Play Therapists and other professionals, please check with your credentialing bodies to verify that this workshop meets their approval for continuing education.

Accommodations: If you are coming in from out of town, the Holiday Inn at Coolidge Corner is offering special rates for guest rooms from October 31st through November 3rd. Go to http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/brookline/bklma/hoteldetail and use the code ERW [see "Have a Group Code" on the lower left menu].

Complete Trauma-Informed Art Therapy Level One by attending a third day on November 3, 2012, at the MaMHCA's 26th Annual Conference "Resilience, Posttraumatic Growth and Trauma-Informed Practice: Expressive Arts Approaches for Mental Health Counselors" with Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPAT, LPCC ATR-BC. To register for this event, please visit http://www.mamhca.org/annconf.htm for more information. Please note: This event is held at the Newton Marriott Hotel in case you need accommodations at that hotel.

Kind regards,

Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC
President, Art Therapy Without Borders
artchangeslives@gmail.com