On Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 6 – 8 PM, Dance/Movement Therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker will presenting the last webinar in our Creative Arts Therapy Series on Dance/Movement Therapy. Jessica Sittig, LCSW specializes in providing trauma informed clinical care to children and their families. Jessica was a recipient of a 2011-2012 Schweitzer Fellowship […]
Music Can Enhance the Therapeutic Process, but Not All Music Is Therapeutic: Understanding How and When to Use Music within a Session
It seems music is everywhere. Anytime I am on the EL, I feel at least half of the passengers I see around me have earbuds in—perhaps listening to music while they are multi-tasking? Music is now also very accessible—from i-Tunes to Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube, anyone can access music with a few clicks of a […]
Save the Drama, Hold the Drama, or better yet, Grow from Drama
Understanding and Applying Elements of Drama Therapy Appropriately Given that contemporary pop-culture often, unfortunately, depicts “the drama” as the experience of extremely unpleasant, out-of-control behavior best avoided (“Don’t make a scene…”), there is clearly a great need to articulate the beneficial aspects of drama. For health professionals that already appreciate the therapeutic benefits of theatre, […]
Introduction to Art Therapy for Clinicians!
An Art Therapist’s Perspective on the Use of Art in Treatment As an Art Therapist, it goes without saying that the making of art has a therapeutic quality. What may not be well understood outside of the field is that there are three therapeutic experiences happening simultaneously in the art-making process: the physiological, cognitive, and […]