Express Yourself! An Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy

Teacher

Dianne Dougherty

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

4:00-6:00 PM Eastern Time

3:00-5:00 PM Central Time

2:00-4:00 PM Mountain Time

1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time

12:00 PM-2:00 PM Alaska Time

11:00 AM-1:00 PM Hawaii Time

COURSE OVERVIEW

Expressive Arts Therapy is fairly new to the field of mental health counseling, having evolved in the late 1970s and recognized now as an important area of concentration for Mental Health Professionals.

This course is designed for therapists of all disciplines who are interested in using a creative approach to working with patients’ problems and desiring some additional information or training in this modality. It is also helpful for those with some experience in using the Expressive Arts in a therapeutic setting to gain more confidence and insight into the benefits of this modality with patients.

Express Yourself!© is a training with both didactic and interactive components. Attendees will receive theoretical orientation, instruction, and suggestions for use in the counseling setting. Additionally, attendees will experience for themselves the insights and benefits of Expressive Arts Therapy through exercises demonstrated during the seminar.

Express Yourself!© will incorporate several of the interdisciplinary, intermodal activities usually associated with Expressive Arts Therapy: movement, drawing, writing, music, as well as case study.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Define and understand Expressive Arts Therapy and its components of self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-care.
Discuss the philosophical principles and clinical theory of Phenomenology in Expressive Arts Therapy.
Review recent research of neuroplasticity and how Expressive Therapies address functional problems of the traumatized brain.
Explore activities employing low skill/high sensitivity which encourage patient cooperation with the treatment protocol and improve problem-solving skills.
Experience first-hand several Expressive Arts Exercises which can be readily translated to the therapy session.

Target Audience: Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors, & LMFT

Content Level: Beginner to Intermediate

2 CE Hour Credits Approved By: NAADAC, ASWB, & NBCC

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Course Features

Lectures 2
Quizzes 0
Duration Lifetime access
Skill level Intermediate
Language English
Students 1
Certificate Yes
Assessments Yes

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Dianne Dougherty

Dianne Taylor Dougherty, MS, CAGS, LCMHCS is a private practice counselor, writer, and speaker in Raleigh and Boone, NC with degrees from UNC-Greensboro, East Carolina University, Western Carolina University, and European Graduate School, Switzerland.

With experience in psychiatric hospitals, Employee Assistance Program, government agencies, college teaching, and private practice, Dianne Taylor Dougherty, LCMHCS embrace an asset-based philosophy to treatment which incorporates an exploration of the Expressive Arts and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to promote individual healing. Dianne Taylor Dougherty, LCMHCS is the author Treating Divorce as Trauma©(2001); Multidisciplinary Treatment for Clergy Sexual Abuse© (2005); The Creative Personal: A Guide for Mental Health Counselors to Incorporate the Expressive Arts in Therapy©(2009); Priming the Pump: Expressive Writing for Health and Well-being© (2013). She is a Certified Dementia Specialist and Certified Critical Incident Stress Relief Trainer.

Dianne Taylor Dougherty, LCMHCS also conducts seminars/training for corporations and organizations. She has presented nationally and internationally on the use of Expressive Arts in Therapy, Clergy Sexual Abuse; Trauma Recovery; Ethics in Counseling; Healthy Workplace Environments; Domestic Violence; Anxiety Disorder Treatment, and various other topics for the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina (LPCANC), LPCA of Georgia, Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA), American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA), American Counseling Association (ACA), International Nathan Network, US Department of Defense, US Department of Labor, PESI, and In-patient treatment programs in the United States and Canada.

Dianne Taylor Dougherty, LCMHCS is a published poet and enjoys gardening, playing the piano, and watercolor.