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Distance Learning Opportunities with Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT

Online Continuing Education Art Therapy and Play Therapy Ethics Course. Take this popular course online and get your 6 continuing education units for license renewal or certification. This course covers the major ethical issues of using art and play therapy in trauma intervention with children. Topics include professional practice codes in art therapy and play therapy; ethics of touch in play therapy; confidentiality and retention of children’s art expressions; unique dilemmas of using art and play therapy in disaster relief; children’s drawings as admissible evidence in child abuse cases; and ethically and culturally sensitive art therapy with children. All readings are included; course materials and objectives are complemented by quizzes, short response papers, films, links to valuable resources, downloadable documents, and hands-on activities. If you are a professional who needs the mandatory 6 continuing education credits for license or certification renewal, you’ll find this course both practical and enjoyable. For art and play therapists, this course will provide a refresher on professional practice and specific skills in the area of traumatized children. For counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, nurses, and psychologists, you’ll upgrade your understanding of the ethical application of art and play in your work with traumatized children. Register here.

Art, Play, Drama, Music & Bibliotherapy with Traumatized Children Online Course. This comprehensive course teaches a wide range of creative interventions for working with traumatized children. Chapters in Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, by Cathy A. Malchiodi, 2008 Guilford Publications, ISBN:1593856156 is required reading for successful completion of this course. For your convenience, this book is available for purchase for $38 from the TLC Online Bookstore. Upon successful completion of assignments, tests and evaluation you can download a CE Certificate of Completion. This course provides 6 continuing education contact hours and also provides 6 contact hours for Play Therapy (APT approved provider 01-108). You can also apply it to your Trauma Certification with the National Institute for Trauma and Loss. Register here.

These courses provide continuing education from 20 different agencies including NBCC, NASW, California BBS, nursing, play therapy, psychology, and more. More distance learning coming soon, by popular demand, and online supervision and consultation.

 

 
 

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Art Therapy Workshops, Courses, and Keynotes

Cathy has given more than 300 invited keynotes, presentations, workshops, and courses throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia for mental health, healthcare, education, and arts professionals; graduate counseling, art therapy, and expressive therapies students; and the general public. She also leads retreats on leadership, organizational development, resilience-building, and creativity. Please see the list of possibilities below.

Lectures and keynote presentations include visual case examples and DVD presentations; workshops and courses include lecture, visual case examples, DVD presentations, and hands-on experience with methods of intervention. No prior art experience is necessary and workshops are appropriate for mental health counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, addictions counselors, play therapists, expressive therapists, medical personnel, law enforcement, and school counselors and psychologists. To schedule a presentation with Cathy, please click here.

National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children. Cathy teaches a variety of day-long courses for the National Instittute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC) and is a Certified Trainer and Accredited Provider for TLC. Her courses can be applied to your certification as a Trauma Specialist, Trauma Consultant, or Trauma Supervisor with the National Institute. Popular courses include Art, Play, and Other Expressive Therapies with Traumatized Children, Understanding Children's Drawings, and Art Intervention with Traumatized Children and Families. Contact the National Institute for Trauma and Loss at ckuban@tlcinst.org to schedule a course or for more information.

 

 

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Courses and Workshops

Art and Play Intervention with Traumatized Children and Families [one, two, or five day course]

Art Therapy, Resilience-Building, and Positive Psychology [Courageous Creativity] [one or two day course]

Creative Intervention for Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Posttraumatic Stress [one day course]

Understanding Children's Drawings [one day course on the use of drawings in assessment and evaluation]

Advanced Creative Interventions with Children with Chronic Trauma [one or two day course]

Art and Play Therapy Approaches to Disaster Relief [one day course]

Art Therapy and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder [one or two day course]

Supervision and Case Consultation/Art Therapy and Trauma Intervention [one day course or online consultation]

Family Art Therapy [one, two, three day course]

Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents [one, two, or five day course]

Developmental Art Therapy with Children with Special Needs [one or two day course]

Arts and Play in Healthcare with Children [one or two day course]

Medical Art Therapy with Adults [one or two day course]

Medical Art Therapy with Children, Adults, and Families [one, two, or five day course]

Cultural Competency, Ethics, and Evidence-Based Practice of Art and Expressive Therapies [one day course]

Creative Interventions and Mindfulness Practices [one day course]

New! Leadership Retreat [half-day or one day course]; a day of skill-building, creative exploration, and resilience-enhancement for groups, non-profits, and businesses.

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