Expressive Art Therapy 101
Topics: Expressive Art Therapy
Audience: Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Play Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists (MFT)
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Expressive Art Therapy 101
Dr. Sue Futeral
PhD, LCSW-C, C-EAT
Expressive Arts & Education Expert
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Dr. Sue Futeral, PhD, LCSW-C, C-EAT, is a two-time graduate of the University of Maryland, School of Social work, earning both her Masters and PhD degrees there. She has won 3 awards from the University of Maryland, 50 heroes of Social Justice and Outstanding Social Worker, Alumni Association and Lifetime AchievementAward. She also won a similar award from NASW for her career. Sue worked for the BCPS system as a school social worker and has been serving the EAP population for over twenty years offering counseling and CISD (critical incidents stress debriefing) as well as teaching courses in Expressive Art Therapy, time management, negativity in the workplace, coping skills, ethics, and smoking cessation. Dr. Sue, a Baltimore native, is as an Adjunct faculty for SDUIS. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years experience in teaching, research and clinical practice. She earned her BA at Goucher College, and her MSW and PhD from the University of Maryland. She has a second doctorate in addictions counseling, focusing on drugs, alcohol, sex, food and gambling addictions. She holds certifications in techniques that include: hypnosis, art therapy, music therapy, and psychodrama. In the past twenty years she has taught courses in ten colleges and universities from undergraduate introductory work to supervising graduate students in the field. She offers many workshops to professionals on topics such as Expressive Arts Therapy, Stress management, time management and communication skills. Sue has worked in general, special and alternative education in schools through MANSEF, Maryland Association of Non-Public Special Education Facilities, Harford County, Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Her clinical work includes individual, couples and family counseling. She specializes in working with folks in their work settings who get stressed out! Sue is married and has three married adult children and 6 grand-kids.. She enjoys drawing, painting, sculpting, clay and crafts such as knitting and traveling to National Parks.
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Course Overview
Part 1: Four Types of Art
Part 2: Dance & Movement
Part 3: Music Therapy
Part 4: Play Therapy
Part 5: Poetry Therapy & Psychodrama
Part 6: Sand Play
- Objective 1
- Objective 2
- Objective 3
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Expressive Art Therapy 101
Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Play Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists (MFT)
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Core Wellness Reviews
It was great!
On-demand participant
This course is definitely interesting and full of creative interventions that will be useful for all clients. I thoroughly enjoyed this training!
Read MoreAnonymous
The presenter was very knowledgable and it sparked my interest in learning more about many different areas of Expressive Art Therapy.
Read MoreRecorded Participant
It was very in-depth and gave information on a broad range of interventions.
Chelsea
Tons of information. Presented well.
Jodi Walters LISW
I don't feel like I learnt a whole lot
Recorded Participant
Wonderful ways to use expressive modalities to further "nonverbal insight"
Participant
Not enough examples of use, dance unit geared toward choreography, not spontaneous.
Read MoreParticipant
Excellent presentation. Thank you. It was very interesting. I learned lots of new information and practical art and play therapy activities I can use in my private practice as a child therapist.
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