Continuing Education

Professional development workshops

None currently scheduled

Certificates 

Counseling & Art Therapy offers the following three stand-alone graduate certificates.

These certificates target continuing education for alumni and area art therapists based on coursework to meet continuing education standards, fill gaps in education, and engage in the developing literature in the field. 

Trauma & Neuroscience Informed Therapy (classes begin Summer 2025)

Course Requirements:

• ATC 705: Trauma & Neuroscience Informed Therapy (3 credits)
  This course will review and engage students in the current literature of Trauma trauma-informed practices, neuroscience as it applies to trauma work in art psychotherapy and counseling, and resources of trauma-informed care (assessments, workbooks, & practices). The objective is for the student to build skills and understand trauma as well as the etiology of behaviors, emotions, and functioning related to trauma, and develop treatment plans based in practice

Advanced Cultural Humility (classes begin Fall 2024)

Course Requirements:

• ATC 659: Cultural Humility (3 credits)
  This course supports the development of culturally humble art therapists and counselors through a multicultural orientation about intersecting identities including age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, socio-economic status, developmental ability, physical ability, education, family values, and religious and spiritual values. Through review of the current literature, application to clinical practice, and self-assessment, students will explore culture and their own unintentional biases, develop strategies for working with diverse individuals, groups, and communities, foster critical thinking skills, and explore the role of the art therapist in culturally alert and responsive practices for art therapy, social justice, and advocacy. 

• ATC 701/702: Applied Cultural Sensitivity in Art Psychotherapy & Counseling (4 credits) (Study Abroad)
  This course will engage students in cultural immersion to learn about cultural similarities and differences in art, the arts, and art psychotherapy, and varied aspects of the impacts of trauma (war trauma, trauma experiences of families, combat trauma, survivors of sex trafficking, and historical trauma). Students will engage in experiences that explore art expression, the role of art, artists, therapists, and art therapists in society, art/crafts processes, preferences or prohibitions to various art processes or media, and conventional/cultural symbolism; cultural appropriation in art therapy; and cultural sensitivity to the use of art processes and materials in art therapy for trauma-informed approaches integrated into art psychotherapy and counseling in various community settings.

Trauma & Neuroscience Informed Art Psychotherapy (classes begin Fall 2024)

Course Requirements:

• ATC 687: Trauma & Neuroscience Informed Art Therapy & Counseling (3 credits)
  This course will review and engage students in the current literature of Trauma and Neuroscience Informed Counseling & Art Psychotherapy Practices and additional materials. The objective is for the student to build skills and understanding of how to treat survivors of trauma, understand the etiology of behaviors, emotions, and functioning related to trauma, and develop age-appropriate treatment plans based on best art therapy practice. In addition, students will develop an understanding of brain-based science and neuro-informed practices in counseling and art psychotherapy. 

Educational Format

Classes are taught online or on campus during fall, spring, or summer terms. There may be unforeseen circumstances such as low registration numbers where on-campus delivery mode sections will be moved into an online delivery mode section.

Admissions Requirements and Application Procedure

Tuition

Tuition will be based on our current per-credit-hour rate.

Counseling & Art Therapy has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an approved continuing education provider, ACEP No. 6399.