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Over 225 Faculty •  Over 125 Sessions • 4 Days

ART • DANCE • MUSIC • DRAMA • WRITING
PSYCHODRAMA • SANDPLAY • PLAY THERAPY

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    Thursday Master Classes

    Art Therapy Along the Daring Way™: An Expressive Approach to Brené Brown’s Methodology
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Session Full — Wait List Initiated

    Caren Sacks, ATR-BC, LCAT, ATCS
    Mary Bermingham, LMSW, CDWF, RYT200

    The Daring Way™ is a highly-acclaimed methodology based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown that examines how people seek and struggle with connections to others. This method was developed to help people learn how to "show up," be seen, and live braver lives. In the first half of this 6-hour master class, we will explore topics such as vulnerability, courage, shame, and worthiness through the lens of mindfulness and self-compassion practices. We will focus on building a safe place in which to explore key elements of Brown’s research, including trust, core values, and vulnerability. In the afternoon, we will explore key principles including: the Armor we carry in our lives, Perfectionism, Foreboding, Joy, Numbing, and Shame Shields. We will define and explore the importance of developing a self-compassion practice. The goal of this daylong class is to understand the concept and demonstrate the process of how to "show up" more courageously in all aspects of daily life. These key elements of Brown's book, Daring Greatly, will be explored through lecture and hands-on activities, as well as group discussion. Participants will learn how to incorporate these theories and practices into their clinical work so that they can teach their clients these practical, life-enriching techniques.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional  Closed 
    Bookmaking Skills for Creative Therapists: Bound to Please!
    Center for Book Arts - 28 W 27th Street, New York
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Elizabeth Castaldo

    Visual journaling can be a powerful tool for self exploration and healing, and what better way to enhance your creative process than by making your own handmade journal! In this 6-hour bookbinding master class designed for those wishing to incorporate book arts and visual journaling in their therapy practice, participants will learn to make several book structures that are especially well-suited to those activities. Participants will learn to fold accordion books, make a book with pockets, and sew two styles of pamphlet books with paper covers. Most of the bindings covered in this daylong session are basic non-adhesive styles that can be made anywhere and without special equipment. Strategies for teaching these structures to clients and students, as well as ways to use them for visual journaling will be discussed. Participants will leave knowing a variety of book structures and ideas for including book arts and visual journaling in your therapy practice.

    Please Note: This class requires a $20 materials fee for all bookmaking supplies. Those who wish to add creative content to their books during the course of the day are welcome to bring along their own simple drawing and collage materials.

    Not eligible for CE Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Clay in the Healing of Gender-Based Trauma: Integrating Art Therapy, DBT & Sensorimotor Approaches
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Shelley Kavanagh, RP, RCAT
    Suzanne Thomson, RP, RCAT

    In this 6-hour master class, participants will learn through lecture and hands-on experiential activities how clay can be used as a tool for nurturing and bottom-up processing in trauma-focused art therapy. We will foster awareness of the uniqueness of clay as an medium for healing through sensorimotor practices. We will also explore how working with clay can help clinicians develop Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, such as interpersonal effectiveness and tolerating distress through containment, integration, self-soothing, and building mastery, with particular attention to themes or dilemmas such as "holding on" and "letting go." Moving beyond the treatment office and studio, we will illustrate and discuss how clients of all ages, who have experienced gender-based violence, have participated in exhibitions of their clay work, transforming their private creations into public, political expressions to effect social change.


    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Creative Engagement in Dementia Care: Positive & Strength-Based Approaches
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Gina Maguire, MSW, LSW
    Jodie Berman, QDCP, CTRS

    If you work with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, you have probably learned to treat the disease and not the person. But in this 6-hour master class, we will explore how to engage the person by using creative communication techniques, by reframing challenges in view of a client’s strengths, and then building on those strengths. Participants will discover how to personalize goals and leisure pursuits within each of five domains (physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual) in order to balance and enhance clients' well-being and quality of life. They will also learn to create innovative activities and interventions by blending expressive arts modalities in tandem with the tools of positive psychology. TimeSlips, for instance, is a storytelling and creative socialization technique that emphasizes what clients with dementia can do instead of focusing on skills or information that they have lost. Designed by MacArthur Fellow Anne Bastings to improve communication with people who have dementia, it can be used with individuals or in groups. These non-pharmacologic, strengths-based approaches can be used in individual and group settings, and are designed to connect with, inspire, and empower clients with dementia, their caregivers, and the healthcare professionals in their circle of support.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT, Nursing; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Cutting-Edge Clinical Approaches for Complex Symptoms: Prevention, Screening, Treatment
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Aynisa Leonardo, LCAT, ATR-BC

    This 6-hour master class will provide an overview of cutting-edge treatment practices that are effective in working with people suffering with complex symptoms related to trauma and addiction, such as thought fixation, moral injury, emotional dysregulation, sleep disturbance, anxiety, disempowerment, and hyperarousal. Participants will learn specific tools for trauma and addiction screening, in order to effectively identify warning signals and learn appropriate interventions to decrease stigma related to mental health, as well as suicidality and overdose statistics that are rising in our communities.  A wide variety of treatment techniques and approaches will be introduced and demonstrated, including: art therapy, storyboarding, cinematherapy, biosound therapy, energy practices, breathwork, Trauma Release Exercise (TRE), and Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT).  Special veteran-focused treatment issues will also be discussed. Hands-on experientials will include CBT techniques, creative approaches to identity building, Tibetan singing bowl meditation, and interactive role play. Participants will learn and experience first-hand a number of clinical, prevention, and screening techniques that they will be able to use in their daily practices when they return to work, plus others that they might wish to pursue through ongoing training.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT,; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Effective Intermodal Approaches: Combining Creative Arts in Treatment Successfully & Responsibly
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Rebekah Windmiller, MA, LCAT, REAT, CAGS

    Our clients have varied creative abilities, interests, and needs. And as arts therapists, we want to respond to them using different modalities that will both engage them and enhance their treatment. Although many of us are already experimenting with different techniques, methods, and models in our daily work—and are mindful of working within our given areas of expertise—we need to be certain that we have sufficient theoretical grounding to conduct responsible integrated therapy using multiple art forms. This 6-hour master class will explore the relationship among the arts in therapy, and how art forms can support and build off each other in clinical practice. Doing this will help us develop a solid theory of intermodal work, which can be used to guide treatment interventions and processing. In this daylong session, we will begin with lecture and discussion to provide the theory for an experience in expressive movement that will flow into drawing and then poetry. Time will be given for exploring emergent emotional material and discuss clinical challenges, applications, and contraindications. Appropriate primarily for mental health professionals, participants are encouraged to bring questions from their own practices.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Enhancing Internal Family Systems Work (IFS) Using Expressive Writing & Action Methods
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Center for Journal Therapy 

    Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, PTR, M/S

    This day-long experiential and didactic master class will introduce the framework of Richard Schwartz's Internal Family Systems Model (IFS), which explores parts of self or sub-personalities in a holistic, systems-based manner, easily lending itself to exploration through written or enacted dialogues. Each of these 'parts' has a story and is born of an experience, encapsulated with somatic and emotional energy. Through acknowledging these various parts and allowing space for their stories, healing often occurs and space is created within an otherwise constricted nervous system. Generalists and specialists alike will gain a basic understanding of IFS, and experience applying the model to aspects of themselves and their clients through reflective reading, expressive and journal writing, elements of poetry therapy, and collage making. Prompts and poems will be supplied that exemplify the various parts of self along with ways to explore them expressively. Psychodramatic action methods will also be demonstrated. Participants will be encouraged to use these techniques in their clinical work within the limits of their professional capacities. No prior experience with IFS is required.

    PLEASE NOTE: This master class does not substitute for formal training in either IFS or the creative arts.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT, Nursing; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional  Closed 
    Exploring Ethical Standards for Art Therapists Through a "Living Directive"
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

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    Rosa Lombard, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT
    Jessica Fertig, ATR-BC, LCAT

    Did you ever wish you could find a “painless” way to meet the ethics requirement for ATCB-credential recertification and be able to enhance your clinical work in the process? Then look no further than this 6-hour master class. Because expressive arts therapists have a variety of learning styles (spatial, auditory, verbal, kinesthetic), this master class is designed to review and explore ethical principles through these varied and individualized learning styles. Participants will be invited to engage in a "living directive," in which they will be asked to respond to the course's content through a series of art making activities. Throughout the day, we will process this artwork as a group. We will review both the American Art Therapy Association's "Ethical Principles for Art Therapists" and the Art Therapy Credentials Board's "Code of Ethics, Conduct, and Disciplinary Procedures" to identify their implications for—and potential impact on—our daily practices. Appropriate for all mental health professionals interested in focusing on ethical issues in clinical practice, our goal will be to identify creative, responsible ways to align with the values and standards of conduct outlined in these documents. Participants are welcome to bring along an ethics question for the group to consider and discuss.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB Ethics Credit; NASW, MFT; APA, Nursing; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Facilitating Drum Circles for Counseling, Psychotherapy and Community
    Pearl Studios - 500 8th Avenue, New York
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Suzanne Tribe, MS, MT-BC, LCAT
    Mary Knysh

    Recent research shows that drumming—particularly in groups—can reduce stress, elevate mood, and enhance the general quality of life. For these reasons and others, drum circles are increasingly being implemented in general hospitals, psychiatric facilities, schools, and in private practice to address a wide variety of treatment goals. This 6-hour master class will feature brain-based drumming activities that engage and invigorate groups while stimulating key mind-body connections in group members. For instance, drumming has been shown to strengthen communication skills, improve motor coordination, and promote a sense of empowerment and control. By practicing these sequential activities, participants will develop facilitation skills that incorporate "ice breakers," non-verbal communication, intentional movement, self-expression through sound, and creative problem-solving. In addition to having an opportunity to experience a drum circle firsthand, participants will learn drum circle facilitation techniques that can be used in counseling and psychotherapy with clients of all ages and abilities to address issues in physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual domains. No prior musical experience or instrument-playing skill is necessary.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Focusing & Art Therapy: Accessing Body Wisdom Through Creative Expression
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Elizabeth Baring, MS, ATR-BC, NCPsyA, LCAT, LP


    Developed by Eugene Gendlin and colleagues at the University of Chicago in the 1960s, Focusing is the process of accessing the body’s wisdom by turning inward and being present to its inner sensations. According to Gendlin, conscious thoughts emerge from the intangible inner awareness that he called the “felt experience,” which holds the key to psychological resolution. Art therapy is a way of externalizing that experience. In this daylong master class, participants will be guided through the process of Focusing and expressing their felt experience through art making so that they can incorporate this effective approach into their clinical practices. Using Laury Rappaport’s interdisciplinary approach called Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy (FOAT®), creative arts therapists, counselors, and psychotherapists of all persuasions will learn how combining art making with Focusing can be a powerful therapeutic approach for teaching stress reduction, managing emotional regulation, and attaining general well-being for a variety of populations in any number of clinical situations.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; APA, Nursing; SWNYS, NY OT, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    How Play Therapy Enhances Resilience in Grieving & Traumatized Children
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Jodi Mullen, PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CPT

    Verbal-based treatment approaches often limit the expressive and healing potential of therapeutic work with young survivors of trauma. Using play and play therapy techniques can build upon the capacity for resiliency that already exists within these clients, often untapped. In this 6-hour master class, we'll discuss how to recognize the various indicators of post-traumatic play and how play therapists and other professional helpers can establish a more effective therapeutic connection with these hurting and often difficult-to-reach clients. We'll review the typical challenges faced by play therapists, child therapists, and others when working with this population, and engage in experiential activities to illustrate and demonstrate creative ways to incorporate play therapy and the expressive arts to help support and encourage healing and resiliency. When these approaches are thoughtfully incorporated in the clinical work of any competent helping professional, traumatized children can evolve from survivors into thrivers. Some of the approaches we'll engage in include using narrative and sand tray approaches for working on issues of self-acceptance and grieving.  Participants will be invited to recall particularly challenging child clients to consider how these approaches might have shifted the dynamics of treatment in those cases.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)**
    **APT CE only available to mental health practitioners
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Managing Aggression & Bullying in Kids: How Play Therapy Can Transform Rage into Hope
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    David Crenshaw, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S
    Alyssa Swan, PhD, LPC, NCC
    Sarah Caprioli, LMHC
    Nicole Allen, PhD, LPC, NCC

    Play therapists often have a visceral reaction when they receive a referral of a young client exhibiting aggressive behaviors, particularly if the client is a young or teenaged boy. This daylong master class will provide play therapists and other clinicians an overview of the diverse contributing factors to the development of aggression from childhood through adolescence. We will consider ways in which boys might identify with the aggressor and manifest more bullying and aggressive behaviors than do girls. The presenters will emphasize the following practical knowledge for play therapists and others treating children and teens including: Research findings that provide the evidence that play therapy can be effective with children exhibiting aggressive behaviors; effective play therapy interventions for working with any young people who present with this problem; the dialectic of bravado/vulnerability in treating adolescents who exhibit rage; the crucial role of empathy in breaking the cycle of violence; recognizing and working through the profound sorrow and helplessness that often underlies seething rage in adolescent boys; ideas for helping youth re-channel and sublimate rage through artistic creation, play, sandtray, poetry, and verbal-expressive trauma narratives; the relevance of “stealth therapy” and narrative therapy interventions with adolescents disillusioned with traditional forms of therapy; and the delicate dynamics of hope in the therapeutic work. We will also consider the robust transtheoretical value of a “competence-based” mindset when doing this work.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW; MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only); APT**
    **APT CE only available to mental health practitioners

     

     

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    Music Therapy Techniques for Non-Specialists
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Angela Guerriero, PhD, MT-BC
    Gregory Perkins, MT-BC

    Everyone drawn to working with the creative arts in treatment—whether they’re a therapist, client, or both—are naturally drawn to one of more discipline more strongly than the others. Some people feel (for a variety of reasons) that certain art forms are just “not for them.” Others are drawn to particular disciplines but feel deskilled, unable to imagine themselves working in a modality for which they were not trained or feel they have an insufficient aptitude. This 10th anniversary Summit master class was designed for those non-specialists interested in using music and techniques from music therapy to enhance their clinical work. Through hands-on demonstrations, participants will be introduced to the basics of music development as they engage with various elements of music, including rhythm, melody, and dynamics. They will learn practical, evidence-based strategies—including singing, lyric analysis, songwriting, and others—as well as how to adapt and incorporate these strategies into their own clinical work. Designed specifically with non-music therapists in mind, no previous experience with music therapy is required and no musical skill or aptitude is necessary. Musicians and others who are interested in pursuing a degree in music therapy are, of course, encouraged to attend.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Psychodrama in Counseling & Individual Therapy: No Group Needed
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute 

    Deborah Shaddy, MS, LMHP, LCPC, TEP
    Judy Swallow, MA, LCAT, TEP

    While psychodrama is usually thought of in terms of group work, this 6-hour master class will explain, explore, and demonstrate how its practices can be applied to individual therapy and couples work in ways that are diverse and profound. For instance, the Empty Chair technique—one of the most popular psychodramatic techniques for working with individuals—is just a single tool among many that can be incorporated into daily office practice. It can be used for representing people (dead or alive), feelings, behaviors, illnesses, and addictions, as well as spiritual guides, the wise mind, parts of the self, the desired future, obstacles blocking success, and so on. Psychodramatic techniques like this one can enliven therapy sessions as we switch from talking about clients' issues to talking to clients themselves, where their whole selves can be engaged in the present moment. Arts therapists, counselors, and other helping professionals will learn to use doubling, role reversal, and concretization to help their clients identify and externalize feelings, become more aware of their unconscious responses to others, understand others' positions and/or the impact that they have on them, and also practice more effective communication skills and ways of responding. These methods, which can help clients heal old wounds and develop more satisfying ways of engaging in their current lives, are a largely untapped resource of immeasurable value for clinicians not working with groups.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Sand Therapy: Existential Meaning Through Symbols and Their Voices
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Dee Preston-Dillon, MA, PhD

    Existentialism deals with humanity's most anxiety-provoking issues—most notably the meaning of life, identity, and freedom—and has had a major impact on contemporary psychotherapy. Sand therapy, an empowering projective process in which miniature figures symbolize aspects of the client’s developmental experience and psyche, is an expressive approach uniquely suited for the exploration of existential meaning. This 6-hour master class will introduce clinician-participants to the practice of existential sand therapy. Anchored in core theory and ethical considerations, participants will explore existential phenomena likely to emerge in client sand scenes. They include: facing mortality and the anxieties that engenders, as well as daily life dualities such as freedom vs. constraint, authentic identity vs. alienation, and isolation vs. connection. Reclamation of once-hidden meaning will be given voice through client engagement with symbols in the sand. This process is especially healing for traumatized clients who do not often respond to more traditional psychotherapeutic approaches. Participants should be aware that this work is emotionally intense—deeply moving as well as potentially upsetting. Essential to this master class will be learning how to keep clients safe while exploring, acknowledging, and validating their experiences.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; APA, Nursing; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    The Handstitched Self: Exploring Self-Parts & Affect Regulation Through Dollmaking
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Mindy Jacobson-Levy, MCAT, ATR-BC, LPC
    Brigette Potgieter, LCSW

    Dolls have played a varied and vital role in the daily lives of people of all cultures throughout history. They have been used for connection, communication, protection, and projection. In the clinical setting, creating hand-sewn forms can be used for self-discovery and processing uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. In this daylong master class, we will explore how the intersection of psychological theory, neuroscience, and the tradition of handmade dolls provides an effective framework for healing and transformation. Participants will be guided through the process of creating a self-doll. They'll be asked to identify a feeling that is asking “to be heard.” Dialoging in pairs will aid in the development of a drawing that will guide the evolution and enhancement of their 3-dimensional hand-sewn dolls using a cornucopia of textures, color, and ephemera. Clinical applications for individual and group work will be illustrated through lecture and slides of case material. There will be ample time for discussion regarding how and when to use this technique with clients of all ages and abilities in daily clinical process.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    The Healing Power of Mandalas and the MARI: Focusing on Grief & Loss
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Evie Lindemann, LMFT, ATR-BC, ATCS

    Symbols and archetypes. Colors and composition. As Jung pointed out, the components of a hand-drawn mandala can hold almost infinite personal significance. This daylong master class will offer both a theoretical and experiential journey into the use of mandalas, with applications to therapeutic contexts. We will review the theoretical underpinnings of mandala practice in the Western world, its historic origins, and the creation of the MARI as developed by art therapist Joan Kellogg. Participants will practice a variety of mandala-making techniques applicable to clinical practice with both groups and individuals in treatment. They will also have the experience of completing the mini-MARI and its use of symbols and colors. Mandala making will focus on three central themes: 1) the flexibility of the mandala shape that can be adapted to a variety of materials and a variety of client issues; 2) applications to grief and loss; and 3) the shape of the mandala itself, the symbolism of the circular shape, and its uses historically and graphically. Poetry and writing prompts will also be incorporated to provide clinicians with other ways to expand on themes that arise in the artwork. 

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
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    Using Metaphor and Imagination in the Treatment of Trauma: The Story Within and Without
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Kint Institute

    Heidi Landis, LCAT, RDT, BCT
    Craig Haen, PhD, RDT, CGP, FAGPA, LCAT

    Traumatic experiences often interrupt our ability to move forward in our lives and development, leaving many of us feeling hopeless and stuck in old and distressing narratives. Because our stories are intrinsic to how we see the world and interact with it, it's important to be able to transform those that create barriers to progress. In this 6-hour master class, clinicians of all disciplines will be introduced to creative, active ways to elicit and enter into life story themes and imagine possibilities for more expansive narratives. Participants will learn how to help clients through action/embodiment and art making to honor the stories that lie within, as well as move toward stories not yet created. This daylong class is designed for those interested in exploring the bridge between personal story, creativity, and the power of community as it pertains to clinical practice with clients of all ages and abilities.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    4-day Certificate Training

    Recovery Coach Academy©: A Certification Training Intensive for Working with Addictions of All Types
    Mountainside Chelsea - 239 West 18th St, 3rd floor

    Thursday, 10:00 am  -  7:30 pm


    Lisa Hope, ATR-BC, LADC, LCAT, MAC, CASAC, CRPA

    The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© is a 4-day (30-hour) training intensive, offered at the Summit in partnership with the Center for Addiction Recovery Training of the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR). This Summit-long comprehensive curriculum provided in a retreat-like setting focuses on providing participants with the skills needed to guide, mentor, and support clients who would like to enter into or sustain long-term recovery from an addiction to alcohol, opioids, sex, gambling, shopping, and other addictive substances and behaviors. The role of the Recovery Coach and the components, core values, and guiding principles of recovery will be explored in depth. Active listening skills, methods of inquiry, and ways to self-manage will be emphasized. Through didactic and experiential exercises, this training intensive will empower participants to support clients in recovery to share their stories, manage wellness through the stages of recovery, and enhance their relationships. Dynamic expressive arts therapies activities will be demonstrated and experienced, and cultural, political, ethical, and boundary issues will be addressed.

    Certification from the Recovery Coach Academy© is a nationally recognized designation. Successful completion of this training earns participants 30 NY State OASAS-Approved CASAC hours toward CASAC, CPP, and CPS re-credentialing. 

    PLEASE NOTE: $45 Handbook fee required. Registrants must attend all 4 days of this training.

    Eligible for 8.0 Clock/Credit Hours: ATCB; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for NBCC or APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Thursday Evening Workshops

    Breathwork Techniques for Healing Trauma: An Experiential Workshop
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    Rebecca Stone

    This 2-hour evening session will feature conscious breath techniques and exercises that aid in releasing trauma from the body. Research supporting breathing patterns and their impact on the nervous system/limbic brain will also be addressed. Participants will experience a group breath session, offering them a chance to unwind and calm the nervous system at the end of an information-intensive day! They will gain an understanding of how working with breath is effective in releasing trauma from the body. Participants will receive a checklist for identifying which clients will benefit from conscious breath exercises as well as a list of contraindications for practicing breathwork.
     

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    This session is not     eligible for continuing education clock/credit hours.
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    Helping Children Affected by Conflictual Divorce Using Jungian Play and Expressive Arts
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    Eric Green, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, SP
    Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S

    High-conflict, drawn-out, litigious, and emotionally taxing separations and divorces put children at risk for disrupted attachment and a variety of symptomatic behaviors. This is particularly true in cases with parental alienation, a form of emotional maltreatment, prevalent in very high-conflict families. Research suggests that it is the strength of the attachment—not the level of conflict between parents—that determines the long-term impact of divorce on a child's development, adjustment, and subsequent well-being. Play therapy and related experiential approaches are effective modalities that help children and their parents to identify and strengthen aspects of their attachment. In this 2-hour evening session, we'll discuss and demonstrate creative techniques to help play therapists and other mental health professionals to facilitate the reduction of anxiety. The primary goal for play therapists is to allow children to feel more grounded, connected, safe, and creative during this especially disruptive period in their young lives.

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    Eligible for 2.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only); APT**
    **APT CE only available to mental health practitioners
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    Legal Issues for Creative Therapists: Who Owns the Art?
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Featured Topic: Arts Therapies and the Law

    Patrick Thurman, MA, JD. LLM, LAC, ATR-BC, CSAT

    Have you ever exhibited, published, or thrown away your clients’ artwork? Have you ever thought about whether you had the right to do so? Knowledge of art law, as it pertains to the practices and products of expressive arts in therapy, can increase regulatory compliance and promote a positive ethical approach for managing client artwork. If therapists are not aware of the key elements that comprise art law, they may violate its tenants, particularly when managing their clients’ creative productions. Relatively little-known and with few specialist practitioners, art law (an aspect of civil law) provides protection to artists, expressive arts therapists, and art images. For instance, issues of attribution, integrity, storage, destruction, and copying have direct bearing on the therapeutic alliance. With clear appreciation and understanding of the moral rights regarding creative processes, therapists—especially expressive arts therapists—can benefit from the protections provided by art law. Come join us for this rare opportunity to learn from an attorney-turned-art-therapist!

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    Eligible for 2.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB Ethics Credit; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    Rhythmic Transformation Through Drumming, Sound & Movement
    Pearl Studios - 500 8th Avenue, New York
    Thursday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Suzanne Tribe, MA, MT-BC, LCAT
    Mary E. Knysh

    This 2-hour experiential workshop will integrate group drumming and rhythmic activities with intentional movement and vocal expression to create a unique community-building experience. Through interactive icebreakers, drum circle games, and self-expression techniques, participants will be guided through the group facilitation process to learn how to incorporate these activities into their clinical work with a variety of populations and ages. No drumming experience is necessary.

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    Eligible for 2.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT, Nursing; NYOT, SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    Strengthening Professional Identity & Esteem in the Creative Arts Therapies
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Thursday, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    Erin Partridge, PhD, ATR-BC


    Creative arts therapists work in a wide range of settings, including: hospitals, schools, clinics, prisons, community programs, and private practice, among others. After 50 years, these clinical disciplines are no longer "emerging" fields, and as highly trained professionals with valuable skill sets, it is important that we not be undermined or sidelined by power politics in our job searches or in our daily workplaces. In this 2-hour evening workshop, we will explore our self-perceptions of our professional identities by examining how we describe our professions, how we respond to questions about our professions and our professional roles in the workplace, and how we can advocate for ourselves and others in the creative arts therapy field. By distinguishing between strong and weak language found in creative arts therapy literature, as well as among ourselves, we will learn to cultivate professional identities worthy of our professions. By engaging in a job crafting activity, participants will have the opportunity to take an active role in their job development by creating expressive and practical job-crafting roadmaps for themselves.


    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    Eligible for 2.0 Clock/Credit Hours: ATCB; Others pending.
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    Stressbusting: Writing Through Troubled Times
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Thursday, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    Kathleen Adams, LPC

    Have any sort of modern-life anxieties? Let's take a pause, take a breath, and bust some stress! In this 2-hour workshop, you'll be given a template for a one-hour journal group on stressbusting through writing. You will be expertly guided through the experience of creating new relationships with stress through short, structured, sequenced writes. We'll talk about ways you can use this ready-made template with clients and client groups in treatment. You'll leave the workshop with a simple yet powerful tool to share with your clients, students, or group members. And you'll have a valuable, new method for your own stressbusting!


    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

     

    Eligible for 2.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
  • Friday, 11/08/19
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    Friday Master Classes

    Equine-Informed Practices for Enhanced Safety, Respect & Connection in Therapeutic Relationships
    HorseAbility - SUNY Campus - Old Westbury, New York
    Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

    Session Full — Wait List Initiated

    Brigette Potgieter, LCSW
    Pamela Zamel, PhD, EdM

    Horses are not socialized in human niceties or stories. They are masters at responding to internal and external stimuli, not just words, and we have a lot to learn from interacting with them. In this outdoor master class, participants will work alongside horses to engage in activities that will help them to improve—through body language, breath work, and mindfulness—key skills that are essential to psychotherapy, including establishing personal safety and communicating respect. Throughout this introductory day, we'll discuss and explore the importance of the three-brain system in equine-facilitated therapy, and how it can engender comfort or distress. Together, with the horses, we will experience how the head-, heart-, and gut-brain system affects the shifts of connection and disconnection between Self and Other, confirming that connection is a co-created, embodied experience between Self (therapist) and Other (horse or client). We will practice a number of body-based, equine-therapy techniques—including nondescriptive tracking, conscious aligning, and purposeful regulation—that will enable us to build more resilient relationships in our daily clinical work. As Linda Kohanov, equine therapist and author, suggests, “Think of your body as the horse that your mind rides around on.”

    Please Note: Session will be held at the HorseAbility Center for Equine Facilitated Programs on the Old Westbury campus of SUNY. There is an additional $50 facility fee. Bring layers, including boots and gloves, for this active—and potentially wet and muddy—outdoor experience. Indoor space available in case of seriously inclement weather.

    Registrants will be responsible for their own travel to the site, but roundtrip travel by the Long Island Railroad (the Ronkonkoma line) to the Hicksville, NY, station can be easily reached from Penn Station (34th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues), and we will travel together from there. Roundtrip fare (not included with registration) runs approximately $25.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT, Nursing; SWNYS, NY OT, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional  Closed 
     

    Friday & Saturday Intensive

    Diagnostic Drawing Series Training: 35 Years of Assessment Through Art - Day 1
    School of Visual Arts - 132 W 21st Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Kathryn Johnson, PhD, ATR
    Anne Mills, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, LCPAT

    Day 1 of a 2­-day Training Intensive
    Participants must register for both days to attend.

    The Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) is a standardized three-picture art interview developed in 1982 by art therapist Barry M. Cohen. Not tied to any particular psychological or theoretical model, the DDS was the first art assessment to be systematically correlated with the nomenclature of the DSM. It can be administered individually and in groups with psychiatric and medical populations, where its use has been recommended or required by JCAHO and other authorities. The varied task structure of a DDS elicits valuable content, structural, and process information that, together, can inform clinicians as to the strengths and psychopathology of the subject. Each of the pictures in the Series is rated for the presence of a total of 23 attributes that lead the trained rater toward an evidence­-based assessment. DDSs have been collected and grouped according to the DSM diagnoses of subjects. Studies of the pictures in the diagnostic groups have revealed statistically significant graphic profiles. These graphic profiles show specific commonalities within each diagnostic group and specific distinguishing differences between diagnostic groups. After 35 years of international clinical use and empirical research, evidence has accrued that the DDS and the DDS Rating Guide are highly reliable and valid instruments. The DDS also submits a rich source of material for treatment planning. The DDS is designed for use with people 13 years and older.

    This session is open to mental health graduate students and professionals only.

    Please Note: An additional $25 notebook fee is charged for this 2­-Day Training Intensive.

    REGISTRANTS: Please CLICK HERE to download important DDS collection instructions (Review at least 2 weeks prior to training).

    Eligible for 12.0 Clock/Credit Hours (6.0 Clock/Credit hours per day): NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
     

    Friday Symposium

    Engaging the LGBTQAI+ Community in the Creative Arts Therapies: Theory, Research, Tools
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Kint Institute

    Brian Harris, PhD, MT-BC, LCAT
    James Pennington, MA, LPC
    Leah Oswanski, MA, LPC, MT-BC
    Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, MT-BC
    Daniel Blausey, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT

    As members of the LGBTQAI+ community and their issues become more prominently represented in the media and in our lives, clinicians need to stay attuned to the quickly changing landscape surrounding sexual orientation, gender, and identity. This daylong multi-speaker symposium, offered in honor of the 50th anniversary of NYC's Stonewall riots, will engage participants in active explorations toward understanding with and by those in the LGBTQAI+ community. Current terminology, theories, and research will be used to help participants enhance their competencies. Additionally, experiential activities will provide tools for insight as well as direct application potential for use with clients who are LGBTQAI+ identified. Participants will engage in creative techniques drawn from psychodrama, music therapy, and art therapy to embody a deeper understanding of how they relate to the LGBTQAI+ community, as well as learn new tools for clinical work with members of the community: Vocalization techniques will help us to explore our relationship to sexual orientation and gender. Psychodrama techniques will be used to engage in embodiment of gender identity. Art therapy will help examine how and when we are able to support “sex-positive” attitudes in our clients. Finally, song selection methods will be introduced to gain knowledge about the coming out process and development of queer identity. Professionals of all persuasions are welcome to join us for this day of learning and discovery!

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT, Nursing; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Friday Master Classes

    Altered Books for Building Personal Narratives & Managing Difficult Symptoms
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    AlteredBooksm

    Mindy Jacobson-Levy, MCAT, ATR-BC, DVATA HLM, LPC

    An altered book is a form of mixed-media artwork, created by reworking and embellishing a previously published book, thereby transforming its appearance and meaning into a personal narrative. The reconstruction of the book's physical presence begins by developing a foundation for safely inviting the client to listen inward for knowledge that might not yet have revealed itself. Through a multitude of creative processes, the evolution of intentional and unintentional scripts occur, almost spontaneously, in this daylong master class. Traces of symptomatic ghosts often appear, revealing barriers (traumas) that restrict progress in treatment. With the therapist as guide and anchor, clients can examine and challenge maladaptive coping strategies. Individual and group creative experiences offer opportunities to problem solve and exorcise unwelcome symptoms by arranging/rearranging art media, reflecting how cognition and affect shift during the healing process. A wide variety of art materials will be available. Client artwork will be presented, illustrating the importance of befriending our ghosts. This will be a day that combines didactic and experiential learning that stimulates creative ideas, as well as colleagial camaraderie!

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Art for Access to (and Integration of) Non-Ordinary States
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Jennifer Allen, LMFT, ATR-BC

    It's been 50 years since Woodstock, and young people are showing renewed interest in the psychedelic experiences of their grandparents; they seek a way to get outside their egos, expand their consciousness, and grow in creativity. This 6-hour master class will explore how to support our clients in integrating their psychedelic experiences. As expressive therapists, we know that there are many different ways to accomplish this, including: working with dreams, meditation, drum journeys, and Holotropic Breathwork. But to truly activate the growth potential of these approaches, it is essential to integrate them into the fabric of daily life. Using creativity—a familiar non-ordinary state—we will engage in an experiential process called Art for Access that incorporates art, writing, the felt-sense, drum journeying, and sharing to explore and integrate non-ordinary states. We will discuss the theory and implications of psychedelic medicine, contraindications, as well as the hopeful outcomes that current research show it to have for a variety of mental health conditions. No previous psychedelic or art experience is required.

    Please Note: This master class, intended only for therapists, may evoke strong content and feelings. Participants are requested to bring a dream they'd like to work with and, if possible, a yoga mat or towel for the journey.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Art, Movement & Music for Women with Trauma Histories and Substance Use Disorders
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Deirdre Cogan, ATR-BC, LPC, ATCS, CTP
    Nalini Prakash, BC-DMT, CMA
    Laryssa M. Cresswell, EdD, MT-BC, LCPC, LPC
    Rebekah Messenger, MMT, LPC, MT-BC

    We cannot facilitate deep, lasting change for women who abuse substances until we find ways to address their trauma histories. Research estimates that 80% of women pursuing treatment for substance use disorders also report past physical and sexual assaults. Clinicians who provide trauma-specific care to women with serious mental illnesses have long known that words are not enough, and expressive therapies offer an alternative approach for individuals who do not typically respond to traditional psychotherapy methods. Creative arts therapies offer grounding and multisensory experiences through art, music, and dance/movement. Further, the interplay between expressive therapies and cognitive reprocessing can create a therapeutic space for self-awareness and expression. This multidisciplinary 6-hour master class will explore theories of arts-based treatment approaches and the intersections of trauma, serious mental illness, and substance use among women. Participants will participate in crossmodal experientials that integrate art, music, and dance/movement to show how potent combined modalities can be when leveraged to explore painful memories and transform their meaning. Participants will also engage in discussions regarding how to design and apply interventions in order to stimulate awareness in their clients, facilitate their recovery from addiction, and help to heal the negative effects of trauma.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Arts-Based Applications of Jungian Psychology: Creative Pathways to Individuation
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Jordan Potash, PhD, ATR-BC, REAT, LCAT

     Archetypal psychology features a core belief that human beings are in a continuous process of development. This ongoing, creative cycle is greatly enhanced by the discovery of symbolic archetypes that speak to common human experiences. As Carl Jung once wrote, “It is only possible to live the fullest life when we are in harmony with these symbols; wisdom is a return to them.” Creative and expressive processes, when viewed through an archetypal framework, invite us to identify patterns that connect our personal experiences to the universal human condition. This daylong master class will provide an overview of Jung’s theoretical framework of the psyche’s content and structure; this will form the foundation for exploring psychological processes through the lens of archetypes, symbols, imaginal principles, and the Hero’s Journey. These theoretical considerations will be coupled with a presentation of art therapy strategies to develop creative pathways to individuation that are applicable to diverse clinical and nonclinical settings for use by clinicians of all persuasions.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Assessment and Treatment of Sexually Abused Children Using Art, Play & Sand Therapies
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Eliana Gil, PhD, MFT, ATR, RPT

    Research and clinical practice have informed clinicians about the impact of sexual abuse on children, and there is a consensus about target areas to be addressed in treatment. This daylong master class will present information for play therapists, expressive arts therapists, and other mental health professionals about an integrated approach to help children and their families achieve healing. We'll explore and demonstrate how art, sand, and play therapies can be used for assessment and for treatment. Participants will view case examples and discuss the key considerations in doing clinical traumatized children and their family members. They will learn play therapy and expressive arts strategies that prioritize attachment and can be applied individually, in dyads, and in group and family settings. Participants will learn to select interventions using a holistic approach that considers gender and culture, brain functioning, resilience, and the presence of family and community support.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW; MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only); APT**
    **APT CE only available to mental health practitioners
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Connecting IFS & Art Therapy Through Creativity, Clay and Collage
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Peggy Kolodny, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT

    In this daylong master class, we will explore the integration of art therapy principles with Schwartz's internal family systems therapy model (IFS). The goal of IFS is to build internal cooperation and increase "Self-leadership" using eight internal resources: calmness, curiosity, clarity, compassion, confidence, courage, connectedness, and creativity. Art is incorporated to facilitate expression, depict the healing journey, and enhance the clinical work. Discussion of how art therapy integrates with IFS within therapeutic contexts will be examined with emphasis on Jungian theory, particularly the concepts of Active Imagination and Self. An introductory video will illustrate the concepts of IFS, and case material will demonstrate how the presenter has applied expressive arts to the IFS process with individuals and groups in treatment. Participants will engage in collage and clay activities to explore their own internal parts and Self, and discover first-hand how this process could be used in a variety of clinical settings with a variety of populations. We will practice dialoging and unblending among parts, which will allow for a somatic understanding of the concepts. IFS essentials will be taught, so no prior knowledge of this approach is needed. Since the art is likely to stir an emotional response, self-care is advised. The speaker, a Level 2 IFS practitioner and art psychotherapist, will encourage mindful breathing and brief meditative states that can be taught to clients using this method. Session participation limited to clinicians only.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT, Nursing; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    DBT in Action: Encountering the Emotional, Rational & Wise Minds
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute 

    Rebecca Walters, MS, TEP, LCAT, LMHC

    Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) asks us to consider wise mind, emotional mind, and rational mind. When we can navigate between these three states of mind, we can make healthy choices, take right action, and heal. This highly participatory master class addresses ways for counselors and therapists of all persuasions to help their clients discover and develop wise mind, and examines how to connect with it in those moments when it is most needed. Psychodrama utilizes the roles of the expressive, supportive, and the reflective—all parts of the self—to help develop and create new and adequate responses to situations. DBT and psychodrama align with one another and can be integrated within therapeutic contexts to concretize and embody the states of mind. To demonstrate this, work in dyads will simulate individual therapy sessions. At least one, full, group-centered psychodrama session will demonstrate warm-up, action, and sharing with time for processing and questions. No previous DBT or psychodrama experience necessary. Please note that working in action may trigger strong feelings.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    10:00 am  -  5:30 pm
    De-Escalation of Aggression and Symptom Management Through Art
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Session Full (at least for now) — Wait List Initiated

    Dana Wyss, PhD, LMFT, ATR
    Pamela C. Robertson, PsyD, LMFT

    Aggression towards self and others usually serves to gain, regain, or maintain control, so a trauma-responsive approach is key when working to de-escalate this behavior. Recent studies regarding adverse experiences in childhood have demonstrated the impact of early trauma not only on clients, but also on their families in later years as well as the helping professionals who support them. Unfortunately, many therapists, parents, and teachers have come to rely on reactive methods of behavioral management that often perpetuate aggression. This unproductive cycle can further impact attachment and the capacity for self-regulation. In this 6-hour master class, we will begin with a brief review of the concepts of fight, flight, freeze, and fawning. Next, we will explore activities that address the capacity for self-control, illustrating the difference between responding and reacting. Finally, the facilitators will guide participants through creative art activities that support symptom management and de-escalation of aggression in response to common symptoms like depression, frustration, fear, and anxiety. We'll demonstrate effective art-based approaches that can be used with individuals and groups, and explore how to establish sustainability, comfort, and safety while doing this work. Sufficient time will be allotted for questions as well as case and group discussion.

     

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)

     

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional  Closed 
    Introduction to Elbrecht's Guided Drawing Approach: Bilateral Sensorimotor Body Mapping
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Session Full — Wait List Initiated

    Mia de Bethune, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT

    Participants in this daylong master class will first be introduced to the principles of Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing approach, which employs the body's threat response to address somatic and psychological trauma symptoms. They'll then be introduced to Cornelia Elbrecht's method of drawing and painting that uses somatic attunement to map the 'felt sense' in the body and transmit it to the page. Elbrecht's method also incorporates Jungian archetypes and, when used by a skilled practitioner, can facilitate profound changes in a client's symptoms, such as improved grounding and more robust boundaries. This is particularly helpful when working with traumatized clients whose bodies have been violated. Elbrecht's recent book, Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing; a Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping, and related trainings; will provide the basis of this master class. Also incorporating the structure of Kagin & Lusebrink's Expressive Therapies Continuum, participants will learn simple somatic body scanning techniques, how to recognize subtle startle and freeze responses, and discover ways to guide clients toward a sense of enhanced security and control.

    Please Note: Participants should be aware that this session can elicit strong bodily sensations and emotions, and might trigger unpleasant memories.

    This master class does not constitute a training in either Somatic Experiencing or Guided Drawing. Both practices require training and certification through The Trauma Training Institute and The Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional  Closed 
    Introduction to Voice Dialogue: Help Your Clients Access Alter Egos for Increased Success
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Bridgit Dengel Gaspard, LCSW

    Voice Dialogue is a breakthrough approach that allows us to help clients who can't seem to take the final steps toward making changes that heal, and this immersive introduction explains why they get stuck. Voice Dialogue views our individual personalities as assortments of inner selves, and our core self dialogues with our different parts, many of whom have competing agendas. Through this therapeutic process, clients learn to separate from their dominant selves' points of view; black-and-white thinking often melts as pro- and con- subpersonalities help to teach the wisdom of parts on both sides of a struggle. Sharing the IFS perspective of multiple parts, and paralleling MI's philosophy of facilitating change, Voice Dialogue helps clients push through their barriers and compassionately emboldens them to take the necessary steps to accomplish their goals. In this 6-hour master class, we will use lecture, live demonstration, and skills-building exercises (many of which are art- and body-based) to witness and learn this transformational process. Afterward, participants will be able to incorporate this direct-action technique into their daily work.

    Please Note: Although it is a lot of fun, be aware that Voice Dialogue work can also elicit strong emotions and reactions.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Journaling with the Brain in Mind: Neuroplasticity, Sensory Awareness & Self-Determination
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Center for Journal Therapy 

    Kathleen Adams, LPC
    Deborah Ross, MA, LPC, CJT

    The effects of journal writing on the brain appear to be similar to those of mindfulness meditation—creating receptive states for neurological firing and rewiring. In this 6-hour master class, the coauthors of Your Brain on Ink: Neuroplasticity and the Journal Ladder guide an inquiry into the journal’s role in enhancing self-concept, identity, sensory awareness, and mindful self-determination that can be incorporated by mental health professionals in a variety of settings with populations of all ages and abilities. Throughout the day we’ll weave writing processes designed with the brain and therapy in mind. Before and between these “writes,” we’ll introduce presentations, conversations, and case studies about the journal as self-object, the neurological power of handwriting, and why it’s important to write “badly" in those gift-quality, too-beautiful-to-write-in journals. We’ll focus on sensory experiences that deepen the neural connections that writing activates. Particular attention will be paid to how writing intersects with brains rendered differently abled from birth, traumatic injury, or aging.

    Eligible for 6.0 Credit Hours: NBCC,     ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not available for APT credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Listening to Clay: Janie Rhyne's Gestalt Art Experience
    School of Visual Arts - 132 W 21st Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT

    Pioneer art therapist Janie Rhyne defined Gestalt art experience as “. . . making art forms, being involved in the forms you are creating as events, observing what you do, and hopefully perceiving . . . yourself.” She taught us as therapists to listen, to focus, guiding us—through a process of describing—toward an understanding of the dialogue between art and Self. She knew the gift of staying with the artwork, trusting it in order to heighten the capacity for insight and transformation in treatment. For instance, when working with clay, she taught us to listen to, not analyze, the form. Rhyne insisted on using touch to perceive what cannot be experienced with the eyes. In this 6-hour master class, we explore Rhyne's methods for working with clay in treatment and, by further investigation through reflective writing, find the dialogue between clay and the hands to expand the metaphors that arise and enhance our work as clinicians. We'll also refer to the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) for guidance of when and how to use clay in treatment with clients. No prior clay, therapeutic writing, or Gestalt experience is required. Experientials will involve wedging and working with wet clay, so participants should wear appropriate clothing.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT, Nursing; NYOT, SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Play Therapy for Post-Traumatic Dissociation: Protocols for Symptom Management & More
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S
    Annie Monaco, LCSW-R

    This full-day master class will help clinicians develop finesse in integrating play therapy techniques with trauma protocols they may want to use, such as EMDR. We will explore using sand tray and other play formats for setting a safe place to examine trauma narratives, as well as identifying and managing dissociative cues through playful, full-body grounding and resourcing techniques. At a deeper level, we will discuss how exposure to severe trauma can keep children stuck in “trauma-time” because their nervous system is attempting to avoid the difficult emotions, beliefs, and body sensations associated with the unpleasant memories. Severe dissociation and the accompanying fragmentation of the child’s sense of self presents even great challenges in trauma work. The conference table technique developed by Fraser has been used extensively with dissociative adults to promote integration of the self and preparation for trauma narrative work. We will demonstrate adaptations of this technique and practice prescriptive play therapy techniques using dolls and the sand tray to adapt this technique as an effective way for working with dissociative children, who do not typically respond to traditional approaches. These approaches provide safety in developing inner awareness and cooperation between parts of the self, switching between self-states, and working with hostile and protective parts of the self to develop internal collaboration and effective healing in treatment.

    Please Note: The experiential components of this master class may be personally challenging, but every participant will have options for self-care throughout the day.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only); APT**
    **APT CE only available to mental health practitioners
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Promoting Holistic Self-Care for Clients Through Movement, Mindfulness & More
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Jeanine Klotzkin, MS, CMA, DMT-BC, LCAT
    Edna deBeer Gruvman, MS, CAT, DMT, E-RYT500

    True self-care consists of an ongoing process of tending to the mind, emotions, body, and spirit in a nurturing, healing, and uplifting way. Educating clients about the importance of this process, and supporting them in actively engaging in daily self- care practices—not just when they are in crisis—is an essential part of therapists' work in virtually every clinical setting. In this daylong, highly experiential master class, participants will be immersed in a wide array of practices to expand their clinical repertoire of self-care practices. Journaling and movement will be used to explore how to cultivate non-judgmental awareness in the present moment. We will introduce simple but powerful practices that focus the mind, soothe the nervous system, recharge and balance energy, and support inner attunement for clients of all ages and abilities. Together, we will explore how to guide the body and mind into a deep state of relaxation. You will leave this class with a clear understanding of how to integrate these effective tools into your clinical work, and will be able to support self-care for individual clients as well as with groups.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    10:00 am  -  5:15 pm
    Re-Invigorating Relationships Through Art, Action Methods, Imago & More
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Linda Iannacone, MA, ATR-BC
    Linda Richmond, PhD
    Tessa Kleeman, MA, LMHC

    This 3-hour experiential workshop is designed to teach clinicians how to help their clients enhance spontaneity and creativity in their interpersonal relationships. To do this, they'll learn a visual art therapy tool to use in virtually any clinical setting to enable them to illustrate their social connections, disconnections, and desires. They'll also learn to use sociometry—which deals with the nature, quality, and quantity of human connection—
    and other psychodrama techniques to support clients in practicing new ways of responding to self and others. We'll also present a number of tools that sociometry uses to activate, assess, and facilitate the dynamics of any group. These include spectragrams, action sociograms, and the social atom. The social atom is a diagram that represents the nucleus of all individuals to whom we are emotionally related. It can help us to understand our relationships as well as how to modify them. We'll guide participants in creating their own social atom through an enhanced mixed media art experience. Psychodramatic action will further deepen the exploration and allow for group experience.

    Couples Therapy, Psychoanalytic Creative Arts Therapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy

    Bonnie Hirschhorn, NCPsyA, ATR-BC, LCSW, LCAT, LP

    When we discover a mirror in another’s eyes, we not only feel accepted and acknowledged, we take a step toward building our own inner mirrors in which we can see our true selves. When we feel this empathic connection, our bodies relax; our hearts soften and open; we feel safe to be our vulnerable selves; and we have more capacity for intimacy. Imago relationship therapy involves a dialogue and mirroring process that creates a safe space for authentic connection. This quiet 3-hour workshop will show how partners can develop, through the Imago process, empathic attunement for each other even when they are in disagreement. Participants will discover how creative arts therapy and expressive psychoanalytic interventions can further enhance empathic connection, allowing partners to connect and be authentically seen and heard in ways that bypass the limitations of solely verbal communication.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT, Nursing; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    SAORI: Weaving Tapestries of Capability & Healing for All Populations
    Loop of the Loom - 227 East 87th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Jennifer Murphy, ATR-BC, LMHC
    Yukako Satone
    Ria Hawks, MS, CNS, CPNP

    Session Full - Waitlist Initiated

    It's easy to express yourself through color, texture, and rhythm with SAORI—a form of mindful, meditative weaving from Japan. Dedicated to free expression and self-development, Loop of the Loom has been bringing this method to New York City. Their free-form, "happy weaving" approach employs brightly hued, natural fibers and threads to create colorful, one-of-a-kind tapestries. Their goal is not just to teach a craft but to encourage self-exploration and promote competency and healing through the artistic process. In this daylong master class, participants will learn about the origins of SAORI and how it is currently being used clinically by art therapists and others to work with people of all ages and abilities in a variety of therapeutic settings—from hospitals to homeless shelters. Join us to celebrate the beauty of imperfection, an aesthetic that is eminently compatible with the creative arts in psychotherapy. No previous weaving experience is necessary.

    Note: Registration is very strictly limited to 14 participants. A materials fee of $25 is required.


    Not eligible for CE Credits
    Speakers:
    		Fee  Optional  Closed 
    SoulCollage® in Clinical Settings: Images & Archetypes for Accessing Inner Wisdom
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Lucille Allegretti-Freeman, LCSW-R
    Veronica Schauder, LCSW

    SoulCollage® is a therapeutic process that draws from many traditional psychology models including Jungian, “parts” work, gestalt, humanistic, and narrative therapies. A highly intuitive creative process that can be used by nearly anyone, regardless of artistic ability, SoulCollage® can be incorporated into the daily work of counselors and psychotherapists of any specialization as an adjunct to verbal and other expressive approaches. The mindful SoulCollage® card creation process enables the maker to become a compassionate observer of her inner life, thereby promoting self-discovery for those who use it. Clinicians using this approach encourage their clients to create a cohesive life narrative through self-selected images, verbal dialogue, and therapeutic writing techniques. In this way, they can help their clients to integrate both hidden and known parts of themselves, gaining transformative insights. Participants in this 6-hour introductory master class will make several SoulCollage® cards and learn how to dialogue with these images so that they can teach the process to their clients. Journaling techniques will be incorporated to deepen this process and promote integration of insights. The speakers will describe the ways they have integrated the SoulCollage® process into their clinical work with children and adults, as well as detail its applications in a wide range of clinical settings.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    The Broken Bowl Project: Exploring Addiction Treatment Through the Philosophy of Wabi Sabi
    School of Visual Arts - 132 W 21st Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Christa Brennan, ATR-BC, CASAC, LCAT

    Participants in this daylong master class will review the primary models of addictions treatment and addiction concepts, explore the phenomenon of resiliency, and consider Alcoholics Anonymous and its holistic approach to addiction, which shares a surprising number of philosophical similarities with Zen Buddhism. The Broken Bowl Project is based on the Japanese philosophy of Wabi Sabi and the ancient practice of Kintsukuroi. Wabi Sabi embraces the flawed or imperfect aspects of life, and Kintsukuroi is the practice of repairing broken pottery with gold. Just as these approaches treat the cycle of breakage and repair as part of an object’s history rather than something to be discarded or disguised, addiction treatment using the expressive arts therapies helps those damaged by addiction to repair and revitalize the “vessels” that contain their thoughts, experiences, and feelings. Participants will learn how to use the Broken Bowl process, activating the healing power of creativity, facilitating resilience, and illustrating the phases that span from relapse to recovery. Although developed for working with clients who have addictions, this adaptable, holistic approach can be used by mental health professionals working in a variety of settings. Participants should bring a journal along with them to this session.

    Note: Strictly limited to 10 participants. Sells out annually.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional  Closed 
    Treating Eating Disorders Through the Expressive Arts: Challenges & Dilemmas
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Brittany Johnston, MA, LCAT
    Lucy Marsh, MA

    Clients with eating disorders (ED) often isolate themselves physically and emotionally, are typically difficult to treat, and can have high mortality rates. To combat this, working experientially with an array of creative media can support and enhance traditional approaches to this notoriously intractable illness. It can facilitate interpersonal connections and engender self-care. This 6-hour master class is offered for creative arts therapists, counselors, psychotherapists, and anyone working with this population. We'll consider how eating disorders develop, predispositions to these diagnoses, and the use of psychoeducation in treatment. We will explore the use of drama, art, music, poetry, mindfulness, and role play in assisting clients with ED or disordered eating patterns, including practicing intermodal transfers. We will also consider co-morbidity issues related to substance abuse and personality disorders. Participants will be encouraged to examine the internal conflicts of people with ED, including using art and found objects from nature to explore clients' places within their worlds...and the potential road to recovery.

    Please Note: There is a risk that personal emotional content may be brought to the surface during the course of this day, so participants are encouraged to self-manage as needed.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Vocal Psychotherapy for Developmental Trauma: Singing Toward Integration
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm

    Diane Austin, DA, ACMT, LCAT
    Allison Reynolds, MT-BC, LCSW, LCAT
    Jenny Hoi Yan Fu, LCAT, MT-BC

    Any experience that causes an infant or child unbearable pain is traumatic, which includes the cumulative trauma of attachment interruptions due to inadequate nurturing and unmet needs. These problems in the caretaker-infant bond typically affect survivors throughout their lives, and can set the stage for vulnerability to other forms of trauma. Primitive defenses, like denial and dissociation, can protect the fragile self in childhood, but they also affect the integration of the personality long term. Vocal Psychotherapy can be used in group or individual treatment settings to help clients work toward healing by teaching deep breathing for grounding and relaxation, and also by singing and sounding, which facilitates the break up of blocked energy in the body and can bring unconscious material into consciousness. In this 6-hour master class, participants will learn, through lecture and demonstration, how accessing the brain's right hemisphere through sounds, movements, and images, can enable communication between the hemispheres to facilitate cognitive and affective mastery. Techniques like vocal improvisation and vocal holding can enable the client and therapist to communicate with dissociated parts of the self in order to access their energy, repair fractured parts, and promote growth and change. In addition, two-chord structures, singing in unison, harmony, and mirroring can enhance the work to move toward a reparative attachment experience.

    Please Note: This format may elicit strong emotional reactions, and a safe space will be established to help participants learn how to responsibly incorporate components of these techniques in their work with clients.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    4-day Certificate Training

    Recovery Coach Academy©: A Certification Training Intensive for Working with Addictions (Day 2)
    Mountainside Chelsea - 239 West 18th St, 3rd floor
    Day 2 of a 4-day Training Intensive
    Registrants must select all 4 days 

    Friday, 10:00 am - 7:30 pm


    Lisa Hope, ATR-BC, LADC, LCAT, MAC, CASAC, CRPA

    The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© is a 4-day (30-hour) training intensive, offered at the Summit in partnership with the Center for Addiction Recovery Training of the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR). This Summit-long comprehensive curriculum provided in a retreat-like setting focuses on providing participants with the skills needed to guide, mentor, and support clients who would like to enter into or sustain long-term recovery from an addiction to alcohol, opioids, sex, gambling, shopping, and other addictive substances and behaviors. The role of the Recovery Coach and the components, core values, and guiding principles of recovery will be explored in depth. Active listening skills, methods of inquiry, and ways to self-manage will be emphasized. Through didactic and experiential exercises, this training intensive will empower participants to support clients in recovery to share their stories, manage wellness through the stages of recovery, and enhance their relationships. Dynamic expressive arts therapies activities will be demonstrated and experienced, and cultural, political, ethical, and boundary issues will be addressed.

    Certification from the Recovery Coach Academy© is a nationally recognized designation. Successful completion of this training earns participants 30 NY State OASAS-Approved CASAC hours toward CASAC, CPP, and CPS re-credentialing. 

    PLEASE NOTE: $45 Handbook fee required. Registrants must attend all 4 days of this training.

    Eligible for 8.0 Clock/Credit Hours: ATCB; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for NBCC or APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Friday Evening Workshops

    7:00 pm  -  9:00 pm
    CBT & Art Therapy: Mining for Core Beliefs Using Words & Images
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Thursday, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    Pamela C. Robertson, PsyD, LCSW

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured form of talk therapy that focuses on helping clients to modify dysfunctional thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that stem from their core beliefs. It can be used to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other frequently encountered diagnoses.  Since images created during the art therapy process provide instant feedback to both client and clinician as they bring messages from the unconscious into focus, pairing the strengths of these two approaches can enhance the efficacy of most any treatment with most any population, particularly those that do not respond readily to talk therapy. In this 2-hour evening session, participants will learn ways to integrate basic art making into CBT work. Adding art can stimulate these clients to speak more freely and facilitate a “dive” into their personal constructs. By beginning at the surface and working inward and downward to “mine" for core beliefs through words and images, they will be able to help clients across the lifecycle to modify maladaptive thinking and behaviors as well as enhance emotional development. No previous experience with art or CBT is required.

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    Eligible for 2.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only).
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    Expressive Flamenco for Communication, Connection & Well-Being
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Laura Sanchez, MA
    Angelica Pinna-Perez, PhD, LCAT, LICSW, REAT, RDT

    Expressive Flamenco© is a new, embodied approach that enlivens our internal processing and builds connections with others, reinforcing our individual and collective power. In this 2-hour experiential workshop, the history, theory, and praxis of Expressive Flamenco©, a holistic expressive therapy approach, will be presented. We will start by exploring flamenco dance as an art form from a specific historical, sociocultural context—a dance created on the Iberian peninsula by diverse ethnic groups who were disenfranchised and marginalized. These people combined various art forms to express suffering and share their joys, while simultaneously communicating meaning and building community. In this evening workshop, we hope to apply traditional flamenco aesthetics to broader applications in applied health. Integrating flamenco's traditional range of movements with other expressive arts practices, our attention is turned inward—taking us to our most resourceful state where we can connect with a range of our own emotions, our authentic selves, and with others. Because we live in a transnational context, this inclusive, arts-based practice provides the opportunity for individuals to experience intersectionality while engaging in a crossculturally enriched environment that has therapeutic benefits on multiple levels. Come learn, kick up your heels, and have fun!

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    This session is not eligible for continuing education clock/credit hours.
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    Identifying & Treating Covert Emotional Incest: Essentials for Clinicians
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Adena Bank Lees, LCSW, LISAC, BCETS, CP

    Covert emotional incest is an emotionally damaging and confusing family dynamic that sets a child up to be the confidant and surrogate spouse to one or both parents. Typically, it is hidden within the private world of the dysfunctional family. This 2-hour, evening workshop will introduce mental health professionals to this phenomenon, and provide a context for identifying it, along with the language to use in working with these families. Several action structures will be demonstrated that can safely aid clients in naming their experience in a way that fosters empowerment, clarity, hope, and recovery. Upon completion of this brief workshop, participants will be able to apply these techniques in virtually any clinical setting where children and their parents are treated.

    Recommended for advanced clinicians.

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    Eligible for 2.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    Navigating Visual Imagery & Verbalization in Therapy, Supervision and Research
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Dafna Moriya, MPS, PhD

    Expressive arts therapists constantly shift among images, metaphors, and words during the course of a session. But even when conducted by specially-trained, skilled clinicians, progress in creative arts therapies sessions can be easily hindered or derailed by verbal comments or interpretation. Sometimes, silent focus on the client and process is a more effective choice. In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn to use a five category model that systematically classifies therapeutic artwork and related verbal communications for the purpose of assessment, documentation, planning treatment, and choosing appropriate verbal intervention. The theoretical and ethical rationale behind this method will be briefly reviewed, followed by an interactive tutorial including case examples. Participants will have the opportunity to practice this method that can enhance, inform, and improve treatment, supervision, clinical education, and research.

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    Eligible for 2.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    Nonverbal & Resistant Children on the Spectrum: Effective Creative Arts Interventions
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    David R. Henley, PhD, ATR, LCAT

    More and more, arts therapists, play therapists, and other clinicians are referred young clients who are highly self-focused or oppositional children on the spectrum. It can be challenging to find ways to engage them in any activity that might take them out of their established routines. In this 2-hour evening workshop, arts therapists, play therapists, and other clinicians will learn ways to support a child's pro-creative interests by encouraging them to select the modality of choice and then broaden those interests, regardless of the client's level or ability. Whether working with various art or play media, penning poems or rhymes, discussing book reports for school, or engaging athletic interests, mental health professionals need to be able to shift spontaneously among therapeutic modalities and contexts. Arts therapists, play therapists, and other clinicians will leave this brief workshop with effective interventions to establish common ground and strengthen the therapeutic alliance with young people on the spectrum, as well as learn ways to expand those interventions to lead to more positive outcomes and enhanced creative and behavioral growth.

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    Eligible for 2.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only); APT**
    **APT CE only available to mental health practitioners
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    7:00 pm  -  9:00 pm
    Promoting Playful & Dynamic Self-Care: Clients Experience Burnout, Too!
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Friday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Just Added!

    Jennifer Lefebre, PsyD, RPT-S

    While we often talk about burnout among play therapists and other clinicians, we don't usually use that term in relation to our clients. Not only do they have to manage their emotional and somatic symptomatology, they also have to cope with the stresses of being in treatment as they go about trying to live their lives in school, at work, and at home. In this 2-hour evening session, a trauma-informed approach integrated with play therapy theory will be presented so that play therapists and others can use to teach their clients about the importance of self-care throughout the course of therapy. We'll discuss and experience techniques from play, writing, music, and art therapies as well as contemplative approaches, assembling them into a practical and effective self-care toolkit for clients of all ages and abilities.

    This session requires a $39 fee with Summit registration, $79 without.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT, Nursing; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only); APT**

    **APT CE only available to mental health practitioners






    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
  • Saturday, 11/09/19
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    4-day Certificate Training

    Recovery Coach Academy©: A Certification Training Intensive for Working with Addictions (Day 3)
    Mountainside Chelsea - 239 West 18th St, 3rd floor
    Day 3 of a 4-day Training Intensive
    Registrants must select all 4 days 

    Saturday, 9:00 - 5:00 pm


    Lisa Hope, ATR-BC, LADC, LCAT, MAC, CASAC, CRPA

    The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© is a 4-day (30-hour) training intensive, offered at the Summit in partnership with the Center for Addiction Recovery Training of the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR). This Summit-long comprehensive curriculum provided in a retreat-like setting focuses on providing participants with the skills needed to guide, mentor, and support clients who would like to enter into or sustain long-term recovery from an addiction to alcohol, opioids, sex, gambling, shopping, and other addictive substances and behaviors. The role of the Recovery Coach and the components, core values, and guiding principles of recovery will be explored in depth. Active listening skills, methods of inquiry, and ways to self-manage will be emphasized. Through didactic and experiential exercises, this training intensive will empower participants to support clients in recovery to share their stories, manage wellness through the stages of recovery, and enhance their relationships. Dynamic expressive arts therapies activities will be demonstrated and experienced, and cultural, political, ethical, and boundary issues will be addressed.

    Certification from the Recovery Coach Academy© is a nationally recognized designation. Successful completion of this training earns participants 30 NY State OASAS-Approved CASAC hours toward CASAC, CPP, and CPS re-credentialing. 

    PLEASE NOTE: $45 Handbook fee required. Registrants must attend all 4 days of this training.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: ATCB; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for NBCC or APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Friday & Saturday Intensive

    Diagnostic Drawing Series Training: 35 Years of Assessment Through Art - Day 2
    School of Visual Arts - 132 W 21st Street
    Saturday, 9:30 - 5:00 pm

    Kathryn Johnson, PhD, ATR
    Anne Mills, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, LCPAT

    Day 2 of a 2-­Day Training Intensive 
    Participants must register for both days to attend 

    The Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) is a standardized three-picture art interview developed in 1982 by art therapist Barry M. Cohen. Not tied to any particular psychological or theoretical model, the DDS was the first art assessment to be systematically correlated with the nomenclature of the DSM. It can be administered individually and in groups with psychiatric and medical populations, where its use has been recommended or required by JCAHO and other authorities. The varied task structure of a DDS elicits valuable content, structural, and process information that, together, can inform clinicians as to the strengths and psychopathology of the subject.

    Each of the pictures in the Series is rated for the presence of a total of 23 attributes that lead the trained rater toward an evidence-­based assessment. DDSs have been collected and grouped according to the DSM diagnoses of subjects. Studies of the pictures in the diagnostic groups have revealed statistically significant graphic profiles. These graphic profiles show specific commonalities within each diagnostic group and specific distinguishing differences between diagnostic groups. After 30 years of international clinical use and empirical research, evidence has accrued that the DDS and the DDS Rating Guide are highly reliable and valid instruments. The DDS also provides a rich source of material for treatment planning.

    The DDS is designed for use with people 13 years and older.

    Please Note: There is an additional $25 notebook fee for this 2­-Day Training Intensive
    REGISTRANTS: Please CLICK HERE to download important DDS collection instructions immediately. Review at least 3 weeks prior to training.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Saturday Master Classes

    Dancing Mindfulness: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Healing and Self-Empowerment
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Nicole Allen, MS, LPC, NCC

    Dancing Mindfulness is a multimodal mindfulness practice that can be used in virtually any clinical setting. It uses the art form of dance to cultivate the seven primary attitudes of mindfulness: non-judging, non-striving, acceptance, letting go, beginner’s mind, patience, and trust. By channeling the core elements of breath, sound, body, mind, spirit, story, and the “fusion” of all of these elements through movement, clients of all ages and abilities can experience increased healing and wellness. Dancing Mindfulness was developed as a trauma-informed expressive arts approach and is effective with clients who have experienced trauma who do not always respond to traditional approaches. In this 6-hour master class, participants will have the chance to learn about the foundational principles of the Dancing Mindfulness practice, to experience a Dancing Mindfulness session, and to discuss implications for clinical practice and community settings, in addition to ethical implications, multicultural considerations, and supporting research. No dance talent or experience is necessary.

    Please Note: Because of the personal nature of the Dancing Mindfulness practice, participants may experience emotional reactions to the experiential portion of this class.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Doll Making in the Treatment of Traumatic Loss
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Sarah Vollmann, MPS, ATR-BC, LICSW
    Sharon Strouse, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT

    Throughout time, dolls have been imbued with the wishes, fears, and hopes of their creators, and have been powerful talismans of transformation. In this daylong master class, we will delve into the clinical possibilities of doll making in the treatment of grief and traumatic loss. The class will be strongly anchored in meaning reconstruction, as well as in attachment-informed grief therapy. Art therapy dolls will be presented as valuable vehicles for the telling and reworking of one's narrative of loss, and for the exploration of an identity that has been impacted by grief. The dolls will also be viewed as important transitional objects that can help to support an ongoing connection with the deceased. Working with a muslin doll form and a variety of other provided materials, participants will have the opportunity to tailor the doll-making directive as they see fit, either for commemorating a lost loved one or to create a symbol of self. The group will discuss the potential for using this process in a variety of clinical settings with individuals and groups, particularly in the treatment of bereaved patients of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Sewing skills are not required.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, NY OT, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Ethically Sound Interventions for Trauma & Self-Injury
    School of Visual Arts - 132 W 21st Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Adena Bank Lees, LCSW, LISAC, BCETS, CP

    Research shows that experiential methods are the treatment of choice for the effects of posttraumatic stress and related issues. This is because these modalities provide clients with access to all levels of the brain, "locking in" learning. Clients with symptoms such as self-injury, addiction, anxiety, or depression often have histories of little-t or big-T trauma(s) that underlie their presenting problems. Therefore, it is ethically necessary to equip ourselves with trauma-informed, experiential techniques when working with these populations. This action-oriented, 6-hour master class offers practical, applicable, and effective interventions for use with individuals and groups in various treatment settings who have histories of trauma. Participants will gain valuable skills to help their clients safely express and manage difficult memories and emotions in an ethical, contained, and (most importantly) non-retraumatizing manner.
    Please Note: Sensitive emotional material may be triggered due to the nature and topic of this master class.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Positive Psychology in the Creative Art Therapies: Theory & Applications for Working with All Ages
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Rebecca Wilkinson, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT
    Gioia Chilton, PhD, ATR-BC
    Steven Baron, PsyD

    For over 100 years, the dominant focus in the mental health field was on psychopathology. Then, only about 20 years ago, this changed when Martin Seligman, and then others, began to research factors that contribute to happiness, optimal functioning, and resilience. In this daylong master class, we will discuss how positive psychology has explored human well-being scientifically, and can provide insights that support positive emotions and regulating or coping with negative emotions. The creative arts therapies are natural vehicles for promoting the tenets of positive psychology, because they can: induce engagement and flow states; promote connection to others and empathy; highlight strengths such as aesthetic appreciation, creativity, or zestfulness; shift perceptions and inspire divergent thinking; clarify meaning and purpose; and promote agency while providing a sense of mastery. Through action methods, artmaking, movement, sound, and writing, we will explore how creative arts uniquely contribute to well-being, and we will specifically focus on emerging scholarship relevant to positive psychology and the creative arts therapies. After this master class, participants will have concrete strategies to implement a positive psychology approach in their practices with clients of all ages. This will not only enhance their clinical development but may also cause them to feel more positive, happy, and hopeful along the way!

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Treating Attachment & Trauma in Teens and Tweens Using Play Therapy and the Arts
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S

    Enhance your clinical practice by learning how to blend expressive arts techniques with play therapy! By doing so, a creative atmosphere featuring safety and compassion is created in the office, studio, or play therapy room to support freedom of expression, and to allow clients to communicate the unspeakable. Expressive arts have long been heralded in psychotherapy for their effectiveness in trauma treatment, making them a valuable resource for play therapists and other mental health professionals. In this 6-hour master class, we will be exploring and demonstrating through hands-on activities how to use expressive arts alongside play therapy techniques with tweens and teens to address attachment issues, trauma, self-esteem, and empathy development. Appropriate for play therapists, counselors, expressive arts and other psychotherapists, participants will end the day having gained a diverse toolbox of play therapy and expressive arts techniques, and a deeper understanding of the complementary healing powers that play therapy, combined with expressive arts, can bring to clinical work with these issues.

    Advanced level clinicians

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only); APT**
    **Play therapy credit will not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Wet Felting for Mind-Body Connections: Sensory, Somatic, Structured
    School of Visual Arts - 132 W 21st Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Charlotte Reed, BFA, MSW, MA, ATRP

    In this 6-hour master class, participants will learn about the use of wet felting in clinical treatment. The hands-on, felt-making process engages the body in movement, stimulates sensations, and invites sensory play, while the mindfulness work brings focus, calm, and clarity. Starting by working with ancient felt-making techniques, while being led through a visualization exercise, participants will then join in group discussion about how that process can be integrated into other types of creative activities and expression. These mind-body connections enhance overall well-being, and provide a gentle and supportive container for daily clinical work. The Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) provides the theoretical model/structure for how the kinesthetic and sensory nature of this process can provide pathways to healing, which will be highlighted in the didactic component of this session. These experiences are particularly well-suited for work with older adults and those with visual impairments. Participants will also be taught how to adapt these techniques to be portable and accessible so that they can be used by clinicians of all types outside the studio or art room, and with a variety of populations.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
     

    Saturday Morning Workshops

    Attachment & The Invisible String: Playful Activities to Support Healthy Connection for All Ages
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Dana Wyss, PhD, LMFT, ATR

    This half-day workshop for art therapists, play therapists, and other clinicians is based on the bestselling children's book The Invisible String and its accompanying workbook, which features activities to explore creativity, inspire imagination, and improve connection. Through a combination of lecture and videos, this workshop will provide an overview of attachment theory and how disruptions in attachment affect youth and families. Participants will then explore creative activities and engaging in group discussion to learn ways to increase healthy connection in art, play, and family therapies, incorporate playful activities into their group curricula, and adapt or modify these play-based interventions for different developmental or functioning levels. This material has been field-tested with clients who have experienced complex developmental trauma, with youth who are experiencing commercial sexual exploitation, with military families, and within employee wellness programs in response to vicarious trauma. Arts therapists, play therapists, and their colleagues will learn to recognize healthy and disrupted attachment, and will have new tools to support treatment.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Complex Trauma and the Four Quadrants of Connection: A Process for Organizing Chaos
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Kint Institute

    Ani Buk, MA, LP, LCAT

    Infant research has taught us that human beings are endowed with the ability to translate perceptual information from one sensory modality into another. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will refine and expand their capacities to attune to and organize the chaos that is the hallmark of embodied traumatic experience. By observing, translating, and discussing the symbolic expressions of trauma survivors created in art therapy sessions, psychotherapists from all disciplines will gain a more three-dimensional awareness of their own clients' responses to complex trauma. The presenter will introduce a simple but powerful multimodal process she created with dance therapist Amber Elizabeth Gray, The Four Quadrants of Connection, which clinicians can use to clarify their understanding of the transference/countertransference continuum with current or past clients. This tool and process allow pain, vulnerability, and alienation to be linked to resilience, empowerment, and connection. Participants will leave this session with the capacity to personalize this process and illuminate clinical material in most any therapeutic setting.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Expressive Writing for Life Transitions: Poetic Prompts & Neuro Nuggets
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 pm - 12:30 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Center for Journal Therapy

    Elaine Brooks, MA, RN-BC, PTR, M/S
    Deborah Ross, LPC, CJT

    Even when we welcome it into our lives, change can leave us feeling disoriented and unsettled in its wake. Fortunately, there are writing processes—informed by research on transitions and in neuroscience—that can guide counselors and therapists in offering effective healing strategies to those who are experiencing significant life changes. Poetic prompts are selected for their ability to engage, inspire, and support one's transition journey. Neuro nuggets explain how the brain is rewiring in response to life changes and how the pen can be used to support the integrative, narrative process. Whether working in individual or group treatment settings, this 3-hour workshop will present participants with practical techniques for coping with life transitions that can be taught effectively to clients of all ages, abilities, and life circumstances.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    9:30 am  -  12:30 pm
    Mind-Body Grief Group: Healing Bereavement Using Art Therapy & Mindfulness Practices
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Becky Jacobson, LPC, ATR, LMT

    Clients do not always respond to traditional talk therapy after the death of a loved one. Yet understanding how grief affects us emotionally, physically, and as a whole person is crucial to healing holistically, and many bereaved individuals have found relief through artistic self-expression and mindfulness practices. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will explore concepts of grief and loss, and will practice applying breathwork, therapeutic artmaking, as well as grounding and centering techniques within a group context. Participants will experience firsthand how artmaking can be used as a vehicle for connection, honoring, and healing, and will witness its use as a metaphorical language to aid communication. In addition, mind-body practices will be demonstrated in a way that increases overall awareness, regulates physical and emotional symptoms, and helps to establish equilibrium. These creative and mindful modalities help to integrate the body, mind, and creative self in the healing process, and are enhance healing potential throughout the grief journey.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional  Closed 
    Mindfulness, Movement and Art: An Integrative Structure for Healing
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Robin O'Hare, RYT, ATR-BC, LCAT

    Mindfulness, movement and art is an integrative framework for helping clients to improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Mindfulness exercises and subtle body movement engage the breath to stimulate body sensations and help regulate the flow of energy. Art making facilitates symbolic working-through of ideas and issues, making space for transformation and healing. This multimodal approach can help clients to reconnect with their bodies and achieve meaningful expression through their artwork. This format is appropriate for use in treatment with individuals and groups of all ages and abilities. The 3-hour workshop will include three distinct examples of how this practice has been adapted for use in a community group setting, a women’s homeless shelter, and an individual session in private practice. The interactive portion of the session will enable participants to experience all the components of this method, which begins by resonating in the body, engages affect and cognition, then harnesses inner resources to manifest as symbolic activity, thereby enhancing the capacity for insight and healing.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Myth & Metaphor in Healing: Listening to Images, Writing for Soul
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT

    "To what does the soul turn that has no therapists to visit?" — James Hillman
    Pioneer art therapist Janie Rhyne taught us to listen, to focus. She would guide us, through a process of describing, toward an understanding of the dialogue between art and Self. She knew the gift of staying with the artwork, teaching us ways to focus in the artmaking, and thus, to facilitate effective healing in therapy. In post-Jungian Archetypal Psychology, James Hillman and Patricia Berry describe the importance of "sticking with the image." When we listen to what presents itself, whether in our art or our lives, we make room for soul. In this 3-hour workshop, we discover metaphor through myth, art, and writing. Myth provides us with the means to leave our daily world in order to make meaning of our everyday lives. The art deepens the focus. When we trust the art and story, we arrive at the heart of the matter. “We breathe, expand, and let go, and something comes in from elsewhere...The daimon in the heart seems quietly pleased…It’s in touch” (Hillman, 1996). When working with clients, we can offer the same process, encouraging them to trust the image, listen for metaphor, and be in touch with the heart.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Personal Hope Books: Containers of Resilience for Teens & Adults
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 pm - 12:30 pm

    Erin Partridge, PhD, ATR-BC

    Research has shown that storytelling in treatment is an effective way to promote resilience. Art therapists can enhance this effect by teaching their clients how to create books expressly for this purpose. For instance, quotes that refer to aspects of hope and hopefulness invite clients to prioritize positivity and can function as a touchstone regarding happiness and well-being. Further, adding imagery to the quotations within the book format can enable the therapist and client to collaborate on defining the meaning of hope, as well as identify the characteristics of successful treatment together. In this 3-hour workshop, we will explore the use of a structured set of directives in a curriculum designed to instill hope and resilience in clients of all ages. Participants will learn about, and engage in, the process of creating a personal book of hopeful content. Treatment applications across several different populations and settings will be explored and discussed. No previous bookmaking or art therapy experience is required.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Positive Psychology in Action for Therapists & Counselors
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute

    Phoebe Atkinson, LCSW, TEP, BCC, CIPP

    Sonja Lyubomirsky's book The How of Happiness offers readers more than a dozen everyday activities they can practice to become happier in the short and long term. Lyubomirsky compiled a list of these activities after conducting and reviewing years of research about what distinguishes happy from unhappy people. In this highly interactive 3-hour workshop for counselors, therapists, and others, we will introduce key concepts from the field of positive psychology, including: strengths, optimal functioning, and enhancing well-being for individuals, groups, and communities. Participants will have the opportunity to explore positive psychology-related practices such as learned optimism, leveraging strengths, strategic use of positive emotions, and increasing resilience. They will also learn how psychodrama techniques can be used in daily practice with clients to maximize Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs).

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Psyche's Palette: Understanding the Meaning of Color in Therapeutic Artwork
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Claudia Bader, MPS, ATR-BC, NCPsyA, LCAT, LP

    Drawing upon different color systems and traditions from around the world—as well as the presenter's ongoing research on color associations—this 3-hour workshop introduces a system that explains how the psyche communicates affect through color in imagery and art. Participants will be able to apply this approach to understanding the meaning of color in the artwork of their clients. We'll begin with an orientation to the tradition of ascribing meaning to colors and interpreting them, and then describe the basics of color use in developmentally typical art. Participants will create an artwork, followed by an examination of how the psyche communicates through color tints, shades, hues, and different color palettes. Participant artwork, as well as case material, will be used to illustrate and ground this theory. The workshop will be useful to therapists and counselors, including generalists and specialists, who work with clients of all ages and abilities.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio:
    		 Optional 
    Race & Multicultural Competency in Counseling
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Zoya McCants, EdD, LMHC, LPC

    As we become more aware of, and sensitive to, the importance that culture, race, and ethnicity plays in our clients' worldviews, the commitment to cultural competence is growing among healthcare professionals and providers. This 3-hour workshop will provide counselors, expressive therapists, and other allied professionals with a dynamic learning opportunity regarding the relationship between racial disparities and multicultural competencies in counseling and psychotherapy. We will explore these issues through a global lens and demonstrate how healthcare professionals can infuse cultural competence into their daily clinical work. Participants will begin to understand how these dynamics impact their clients, and why some traumatized clients are reluctant to seek treatment as a result.

    Please Note: Due to the content of this training, sensitive and/or polarizing discussions are likely to occur.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Reaching Uncommunicative, Resistant & Nonverbal Clients Through Music Therapy Strategies
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Dan Walsh, MS, MT-BC

    Clients who are uncommunicative or nonverbal can be challenging to work with for clinicians of any discipline. Clients' outward behaviors are often a result of them feeling that they are not being heard, and can be interpreted by clinicians as resistance. Unfortunately, this failure to connect and communicate can perpetuate a cycle that impedes progress toward therapeutic goals. In this 3-hour workshop, we will introduce music therapy-based strategies to overcome these obstacles to treatment, including mutual drumming and improvisations of music familiar to the client. Participants will also learn ways to empathize with and incorporate music that they are not familiar with...or even find aversive. Concepts such as the Iso principle, attunement, and resonance will be taught as pathways fro connecting with clients' presenting affect and emotional states. Participants will be given opportunities to apply these principles while facilitating group and individual experiences. Time will also be set aside for participants to discuss how goals—such as affect regulation, reality orientation, and effective self-expression—can be achieved using these strategies. This workshop is appropriate for all clinicians and educators seeking a creative means of connecting with those they serve that they perceive as the most resistant.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Sand Therapy Competencies: Principles, Practice, Presence
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Dee Preston-Dillon, PhD

    Sand therapy is a three-dimensional projective technique appropriate for clients across the lifespan, often practiced by expressive arts and play therapists. For play therapists and other clinicians, it is especially important to be attuned to the psychic impact of the symbolic aspect in sand therapy work. Understanding theory, contexts, and the construction of meaning that occurs in sandplay is critical for play therapists to grasp a client’s process. Play therapists and others must remain aware of projections, attitude toward symbols, sense of boundaries, and an understanding of the unique client-therapist relationship that is essential for ethical practice. In this half-day introductory workshop, the speaker will offer an overview of the core principles and practices for safe, ethical, and empowering sand therapy in child/play therapy work. Relevant research and case examples will be offered and complemented by an experiential component during which participants can work with peers to explore the principles and practices that will be highlighted.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only); APT**
    **Play therapy credit will not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    9:30 am  -  12:30 pm
    Superheroes to the Rescue: Fighting Trauma & Anxiety in Clients of all Ages
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    April Duncan, MSW, LCSW, RPT

    Sometimes we're able to help our clients using talk or artmaking, dance or drama, writing or music. But other times, when problems seem insurmountable or symptoms get scary, it takes a superhero to get the work done. Luckily, most of our clients—regardless of age or ability—have superheroes within who can come to their rescue! In this 3-hour workshop, we'll review superhero narratives and imagery, and explore the variety of ways that using the concept of an inner superhero can facilitate clinical progress in clients at all ages, not just with kids or teens. In particular, we will discuss how play therapists and other helping professionals can integrate superhero-themed play and artmaking activities to combat anxiety and depression in clients across the lifespan. To do this, participants will learn how to identify personality traits that can inspire the formation of an inner superhero to serve as the central metaphor for powerful management and transformation of symptoms. Come learn a fun, functional play therapy concept and technique that can be used in group and individual work in virtually any type of clinical setting.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only); APT**
    **APT CE only available to mental health practitioners
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Saturday Lunch & Learns

    Art Therapy Credential Recertification: How and Why Continuing Education Credits Count
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 12:50 pm - 1:40 pm

    Barbara Parker-Bell, PsyD, ATR-BC

    Art therapists are often enthusiastic learners who pursue continued education to nurture themselves and to enhance their work as clinicians. These motivations are well-matched to ATCB recertification regulations and processes that are designed to ensure art therapists’ continued competency throughout their professional careers.   Every 5 years, Board Certified Art Therapists (ATR-BC), generalists and specialists alike, require 100 hours of Continuing Education Credits (CEC) to meet recertification standards.  Art therapists who hold the additional credential, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor (ATCS), must earn 10 of their 100 hours on supervision theory and techniques.  Fortunately, the ATR-BC Recertification Standards (ATCB, 2013) and the ATCS Application Handbook (ATCB, 2019) provide detailed information about eligible content and appropriate providers for continuing education credits that may be accrued.  During this 50-minute lunch and learn presentation, ATCB recertification standards and qualifying continuing education activities will be outlined and explored. Additionally, methods for vetting and tracking your CEC activities will be provided.

    Eligible for 1.0 Clock/Credit Hour: ATCB Only
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Collages, Clinicians & Copyrights: Risks in Reusing Found Images in Therapeutic Artmaking
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 12:50 pm - 1:40 pm
    Featured Topic: Arts Therapies and the Law

    Patrick S. Thurman, MA, JD. LLM, LAC, ATR-BC, CSAT


    Artists often modify and appropriate each others' work; this probably happens in music even more frequently than in art, as we know from high profile lawsuits citing copyright violation. What confuses the matter, however, is the "Fair Use" doctrine, which is a defense that allows an "infringer" to make limited use of the original author's work without asking permission. Expressive art therapists are constantly making or prescribing collages, storyboards, or SoulCollage® cards that require pulling images from magazines, books, or the internet. While it might not seem like that big of a deal to most of us, re-using these images (even "just" for therapeutic artmaking) could actually constitute an infringement of copyright—and there is growing legal action occurring regarding this type of violation. Consider this: Art therapists, for instance, often display "borrowed" or "transformed" photos, images, and clinical artwork on their websites. Visual media companies such as Getty Images, Inc. are capable of tracking unauthorized use of their copyright-protected images resulting in demands to cease the infringement and demanding substantial fees. Fortunately, art therapists and their clients who "repurpose" these images are afforded a modicum of copyright protection if the image was transformed into a "new" creation if the base image disappeared as a result of the creative process.  Join us at this 50-minute lunchtime lecture to learn more about this growing concern, and to consider the question: "What constitutes sufficient transformation of "found" images to overcome the original artist's copyright protection?"
     
    Eligible for 1.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
     
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Intercultural Experiences & Ethical Responsibilities for Arts Therapists Working Abroad
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 12:50 pm - 1:40 pm

    SeungYeon Lee, EdD, ATR-BC, LCAT

    Because many art therapy programs have begun including international, short-term, social-action projects into their curricula, it is important to consider the value of these experiences for not only students and faculty but also for the international partners. While these initiatives are intended to help students justify the role of the arts in collaboration, advocacy, and social justice, the projects are not without challenges or drawbacks on a variety of levels. For example, there are ethical issues involved, such as lack of participants' intercultural competency or ethnocentrism, language differences, interpreters' lack of training, and failure to sustain mutually beneficial relationships with local partners. In this 50-minute lunch-and-learn lecture, we will discuss the implications of a study that explored the crosscultural experiences and challenges of 13 American graduate students who offered art therapy services to children in an underprivileged neighborhood in South Korea. We will see, in detail, both the challenges faced and the benefits reaped by the students, as well as the personal and professional growth that can be gained through a self-reflective process. In examining this single example, you will be able to better assess for yourself if the benefits outweigh the risks involved, as well as learn ways to mitigate those risks in future engagements.

    Eligible for 1.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB Ethics Credit; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Introduction to Laughter Yoga
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 12:50 pm - 1:40 pm

    Jason Jedrusiak, CYT

    Laughter Yoga is for everyone. If you can laugh, you can do it (regardless of fitness or mobility level). In this method, “fake” laughter soon turns into real, contagious laughter, releasing stress-relieving endorphins and effecting wonderful physiological and psychological benefits–similar to traditional yoga, but with less demand on the body. This lunchtime workshop will blend yoga breathwork with laughter exercises for a process that builds community, inspires playfulness, and that can paired with any kind of play or creative arts therapies. Join us to experience a joyful form of yoga!

     This session is not eligible for continuing education clock/credit hours.
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Saturday Afternoon Workshops

    Approaches to Sandtray Therapy for Enhancing Therapeutic Attunement
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Marshall Lyles, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S

    It goes without saying that all counselors and play therapists, regardless of theoretical orientation or other considerations, aspire to being attuned to their clients, so their clients can feel seen and heard. Effective attunement impacts client engagement in play therapy, client retention, and overall therapeutic effectiveness. Sandtray therapy, whether used in individual or group play therapy settings, offers unique opportunities for creating attunement between play therapists and their clients. This 3-hour, highly experiential workshop will introduce protocols for practicing effective sandtray therapy while offering even advanced sandtray practitioners the opportunity to enhance their skills by focusing on creative applications for increased attunement with clients.

    Please Note: This session might elicit strong emotions among participants, but special attention will be paid to establishing safety and support within the group.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only). APT**
    **Play therapy credit will not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.
     

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Arts-Based Group Therapy with Adolescents: Engaging Challenges, Avoiding Pitfalls
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Kint Institute 

    Craig Haen, PhD, RDT, CGP, FAGPA, LCAT

    As a group therapist for adolescents, have you ever felt "on the edge" of a coup occurring? Maybe tongue-tied when trying to communicate using some new slang? Or even catapulted back into the issues of your own adolescence, feeling defenseless and disempowered? Group therapy has long been considered optimal treatment for adolescents—partly because they often do not respond to traditional verbal approaches, and group therapy can allow them to speak knowingly of the issues prominent in each other's lives. In this 3-hour workshop, we will examine current advances in adolescent neuroscience and group process research that will help to illuminate the challenges of conducting treatment with teenagers. Attendees will also learn effective approaches where the creative arts are used as tools for establishing distance, containment, anchoring, and safe interpersonal engagement—tools that can be used in virtually any clinical setting. Special focus will be given to engaging resistance and avoiding countertransference pitfalls.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Book Formats as Handmade Transitional Spaces for Clients of all Ages
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Mia de Bethune, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT

    In this 3-hour workshop, we'll illustrate and engage in several book-related activities for use in treatment, along with related theory and guidelines for working with clients of various ages and abilities. For instance, accordion bookmaking teaches sequencing and mastery to school-age children; altered books give adolescents a chance to act out their fierce individualism while maintaining privacy for exploring fantasy; and journal making provides a safe, expressive structure for adults experiencing life transitions or loss, as well as for those who seek a format for life review.  Together, we will discuss and experience the benefits of handmade book-related practices with clients, using bookmaking, collaged-book techniques, and mindfulness journals—all excellent ways to create "transitional spaces."  Whatever your mental health discipline, book-related techniques such as these can enhance treatment with individuals and groups in your practice.  Though not typically associated with these activities, strong sensations and emotions may sometimes occur.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Dreamwork Through Focusing & Expressive Arts Practices
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Session Full — Wait List Initiated

    Deborah Armstrong, PhD, LMFT, RPT-S, REAT, REACE

    In addition to being practiced in worldwide cultures throughout history, working with dreams has been a pathway to the unconscious in psychotherapy since its earliest days. This is likely because dreamwork offers a rich opportunity for creating transformative change through the use of imagery and metaphor. Participants in this 3-hour workshop will learn basic skills in focusing-oriented dreamwork, which will be extended through intermodal/multimodal expressive arts practices. These practices can be used by counselors and psychotherapists to further healing in treatment. In particular, working with dreams by incorporating expressive arts approaches can provide a particularly effective format for working with those who have experienced trauma and adverse life experiences. Since trauma survivors are at risk for suffering from severe and chronic nightmares, working with their dreams in these ways can reduce these occurrences, as well as improve other aspects of daily life and facilitate well-being. Additionally, participants will learn about the ethical guidelines that inform dreamwork in treatment with trauma survivors. No prior dreamwork experience is required.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional  Closed 
    2:00 pm  -  5:00 pm
    Making Music Without Instruments: Techniques for Enhancing Therapy with Teens & Adults
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Angela Guerriero, PhD, MT-BC
    Gregory S. Perkins, MT-BC

    Many of us attend the Summit because we seek creative ways to deepen therapeutic interactions with our clients. This 3-hour workshop will present accessible, music-based techniques and strategies that non-specialists can easily integrate into their clinical work with teens and adults—without having to use instruments or specialized equipment. Participants will learn how to frame music functions within the therapeutic session, as well as how to incorporate descriptive language for talking about music with clients of all ages. In addition to learning ways to develop playlists to accompany clinical interventions, participants will experience a variety of techniques that are appropriate for working with individuals or groups. These include body percussion, songwriting without instruments, and using receptive methods or integrating varied music genres (e.g., pop, hip hop, jazz.). By the end of this workshop, expressive and arts therapists, counselors, and others will gain a working understanding of how to use music-based strategies and techniques that will expand their clinical toolkit—regardless of the ages or abilities of the clients with whom they work. No musical talent or skills are required.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Overcoming Ambivalence & Resistance to and Through the Creative Arts: A Foil to Low Self-Esteem
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Holly Fraser, ATR-BC, LCAT

    Like the bumper sticker says: Resistance Happens. And when it does, it can inevitably cause barriers to building an adequate therapeutic alliance as well as making any progress in treatment. This is especially true in situations where therapy is encouraged or mandated by others such as a partner/spouse or family members, a job, or the court system. Resistance to treatment can also develop when a client is in denial, has multicultural issues such as ESL, or suffers from low self-esteem. This 3-hour workshop will describe and demonstrate how to work with resistance using a combination of the creative arts, motivational interviewing, and techniques from an outpatient MICA setting. The activity we will feature addresses how to acknowledge and transform the inflexibility of resistance to (and through) introspection. To enhance healing potential by breaking down barriers to change, we will also consider the stages of recovery, and how to work with clients who are still ambivalent about being in treatment. Working with simple, inexpensive materials like stones and household-quality tinfoil, participants will be asked to construct a "combine sculpture" of their actual and ideal selves. This allows the focus to be more on the process of creating, rather than on the aesthetics of the product. Building from the stone is a metaphor for the ambivalence and resistance. Manipulating the foil helps to reinforce the sense of personal agency—that our clients have the choice and power to transform their resistance in order to make changes to their circumstances and their futures.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Post-Traumatic Growth Through Expressive Writing
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Center for Journal Therapy 

    Anjana Deshpande, MBA, LCSW

    This 3-hour workshop introduces the Adams-Ross method of managing trauma through expressive writing. It also considers the concept of growth vs. resilience, and how writing can become an "expert companion" in a trauma survivor's life. Participants will engage in three or four writing exercises, along with clinical explanations of how and why each works. They will leave with a deeper understanding of how trauma impacts an individual and how to initiate the healing process. They will also learn how trauma survivors can create a "79-cent therapist," using a method popularized by Adams. Participants will be able to identify the qualities of therapeutic writing that promote post-traumatic growth and understand how writing can help expand their clients' windows of tolerance. This workshop is suitable for clinicians of all persuasions and skill levels.

    Please Note: This material might elicit strong reactions and so is not appropriate for attendees still experiencing traumatic symptoms.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Quick & Creative Therapeutic Art Projects for (Very) Limited Budgets
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Rachel Brandoff, PhD, ATR-BC, ATCS, BCPC, LCAT
    Angel Thompson

    Expressive arts and play therapists are often called upon to do creative work with very limited resources—meaning no supplies and little or no funds to obtain them. This 3-hour workshop is designed to restock the shelves of your "idea store," reengaging budget-minded clinicians (as well as spendthrifts in need of intervention) with the essentials of how to facilitate maximum creativity and engagement using inexpensive and easily-obtained resources. Where can you find free materials (other than in dumpsters)? Are you limited to popsicle sticks and paper clips? We'll review it all, sharing our favorite sources and most effective strategies for making extraordinary things out of pretty much nothing, including making some fun stuff while we exchange ideas in this creative activities swap meet.     Join us for this popular Summit session, now available as a book!

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: ATCB only
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    SoulCollage® and the Crone Archetype: Alleviating Depression & Anxiety in Women Over 50
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm pm

    Sally Brucker, ATR-BC, CAGS, CLCC, LCSW-C

    Many women over 50 may view themselves as past the prime of their lives, over-the-metaphorical-hill, and so it is no wonder that depression and anxiety are being increasingly diagnosed in this population. This 3-hour workshop will feature an overview of mental health issues confronting older women by exploring the impact of external and internalized psychological projections of aging. Using an analytical, Jungian technique called SoulCollage®—a process that requires little artistic skill or art materials—therapists will learn a framework for making collaged cards to address multifaceted views of women's aging. During this workshop, participants will actually make their own cards; they will receive step-by-step instructions on how to use them in individual and group therapy sessions, and will have time to practice using them. Participants will leave with an in-depth understanding of the Jungian/expressive therapy approach to helping older women relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety by reframing this time of life as one that can contain a renewed sense of purpose. Those attending this workshop should have had at least a previous introductory experience with SoulCollage®. 

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Strength-Based Art & Play Interventions Through Neuropsychological Assessment and the ETC
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Dawn Burau, LMHC, ATR-BC

    The Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) is a multidisciplinary model that provides a framework for selecting types of interventions (e.g., kinesthetic, symbolic, and sensory) and related media qualities (e.g., fluid and resistive) based on a client’s level of functioning and the clinician’s treatment goals. In this 3-hour workshop, a the co-author of two books on integrating neuropsychological and psychological evaluations will explore the various neuropsychological functions that are accessed and influenced by play and creative activities and identify ways to integrate their results into creative, strength-based treatment. Using the ETC to bridge assessment and treatment, arts therapists, play therapists, and others will learn way ways to develop customized interventions for clients that align with their neuropsychological assessment results. This session will combine case studies, discussion, and hands-on creative activities to illustrate and demonstrate how neuropsychological functioning influences art making and play activity in children, and how individualized art making and play interventions can be used to strengthen vulnerabilities and promote healthy functioning in young people.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, NY-LMHC; APT CE only available to mental health practitioners
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    The Neuroscience of Expressive Arts Therapies
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Juliet L. King, MA, ATR-BC, LPC

    This 3-hour workshop will introduce expressive therapies theory, practice, and research through the lens of neuroscience. In particular, theoretical tenets of art therapy will be explored alongside neuroscience, encouraging the understanding of a systematic integration of these fields. We'll define why expressive arts therapists are actually "neuroplasticians," and illustrate this concept with clinical examples. This workshop will also aim to dispel common assumptions and set the stage for how to think about an integration of the fields in theory and practice. Past and current research in the field will also be discussed, and inform our discussion about the implications of this convergence within therapeutic contexts and in a variety of clinical settings.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Traditional Chinese Medicine & Expressive Arts Therapies: Mind, Heart & Healing
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Krystal Demaine, PhD, MT-BC, REAT, RYT
    Jane Ferris Richardson, EdD, ATR-BC, RPT-S, LMHC
    Chunhong Wang

    In this 3-hour workshop, we will explore, illustrate, and demonstrate how the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can be called upon to enhance Western mental health approaches, particularly the expressive arts therapies. In TCM, each of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) correspond to musical tones, colors, directions, movements, body organs, and emotions. Clinically-trained in dance therapy, art therapy, music therapy, and TCM, the teaching team will discuss how this integrated system of traditional thought, intended to lead to harmony, balance, and the activation of healing energy, can be integrated into your daily work and help guide clients toward the resolution of symptoms and facilitate wellness. We will explore the idea of art making and the “heart print,” drawing on the Chinese concept of the heart/mind, and support this process through healing-oriented music that enhances the heart's natural rhythms. The integration of TCM with the expressive arts therapies has proven successful in work with a wide range of clinical populations, which we will review. Engagement in art, music, and movement therapies, as well as DaDance Therapy, which was developed in China, will provide participants with a multidisciplinary and multicultural experience designed to help them enhance their clinical range and skills. No previous experience is necessary.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Trauma-Informed Identification & Treatment of Symptoms Through Movement Therapy, Artmaking and Dance
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Saturday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Janette Dishuk, MA, LMT, R-DMT, CPMT

    Neuroscience has taught us how trauma is experienced and stored in our bodies, so it follows that healing from trauma will also be experienced somatically. Dance/movement therapy (D/MT) addresses trauma by helping us to express, through creative movement, our embodied experiences. In this half-day workshop, mental health professionals will learn simple ways to identify and assess signs and symptoms in their clients' creative movement; they will also be introduced to some therapeutic intervention techniques. Beginning with the guiding principles of D/MT, including role definitions, standards of practice, and ethical considerations, we will also consider the benefits of dance as a form of therapy in itself. Not intended as training in D/MT, this workshop will encourage participants to consider working collaboratively with dance therapists. It will also identify resources though lecture, discussion, group interactions, and interdisciplinary collaborative arts experiences that will enable generalists to integrate basic dance-related techniques into their practices. No previous dance experience is required.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Saturday Evening Special Celebration

    6:30 pm  -  9:00 pm
    10th Anniversary Dinner Celebration
    Paul's on Times Square - 136 West 42nd Street (btwn B'way/Ave of Americas) in the Hilton Garden Inn

    Saturday, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm  

    Join Us to Celebrate Our First Decade!

    After nine years of planning for everyone else, the Summit staff is taking the evening off to celebrate themselves and the extraordinary event they have nurtured for the creative arts in healthcare community. We’ll gather at Paul’s on Times Square, where we’ll have the restaurant mostly to ourselves. This will allow us to toast each other, reminisce, and laugh a lot. There’s also another big birthday to be celebrated.

    We welcome all Summiteers to join us there, raise a glass, read a poem, sing a song, or just relax and enjoy a tasty prix fixe dinner in a gracious setting with our Summit superstars. Several members of the Summit community will provide musical entertainment, and interested others should contact us.

    Plated 3-course dinner, select in advance, beverages not included. Happy Hour pricing at bar until 7 pm. 
    Tickets $49 (includes tax and gratuity) available in advance only, not onsite. Seating is strictly limited to 50, guests welcome.

    Click HERE to view menu options. Dinner orders will be solicited via email from all advance ticket purchasers. 

     
       Paul's bar and TS view  ECC to Paul's map  Paul's seating, mural  Paul's bar closeup

     Just a short stroll down Broadway or from the Times Square and Bryant Park 42nd Street Stations  

    		 Fee  Optional 
  • Sunday, 11/10/19
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    4-day Certificate Training

    Recovery Coach Academy©: A Certification Training Intensive for Working with Addictions (Day 4)
    Mountainside Chelsea - 239 West 18th St, 3rd floor
    Day 4 of a 4-day Training Intensive
    Registrants must select all 4 days

    Sunday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm


    Lisa Hope, ATR-BC, LADC, LCAT, MAC, CASAC, CRPA

    The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© is a 4-day (30-hour) training intensive, offered at the Summit in partnership with the Center for Addiction Recovery Training of the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR). This Summit-long comprehensive curriculum provided in a retreat-like setting focuses on providing participants with the skills needed to guide, mentor, and support clients who would like to enter into or sustain long-term recovery from an addiction to alcohol, opioids, sex, gambling, shopping, and other addictive substances and behaviors. The role of the Recovery Coach and the components, core values, and guiding principles of recovery will be explored in depth. Active listening skills, methods of inquiry, and ways to self-manage will be emphasized. Through didactic and experiential exercises, this training intensive will empower participants to support clients in recovery to share their stories, manage wellness through the stages of recovery, and enhance their relationships. Dynamic expressive arts therapies activities will be demonstrated and experienced, and cultural, political, ethical, and boundary issues will be addressed.

    Certification from the Recovery Coach Academy© is a nationally recognized designation. Successful completion of this training earns participants 30 NY State OASAS-Approved CASAC hours toward CASAC, CPP, and CPS re-credentialing. 

    PLEASE NOTE: $45 Handbook fee required. Registrants must attend all 4 days of this training.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: ATCB; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for NBCC or APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Sunday Master Classes

    Breath + Bioenergetics: The Body as a Map for Identifying & Treating Trauma
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Rebecca Stone

    Breath provides a unique, unparalleled access point to the autonomic nervous system, and it is an accessible and effective mind-body approach for trauma recovery and healing. In this 6-hour, experiential master class, we will begin by discussing the impact of trauma on the nervous system and then focus on the 7 belts of tension, a theoretical and practical roadmap to body armoring patterns that mirror psychological defenses. This approach is based on the belief that trauma is stored in the body as interrupted instinctive responses, and that habituated defenses formed during traumatic experiences (especially complex trauma) are reflected in patterns of chronic muscular tension. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the relationship between breath, the nervous system, and fight/flight/freeze. They will also be able to describe the 7 belts of tension, their physical manifestations, and corresponding psychological patterns. Participants will complete one exercise using breath and movement for each of the 7 belts, with time for reflection and questions after each. A supportive, contained environment will be maintained, and participant self-advocacy in declining or modfying exercises to suit their comfort level will be encouraged.

    Please Note: We'll be working barefoot or in stocking feet in a dance studio, so be sure to wear loose, comfortable clothing.

    This session is not eligible for continuing education hours/credits.
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Clay Work for Safe Risk-Taking, Enhanced Expression & Trust-Building
    School of Visual Arts - 132 W 21st Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Hope Irion, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
    Abbie Kasoff

    As art therapists learn early in their training, clay is one of the most perfect art media to use in treatment. But it can also be one of the most emotionally charged media too. For this reason, learning to work responsibly with clay in therapy is important, especially for counselors, therapists, and other non-specialist helping professionals. What makes clay unique among art media is that it can hold its own form, therefore is ego-enhancing. Clay can "take" whatever a client does to it, be it poking, stroking, pinching, pounding, or rolling. Because it is infinitely malleable, it is ideal for working out and working through energies and issues in treatment. In this 6-hour master class, participants will be introduced (or reintroduced) to the therapeutic benefits of clay in clinical work. They'll learn how to employ clay in treatment with clients who feel "stuck" or are suffering from the aftereffects of trauma, grief, or loss. We'll also spend some time exploring how to use clay to strengthen relationships between dyads and among family members, and to build trust within groups. Additionally, we'll identify several unique ways to verbally "process" clay work in treatment. The Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) will be our guiding structural model. Because it is a such a potent medium for authentic expression and risk-taking, participants should be aware that some of these activities might elicit strong emotional reactions, which in themselves, can be an effective way to learn about the responsible use of clay in treatment.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Speakers:
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    Ecotherapy, Nature-Based Archetypes & the Arts: Clinical Approaches and Benefits
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Melissa Klay, PhD, ATR-BC, LCAT
    Dina Schapiro, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT

    Landscape & Psyche: Working with Archetypes Outdoors and Within

    According to Jung, as humans have adjusted their perception and definition of what it means to be civilized, we have gotten further from nature, and have created a split between the nature within and the nature around us. Nature provides us with many images and metaphors that can help us to identify—and identify with— archetypes, so that we can connect our internal struggles with ancient and collective struggles; as we explore the external landscape, so we can explore the psyche, our internal landscape. This 3-hour workshop will help participants to engage with both inner and outer landscapes so that they can help their clients work with and learn from the archetypes that arise from the interactions among therapy, art making, and the natural world.


    Nicole Kras, MA, PhD

    This 3-hour workshop will begin with an introduction to ecotherapy as we discuss the benefits of ecotherapy-based activities with various populations. It will continue with describing how these experiences can be incorporated into virtually any clinical setting as an enhancement to treatment. Participants will be provided the opportunity to participate in an ecotherapy-based art directive in the nearby Pratt campus area, where they will select an item(s) from nature and, incorporating it with art materials, will create a piece of art. Participants will come together for written and verbal reflection on their experiences in the outdoors and the classroom, focusing on how clients can be taught on how to use this and other ecotherapy-based activities in their treatment and daily lives for enhanced mindfulness, creativity, grounding, connection, and well-being.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Speakers:
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    9:30 am  -  5:00 pm
    Mask Making for Exploring Identity: Clinical Applications Integrating Expressive Therapies
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Just Added!

    Jennie Kristel, MA, REAT, APTT, RMT

    Because mask making is a mostly non-threatening and playful approach to creating and working with self representations of various sorts, it is an ideal projective tool. Though outwardly playful, mask work can be used as a powerful expressive arts therapy technique that can be offered in virtually any clinical setting to enhance emotional development, strengthen ego state/identity work, and explore hidden parts of the Self. When doing therapeutic work with masks, we benefit from the observations of the spectator (or witness) observing the shifts and reactions of the mask wearer. In this 6-hour master class, participants will have the opportunity to make their own masks and explore simple ways to expand their masks' meanings through dialogue and dramatic action, as well as through individual and collective storytelling. Together, we will examine and discuss the clinical applications of mask making with diverse patient populations of various ages and abilities. Participants will learn how action methods from psychodrama, as well as techniques from art, movement, and storytelling can be used separately and in combination to heighten healing in treatment through mask work. Join us for this experiential (and fun!) workshop, applicable to the practice of mental health generalists and specialists alike.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

     

    Faculty Bio(s):
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    9:30 am  -  5:00 pm
    Shadow Play: Working with Darker Metaphors in Play Therapy
    School of Visual Arts - 132 W 21st Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Jennifer Lefebre, PsyD, RPT-S

    Children who have experienced complex trauma, particularly sexual abuse, often generate themes and symbols representative of their abuse within the play therapy room. These include aggression, morbidity, violence, and sexualized play. This 6-hour master class will introduce play therapists to a Jungian perspective regarding these darker and more challenging themes that emerge when engaging in trauma work. It will demonstrate how they can focus on the positive aspects that remain hidden underneath a client's shadow material during play. Participants will learn play therapy interventions that can help children and adolescents express and process these internal emotional states and behaviors. Clinical issues to be addressed include how to work with enuresis, encopresis, hygiene challenges, self-harm, hypersexuality, suicidal/homicidal ideation, and other symptomatic behaviors that are often expressed but rarely discussed in the context of play therapy.

    Eligible for 6 Credit/Clock Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, NY-LMHC; APT**
    **Play therapy credit will not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.




    Faculty Bio(s):
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    SoulCollage® in Clinical Practice with Individuals & Groups: Structure, Containment, Connection
    Pratt Institute - 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Andréa Fiuza Hunt, LCSW

    SoulCollage® is an image-based practice, typically created from found magazine images, originally conceived as an intuitive tool for self-exploration. In this 6-hour master class, participants will be introduced to the method, its history, and the variety of ways in which it can be used clinically with nearly all teen and adult populations. Everyone will have the opportunity to make at least two SoulCollage® cards, and practice ways of "speaking from the image," as well as journaling to them. Participants will be able to process their cards and share insights with the group. Sharing is an effective way for enhancing the clinical use of this process through both making and examining the cards. We will discuss and demonstrate the use of the cards in readings. All materials will be provided.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    The Broken Bowl Project: Repairing Broken Lives, Healing Loss & Grief Through the Art of Kinsugi
    School of Visual Arts - 132 W 21st Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Session Full — Wait List Initiated

    Christa Brennan, ATR-BC, CASAC, LCAT

    Participants in this interactive, hands-on master class will review the primary models of grief treatment, explore the phenomenon of resiliency, and their relation to Zen Buddhism. The Broken Bowl Project is based on the Japanese philosophy of Wabi Sabi and the ancient practice of Kintsugi. Wabi Sabi embraces the flawed or imperfect aspects of life, and Kintsugi is the practice of repairing broken pottery with gold. Just as these approaches treat the cycle of breakage and repair as part of an object’s history, rather than something to be discarded or disguised, grief treatment uses the expressive arts therapies to help those damaged by loss to repair and revitalize the “vessels” that contain their thoughts, experiences, and feelings. Participants will learn how to use the Broken Bowl process, activating the healing power of creativity and facilitating resilience. This unique and holistic approach can be used by mental health professionals working in a variety of settings. Participants should bring a journal along with them to this session.

    NOTE: Strictly limited to 10 participants. Sells out annually.

    Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Sunday Morning Workshops

    Digital Arts for Enhancing Social Emotional Skills & Resilience in Teens
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Digital Arts, Social Emotional Skills, Middle School: Classes and Counseling

    Martha Rand, LCSW, SSW CGP, ACSW

    Today's middle school students are constantly critiqued for having their heads buried in some kind of screen. With change and challenge being hallmarks of their lives, what if there was a way to use these digital devices to help them navigate making the decisions that will create their futures? Social-emotional-learning curriculum is being implemented in many school and clinical settings, and by teaching its accompanying skills through students' devices, we have found a relevant medium to support their healthy development. In this 90-minute workshop, participants will learn techniques for using digital devices in classes or with groups and individuals to enhance their awareness, foster social-emotional learning, develop character, and improve behavioral health. By getting hands-on practice with your own screens, you will be able to use these digital arts skills in your treatment with clients of all ages and varied abilities.


    Digital Graffiti & Journaling in a Mobile Adventure Game for Resilience-Building in Teens

    Sheri Sobrato Brisson, MA
    Kevyn Eva Norton

    Teens and young adults facing serious and chronic illnesses need a way to make sense out of their challenging health experiences. Fostering connection through gameplay and uncovering creative means for self-expression can support their emotional resilience. The Shadow's Edge is a free game that is an effective, accessible way to work with teens through the media they use and understand: games on their phones. Digital games, designed to be therapeutic, can potentially reach adolescents who do not typically respond to traditional approaches as a means of enhancing emotional health. For this 90-minute interactive workshop, participants will need a smart phone as we familiarize you with the Shadow's Edge. You will learn about the research behind the game, the results it boasts, and additional ways that game content can be incorporated into individual and group therapy. By the end of this workshop, not only will you have played the Shadow's Edge game, but you will also have garnered additional tools and exercises, like using digital graffiti stencils and journaling prompts, to deepen clients' work and further extend their resiliency resources.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Encouraging Spontaneous Artmaking to Enhance Self-Efficacy: From Coloring Books to Blank Pages
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Robinlee Garber, ATR-BC, LCPC

    Facing a blank canvas or sheet of paper and the associated pressure to create something original can—even for accomplished artists—invoke anxiety, fear, or depression. Recently, the popularization of coloring books for adults has shown how they can be used for stress relief and relaxation, but the mindless activity of "just" coloring can heighten the blank-page phenomenon and inhibit our clients from exploring their innate creativity. However, with the proper guidance and attention to process, these artmaking aids could actually provide our clients with an effective transition into expressive/creative modes of artmaking. In this 3-hour workshop, we will explore various art media, techniques, and tools that will help clients develop a sense of self-efficacy when it comes to independent artmaking that can enhance insight in treatment. We will examine barriers to creativity, and discuss how to help clients of all ages and abilities overcome their fear of a blank page. Participants will experience firsthand the transition from coloring into an exploration of drawing techniques using various art materials. Together, we will mindfully experience the creative process of artmaking, and learn ways to promote positive sensory stimulation that uses coloring sheets as the jumping-off point to a creative process that leads toward creative self-expression. No art experience or skills required.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Speakers:
    		 Optional  Closed 
    9:30 am  -  12:30 pm
    Improv Comedy Groups with the Chronically Mentally Ill for Enhanced Compliance & Cohesion
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Just Added!

    Jessica Koblenz, PsyD
    Sandra Veigne, MD
    Jen Jurek, Improvisational Coach

    Serving a low socioeconomic population that is racially and ethnically diverse, the partial hospitalization program at Harlem Hospital supports clients with serious and persistent mental illness, particularly chronic psychosis. Attending multiple groups a day for months or years on end, these clients become disinterested with treatment, and the stigmatization they experience exacerbates their isolation. And when this occurs, they become less likely to comply with their medication regimens or basic activities of daily living. By introducing improv comedy games, engagement in the treatment program increased, as did socialization and solidarity within the peer group. This 3-hour workshop, based on an empirically designed study comparing an experimental improv comedy group to a "treatment as usual" support group, will be taught by the multidisciplinary team who directed the treatment and study, and will introduce participants to this novel and effective approach to enhancing clinical work with the chronically mentally ill. And you don't have to be funny to attend!

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT credits

    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Motivational Interviewing in Action: Creating Sustainable Change
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute

    Jennifer R. Salimbene, MSSW, CASAC, CDAC, TEP, LCSW-R
    Regina Sewell, PhD, MEd, LMHC, CP

    Motivational interviewing is a client-centered, evidence-based model that helps people find the motivation they need to move along the stages of change. Motivational interviewing can be helpful in virtually any clinical setting for all counselors and therapists, though it is particularly helpful for those working in the field of substance abuse. Motivational interviewing can be used with individuals and groups in treatment. This 3-hour workshop will demonstrate how to use action methods to assess clients' status vis-a-vis the change process, and identify action-based interventions to help them make positive, sustainable changes. Used widely in the addictions field, Prochaska and DiClemente's Stages of Change model shows that change is often a gradual process in which people move from pre-contemplation to contemplation, to preparation, to action, to maintenance, and finally to relapse prevention. Learning to identify a client's position in the change process can help therapists and counselors to match appropriate interventions suited to moving their work forward.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Nurtured Heart Approach® & Play Therapy with Challenging Clients: Harnessing Intensity for Healing
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Tammi Van Hollander, RPT-S, LCSW

    The Nurtured Heart Approach® is a powerful method that is effective with even the most challenging children in play therapy, and focuses on transforming the way clients perceive themselves, their caregivers, and the world around them. When working in this approach, children learn that they will receive praise, energy, recognition, and rewards by displaying positive behaviors. This supports them in building a positive portfolio of themselves, which is referred to as “Inner Wealth®.” Integrating this approach into play therapy practice can greatly impact the lives of clients. Indeed, their families will be transformed. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will learn about The 3 Stands™ and recognition techniques of this highly successful approach. We will also be doing hands-on creative exercises to facilitate resilience and connection in our play therapy clients. These play therapy interventions, such as greatness sticks™, can be used by clinicians with any age group and in virtually any setting. Concepts from Theraplay®, mindfulness, creative arts, bibliotherapy and sandtray techniques will also be briefly discussed.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT (New York State only); APT**
    **APT CE only available to mental health practitioners
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Phototherapy for Groups: Working with Digital & Film Images for Enhanced Insight in Treatment
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Robert Irwin Wolf, MPS, ATR-BC, NCPsya, LP, LCAT

    In this 3-hour session we’ll explore the therapeutic uses of photography and photo processing for use by clinicians within a group treatment format. To solidify theory, workshop participants will be led through experiential exercises using their own photographic images. Through this process, they will learn how to uncover unconscious material in photographs that can lead to greater insights in treatment. Particularly popular with teens and younger clients, the use of digital photographic technology will also be demonstrated as it pertains to the processing of photographic images with client populations of varied ages and abilities. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring along copies of original photographs of themselves, family, friends, and places that can be cut up and used in this process. No special skills or experience with photography are necessary.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Poetry Therapy in the Transformation of Depression, Anxiety, Trauma & Addiction
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Center for Journal Therapy

    Sherry Reiter, PhD, PTR-M/S, RDT-BCT, LCSW

    Poetry and dreams use the same psychological mechanisms—imagery, condensation, and displacement. When language and writing are introduced, our thoughts and feelings become enhanced, organized, and externalized. This permits the observing ego to explore alternative perspectives. For these reasons and others, poetry therapy techniques can facilitate your work as a clinician, and may be incorporated either as a primary or ancillary modality. This 3-hour introductory workshop will teach the basics of poetry therapy theory and practice for use in any virtually any therapeutic setting. With an emphasis on strategies for the treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma, and addiction, the first part of the workshop will be comprised primarily of lecture. Following that, participants will experience a poetry therapy workshop first-hand as a demonstration of how the discipline can be used in a group. The ten principles of transformative writing will help participants to understand how poetry can be a powerful tool in the hands of a trained facilitator. Creativity, catharsis and containment, mastery, the magic of the poetic, activation of the witness, integration of parts, and connection of the self in the world are all aspects of the experience that will be explored and discussed.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Private Practice Essentials for Creative Arts Therapists: Building Your Business
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Reina Lombardi, LMHC-QS, ATR-BC, ATCS

    While graduate schools prepare us to provide clinical treatment, they rarely teach the necessary skills for launching and building a solo clinical practice. This primarily didactic 3-hour session is for you if you are thinking about launching your own practice, or if you are new to the world of private practice. Participants will learn practical business-planning basics, such as how to determine an appropriate business structure and how to estimate start-up expenses. Attention will be given to understanding the clinical relevance of having a "money mindset" in private practice, and how to calculate your desired income, as well as set your schedule and fees, based on your expense estimate. Marketing is another essential skill that is important to develop—especially if you don't already have a long list of potential clients—and it's an activity that is likely the most intimidating aspect of practice building for most. Different marketing strategies will be presented and—since we're therapists, after all—how to determine which strategy might fit best with your personality style. We will also touch on critical legal issues you'll need to consider if you are going to hang out your own shingle. Participants will leave the session with a realistic sense of what it takes to get started (and be successful) in private practice, along with practical guidelines to get them headed on their practice-building journey.

    ATCB, Other CE eligibility pending
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Repairing the Past, Integrating the Present: Experiential Approaches to Adult Trauma & Loss
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Kint Institute 

    Renee Pastolove, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT
    Natalie Gmora-Nyman, MA, RDT, LCAT

    Complicated grief and childhood trauma are among the most difficult experiences for adults to work through using traditional therapeutic approaches. In this 3-hour workshop co-sponsored by the Kint Institute, participants will be introduced to original reparative approaches that target these issues experientially. An intervention using the theory of the Inner Child will be introduced and practiced through embodied enactment, followed by two art making techniques specific to healing grief and loss.  An in-depth discussion will follow in which attendees will consider how to implement these techniques in their clinical practices. This workshop is designed for counselors, psychotherapists, and creative arts therapists working in a variety of settings who wish to enhance their competency in treating trauma and loss.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Shame & Shadow Work Using Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Becky Siden, LMSW

    Anxiety and shame have significant physical, as well as emotional, impacts on our bodies and spirit. They frequently manifest in therapy, and clinicians don't always notice. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will learn how to recognize the subtler clues of these symptoms and help their clients transform them into tools for their journeys toward meaning and connection. Participants will learn how to use mindfulness and compassion techniques to help their clients to start "re-wiring" deep-rooted beliefs, and begin to work with their shadow parts. Through lecture and experiential activities, we will discover how these techniques can enrich and enliven our lives in and out of the office as this work becomes integrated into our very being. These practices can be used in a wide variety of mental health settings, and have also been proven particularly effective in treating depression, perfectionism, and chronic pain. Come join us, and start building a mindfulness and compassion practice that you can teach to your clients and enhance your clinical work together!

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    SoulCollage® with Traumatized & Dissociative Clients
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Alix Amar, MEd, MSS, LCSW

    SoulCollage® is a creative process that can help us to understand various parts of ourselves and improve how we relate to them. For this reason, this relatively easy and nonthreatening collage-centric method can be effective in the treatment of clients who have a history of trauma and/or dissociation. To begin this 3-hour workshop, we will share a case presentation of a client with a history of childhood trauma, and another that illustrates how SoulCollage® enhanced treatment for a client with Dissociative Identity Disorder. There will be ample time for workshop participants to experience SoulCollage® by making their own cards and doing the "I Am One Who" exercise, which is integral to the SoulCollage® process. Participants will also have the opportunity to consider how they can use SoulCollage® in their work with non-dissociative clients.

    Please Note: This content will contain descriptions and images that might be difficult for some, and is only appropriate for mental health professionals.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    The Embodied Therapist: Attuning Through Art and Movement
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Jody Wager, MS, BC-DMT
    Tally Tripp, MA, MSW, ATR-BC, CTT

    The embodied therapist mindfully connects to present moment experiences by focusing into the wisdom of the body and attuning to the somatic sense of self and other. In this 3-hour workshop, a dance/movement therapist and sensorimotor trained art therapist will lead participants in exploring embodiment through a range of expressive movement and integrative art activities. The central premise of this session is that the embodied therapist uses the connection with her body to gain information about herself and her relationship with her client. Participants will have the opportunity to discover, develop, and experiment with physical movement and art expression to translate that non-verbal experience into cognitive awareness and insight. Principles of dance/movement therapy, sensorimotor psychotherapy, and art therapy will be interwoven in this interactive, experiential workshop. These approaches will enhance your clinical work regardless of your specialization, and are effective ways for working with clients of all ages and abilities.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNY, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Sunday Lunch & Learns

    Ageism in the Clinical Community and its Impact on Care
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 12:50 pm - 1:40 pm

    Erin Partridge, PhD, ATR-BC

    Demographic shifts in the population suggest an ever-increasing need to consider and provide for aging clients in our practices. As our population grows older, addressing ageism becomes more of a medical, mental health, and social concern that must be dealt with on a variety of levels. Part of providing excellent clinical care for older adults in mental health and community settings will require us to examine our own beliefs about aging, as well as the fears regarding our own mortality that are shaping and influencing our work. For instance, continuing education offerings on this topic are typically undersubscribed, suggesting that we don't make the effort to learn about these skills, let alone to practice them. As expressive arts therapists, we need to develop expertise so that we can assist our clients to unpack and dislodge internalized ageism, especially those linked to significant negative health situations. But first, we need to face these issues directly and personally. This 50-minute lunchtime lecture will define and describe ageism—both internalized and systemic— and will cover strategies for addressing it in ourselves and in the systems in which we work. Attendees will learn about relevant resources, and together we'll consider how to move towards a more age-inclusive field . . . and society.

    Eligible for 1.0 Clock/Credit Hour: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Introduction to Laughter Yoga
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    12:50 pm - 1:40 pm

    Jason Jedrusiak, CYT

    Laughter Yoga is for everyone. If you can laugh, you can do it (regardless of fitness or mobility level). In this method, “fake” laughter soon turns into real, contagious laughter, releasing stress-relieving endorphins and effecting wonderful physiological and psychological benefits—similar to traditional yoga, but with less demand on the body. This lunchtime workshop will blend yoga breathwork with laughter exercises for a process that builds community, inspires playfulness, and that can paired with any kind of play or creative arts therapies. Join us to experience a joyful form of yoga!

    Not eligible for CE Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Using the EPICS Assessment to Help Clients Find Meaningful Careers: Sorting for Success
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 12:50 am - 1:40 pm

    Karen E. Anderson, MA, ATR-BC, GC-C

    Questions like “What do I want to do with my life?” often plague individuals at a certain point in treatment, whether they are contemplating a new career, or are in a period of transition. The Environment and Personality Intuitive Card Sort (EPICS) assessment integrates an intuitive process with the cognitive to create a meaningful and effective career plan by tapping visual literacy to identify strengths and skills in decision-making. Knowing where they feel most comfortable will clients thrive in their environment. Understanding how they express themselves will help them to communicate better with others. Combining these elements brings enhanced awareness to the career selection process and focus to the career choice. Validating what a client knows intuitively about their own strengths and interests, as well as evaluating each person's unique skill set and values, are critical to promoting realistic goals and building a framework for their ongoing success. By attending this 50-minute lunchtime lecture, you'll be introduced to a new way to help your clients find the right career fit or create meaning in their lives.

    Each participant will receive one complimentarily EPICS assessment for their personal growth.

    Eligible for 1.0 Clock/Credit Hour: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
     

    Sunday Afternoon Workshops

    Anatomy of a Lawsuit: Essential Information for Clinician-Defendants & Expert Witnesses
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Featured Topic: Arts Therapies and the Law

    Patrick S. Thurman, MA, JD. LLM, LAC, ATR-BC, CSAT

    Sometimes, simply knowing what is going to happen in advance is enough to ease the anticipatory anxiety that might otherwise be psychologically crippling. For instance, what would happen if you learned that you were the target of a lawsuit, subpoenaed as a material witness, or requested to testify as an expert witness? What if a client—through no fault of your own—commits suicide, and the family decides to sue you? This 3-hour workshop will serve to demystify the legal process and empower expressive therapists by explaining the entire process of how a lawsuit is commenced and then processed through the legal system. Taught by an attorney who more recently became a registered art therapist, it will also provide guidelines for clinicians who are called on to appear as expert witnesses in court. Participants will learn what to say (or not), do (or not), and prepare (always) for each juncture in the legal proceedings. With a clear understanding of how attorneys work through the lawsuit process, therapists can ensure they are appropriately supporting the attorney, and not providing the opposing side with potentially damaging or incriminating information. This session is appropriate for practicing clinicians only.


    CE Credit Eligibility Pending
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Felted Geodes for Self-Discovery: Crystallizing Metaphors Through Art & Music Therapies
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Daniele Kaplan, MPS, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT, CCLS
    Christoph Grieder, MA, RMT, LCAT

    Most of us sequester our feelings of anger, shame, sadness, regret—and even hope, gratitude, confidence, and love—deep within. And for those surrounded by (or subjected to) domestic violence, this can be even more pronounced. In this 3-hour workshop, we will illustrate the work of facilitating access to these carefully guarded emotions in children who have been exposed to domestic violence. Beginning with a case study that features the metaphor of a geode—a "hollow" rock whose crystalline essence remains hidden and inaccessible until it is opened up—we will see how this metaphorical activity enabled our young clients to explore their inner selves, grapple with their feelings, and develop a better understanding and acceptance of their home situations. Then workshop participants will be led in music and art activities that facilitate emotional exploration within through the creation of a (literally) felted geode that metaphorically represents themselves. In this way, by giving equal weight to both process and product, arts therapists, counselors, psychotherapists, and others can learn how to incorporate this psychologically rich art project into their clinical work with clients of all ages and for working with a wide variety of treatment issues.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Four Paths to Wholeness Through Expressive Writing, Poetry & Compassion
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Center for Journal Therapy 

    Marianela Medrano, PhD, LPC, CPT

    In this 3-hour workshop, participants will learn four paths to facilitate a mindful connection to wholeness, which will lead clients to enhance their psychological flexibility. The fundamentals of biblio/poetry therapy and mindfulness will be examined and practiced, including writing and mindful meditations to get out of emotional and mental “stuckness” and into a renewed sense of being in the present moment. Since our clients have the capacity to free themselves of psychological pain by learning to reframe and embrace changing perspectives, the following four paths will help them in the process. In the first, we compassionately as well as critically examine ourselves through writing. In the second, we strive to discern the true meaning of the story we tell about ourselves in the context of our history. In the third path, we write in order to reinvent ourselves. In the final path, we cultivate kindness toward the self through contemplative and meditative compassion-based practice. Suitable for all mental health practitioners, as well as others in educational and community settings, this technique can be easily integrated into daily practice.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Gelli Art Prints & Bookmaking: A Versatile Clinical Tool for All Ages
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Marina Strauss, MA, LMHC

    This 3-hour workshop offers participants the opportunity to learn about the transformative aspects of creating Gelli art prints—a form of monoprint created on a gelatin-looking plate—and transforming them into books or journals. Learn how using these creative activities can help a client tell and contain their story, or a therapist to respond to difficulties in the therapeutic dialogue with ideas and strategies. A demonstration of gel printmaking will be followed by time to explore and create your own images using a gel plate. These prints will then be used to create books. Binding techniques, including simple pamphlet-sewn bindings, Japanese stabbing, and accordion style books will be demonstrated. These techniques can be an effective tool for working with a wide variety of clients and issues, particularly with those who do not respond to traditional talk therapy approaches. Gelli art prints can be used in virtually any setting, both in individual treatment sessions and with a group. Discussion regarding potential applications for using this process with various populations across the lifespan will conclude the workshop. No prior printmaking or book-binding experience is necessary to benefit from this session.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		Fee  Optional 
    Group Sandtray Therapy: Managing Miniatures & Metaphors with Multiple Clients of All Ages
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Sunday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Marshall Lyles, RPT-S, LPC-S, LMFT-S

    Most expressive therapists are familiar with the benefits of working with the sandtray therapy format. Using symbolic miniatures within a sand-filled "arena" has proven highly effective in working with clients in individual play therapy and other treatment disciplines across all developmental stages with a wide variety of issues. Not everyone knows that is is also possible to do sandtray work with group and families. For play therapists, arts therapists, or others who would like to expand their sandtray therapy practice, this 3-hour workshop will illustrate and demonstrate how the work is introduced, modified, and managed when applied to group-specific interventions. Participants will learn how to execute those adaptations while maintaining the integrity of the sacred space endemic to sandtray practice, including dealing with the varied metaphors and interactions when more than one “hand” is involved in the sandtray scenario’s creation. Advanced play therapy reflecting skills will enable participants to understand how to keep group work moving forward, even in clinically-challenging moments. This session is appropriate for practicing clinicians only.

    Please note: Participants working with sandtray may experience strong emotions, but grounding and containment strategies will be continually highlighted and practiced in this didactic and hands-on workshop.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only). APT****APT CE only available to mental health practitioners

    Faculty Bio(s):
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    Making Termination Meaningful: The Neurobiogical Impact of Imagery, Metaphor & Expression
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Mary Affee, LCSW, CTS, RPT-S, CFSW, CHC

    The ending phase of clinical work is just as important the beginning, but can often be rushed or superficial. Perhaps this is because the termination process is fraught with complicated feelings. Whether anxiety, depression, anger, or grief, even the most “well-earned” or “planned” ending to treatment can be stressful for both mental health professionals and their clients. In this 3-hour workshop, we will describe, demonstrate, and discuss how imaginal and figurative language function as a structure for stimulating and processing imagery, symbols, and metaphors. This helps to engage clients more actively and meaningfully in the process of termination, with the added potential of attaining a more fulfilling closure. Tangible takeaways are developed through this creative arts and play-based process, and clients will leave the therapeutic relationship feeling supported and empowered—which can be much more beneficial in the long term than the typical verbal farewell. Participants in this workshop will learn through lecture and drawing activities how neurobiology sets the stage for, then is enhanced by, creative approaches leading to expressive, transformative farewells with clients of all ages, abilities, and cultures in a variety of settings.


    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Speakers:
    		 Optional 
    Spiritual Exploration for Healing Trauma: Techniques from Psychodrama, Journaling & Mindfulness
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Maria Kratsios, LCSW, MIA

    The journey of recovery from PTSD and complex trauma often brings our clients to the limit of their understanding and acceptance of human suffering, rendering them unable to heal and move ahead. As they struggle to make sense of an unjust world, many of our clients reveal confusion about their spiritual beliefs. As trauma therapists, we are called on to inspire and follow our clients' encounters with the Divine in whatever direction they may lead on the path to reconnecting with their higher selves and clarifying the meaning of their lived experience. However, when our clients' spiritual journeys challenge our personal beliefs, it can interfere with our ability to offer them an unbiased holding environment for their exploration of the Divine. This 3-hour workshop, focusing on the role of spiritual exploration in the treatment of trauma, will introduce several approaches to use with individuals and groups, including psychodramatic role play, journaling, and mindfulness techniques. These will also be informed by the trauma treatment components of DBT and CPT as well. Adequate time will be devoted to helping participants identify and potentially resolve countertransference issues that might inhibit their ability to fully support spiritual exploration by their clients.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    Teaching Empathy Through Art Therapy
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Amy Pfenning, MPS, ATR, CZT

    Empathy is a skill that many of our clients did not learn when they were young. With an increase in bullying, and more clients entering the criminal justice system, there's an even greater need for clinicians to be able to teach this skill. Art therapy is an effective and non-threatening way to help clients learn about empathy and compassion. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will see examples of art work from forensic patients who are notable for their lack of empathy. Participants will be introduced to several art therapy directives that can help clients in any setting get more in touch with their own feelings, practice feeling empathy for others, and encourage them to act kindly and compassionately. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to participate in some art therapy exercises for enhancing empathy.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LMHC, LCAT (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
    		 Optional 
    The Effects of Movement & Music on Emotions: Implications for Clinical Practice
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Kint Institute 

    Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell, MA, BC-DMT, LPC
    Maya Benattar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT

    Emotions shape our perceptions, thought processes, and behaviors and are thus a significant part of our daily lives. The arts, including music and dance/movement, play a vital role in both evoking and expressing emotions. Emotion-laden memories are unleashed through sounds, smells, sights, and body movements, while subtle and nuanced emotions that are difficult to put into words can be expressed through various art forms. One of the challenges when working clinically is that experiences that involve the senses are deeply personal, so there is no one protocol to follow. Instead, creative and expressive arts practitioners need to tune into their clients, learn about their preferences, and read their responses to music and movement. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will develop their understanding of the ways movement and music influence emotions. Through case examples and experientials, they will engage with these modalities and learn to help others access their emotions. Clinical tools for stimulating expression and regulating emotions will be discussed and recommended for working on a range of clinical issues in clients of all ages.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT Credits
    Faculty Bio(s):
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    The Power of Dreams in Action: Discovering Metaphor & Meaning Through Psychodrama
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Co-Sponsored by Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute

    U. Ingrid Schirrholz, Dipl-Psych, MA, TEP

    Multidimensional by nature, dreams connect us to deeper levels of consciousness, where we find previously unexplored resources and new possibilities. Psychodrama techniques can help to decipher the language of the unconscious by bringing dream characters to life, giving them voices, and allowing them to interact with each other. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will enter right brain "dream space" by enacting dreams—extending them into the here and now—and creating new endings to unfinished dreams and nightmares. Participants will learn unique ways to tune in to the significant elements and meanings of dreams by accessing dreams’ transformational power to reveal new and creative ways of being in life. This session is geared for counselors and therapists who wish to learn ways to incorporate this approach into their clinical work. No previous dream interpretation or psychodrama experience is required.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
    Not eligible for APT, SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State) Credits
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    2:00 pm  -  5:00 pm
    Therapeutic Improvisation for Effective Clinical Intervention: Individual, Family & Group Approaches
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street

    Sunday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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    Neal King, LCSW

    In clinical practice, we listen closely, we observe body language, then we comment, intervene, or listen some more. In other words, we improvise. Teaching our clients how to improvise in their lives can help them to develop better problem-solving and relational skills. In this highly experiential 3-hour workshop, the theory of therapeutic improvisation will be introduced, demonstrated, and practiced. Challenges to incorporating this approach in counseling and psychotherapy will be discussed. Clinical strategies for structuring this free-form, multi-sensory approach will be offered to stimulate expression in recalcitrant clients and enable almost anyone to get “unstuck” in their therapeutic work. Join us to discover how to incorporate this fun and powerful tool into your work with individuals, couples, families, and groups of all ages, regardless of your clinical orientation.


    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)

    Not eligible for APT credits

     

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    Working with Survivors of Human Trafficking Using the Arts & Mindfulness
    Executive Conference Center - 1601 Broadway, enter on 48th Street
    Sunday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Zoya McCants, EdD, LMHC, LPC
    Anne Pollack

    Human trafficking is a pervasive and growing issue around the globe, yet it receives relatively little attention. This 3-hour workshop will provide information about the contemporary anti-trafficking movement, who gets trafficked, where and how victims of trafficking become ensnared by exploiters, and what survivors can expect to encounter on the road to freedom. We will discuss questions of how economics, race, and gender figure into varying types of trafficking. There will be time to focus on issues related to aftercare, and what it takes for a survivor to rebuild a life. Mental health professionals of all disciplines and interests will gain a working knowledge of this challenging and complex clinical work that, unfortunately, remains somewhat of a mystery to many therapists. Opportunities for creative activities, which incorporate movement, music, and art and can be used with clients from identification through all treatment phases, will be presented. We'll also address working with psychological and sleep distress in survivors of human trafficking, using mindfulness and grounding exercises. The impact on clinicians who work with this population will be discussed, with suggestions for self-care.

    Eligible for 3.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB; NASW, APA, MFT; SWNYS, LCAT, LMHC (New York State only)
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