Have you ever been asked to design a box to represent yourself? In one of my classes for art therapy for clinical social work, we were asked to do so. This is the fifth post in the art therapy** series. The outside of the box was to be decorated (painted, glued, drawn on etc) in […]
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Acceptance and Change
Marsha Linehan had a wonderful half-day training on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) “Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going.” Below are some key take-aways: * Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a treatment that was developed by Marsha Linehan in order to help people with high suicide risk and multiple suicide attempts […]
Drama Therapy in Action
Would you like to learn a little about drama therapy? As you may recall, Noel McDermott was very kind in providing us with an introduction to Drama Therapy – Healing Through Role Playing/Storytelling last year. This post will provide you with a taste of drama therapy based upon a graduate class with a drama therapist as a […]
Music Therapy: Healing Through Music
Music Therapy: A Powerful Method of Healing and Communication Have you wondered what is music therapy all about? As you may recall, Linda Grobman provided us with a lovely introduction to Music Therapy last year. Thanks to having had a music therapist as a guest lecturer in class, this post will provide you with some additional introductory […]
The Power of Meditation
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend Dr. Dan Siegel’s seminar “How Psychotherapy Works.” It was a fascinating day in which you learned about the intersection of psychology, neuroscience and mindfulness meditation in mental health. Below are the key take-aways from Dan Siegel’s talk: Mindsight = the special kind of attention that allows you to […]
