Buckeye Art Therapy Association Events

Judson Park May Show (01 May 2013)

Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Judson Park “May Show”

An Art Exhibit & Sale to Showcase the Talents

of our Employees, Volunteers, and Residents

Opening Reception:

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
10 AM to 3 PM

Expressive Arts Center

Judson Park, 2181 Ambleside Dr.

Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Art on display through May 2013

Contact: Cathy Bryan (216) 791-2987

Ethics (04 Jun 2013)

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Ethics
Presented by Balin and Associates

Ethics are at the root of all service and professional practices and guide our decisions and actions on a daily basis. In fact, they are at the root of much of our human behavior and have therefore been studied in many different ways and applications as we struggle to “do the right thing”.

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OBJECTIVES

Increase self-awareness and develop

an ability to articulate the interplay of

personal values and professional behavior

Relate the different approaches
of several theories of ethics and
how to apply these to ethical
dilemma examples

Identify professional standards
of practice that illuminate the
relationship between professional
ethics, law and issues of
confidentiality and boundaries

Counselor and Social Worker Continuing
Professional Education - 3 hours

(by the Ohio CSWMFT Board)
- Meets the Ethics Requirement

June 4, 2013

8:30-11:45 am
Registration: 8:00-8:30 am

Held at
Indiana Wesleyan University
4100 Rockside Rd.
Independence, OH 44131
Cost: $45

Refreshments and workshop
materials provided

Having Fun and Getting the Job Done (04 Jun 2013)

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:30:00 GMT

Having Fun and Getting the Job Done
Presented by Balin and Associates

This highlights the thinking and doing steps needed to develop a life philosophy that can keep us healthy and happy through the turmoil and change that life can present. Clients often remain frustrated after failed attempts at self-help and healthier living styles. The focus of our attention will be on developing those skills and disciplines that enhance our ability and resilience to promote the development of each individual’s unique authenticity.

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OBJECTIVES:

Describe the components and significance
of a supportive and proactive personal
philosophy that will promote health
and well being

Distinguish factors and concepts that
enhance our ability to act in accordance
with that philosophy

Access areas of personal growth and
development to begin to develop an
action plan for copying mechanisms
and stress relief

Counselor and Social Worker Continuing
Professional Education - 3 hours
(by the Ohio CSWMFT Board)

June 4, 2013

12:45-4:00 pm
Registration: 12:15-12:45 pm

Held at
Indiana Wesleyan University
4100 Rockside Rd.
Independence, OH 44131

Cost: $45

Refreshments and workshop
materials provided

Silk Painting Workshop (08 Jun 2013)

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT

Silk Painting

Workshop

Saturday, June 8, 2013

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Ursuline ArtSpace Studios

Ursuline Educational Center

On the Ursuline College Campus

2600 Lander Road, Pepper Pike, OH 44124

To Register: (440) 449-1200 Ext. 285

or (440) 684-6090

Instructor: Gunter Schwegler – fiber artist/educator

Cost: is $75.00; (Student: $65.00) –

includes all supplies and 2 painted silks

Silk painting classes are hands on workshops that offer participants

an introduction to the medium. All skill levels are welcome.

These classes have been given in a variety of educational facilities, hospitals,

and multi-therapy centers. Participants range from teens to seniors.

All ages and skill levels are welcome.

(If you can’t draw a straight line, we let you draw curved ones.)

Space is limited to 20 participants

BATA Second Regional Meeting: Gratitude Folders (08 Jun 2013)

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMT

BATA SECOND REGIONAL MEETING

Gratitude Folders: Filling Your Pockets with Positivity

Presenters:

Elizabeth S. Martin, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC, CCLS, CTS

Cathy Malchiodi, PhD., LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC

This workshop will introduce the concept of creating “gratitude folders” as a positive psychology technique to build resiliency in hospitals and other settings. Participants will create their own file folder journals and embellish them. Please bring photos (or copies of photos if you would prefer) and memorabilia you would like to use.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Christ Hospital

2139 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219

RSVP by Friday, May 31, 2013 to 1stvp@buckeyearttherapy.org

Walking Women’s Wisdom: A Path of Empowerment (09 Jun 2013)

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:00:00 GMT

We joyfully invite you to join a unique group of women seeking radical change, conscious community and creative expression. We will explore and excavate the deep feminine wisdom that resides in the cells of our being and is now ready to manifest in our lives and on this planet.

This group seeks to create a life of meaning and purpose. The circle we create will hold us in integrity and safe space to connect, share deeply and vision together. Through this creative process you will be able to experience and express your true self through writing, art, drama, music, creative movement and other expressive arts. We are building an intentional community of kindred souls, free to express their joyful authentic selves.

Come Dream and Grow with us!

Are you willing to make a commitment to your own life? If you don’t have an expanded dream/vision of your life:
Now is the Time! Nothing is impossible!
Are you ready to blast your boundaries wide open, and see yourself in a whole new way? This program will support you in
delving into your intuitive wisdom and emerging transformed!
Please consider giving yourself this gift of empowerment!
Your life will be blessed!

Sundays
2:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Class dates for 2012
9/23, 10/21, 11/11, and 12/2
Class dates for 2013
1/13, 2/10, 3/10, 4/14, 5/15, 6/9

Location:
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
20401 Hilliard Boulevard, Rocky River, Ohio

Program Cost:
$60 per session, or bring a friend for $50 each.
Fee payable day of class. (Drop in option available)
All supplies are provided.
There is a required textbook for this program.
For more information and an application for this
innovative new program, please call:
Cameron Plagens at 440-871-6700 or
Karen Kazsmer at 440-793-2099

YOUR FACILITATORS:
Karen Kazsmer MA, LPCC
is a licensed Clinical Counselor with 25 years of
experience. She is the owner of Heart Space Counseling in Westlake, Ohio. She is an Ordained Minister with the Center for Sacred Studies in California, a Spiritual Mentor, completed the Stargate Mystery School, and is currently in the Maitri Breathwork facilitator Training Program in California. She is a SoulCollage TM facilitator and an expressive movement facilitator.

Cameron M. Plagens, PhD
is the director of the Transformational Visual Arts Track at Atlantic University and teaches art therapy at Cuyahoga Community College. Dr. Plagens is a Gestalt, transpersonal therapist in private practice specializing in women’s spiritual growth and development. Through the Center for Sacred Studies in California has completed the Stargate Mystery School and Ministerial Training Program and currently in Maitri Breathwork training. She is also a SoulCollage TM facilitator.

Who Ruffles Your Feathers? (11 Jun 2013)

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:30:00 GMT

Who Ruffles Your Feathers?
Presented by Balin and Associates

Do you ever wonder if your spouse or one of your co-workers is from another planet? Do you think you will go nuts if that client shows up 30 minutes early for an appointment one more time? Do you get frustrated that a task you find so difficult a co-worker or family member finds so easy? The knowledge we have about the brain and its natural tendency towards having a "dominance" suggests that by understanding these intricacies we each can assume a new perspective on the work we do, the people we serve and the elements that create stress in our lives.

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OBJECTIVES:

Identify basic characteristics
described in the four-quadrant brain
model.

Discuss this relationship to one's
own and others' ability to
accomplish certain tasks.

Relate different thinking patterns to
incidents of personal and/or
professional frustrations.

Correlate various quadrant
characteristics with the creative
problem solving process.

Counselor and Social Worker Continuing
Professional Education - 6 hours
(by the Ohio CSWMFT Board)

June 11, 2013
8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Registration: 8:00-8:30 a.m.

Held at the
Beavercreek Golf Club
2800 New Germany-Trebein Rd
Beavercreek, OH 45431

Cost: $80
Includes lunch,
refreshments and
workshop materials

WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES WEB CAST SERIES (12 Jun 2013)

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:00:00 GMT

WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES WEB CAST SERIES

Magee-Womens Hospital and the UPMC Disabilities Resource Center will be hosting the Women with Disabilities Web Cast Series. The purpose of the series is to promote sensitivity and awareness toward issues that woman with disabilities face in dealing with the health care system; and to educate providers, women with disabilities, caregivers and advocacy groups of available services and resources.

Preventative Health Services for Women with Disabilities

Monday, February 25, 2013 3PM – 5PM

Women with Disabilities: Assessing Preventive Health Services

Monday, April 29, 2013 3PM – 4:30PM

Supportive Care When a Woman with Disabilities Gives Birth

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 3PM – 4:30PM

Support for a Mother with Disabilities to Parent

Monday, August 26, 2013 3PM – 4:30PM

Continuing medical education and nursing contact hours will be provided. Featured speakers include physicians Glenn Updike, Peter Bulova, and Stephen Corey. Robyn M. Powell will represent the National Council on Disability in a discussion on a new report Rocking the Cradle.

To Register:

· Go to http://classes.upmc.com/

· In keywords, type disability

· Click on the course

· Scroll down, Click Add / Click Register

2013 Clinical and Community Linkages Conference: Psychosocial Distress Screening and Oncology Supportive Care Services (14 Jun 2013)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:30:00 GMT

2013 Clinical and Community Linkages Conference: Psychosocial Distress Screening and Oncology Supportive Care Services
An exciting event in advancing cancer care in Ohio

This first-of-its-kind-in-Ohio event will take place from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM on Friday June 14 2013 at the Quest Business Center, 8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus, Ohio.

The focus of this conference is on the development and demonstration of psychosocial support services, to strengthen the link between medical, social, and emotional health, based on the 2012 American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer accreditation standards. The intended audiences are physicians, social workers, and professional caregivers who directly interact with cancer patients and their families.

The integration of psychosocial distress screening into cancer treatment is a system change in which medical professionals from different disciplines work together to treat the total patient, as is done in the patient-centered medical home model of care. This level of integration helps provide Ohioans with a higher quality of care and information they need to increase their level of health at every stage of life.

Please consider attending this cutting-edge conference as we move forward to enhanced care for all cancer patients in Ohio. There is no registration fee but space is limited, so please register TODAY! You may register online at: www.healthyohioprogram.org/CCLC.

Bullies, Victims and Bystanders - What to do? (18 Jun 2013)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:30:00 GMT

Bullies, Victims and Bystanders - What to do?

Do you know the bullies, victims and bystanders? Each of these roles can have life-changing effects. How do counselors, social workers, and psychologists get to the core issues when there is such a code of silence and, often, a long history of bullying? Suggestions for individual, group and school-wide programs and activities will be discussed and demonstrated, along with assurance that even the smallest interventions can be powerful. There will be a display of books with student and facilitator/educator bibliographies.

June 18, 2013
Tuesday, 8:45 am - 4:00 pm
Cleveland Stated University, CNSCE 12
Downtown, Julka Hall Room 191

$149 (includes handouts & lunch)

Instructor: Karen Gotwald, M.Ed.
Six (6.0) Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded to Counselors, Psychologists, and Social Workers.

Personal Growth Workshop from a Gestalt Perspective: Learning About Self and Others (21 Jun 2013)

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:30:00 GMT

Personal Growth Workshop from a Gestalt Perspective: Learning About Self and Others

This workshop is unique on a variety of levels and will provide participants with cognitive and experiential exposure to Gestalt theory as it relates to personal and professional growth. The facilitator will support participants in engaging with one another in an ongoing and spontaneous interpersonal process that gives close attention to physical, emotional, and cognitive processes, with the primary goal being to increase awareness of self and self-in-relationship to others. Participants can expect several Gestalt-centered activities that will stimulate and foster awareness, support participants in exploring trust-issues, interpersonal dynamics and the various patterns of relatedness members use outside of the group context. A primary hope is that people can learn more satisfying and meaningful ways of relating to themselves and to others through experiment and completing incomplete Gestalts.

You do not need to have an understanding of Gestalt theory, but the workshop is primarily geared toward mental health professionals and school counselors and educators. The basic tenets of Gestalt theory as it relates to self-awareness and relationship will be discussed and experienced through enhanced personal interactions over the course of this seven-hour group experience. Attention will be paid to group dynamics and the processes used by group members to relate to others, to the group-as-a-whole, and to themselves. The facilitators will aid participants by paying attention to both the content (“What is actually being said”) and the processes (“What is not being verbalized”) that unfold in the group as members spend time discussing their goals for attendance and relating to one another.

Participants will be able to make meaningful psychological contact with others and receive feedback about themselves, supporting development. Members can also expect to experience greater authenticity and integrity in their personal and professional lives as a result of participating in this unique group environment. Past group members have revealed that attendance in a growth group such as this elicited power life-changing transformation, insights into self and how people relate to others in their lives, and increased courage to manage challenges or the daily tasks of life differently.

Due to the lengthy nature of the group experience, participants will have opportunities for alone time and time to socialize and get to know others in a relaxed and comfortable manner. Come prepared to have fun, to learn about yourself, to be creative, and to experiment with new ways of behaving and connecting to others.

June 21, 2013
Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cleveland State University, CNSCE 17
Downtown, Julka Hall Room 191

$149 (includes handouts & lunch)

Instructor: Logan Lamprecht, Ph.D., LPC
Seven (7.0) Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded to Counselors, Psychologists, and Social Workers.

AATA's 44th Annual Conference - Art Therapy: Connecting Visual Expression & Healing (26 Jun 2013)

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

In less than 2 weeks, the advanced registration for the American Art Therapy Association’s 44th Annual Conference, Art Therapy: Connecting Visual Expression & Healing to be held June 26 to 30, 2013 in Seattle, WA will end. The rates will increase after May 31, 2013 at 5:00 EST. Act now to save on registration costs!

This year’s conference will focus on art therapy as an effective tool for promoting and supporting emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual wellness and recovery. It includes a focus on the power of the image and the ability of the creative process to promote integration, enhance self-awareness, and support growth and healing. At our conference you’ll be able to network with some of the world’s leading art therapists, and learn about the latest art therapy clinical approaches and innovations. You’ll hear from top national experts and practitioners. New additions have been added to the program including the creation of a secret sand mandala!

The conference provides access to more than 160 educational sessions through which you can attain continuing education credits (CECs) accepted by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC), the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS), and the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB).

Our conference setting is at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel and the Washington State Convention Center, at the heart of the vibrant compact downtown, and within walking distance to many of the most popular attractions. We’ve secured a great discounted rate at the hotel. June is a wonderful time to visit Seattle!

To learn more about the program, download the conference brochure. You can also visit the conference website for more details. Register before May 31, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. EST to lock in the best rates!

Childhood Trauma Practitioner's Assembly (09 Jul 2013)

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMT

National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC)

Presents the Childhood Trauma Practitioner’s Assembly

July 9-12, 2013 • Macomb ISD, Clinton Township, MI

For more information and to register visit:

http://www.starrtraining.org/assembly

Included in this year's program:

Responding to Aftermath of the Chardon School Shooting, Laura Serazin, MA, ATR
This presentation will describe and demonstrate the implementation of art therapy, drum circles, relaxation, and guided imagery to promote wellness and healing to those affected by a school shooting. This includes family groups, school staff support, and peer group activities. This presentation will include photos, video clips, and a PowerPoint presentation. Participants in this workshop will have the chance to engage in experiential activities.

Peace Begins with Me: Creating Peacemakers through Creativity, Gretchen M. Miller, MA, ATR-BC, CTC
This workshop will focus on strategies important to facilitating group work that focuses on peacemaking themes with children who have been exposed to domestic violence, bullying, and relational aggression. Participants will learn interventions that include sensory-based interventions, therapeutic books, and art expression that foster peacemaking concepts and social change. In addition, content presented will help participants gain a trauma informed understanding about how these strategies and interventions promote safety, emotional expression, and coping.

Progoff Intensive Journal® Method Three Part Workshop (09 Aug 2013)

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Learn the Progoff Intensive Journal® Method:
A Classic Tool for Connecting with the Many Facets
of Your Life and Gaining Clarity and Awareness

Give your life greater direction, vitality and purpose.

The Intensive Journal method utilizes a practical system of
writing exercises to help you:
-connect to your emotions and experiences
-gain insights about relationships, career, health...
-explore dreams and symbolic imagery
-develop a foundation for future decisions
-reduce stress and work through transitions

Workshop Details
Click here for flyer and registration form.

Cost:
$195 per workshop
$150 per workshop Ursuline alumni and professors
$100 per workshop full-time students
Discounts for more than one workshop

Modules:

Life Context (LC): Gaining a perspective on
life (Part 1). 8/9 (2-5 pm; 6:30-9:30 pm);
8/10 (10 am-1 pm; 2:30-5:30 pm)

Depth Contact (DC): Symbolic images and
meaning in life (Part 2). Prerequisite: LC
8/11 (10 am-1:00 pm; 2:30-5:30 pm);
8/12 (9:30 am-12:30 pm; 2-5 pm)

Life Integration (LI): Journal Feedback Process
(Part 3). Prerequisite: DC
8/13 (9:30 am-12:30 pm; 2-5 pm);
8/14 (9:30 am-12:30 pm; 1:30-4:30 pm)

Location: Homewood Suites by Hilton®
Cleveland-Solon is located in Solon, Ohio near
routes 422, 480 and 271. Overnight rooms are
available at a special rate of $109 per night plus
tax for Friday and Saturday and $116 on Sunday
through Thursday until July 8th under the group
name of "Intensive Journal." Rooms tend to sell
out, especially Sunday-Tuesday nights so book
your room early with Homewood Suites at
440-519-9500. Full breakfast included daily and
dinner on Monday-Thursday. Swimming pool
on premise. www.homewoodsuites.hilton.com

Leader: Joanne Hackett Ching has conducted our
workshops for over 25 years. She recently
retired from Fresno Adult School in California
where she taught English as a Second Language
(ESL). Joanne grew up in Youngstown and is a
graduate of Ursuline College in Cleveland.