HOME Nature is artistic, the plant unfolds from inner sources, from a germinating center. Root and shoot, seedling leaves, stalk, bud, flower, seeds - unfold at certain stages if all goes well, in a rhythmic sequence. M.C. Richards
Expressive Arts Therapy is the practice of using imagery, storytelling, dance, music, drama, poetry, movement, dreamwork, and visual arts together, in an integrated way, to foster human growth, development, and healing. It is about reclaiming our innate capacity as human beings for creative expression of our individual and collective human experience in artistic form. Expressive arts therapy is also about experiencing the natural capacity of creative expression and creative community for healing. (Appalachian Expressive Arts Collective, 2003, Expressive Arts Therapy: Creative Processs in Art and Life. Boone, NC: Parkway Publishers. p. 3)
Expressive Arts Therapy Concentration
This Appalachian State University offering is within the Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling. Those students who are pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Professional School Counseling or Marraige and Family Therapy may also apply to complete the concentration. The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), thus students receive a thorough academic grounding in the knowledge and skills required to become a professional counselor as well as specialized training in expressive arts therapy.
Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy
Appalachian State University also offers for individuals who hold a master’s degree in counseling or other mental health related area or a master's degree in an arts therapy field. In addition, students pursuing a master's degree in any of Appalachian’s fully accredited master's degree programs in counseling (Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy and College Student Development), may pursue the Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy in addition to and in conjunction with the master's degree.
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