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Courses in Art Therapy, Expressive Arts and Arts in Healthcare in Integrative Medicine

Expressive Arts in Healthcare and Mind-Body Medicine at Five Branches University

This course will introduce participants to the basic principles of integrative medicine and current best practices and research on the application of the arts in healthcare and mind-body medicine. This course will clarify the similarities and differences among the various roles of child life specialist, artist-in-residence, arts facilitator, and expressive arts therapists (art, dance, poetry, drama, dance and expressive arts). provides an intensive, hands-on experience with a variety of expressive arts activities as part of an integrative approach to healthcare across the lifespan (children, adolescents, adults, older adults) to support health and well-being. Models for integrative healthcare and application of the arts are presented with an emphasis on both mind-body principles and health psychology. Participants will engage in visual arts, music, play and other arts-based approaches that support stress reduction,mindfulness, resilience, post-traumatic growth and positivity and explore how these approaches can be applied to healthcare settings. Finally, using arts-based, mind-body practices are offered as methods for self-care in healthcare, allied health and mental health practitioners. Held at Five Branches University, San Jose, CA, July 12, 13 & 14, 2013; to register for this course, please email sjreceptionist@fivebranches.edu or call Jolie at (408) 345-2658. You can download a copy of the flyer here 5BU Expressive Arts Flyer 2-13[6]

Please also see the Five Branches Faculty Page at http://www.fivebranches.edu/extension/mind-body-medicine/2371.

CEU for MFT’s, LCSW, LEP, LPCC, RN, MT [Acupuncture CEU's pending approval]