Expressive Arts Therapy

So when i first published the blog I posted this posting, but then I was editing it and trying to figure out how I wanted it to look and ended up taking the post off... But I wanted to put it back on, and I wanted to encourage you to join the discussion... Check out the comments under the first posting! *** Nothing like immediately being humbled! I just found Pat Allen's home page and blog. Wow... check it out and be inspired! Pat Allen's web page Pat Allen's blog

The Masters students presented their research in the Expressive Therapy division's Annual Research Poster Session on May 5, 2006. Visiting the poster session were graduate students, faculty and alum. in addition, we had an art exhibit by graduate student Natalie Blue, entitled "The Artist Within" Please see the 2006 Thesis Research page for more titles, and links to the abstracts!

April 21-28 was DANCE THERAPY WEEK IN MASSACHUSETTS! Lesley Dance therapy faculty and students celebrated DANCE THERAPY WEEK with the community on the Cambridge Commons on Saturday April 22, 2006. This event took place the day before the one day New England Dance Therapy Association's spring conference entitled, "Transforming Lives Through Dance/Movement Therapy."

The class of 2006 here at Lesley will be presenting their research on a variety of subjects. Please come and support them and see their work. Friday, May 5, 1:00-1:45 PM Porter 408 Here are some examples of the theses titles: (Don't they look awesome!!!!) * Hogan, S. (2006). Understanding the experiences of three- to five-year-olds in group expressive therapy. * Simon, N. (2006). Drawing on empathy: What is the experience of empathy in cross-cultural counseling? * Hanney, C. (2006). Becoming a Music Therapist, One Breath at a Time: A Self-Analysis of Personal and Professional Development. * Ferrazzani, J. (2006). Performance and Self-Disovery: A Group's Eight Week Journey Through Dance/Movement, Drama, and Performance Development. * Brown, C. (2006). Creative process as peace process: The role of Psychosocial Arts Therapies in transforming poverty<>violence. * Alfonso, G. (2006). Building Bridges: The Expressive Arts for Social Justice in Asia. *

Sunday evening the students of the PhD program in Expressive Therapies will also sponsor "Seasons: An Exploration of Life Cycles" - a performance and gallery show of the creative works of first-year Expressive Therapies doctoral students. The gallery show and performance will follow the PhD student research conference on Sunday, April 30th. The gallery opening will be at Marran Gallery at 5pm, and the performance will be at 6pm at the Marran Theater. Igniting the Synapses Seasons: An Exploration of Life Cycles Gallery Opening As the scientist uses a microscope to study the cells of a leaf, or a astronaut uses a ship to view the whole of planet earth, so did these art-based researchers use color, light, mood, tone, self-reflection and time to explore their subjects. Displayed in Marran are the creative documentation of the Art Apprenticeship’s doctoral student’s two semester research projects. These artist-scientists invite you to view their offerings, to think about the

This past weekend, Lesley sponsored a successful conference of the New England chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association . We'd love to hear from you. Did you go to the conference? Tell us about it... This coming Sunday, the PhD Expressive Therapy program is sponsoring a one day conference called "Igniting the Synapses: Stimulating the Lesley Community." The conference will take place on our Main Campus from 1-8 pm. Igniting the Synapses - Schedule of Sessions 12:30-1:00pm Registration and refreshments (Student Center, 2nd Floor) 1:00 pm – Session A Dr. John Aram & Emily Marsick – Wolford 202 Planning Task Force for a PhD Program in Social Change: A Roundtable Discussion Many questions arise if one wants to design a doctoral program to maximize the integration of theory and practice in the study of social change. And these questions will form the base of this roundtable. John and Emily are seeking to engage the participants in a lively discussion

For some time I've been discussing the possibility of creating a blog for expressive therapy on my website with one of our alum, Eve Lyons. Well, there's nothing like a pressing project (how will I motivate myself when my dissertation is done?!) to get you moving! My hope is that this can be a way to make expressive therapy even more of a living process for those of us who are interested in learning more about it. So, here we go!