Want to study art therapy and trauma in a global context?

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Learn art therapy interventions with trauma-affected populations in
GUATEMALA
 
August 11-17, 2013 ~ GEXTH/GCREA 5908: Transcultural Identity
 
This is a five-day 3-credit intensive course (with two additional travel days) that is open to graduate students and professionals in the field. The course is in partnership with the Universidad del Valle in Guatemala and will take place in a mountainous region with breath-taking lakes and volcanoes in a Mayan Cakchiquel city.
 
*Non-Lesley students welcome
*Audit option available 
*No Spanish language skills or art experience necessary
 
Participants will:
· Develop a basic understanding of U.S.-based trauma theories and interventions. They will be introduced to different definitions of trauma such as acute trauma, complex trauma, historic trauma, and intergenerational trauma.
· Become familiar with the challenges of applying clinical interventions based on U.S. trauma theories in a foreign context. They will learn about these challenges both theoretically and experientially by joining people in the field doing disaster relief work with children in the highlands of Guatemala.
· Learn to develop and apply art therapy clinical interventions to work with trauma-affected populations in a way that is culturally sensitive to the context.
· Be in an exchange with Guatemalan psychologists and students to evaluate and discuss their learning, and continue making treatment recommendations for work in their communities regarding trauma informed art therapy treatment.
· Learn about vicarious trauma and issues of self-care when working in foreign contexts and when doing trauma treatment.
 
Instructor:
Contact Information: Michelle Harris:  617-349-8148;  mharri12@lesley.edu (email is preferable)
Other Instructors: Michelle Contreras and Marta Casas 
 
To Apply and Register: 
Instructor consent is required to register.  Obtain application from instructor, who will also schedule an interview. Matriculated Lesley graduate students and those with vouchers should register for GEXTH 5908: Transcultural Identity (individual standard program tuition rates apply).  Non-matriculated students and alumni should register for GCREA 5908; the total cost is $2,530 for 3-credits or $1,430 to audit the course. All students pay for their own airfare as well as an additional course
fee of $850.
 

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