Institute for Creative Mindfulness

Visual Journaling: More than Collage 

December 10, 2022 

9:00am - 5:00pm ET

(One Hour Lunch Break 12:30-1:30pm ET)

Description

For some clients, it may be difficult to access the words to describe their experiences or emotions. In these cases, art journaling may provide a way to express what cannot yet be articulated in words. Additionally, for individuals who have experienced complex trauma or multiple traumas, the act of putting words to paper (or pixels) about the events may trigger further trauma reactions. In these cases, starting with visual journaling may provide a way to begin the process of recovery without becoming overwhelmed.

This training will provide you with an orientation to the fundamentals of visual journaling interventions as part of the expressive arts therapy approach. You will learn how to facilitate a visual journaling process to teach the clinical concepts of grounding and managing emotional affect through widening the window of distress tolerance. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of the therapeutic relationship as a container for creative exploration and self-discovery. Finally, cases will be shared to illustrate how these techniques can be integrated into trauma-informed expressive arts therapy.

This training is designed for mental health professionals who want to learn how to use visual journaling interventions as part of their trauma-informed expressive arts therapy practice. This includes clinicians who are new to using the expressive arts in therapy as well as those who are experienced in using the arts but want to learn more about how to use visual journaling specifically in trauma therapy. This training will be beneficial for clinicians who work with clients of all ages, including children, adolescents, and adults.

Objectives:

1. Describe the origins of journaling and visual journaling as therapeutic intervention. 

2. Explain the applications and considerations of visual journaling for trauma treatment 

3. Implement at least 2 visual journaling processes to teach grounding in clinical settings (individual and group), using different art media.

4. Implement at least 2 visual journaling processes to teach distress tolerance and widening affective window of tolerance  in clinical settings (individual and group), using different art media.

5. Explain at least 5 elements to facilitate a visual journaling session in clinical and/or community settings.

6. Describe at least 2 strategies of how visual journaling can be integrated in an expressive arts therapy.

By Registering for this Training, You Acknowledge and Agree to the Following:

• Attendance: Your presence at the entire training is required at all sessions. No partial credit can be awarded. You have read our EMDR Therapy Training information page prior to registering. 

• Technological Requirements: Attendance at all live sessions on the indicated dates is mandatory for completion of this course. Please plan on joining a few minutes early for troubleshooting if you are not already familiar with the platform. For more information on how to join a Zoom meeting, please read through the following article: https://www.howtogeek.com/662339/how-to-join-a-zoom-meeting/. By registering for these trainings, you acknowledge that you meet the technological requirements needed to participate. If you require technical assistance, you are required to reach out to your instructor at least one week prior to the start of training. 

• Training Information & Eligibility: You have read our EMDR Therapy Training information page prior to registering. The Institute for Creative Mindfulness is an EMDRIA-approved provider to serve clinicians in the United States and Canada, only with certain limited exceptions. If you are a clinician living outside of the United States or Canada, we suggest that you contact the Institute for Creative Mindfulness first or check with your regional organization (e.g., EMDR Europe, EMDR Asia, EMDR Australia). A U.S.-based training may not be accepted for accreditation in your country.

• Refund/Cancellation Policy:  You have read and agree to ICM's Organizational Policies, which stipulate the terms for refunds, cancellations, and resolving grievances and disputes.

• Correspondence from Training Organization: The Institute for Creative Mindfulness regularly sends correspondence about the training, including an email confirmation at registration and several emails leading up to each training. The emails presently come from [email protected]. Additionally, The Institute for Creative Mindfulness may send out emails from [email protected] . If you are not receiving these emails, you are required to check your spam folder as correspondence from new organizations often ends up there. Once you receive your first correspondence, please save the email to your address book. If you have not received a confirmation email or other correspondence from the organization within seven days of the event, it is your responsibility to reach out to us by email or phone.

• Professionalism: You will show up on time and be fully present for each session, acting in a professional manner. You will reach out to your faculty member or any assistant if any unexpected problems arise. Staying present for online learning can come with its unique set of challenges, and you agree to take full responsibility for addressing your needs in the area of grounding and self-care during the training. You agree to refrain from all alcohol and illicit drug use during the training and agree to speak with your faculty member or an assistant if you anticipate that your impairment due to prescribed medications might pose a problem during the training. The faculty and staff reserve the right to remove trainees at any time if the trainee creates an unsafe or unprofessional environment for you or for other trainees, or for any other reason, at their sole discretion.

• Accommodations: The Institute for Creative Mindfulness follows the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We ask that if you are in need of any special accommodations that will allow you to take your training with us online, please email us with any special requests thirty days before the scheduled training. If, during the training, a need for an accommodation arises, you are expected to contact your instructor and/or practicum assistant immediately and we will discuss the best possible solution.

• Preparedness for Doing Your Own Work: If you have received a major mental health diagnosis (past or present), you acknowledge that you are taking this training at your own risk, and agree to alert faculty or training staff before or during the training if any complications arise. If any problems arise, you agree to address them with faculty or staff members.

Email [email protected]  with any questions or concerns. After registering for this course you will receive an email from Thinkific, which will ask you to complete your registration and give you access to the course portal.