This haunting, compassionate, and healing dialogue highlights the art making process, products, and mystical experiences of a bereaved mother whose journey is understood and guided by the tenants of meaning reconstruction, restorative retelling, and attachment informed grief therapy.  Learners are invited into the inner workings of art therapy and a creative process with Lynne.  She shares, at the three-year mark, her journey with James, who died in a fiery car accident on September 5, 2020.  Symbol, paradox, and visual metaphor emerge in her artwork as transformative elements that hold the space for a vulnerable dialogue between client and clinician.  This in-depth case study discussion is followed by the audience's opportunity to enter the conversation of transformation and to explore their personal story through the creation of collage.

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Note:  This 3-hour CE module focuses on topics related to psychological practice, education, or research other than application of psychological assessment and/or intervention methods that are supported by contemporary scholarship grounded in established research procedures.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Describe the collage process and products through a meaning reconstruction focus on the event story, back story of the relationship with the deceased, and the personal story;

• Summarize the components of the collage making process that are grounded in Rynearson’s Restorative Retelling, as highlighted in this discussion; and 

• Describe elements of the creative process that contribute to continuing bonds with the deceased as a cornerstone of continuing bonds theory.

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Note:  Completion of this program and return of the Responsive Journal satisfies 1 Case Study Module required for Certification in Art-Assisted Grief Therapy, or Certification in Grief Therapy for Suicide Bereavement.

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PROGRAM CONTENT

This program contains the following video segments:

1. Raids on the Unspeakable:  The Benefits of Art Therapy (46 mins)

2. Retelling and the Quest for Meaning:  Visualizing the Event Story of a Tragic Death (45 mins)

3. Exploring the Existential:  Stepping toward the Spiritual Narrative (45 mins)

4. Loss and the Co-Creation of Symbol:  Embracing the Mystery (36 mins)

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COURSE PACK CONTAINS...

• A PDF copy of the presentation slides;

• Materials list for collage work;

• Detailed instructions for collage construction; 

• Illustrative questions for processing the construction of the collage and meaning making regarding the product that emerges; and

• The Responsive Journal that, upon completion and return, confers 1 Case Study Module required for Certification in Art-Assisted Grief Therapy, or Certification in Grief Therapy for Suicide Bereavement.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

• Psychologists, social workers, counselors, art / music / expressive arts therapists, pastoral care personnel, healthcare professionals, bereavement volunteers

• To qualify for the 3 CE Credits, please kindly note that:

  • Completion of watching the entire recorded module is required to receive CE credits.  No partial credit is awarded.

  • You are required to complete a CE quiz after watching the recording.  An overall score of 75% or higher within three attempts is required to obtain CE credits.

  • The certificate of CE credits will be issued to you upon your submission of a participant evaluation form.

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INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL

• Intermediate

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Disclosure Statement

This recorded module is not supported financially by a manufacturer of any commercial product and there is no sale of any product or publication during the recorded session.  There is no known conflict of interest for this CE module or the presenting faculty.