Adult Creativity for Clinicians is primarily designed for social workers, counselors, psychologists and mental health professionals who regularly interact with adults. The course introduces common mental health challenges for adults, reviews typical life challenges, and teaches a concrete action plan for how to help adults in both crisis and non-crisis situations through creative interventions. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders along with concrete interventions to aid in alleviating symptoms.

 

Adult Creativity for Clinicians is a way to build community level capacity to identify mental health and substance use issues early and for mental health professionals to increase their confidence to intervene creatively. The mental health community has a long history of being theoretically and medically based. Adult Creativity for Clinicians is a way to increase the level of baseline knowledge about creative interventions and to increase the skills resulting in effective change and expression of emotions.

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TOPICS COVERED

 

• The creative mindset

• Self expression

• Mood regulation

• Mind Body connections

• Harnessing creativity within the therapeutic practice

 

Adult Creativity for Clinicians educates our learners on creativity and innovation - the belief that individuals experiencing mental health challenges can and do get better, and use their strengths to stay well through the use of creative interventions.

 

INTERVENTIONS LEARNED

 

You will learn how to apply the Adult Creativity for Clinicians action plan in a variety of situations, including when someone is experiencing:

 

• Panic attacks

• Suicidal thoughts or behaviors

• Non-suicidal self-injury

• Acute psychosis (e.g., hallucinations or delusions)

• Overdose or withdrawal from alcohol or drug use

• Reaction to a traumatic event

 

The opportunity to practice (experiential learning) - through role plays, scenarios, and activities – will make it easier to apply these skills in a real-life situation.

 

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*PLEASE NOTE: This training does NOT certify or license you as a mental health professional, psychologist, counselor, social worker or drama, art, music, art or expressive arts therapist. You will need to earn a masters degree from an accredited school of higher education, fulfill all practicum and internship requirements, and pass a national or state licensing exam (depending on your chosen profession and state licensing laws).