Words sometimes limit our ability to express ourselves and our experiences, however, using art in a therapeutic space provides an opportunity for a different kind of communication. In this episode, we talk with two practitioners and professors of art therapy, Amy Morrison and Beth Donahue, about the benefits of this alternative and engaging form of therapy, and how their new online program has made this profession more accessible than ever.
S1 E10: To Have Just Classrooms, We Must Decolonize and Reimagine Our Disciplines
For this episode we talk with two members of the Social Justice Pedagogy Committee in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, Cathy Lounsbury and Syntia Santos Dietz, about the insights they have gained from starting this process, why engaging in these kinds of dialogues is so important, and how others might undertake similar work.
Bringing Treatment to Prisoners, Guided by Empathy and Service
How do you develop the skills to challenge the prison industrial complex, arguing for rehabilitation and treatment? For the homeless advocate, prison reform activist, and therapist-in-training Dante Roussos, a major…
6 Skills to Cope with the Mental Toll of Sheltering in Place
The writer Ernest Hemingway famously said that there were two ways to go bankrupt: “Gradually, then suddenly.” He might also have been describing the ways life has changed during the…
Dr. Syntia Dietz co-authors publication as new CMHC Core Faculty
Dr. Syntia S. Dietz, core faculty in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, Department of Applied Psychology has co-authored her first publication since becoming part of AUNE. Formerly at East…
Faculty member B.J. Bullert’s art imitates her life—in both, she works to inspire social change
A core faculty member in the Undergraduate Studies program at Antioch University Seattle, B.J. Bullert is also a communication scholar and documentary filmmaker. Her company, Seattle Films, is dedicated to…
Honor Society: OMG Chapter Established for AUS Counseling Students and Alumni
Back in 2015, faculty member, Dr. Sandi Meggert was tasked with setting up an honor society for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program (CMHC) at Antioch University Seattle. Known for her…