START UP! Art Therapy training with Native Americans on Pine Ridge Reservation
Carey MacCarthy
Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Author, Speaker, Researcher, VOTED TOP ART THERAPIST 2024
I was invited back to do a training for Little Wound School again this year. Last year I completed five trainings for them in Neurodevelopmental art therapy trauma treatment where they were able to learn,? experience, and implement the START UP! Art Therapy whole brain healing system into their classrooms.?
We began and ended each day with a beautiful traditional prayer and song, calling in the ancestors and spirits to help us in learning, so we could better help the children. I felt their presence the entire time… Very powerful.
We created lots of art together, shared vulnerable stories, and felt very bonded at the end…. art created a universal commonality, which encoded on our brains, eliciting positive neurochemical states and beautiful compassion for all.
Have you ever watched a movie for the second time and learned and discovered even more that you had not grasped the first time around?
That’s why taking the START UP! Art Therapy training the second time around was really helpful for all of the training participants…
Relearning information for the second time, strengthens and rebuilds neural pathways and allows the material to habituate within our minds. Many of the training participants felt that they were able to learn even more information during this second training, boosting confidence in delivering START UP! Art Therapy curriculum to their students.
I look forward to hearing all of the amazing feedback, success stories, and answering additional questions from our START, UP! Art Therapy trainees, in our biweekly coaching calls!
Yes, that’s right, this program is designed to not only train schools, teachers, therapists and coaches but also provide ongoing support so people feel confident and held while learning a powerful art therapy curriculum with the power to transform mental health and the children and clients they serve.
If you or an organization you know may benefit from the START UP! Art Therapy whole brain healing system trauma treatment training they can book a call with us to start the process of becoming a trauma informed classroom and implementing a simple art therapy curriculum that is proven to rewire the brain from depression, anxiety, and PTSD!
20-minute Discovery Call: https://tidycal.com/careymaccarthy/20min20240624222338