This webinar is designed to educate participants about art therapy and provide practical skills for effective assessment and intervention with clients experiencing symptoms of anxiety.

Full Description:
Practical assessment and intervention skills for treatment of anxiety through art therapy

This webinar is designed to educate participants about art therapy and provide practical skills for effective assessment and intervention with clients experiencing symptoms of anxiety. Demonstrations of art therapy techniques will advance the participants' understanding of the bio psychosocial perspective of many of the disorders that fall under the category of "anxiety," including phobias, PTSD, panic, as well as sleeping and eating disorders. Significant attention will be paid to treatment interventions with numerous opportunities for hands-on art-based techniques.

Course Includes:
Live Q&A
Presentation Handout
Post session recording access
CE Credit

What You Will Learn:
Discover an alternative method of communicating with clients suffering with anxiety—including PTSD, Phobias, Acute Stress, Eating Disorders, Sleep Disorders, and Panic Attacks
Identify effective Art Therapy techniques and learn how to implement them in session
Examine the therapeutic power that art provides in reducing stress and understanding fears
Acquire skills for assessing and treating anxiety
Discuss various art tasks and experience the healing process to promote coping skills in life

Your Presenter:
PAMELA M. HAYES, MFT, LMHC, ATR-BC, is an artist and a registered and board certified Art Therapist. She is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor and is currently in private practice in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Hayes developed the art therapy program at the Rhode Island School of Design–Continuing Education. For the past 15 years, Ms. Hayes has worked in numerous psychiatric settings with a variety of clients. Currently, her focus includes families, couples, adults and children struggling with mood and anxiety disorders, addiction, eating disorders, abuse and grief-related issues. Ms. Hayes has an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design in New York City and a graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. For more information about Ms. Hayes, please visit her website at: www.hayesarttherapy.com.

Disclaimer:
This event qualifies for one CE credit. Only registered attendees will have access to CE. A Cross Country Education web account is required to attend. There is no charge for a CCE web account. It is recommended that you join the meeting 15 to 20 minutes early. Speaker phone sound quality is poor and it is recommended that they not be used to listen to the event.

Technical requirements:
To view this webinar you will need to download the WebEx Application. You will be prompted to download it when you first enter the site. To save time, you can setup prior to the meeting by following this link: https://apidemoeu.webex.com/apidemoeu/meetingcenter/mcsetup.php

Who Should Attend:
Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Psychiatric Nurses, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselors, Pediatricians, Physicians, Art Therapists, Pastoral Counselors, Guidance Counselors, Youth Pastors, Youth Counselors, Educators