The Sacred in Therapy: Ex-Votos and Devotional Art (Ticket Required) (N/NY-TR1074)
All Day Advanced Practice Course (Requires a ticket and separate registration)
Michelle Dean, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, CGP
Michelle L. Dean, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, CGP is the co-founder of The Center for Psyche & the Arts, LLC (http://psychearts.org) and is an author, supervisor, and educator. She has several publications her credit, including the book, Using Art Media in Psychotherapy: Bringing the Power of Creativity to Practice. Her work has been recognized through many distinguished awards, including the prestigious Honorary Life Member Award from DVATA and AATA's 2015 Pearlie Roberson Award.
This workshop explores the history and structuring devices of ex-votos and other devotional art forms. Participants will create a devotional work of art and understand how this art form may be respectfully incorporated into a psychotherapy practice that grounds the art form in historically and culturally sensitive ways.