GEXTH 6423Mindfulness and ExAT Therapy

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This course examines the connection between mindfulness and expressive arts therapy. Students will focus on developing mindfulness practices to support clinical and arts-based therapeutic work in a variety of settings. This course is centered around three areas of study: personal practice of mindfulness and the expressive arts; context of theory and research related to the integration of mindfulness, psychotherapy, and the arts; and skill-building through designing and facilitating mindfulness-oriented expressive arts therapy offerings.