Creative Arts Therapies and Self-Care for Helping Professionals

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Introduction to the use of creative arts therapies as self-care tools for the helping professional. Emphasis is on a theoretical overview of creative arts therapies, including music and art therapy. Recognize personal areas of strength, adaptive coping mechanisms, and self-care strategies while exploring the implementation of creative arts therapies and coping practices. Identify personal, social, and professional stress factors associated with career burnout as well as the indicators of secondary trauma and compassion fatigue. Overview of developing effective boundary-setting routines in addition to self-care practices and activities that support career longevity and work/life balance. 54.00 hours lecture. (Letter grade only)