Creative Care Summit

This summit is focused on creative (self-)care for therapists. It contains 21 hours of presentations, bringing seasoned arts therapists from around the world.
It was broadcast worldwide for free from August 25-27, 2024, and is now available in a home study format for those who prefer to learn at their own pace or need continuing education credits.
This evergreen course provides a variety of tools and insights for therapist self-care, supporting your well-being while actively practicing burnout prevention. It also equips you to share these theories and practices with other therapists.
Check the details about the home study offer and CE credits on the bottom of the page.
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Summit Speakers

Through presentations and workshops, our seasoned speakers will share insights into important aspects of therapist care for your professional growth and personal well being. 

The goals of the home study course are presented in the full program. Please click on it to check the abstracts, bios, and goals of each of the presentation contained in the course.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the CE credits offered and the course sections.

Lisa D. Hinz

Dr. Hinz is a licensed clinical psychologist and board certified art therapist.  She is an associate professor and director of the art therapy psychology doctoral program at Dominican University of California. She is the author of many professional publications and three books on art therapy...

Carolina Herbert

Carolina Herbert, PhD is a musician, songwriter and therapist with a PhD in music and therapeutic songwriting in times of global crisis and transition. Founder and Director of Alkimia (CIC) Therapeutic Wellbeing Services, Carolina has over 20 years experience...

Day Schildkret

Day Schildkret is an award-winning queer author, artist, ritualist, teacher and is internationally known for Morning Altars, a practice in nature, art and ritual. More about Day at morningaltars.com and dayschildkret.com and @morningaltars on Insta/Fb

Mike Ayvazian

After finishing his BA and Masters in Theatre studies, Mike decided to take his inclinations towards social work with vulnerable populations a step further and studied expressive arts therapy (and social change) psychodrama, clay field therapy and dance movement therapy...

Maria Riccardi

Registered art therapist, career counselor, licensed clinical psychotherapist and the former president of the Quebec Art Therapy Association. She is an adjunct professor of art therapy at Concordia University and at UQAT, as well as a faculty member at WHEAT Institute...

Jennifer Marchand

Jennifer is a Canadian trauma therapist and EMDRIA-approved consultant & trainer with over 10 years of clinical experience in diverse settings and cultural contexts. She currently lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, specializing in work with humanitarian aid workers, health professionals...

Hannah Foxman

Hannah Foxman, MA, MT-BC is a Board-Certified Music Therapist with 6 years of experience working in pediatric music therapy at Boston Children’s Hospital. Hannah has worked with a variety of diverse patient populations in the medical setting such as; oncology hematology, etc...

Brian Jantz

Brian Janz, MA, MT-BC is an Associate Professor in the Music Therapy department at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He has been active as a clinician, practicum site supervisor, course instructor, and researcher for over 24 years. He presented at various international conferences...

Catherine Drapeau

Catherine Drapeau, PhD is a psychologist and art therapist with extensive experience in trauma-informed art therapy and psychotherapy, working with women and police staff. After her graduation she is working as a psychologist at Montreal City Helping Program...

Gemma Garcia

Gemma studied Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Institute of Valencia-Spain. She worked in the Emergency field for the Spanish government for 15 years. After moving to Australia and co-founded the only one known Gestalt Art Therapy Centre in Australia, with Yaro Starak...

Yaro Starak

After training and graduating as a Gestalt Therapy from the Toronto Gestalt Institute, he was a faculty member of the Institute for four years, continuing to lecture at the University of Queensland after his immigration to Australia..
Yaro has published and co-edited four books in Gestalt Therapy...

Lindsay Clarke

Lindsay Clarke is a Registered art therapist and certified counselor offering art therapy to people of all ages at her Montreal studio, "atelier lanterne". Her practice is with a focus on art making and creative process as a catalyst towards change and empowerment...

Carmen Oprea

Carmen is a registered art therapist with post-graduate training in sandplay therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy. Holding a master's degree in art therapy, she is currently a doctoral candidate in psychology.
Her professional career includes art therapy services at her clinic...

Jeannette Fiott

Jeannette Fiott is an accomplished art psychotherapist and contemporary artist, holding an MSc in Art Psychotherapy from Queen Margaret University, Scotland. As Founder, Managing Director, and Chief Visionary of eArtH Projects Limited, she champions the arts in health...

Nsamu Moonga

Nsamu Moonga is a Zambian-born, classically trained singer and licensed music therapist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Nsamu holds a BA in Psychology and a master in music therapy. Currently he is a PhD candidate and lecturer at University of Pretoria...

Sandy El Bitar

Sandy El Bitar, a Lebanese Canadian multidisciplinary artist, producer, and drama therapist, uses humor and expressive arts therapies in her practice. She co-founded Abjad Howse and produces "Not for Laughs," merging creativity and therapeutic techniques to foster resilience....

Susannah Horwitz

Trauma-informed, nature based expressive arts therapist and licensed professional counselor, in Massachusetts and Colorado. She loves to bring therapy clients into the outdoors for therapy retreat intensives. Founder of the Well-Connected Therapist coaching program...

Kristina Esopo

Doctoral candidate in counseling psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Through their teaching, mentorship, therapeutic work, and research, Kristina is passionate about weaving together intersectional, relational-cultural, and liberatory social justice approaches...

Marcela Washington

Los Angeles-based mindful professional, holistic fitness coach, womxn’s well-being advocate, and celebrity personal trainer. With over 20 years in the wellness industry, Marcela brings a balanced approach, motivational and mindfulness techniques to the effectiveness of the experience....

Creative Care Summit 2024

HOME STUDY PACKAGE - CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

This package offers you 21 NBCC Countinuing Education credits for certified counsellors in US and ATR-BC.
Other Professional Orders and Associations may accept the accreditation, so please consult with your respective regulatory body.

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Creative Therapies Events Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7468. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Creative Therapies Events Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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This package will give you 21 hours of continuing education hours, as per approval by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Members of CCPA will receive transcripts at no cost listing all attended events assessed as Continuing Education Credit. Non‐members must attach a cheque for $30.00 payable to CCPA to have CEC’s recorded and to have a transcript issued.

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Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc. (ATCB) recognizes an array of Continuing Education Credit activities, inclusive of those pertaining to the spheres of professional and mental health counseling. These specified activities are delineated within the recertification standards, which are disseminated to all Art Therapy Registered-Board Certified (ATR-BC) professionals during their recertification year, as well as being accessible via the official ATCB website. It is mandated that a minimum of six CE credits in the domain of ethics and six CE credits in the domain of supervision or education must be acquired in each certification cycle. Licensees practicing as art therapists within their respective states (in US) are advised to consult with their state boards to ascertain the acceptability of various CE courses for the purpose of license renewal.

Please check with your regulatory body in your country, this home study program may be accepted for CE/CPD credits in European countries, Australia, Asia, etc.

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Creative Therapies Events Inc. is our registered legal name under which all official and legal matters are conducted. This includes compliance with all regulatory requirements and licensure board mandates.
We operate under the brand name 'Creative Arts Therapies Events' which may be used, along with our logo, for all our educational and promotional materials, both in print and electronic formats, including for advertising certified credits where applicable.
We have employed LearnWorlds, a learning management system, for delivering this program. The use of LearnWorlds, including its logo, does not imply sponsorship or co-sponsorship of any educational or business activities by LearnWorlds in relation to Creative Therapies Events Inc.

Course Sections

To access the home study package after payment, please follow the link provided in the letter confirming the enrollment that you will receive on your email. Sign in into your account on this platform (top right on the page). When you are into your account, your course icon will appear on the bottom of the page. Click on it and you are in! Check our FAQ page (www.artstherapies.org/faq) or contact us by email if you encounter technical difficulties.
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