91µÎµÎ Blog
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A Heart Moment for the Children’s Mental Health Certificate
by Debbie Schroder On a recent Saturday I needed to be at a task force meeting at 9 a.m. Yes . . .Saturday . . .9 a.m.! Running late, desperate...
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…your essential exuberance
Last night I stayed up late, sat in circle with dear friends sharing perspectives on life and made art - lots of art in lots of forms. Our words became...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, a Pillar of 91µÎµÎ’s Philosophy
Counseling student Sylvan Schneider explores the connections of Vedic Scripture, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the philosophy of 91µÎµÎ....
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… a new dawn
a new dawn is upon you. take yourself into it. be beckoned. be born into moments afresh. send spells of glory with your mouth. listen for your breath. and love,...
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of Wishes Asunder…
And suddenly you realize that each moment is attached with the same force of seeds on a dandelion and that they are destined to depart. Your life is a mandala...
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91µÎµÎ Philosophy by Carol Parker
In an inspired moment, Dr. Carol Parker captures, from her perspective, and in her own poetic words, what the underlying philosophy is at 91µÎµÎ......
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91µÎµÎ’s Counseling Program is Unique
Dr. Carol Parker is the Chair of the 91µÎµÎ Counseling Program. Here she explains, in a series of three narratives, how the Southwestern Counseling Program is unique...And Carol knows...
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The 91µÎµÎ Masters in Counseling Program: What Makes us Unique?
3 Anecdotes from Carol Parker about what makes SWC/New Earth's Counseling program unique......
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shiny is more effective than sharp…
As therapists we often have to make clear where our boundaries exist without hurting or confusing those who approach them. This does not have to be complicated and, in fact,...
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Original Agreement
According to the Original Agreement People could become Plants But only if they kept the rituals That were set up in those days. I found out about this One spring...
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Novel Formation: How Literature Has Informed My Interest in Psychology
First Year Art Therapy and Counseling student Caitlin Harper explores the magical ways in which great literature has informed her interest in Psychology...
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Attracting New Clients
This is episode 8 of the Aspiring Coaches and Therapists podcast, by Emilah Dawn DeToro and Jacob Gotwals. In this episode (recorded in November 2013), we talk about various ways...
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Re-using Possibilities
I am a big fan of reusing materials into new forms. Broken bits glued together to make guardians; Torn fabric to make new yarn or a rug; Old shoes into...
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Under the Mask, the Space in Between
I'll start with an ending. One Art Therapy Techniques class in 2014 ended with each member of the group creating an altar of the art that was made during the...
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Art Therapy/Counseling Chair, Debbie Schroder & Sancho…
Sancho was an official 91µÎµÎ cat – he was born under the development trailer (there used to be art therapy offices in that location). I think it’s rather serendipitous...
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…about her body and her lost horse
If I may mount my high horse for a moment I might have something important to say. And it’s quite fitting that I be way up here and...
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2 commentsArt Therapy and Elders with Alzheimer’s
by Debbie Schroder I can’t seem to stop smiling. I’m smiling because of my morning – I went to the Roundhouse, the New Mexico State Capitol Building, to...
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Containers in Art Therapy
What is a Container? There are so many types of containers, a person, place, or thing that holds. ÌýMany images come to mind: a milk carton, hands, shoes, a...
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Glass Half Full? or Not
by Debbie Schroder I have a song stuck in my head. I think it’s staying stuck because we’ve entered a new year and part of the lyrics are “How...
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The Hands That Guide – Creative Faculty and Staff at 91µÎµÎ
by Debbie Schroder (2013) The Wild Heart Gallery in the art therapy building is simply exploding with color! The show, entitled “The Hands That...