Learning Center

Continuing Education

The Learning Center

The Art Therapy Program Learning Center provides engaging professional development workshops designed for art therapists, counselors, social workers and other mental health professionals interested in expanding their knowledge base. Workshops can also help therapists and social workers earn credit toward Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Workshops cover a wide range of specialties, including neuroscience and counseling approaches, trauma training and Jungian and archetypal concepts. Sessions generally last one full day and include one or more visiting speakers, visual arts activities and panel discussions.

Upcoming Workshops and Talks

There are currently no events available.

The GW Art Therapy Program has been approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 3053. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The George Washington University Art Therapy Department is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Past Workshops

Embodied Healing: Integrating Somatic Experiencing and Art Therapy for Trauma Recovery

Saturday, 3/29/2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Embodied Healing: Integrating Somatic Experiencing and Art Therapy for Trauma Recovery

Bridging Gaps: Art Therapy and Disability Justice in Mental Health

Wednesday, 3/19/2025, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

This virtual panel discussion examines the concepts of disability justice and the role of art therapists within this framework as mental health professionals.

Picturing the Mind

How the art form expresses adaptability and balance using the ArTA Art Therapy Assessment Method

Saturday, 11/2/2024, 10:00am - 12:00pm

ArTA is an evidence-based & art-focused art therapy assessment method

Instinctual Trauma Response® (ITR)

A Trauma Recovery Method Used by Many Art Therapists

Thursday, 9/12/2024, 4:30pm - 6:00pm

“No one should have to live with even minimal trauma symptoms. It’s easy to treat, and it doesn’t take years to do it." -Dr. Louis Tinnin, Co-Founder of ITR®

The Reality of Virtual Art Therapy: Therapeutic Alliance and Post-Pandemic Challenges

Thursday, 6/15/2023, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

The Reality of Virtual Art Therapy: Therapeutic Alliance and Post-Pandemic Challenges

Positive Art Therapy Supervision: Applying Positive Psychology Principles to Enhance Our Relationship with Our Trainees/Supervisees and With Our Clinical Work

Saturday, 5/6/2023, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Join us for a day of supervision

Using Story Cloths in Art Therapy

Saturday, 4/22/2023, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Join us for a day of story cloth!

Finding Inspiration in the Multifaceted World of Private Practice: Building YOUR Practice and Loving It!

Friday, 4/21/2023, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Join us to expand the way you view private practice!