Expressive Arts Institute
The institute provides educators, medical caregivers, therapists and those in related fields with basic training in the expressive and creative arts.
The Expressive Arts Institute
The Expressive Arts Institute is part of the Graduate Program in Holistic Counseling and Graduate Extension Studies at Salve Regina University. This three-weekend noncredit professional development program has been designed to provide educators, medical caregivers, therapists and those in related fields with basic training in the expressive and creative arts to facilitate transformation, self-discovery, physical healing, and the evolution of consciousness when working with groups or individuals.
The program will focus on using a multi-modal approach to the expressive and creative arts concentrating specifically on an integration of the visual arts with movement, sound and expressive writing. Class lectures and discussions on the applications of the expressive and creative arts and research supporting its efficacy will be combined with hands-on experiential exercises. The ability to participate in the experiential portion of this work is an essential aspect of the program.
Upon successfully completing all three weekends of the program, students will receive a Certificate of Completion as an Expressive Arts Educational Facilitator. Six continuing education units (C.E.U.s) will be available for those students who wish to receive them.
Acceptance into the program is competitive and requires a formal application, which includes a letter of intent stating how the applicant wishes to utilize the training professionally, along with an explanation of the individual's qualifications to do so; a professional resume; names and phone numbers of three professional references; a personal telephone interview; and a nonrefundable $100 deposit. The full tuition for the program is $1495. With payment of the application deposit and acceptance into the program, the remaining balance of $1395 will be due March 1.
Each application will be reviewed and approved by the members of the Expressive Arts Institute faculty. Along with the minimum requirement of a bachelor's degree, students must also have the ability to fulfill the requirements of the program according to accepted standards of the profession as deemed essential by the expressive arts faculty.
To earn the Certificate of Completion a student must attend all three weekend sessions consecutively, attend all classes from start to finish, actively participate in and contribute to all aspects of the program, and complete all outside work assignments to the satisfaction of the faculty.
Weekend Schedule for 2009 Program
- Session I: April 24, 25, 26
- Session II: June 19, 20, 21
- Session III: September 11, 12, 13
Class times for all three weekends run from 1 pm to 5:30 pm on Fridays; 9 am to 5:30 pm on Saturdays; and 9 am to 4 pm on Sundays.
Only 20 students are accepted per year. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the Program's Coordinator, Barbara Ganim at (401) 341-2128 or ganimb@salve.edu as early as possible since the program is usually full 6 to 8 months in advance.
