THE ARTS IN TRAUMA WORK:
INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR CREATIVE HELPING 

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The Institute for Psychosocial Health at the Tulane School of Social Work is excited to announce a special two-day workshop -- "Arts in Trauma Work: Innovative Methods for Creative Helping" -- on Friday, March 6, 2015, and Saturday, March 7, 2015. The event will be held at the Tulane School of Social Work, located at 127 Elk Place, in Room 343. This workshop will feature experts in drawing, painting, play therapy, and the nationally acclaimed Teen Pongo Project.

Participants will learn to:

1. Apply methods of play therapy with different age groups;
2. Practice the use of drawing and painting in trauma therapies;
3. Utilize nationally acclaimed poetic narrative methods from the Pongo project with teen traumas; and
4. Integrate story building into self-care in professional trauma practice.

Please click here to see the event schedule and speaker information.

Registration Information and Fees
Participants will have an opportunity to attend one or both days of the workshop. The registration fee for Day One is $125 while Day Two's fee is $135. The registration fee for both days is $240. A total of 10.75 CEUs will be given for both days (Day 1 -- 5.75 CEUs; Day 2 -- 5 CEUs).

Payments can be made via check or money order (payable to Tulane School of Social Work) and should be mailed to:

Tulane School of Social Work #8906
ATTN: Arts & Trauma Conference
127 Elk Place
New Orleans, LA 70112

Please fill out the registration form, but your final registration is predicated on receiving your payment. Once your payment is received, you will receive an e-mail confirming your registration into the program, and you will be guaranteed a spot at the event. We will continue to fill spots in this matter until all spaces are filled. We have experienced great interest in this workshop, so please sign up and send in your payment today.

CANCELLATION POLICY -- In the event you find you cannot come to our program, it is important for you to notify us before the program begins, either by e-mail (preferred) at csykes@tulane.edu or via phone at 504-865-5314.  We will refund the registration fee if notified before the event begins, after event begins, there are no refunds.

Continuing Education Credits for LMSWs, LCSWs & LPCs
The workshop has been approved for 10.75 continuing education hours by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners through the Tulane School of Social Work. The Louisiana Counseling Association is approved by the Louisiana Licensed Professional Board of Examiners to offer continuing education for Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors.  This program meets requirements for 10.75 continuing education clock hours for Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors.

Refreshments and Lunch
Refreshments and lunch will be provided each day for participants as part of the registration fee.

Parking Information
The Tulane School of Social Work is located at 127 Elk Place. Please see the location map.

There are two entrances to the school. You can enter through the main entrance located at 127 Elk Place or via the second floor skywalk from the Saratoga Parking Garage, located at 111 S. Saratoga St.

There are various surface lots in close proximity to the school that you can use if you would like. The average price to park in a ground level lot is $4 per day. If you park in a ground lot, please use the school’s main entrance located at 127 Elk Place and take the elevator to the third floor. The Saratoga Parking Garage is the closest parking garage and is located at 111 S. Saratoga St. The daily rate for the garage is $7, but the garage does have direct access to the school via the skywalk on the second floor. To find the skywalk, just follow the yellow posts in the parking garage once you exit the elevator lobby on the second floor in the garage. Once you enter 127 Elk Place, go down the hall to the elevators and take them to the third floor. 

Questions?
For more information, contact Cindy Sykes at csykes@tulane.edu or at 504-865-5314.

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