N/NY-0312 - Creative Energy: Treating Suicidal Behavior with Art Therapy

Description

This course features a case study that explores the collective efforts of a therapist and client using the power of the creative process to transform a client repeatedly engaging in suicidal acts into a person with the desire to live life fully!

Learning Objectives

Describe the advantages of integrating art therapy and DBT when working with patients having suicidal urges/behaviors.
Identify 3 treatment issues in working with patients who have chronic suicidal thinking, urges and behaviors.
Identify specific art therapy exercises to use when working with patients experiencing suicidal thinking/urges/behaviors.

Jane DeSouza

Director for Personalized Recovery Oriented Services, Saint Vincent's Hospital Westchester

Jane DeSouza, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT has worked at Saint Vincent's Hospital Westchester since 1980: current Director for Personalized Recovery Oriented Services. She is a Certified DBT Team Therapist, previous instructor for NYS CASAC curriculum and received post-masters training at the Institute for Expressive Analysis. She received the 1999 Outstanding Clinician Award and in 2015 awarded Honorary Life Member for the Westchester Art Therapy Association. In 2016 she received the AATA Presidential Honor for her work at Conference Chair.