Charlotte LaVictoire (IBA ’16) accepted an AmeriCorps position focusing on literacy with a non-profit called Waite House in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis. Charlotte is planning to integrate this applied work with her senior study next year. She generously wrote up tips for other students who are interested in AmeriCorps, including ways a position can… Continue reading AmeriCorps Possibilities: A Stipend While you Study
Category: Bachelor’s Degree
Spring ’15 Graduate School Acceptances!
It’s that time of year when our Goddard Undergaduate (UGP) students and alumni share news of graduate school acceptances and completions. Hearty congratulations to all of you, including GaBrilla Ballard (IBA’15) for getting a full scholarship to the Smith College School of Social Work’s MSW Program. GaBrilla starts her graduate studies this summer. Marjorie Hunt… Continue reading Spring ’15 Graduate School Acceptances!
Student Sharon Hughes’ Expressive Arts Mandala Project
Below, Sharon discusses the mandala she made as part of her course in Psychopathology in Goddard College’s Psychology and Counseling’s Expressive Arts Therapy Emphasis Program. Artist Statement For psychologist, Carl Jung, a mandala symbolizes “a safe refuge of inner reconciliation and wholeness” (Robertson, 1992). It is a fusion of distinctive elements in a unified scheme representing… Continue reading Student Sharon Hughes’ Expressive Arts Mandala Project
Anti-Fracking Alternative Spring Break
Goddard’s Undergraduate Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor the Shalefield Justice Spring Break from March 6-13, 2015. The seven-day training is being held in the Marcellus shalefields of eastern Pennsylvania. Undergraduate Student Myrto Schwab was selected by faculty to represent Goddard at the Shalefield Justice Spring Break. Myrto has been working with other Vermonters to… Continue reading Anti-Fracking Alternative Spring Break
The Mediocre Meditator Shares Stories From Mother and Daughter Goddard Students
Leslie Whitcomb, a graduate student in the Counseling and Psychology Program, sent me this story about her daughter Thora’s meditation practice. Leslie is the mother of eight children and is currently doing her counseling internship in a community mental health clinic, where she has already been asked by two different staff to apply for a… Continue reading The Mediocre Meditator Shares Stories From Mother and Daughter Goddard Students
Notes from the Field: Faculty News
Annie Abdalla is immersing in a creative project she calls, “The Process of Abstracting: Searching for Essence.” In Annie’s words: “I’m curious about the parallels between the habits of mind and the habits of mark-making. My work is turning to landscape – stimulated by my years of living in two very different landscapes each year,… Continue reading Notes from the Field: Faculty News
Notes from the Field: Alumni Notes
Aly Simpson (IBA ’14) joined faculty members Suzanne Richman and Bobby Buchanan at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) conference in New York City in November. Aly, who studied at IIN before coming to Goddard, performed and spoke about his educational experiences at Goddard in front of a huge audience of 1,200 people with 5,000-7,000… Continue reading Notes from the Field: Alumni Notes
Goddard in the World – Black Lives Matter
Goddard College asks, what can be done in response to the recent violence against our black citizens? A number of Goddard students, alumni and faculty shared news of their involvement with #Blacklivesmatter and related anti-racist organizing efforts around the country: Ya-Ping Douglass (IBA ’16) and Nikhil Goyal (IBA ‘16) have been involved in various… Continue reading Goddard in the World – Black Lives Matter
The Mediocre Meditator Tries To Disappear Into Her Suffering
Some of the meditation teachers I admire write or say things I have never heard before. Often these sentences simmer a long time on the back burner of my mind before I understand what they mean either in the abstract or to me. In his book Ending The Pursuit of Happiness Barry Magid, the New York… Continue reading The Mediocre Meditator Tries To Disappear Into Her Suffering
Multimodal Expressive Arts Seminars
At the fall 2014 residency, we explored Deborah Koff-Chapin’s practice, Touch Drawing. We improvised and repurposed available surfaces (cafeteria trays, and cardboard covered with sheets of adhesive vinyl) as well as sheets of plexiglass. The surfaces were coated with oil paint, covered with newsprint and then we drew – from the unconscious using our hands… Continue reading Multimodal Expressive Arts Seminars
The Mediocre Meditator: A Tale of Two Experiences
A friend and I went to a Meditation Workshop for Beginners. This was some time ago. The workshop started at ten in the morning and ended at four. It consisted of alternating periods of sitting or walking meditation, and then talks by the guiding teacher, followed by questions and answers. On the long drive home… Continue reading The Mediocre Meditator: A Tale of Two Experiences
The Mediocre Meditator Deconstructs An Early Morning Moment Using Buddhist Psychology and Other Points of View
What can I say? Every morning that I loll in bed past six a.m., which is to say most mornings, I am condemned. By whom? Myself, of course. The judge within. This is how it goes: I’ve slept well. Outside the birds are trilling their light morning tunes. Cotton sheets rub against my skin. It… Continue reading The Mediocre Meditator Deconstructs An Early Morning Moment Using Buddhist Psychology and Other Points of View
Sharing Expressive Arts Work in Academic and Professional Settings
In the Psychology and Counseling Program at Goddard, we have many opportunities to share the personal Expressive Arts works that we have made. We also share, in experiences with clients, what we learn about the principles of Expressive Arts Therapy theory. We share work in our Expressive Arts Exhibit and Opening at residencies, in our dialogues… Continue reading Sharing Expressive Arts Work in Academic and Professional Settings
Grief Work and Expressive Arts by Student Matt Mulligan
Our Expressive Arts Emphasis Art Exhibition Opening in the Haybarn Theatre Gallery always creates a special container for us to experience each others’ work made during the past semester. This time during the fall semester, several students created work as an expression of grief. There had been losses of loved ones in recent months as… Continue reading Grief Work and Expressive Arts by Student Matt Mulligan
Student Tamara Liaschenko’s Expressive Movement Creation and Reflection
MA in Psychology and Counseling student Tamara Liaschenko presents the expressive movement piece she created as a component of her individually designed course in Social and Cultural Foundations integrating Expressive Arts Therapy content. In her words: “This piece represents the resilience and love gained from growing up in my family, the gifts my grandmother shared,… Continue reading Student Tamara Liaschenko’s Expressive Movement Creation and Reflection
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association Latin America Regional Conference Part 2
Here, I continue to tell the story of my experience at the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association Regional Conference in Antigua, Guatemala. We attended a lunch presentation at a developing residential program for children who have terminal illnesses and their families. The complex of traditional rustic buildings was situated in a rural setting.. The… Continue reading International Expressive Arts Therapy Association Latin America Regional Conference Part 2
Expressive Arts Reflection From Nirodha Stearns (MA PSY ’14)
Nirodha Stearns graduated from the MA in Psychology and Counseling program in March, 2014. Here is his reflection on his expressive arts project: “I completed fifteen “Soul Cards” spanning personal experiences over my lifetime as well as more recent work with individuals struggling with co-occurring disorders usually manifesting in substance abuse. They are a collage… Continue reading Expressive Arts Reflection From Nirodha Stearns (MA PSY ’14)
A Glimpse into the Experience of an Expressive Arts Emphasis Residency
When I prepared to travel to my first residency at Goddard five years ago, a colleague who would become a good friend told me that Goddard was like “summer camp for psychologists.” Now, as I reflect on my residency experiences, I realize that he was absolutely right. The Expressive Arts aspect of residency reminds me… Continue reading A Glimpse into the Experience of an Expressive Arts Emphasis Residency
Women in Psychology Make History
Others have cleared our path, whether we know it or not and often we don’t. On sexual abuse within the family, a twenty-ish student of mine recently breezed through the history of psychology by noting the following: ” . . . with the dismantling of Freud’s dominance, most American mental health professionals eventually became aware… Continue reading Women in Psychology Make History
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association Latin America Regional Conference
In February, 2014 I was very fortunate to attend the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) Regional Conference in Antigua, Guatemala. I sought the opportunity to experience Expressive Arts practices in a region from which many of my clients originate and to improve my ability to offer culturally relevant psychotherapy. The experience was transformative for… Continue reading International Expressive Arts Therapy Association Latin America Regional Conference