June 2009: Growing Your Private Practice

Workshop Details

2009-04-25T23:20:00.000-07:00

Provided by
The Southern California Art Therapy Association Training Institute
BBS Provider #PCE496
8.5 CEUs provided for MFT, LCSW, ATR-BC
(Satisfies BBS Legal and Ethical Requirements)

Saturday, June 27, 2009
9:00am-5:30pm
The California Center for Creative Renewal
1905 Crest Drive Encinitas, CA 92024

Get your gardening tools out for a day of creative inspiration, knowledge, networking, and connecting with art therapy colleagues. Join us at The California Center for Creative Renewal located in beautiful Encinitas, California. The Center is surrounded by colorful gardens, an amazing labyrinth, an art studio, a panoramic view and plenty of places for quiet contemplation.

You already have the seeds, now it is time to plant and nurture the garden. Whether you are currently in private practice or dream of having a practice one day, you will learn the tricks of the trade in building your art therapy private practice and developing a creative marketing strategy. You will hear a panel of expert art therapists share how they created their specialties. At the end of the day, you will participate in an art experiential to envision the growth of your own private practice from seedlings to a thriving garden.

Workshop Agenda

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8:30 – 9:00am Check-in: Coffee, tea & continental breakfast

9:00 – 1:00pm Plant the Seed: Learn How to be Successful from Start to Finish. Led by Artemis Tegan, MFT.
Objective: Learn the logistics of building a private practice, find the appropriate office space, obtain & maintain a business license, create a thorough intake packet, generate clients, and understand the legal & ethical responsibilities, as well as important HIPPA regulations.

1:00 – 2:15pm Nurture Your Practice: Find Your Niche with Creative Marketing Techniques. Luncheon Keynote with Lisa Mitchell, MFT, ATR-BC.
Objective: Become inspired with business insights relevant to art therapy and private practice that help lead the way for real-world strategies to attract your ideal clients.

2:15 – 3:45pm Blossom & Thrive: Panel discussion and Q & A with Darcy Lubbers, MFT, ATR-BC. Bobbie Stoll, MFT, ATR-BC HLM. Andrea Shirley, MFT, ATR.
Objective: Learn the specifics of how each art therapist developed their successful practice; ask questions and gain insight specific to your specialty.

3:45 – 5:30pm Create your Landscape: An Art Experiential with Ellen Speert, ATR-BC & Center Director.
Objective: Visualize your professional identity.

Registration Details

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Register early - Capacity limited to 50 participants

Registration fee: $150
Early Registration: $135 postmarked by May 31st.

Your participation fee includes lunch, art supplies & Artemis Tegan’s workbook. SoCal ATA member enjoy a $10 discount regardless of enrollment date.

Location of Workshop
The Center for Creative Renewal
1905 Crest Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024
Telephone: 760-436-3310

For directions, please log onto http://www.mapquest.com/. The Center is off the 5 freeway in the town of Cardiff in Encinitas.

Registration Form

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Please complete the registration form and mail it, along with your registration fee, to the following address:

SoCal ATA
PO Box 25754
Los Angeles, CA 90025

For a printable version, please click directly on the image of the form and the document will open in a separate window. Alternatively, right click on the form and select"Open Link in New Tab" or "Open Link in New Window".

Hotel Accommodations

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Best Western Encinitas Inn & Suites
85 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas, CA 92024
Telephone: (866) 362-4648
http://www.bwencinitas.com/

Holiday Inn Express - San Diego North Coastal
1661 Villa Cardiff Drive
Cardiff By the Sea, CA 92007
Telephone: (800) 315-2621
http://www.hiexpress.com/

Days Inn Encinitas- Legoland Moonlight Beach
133 Encinitas Blvd
I-5 and Encinitas Blvd
Encinitas, CA 92024
Telephone: (800) 329-7466
http://www.daysinn.com/

Biographies

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Artemis Tegan, MA, MFT
website: http://www.artemiscenter.net/
email: artemistegan@aol.com
telephone: (310) 809-2011

Artemis Tegan is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Artemis earned her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University in 2001. Artemis is currently serving as Board President of the Long Beach-South Bay Chapter of the CA Association of Marriage & Family Therapists. In addition, Artemis developed an innovative workshop designed to help new therapists to launch their private practice. Artemis provides individual consultation for therapists looking to expand their practices.

Artemis has been working in the counseling field for 14 years serving diverse populations including families dealing with divorce & loss, individuals dealing with addiction & mood problems, couples struggling with relationship issues, adolescents and children having behavior problems and chronically mentally ill adults. Her specialty is reducing symptoms associated with trauma, including depression, anxiety, relationship problems and addiction issues. Currently, Artemis is completing work on her first book entitled I'm a Hero: A Trauma Recovery Workbook for Children.

Lisa Mitchell, MS, MFT, ATR
website: http://www.thearttherapystudio.com/
email: trustart@sbcglobal.net
telephone: (916) 276-0455

Lisa Mitchell is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Registered Art Therapist. She has 20 years of experience and is very invested and excited about the transformative power of art. She is the founder of The Art Therapy Studio, located in Fair Oaks Village, near Sacramento, CA. Prior to opening The Art Therapy Studio, Lisa used art in her work with foster families, victims of domestic violence, those suffering from trauma and drug addiction, juvenile sex offenders.

Lisa’s desire to make art available to a wider variety of people inspired her to create a therapeutic studio environment that is infused with the invitation to create and express. In August, 2003, she opened The Art Therapy Studio. Lisa currently works with individuals, groups, parents, provides trainings and workshops, and has a monthly newsletter linked to her amazing website. She enjoys a creative, busy life with her husband, 3 children and a weimaraner.

Ellen Speert, MA, ATR-BC
website: http://www.artretreats.com/
email: ellen@artretreats.com
telephone: (760) 436-3310

Ellen Speert, Director of the California Center for Creative Renewal, is a Board Certified and Registered Art Therapist as well as a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist. She is a founding member and past president of the San Diego Art Therapy Association. Ellen designed, directed and taught the UCSD Extension Art Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate Program. She is an internationally known writer and lecturer, teaching and presenting workshops in Switzerland, Germany, France, Canada, England and throughout the United States. Ms. Speert was the first United States representative to the Art Therapy International Networking Group. She has served as consultant in many clinical settings including UCSD Medical Center, San Diego Hospice and Grossmont Hospice.

Ellen has provided corporate retreats and trainings for many San Diego organizations including The Boys & Girls Clubs' picART, San Diego County Cal Works, A Reason to Survive, and Elizabeth Hospice. She has been in private practice in San Diego since 1981, providing creative renewal to adults, children and families. Her healing gardens have now become a retreat center for creativity, staff development and conflict resolution for communities and corporations throughout the San Diego area.

Bobbi Stoll, MA, MFT, ATR-BC, HLM
email: bobbistoll@sbcglobal.net

Bobbi Stoll is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Board Certified Art Therapist. She graduated from Immaculate Heart College's first master's level art therapy program; introduced art therapy in outpatient facilities throughout Los Angeles; chaired the 9th annual conference of the American Art Therapy Association in Los Angeles in 1978 and parlayed the event in challenging California's licensing Board for the first clinical license issued to an art therapy graduate which allowed art therapists to be eligible for the MFT license.

Bobbi was awarded Honorary Life Membership (HLM) in 1999 by AATA, the American Art Therapy Association. She received the 2002 Special Award for Art Therapy Profession & the International Networking Group of Art Therapists. She is a past president of AATA (1993-95). Representing the AATA, Bobbi spoke on art therapy at the 1993 Senate hearing on the Older Americans' Act Chaired by Senator Cohen.

Bobbi founded the International Networking Group of Art Therapists (ING/AT) in 1989 which now includes art therapists in over 85 countries. She travels worldwide presenting her expertise on art therapy.

Bobbi is a Certified Trauma Specialist (CTS) and Certified Traumatologist (CT). In her private practice, Bobbi specializes in treatment of Acute Stress Disorder and PTSD, and Critical Incident Stress Debriefings for business and industry.

Darcy Lubbers, MA, MFT, ATR-BC
website: http://www.magicofhealing.com/
email: darcy@magicofhealing.com
telephone: (310) 452-7799

Darcy Lubbers, MFT, ATR-BC is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Board Certified Art Therapist. Darcy uses a multifaceted approach with a focus on wellness through mind/body integration. She is the founder of Magic of Healing West which offers workshops in mind/body healing, preventive medicine and the expressive arts to the public, and for health professionals. She teaches a variety of workshops, which include The Magic of Healing, Creating Health, Primordial Sound Meditation, and the Art and Soul Workshop.

Darcy is a published author, psychotherapist, international workshop leader and innovator in the field of complementary medicine with over 20 years experience. She has received extensive training in the related modalities of Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Art Therapy, Clinical Hypnosis, Guided Imagery, Meditation, Structural Bodywork (Hellerwork), Yoga, Movement Awareness, and Mind Body Medicine, including Ayurvedic Healing Practices.

Darcy has a private practice in Santa Monica, CA. Darcy is also currently a consultant with Bridges to Recovery in Pacific Palisades, CA, where she implements an Art Therapy Program for individuals with Depression, Bipolar Illness and emotional trauma issues.

Andrea Shirley, MA, MFT, ATR
email: ReaShirley@aol.com
telephone: (310) 342-8290

Andrea Shirley is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Registered Art Therapist. She graduated from Phillips Graduate Institute, Encino, California with an MA in psychology, school counseling and art therapy. She holds a PPS credential and works for the LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District). She is assigned to the Community Day School as a clinical intervention counselor. Andrea is also pursuing her Doctorate. She is an approved Soulcollage© facilitator. Andrea has completed the AAMFT and CAMFT approved supervisor training and has supervised many graduate and doctoral students

Andrea is strongly committed to the ideas of cultural diversity, integration, and spirituality. She enjoys working with women/women’s issues as well as children. She specializes in court ordered therapeutic monitored visits, court ordered therapy, and foster children who have been physically and sexually abused. Andrea also provides training in identifying psychological trauma in children, anger management, domestic violence and parenting. Andrea works with Victims of Crime, is a Medi-Cal provider and has a private practice in Los Angeles at the Howard Hughes Center.