Resources

<h2>RESOURCES FOR CLIENTS</h2>
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<strong>VIDEO: Managing Change
with Ariane de Bonvoisin</strong>

This is an inspiring talk that has helped me more effectively face changes in my own life. I highly recommend it.

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<a href=”http://foxtest.michellessandbox.com/downloads/Beach Visualization.mp3″ target=”_blank”>Beach Visualization MP3</a>
<em>(to download, right click on the link above)</em>

This is a breathing and visualization recording that uses the five senses and breath to help ground and calm you.

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<a href=”http://foxtest.michellessandbox.com/downloads/Questions to Ask Yourself.pdf”>Powerful Questions</a> – 10 questions to help you evaluate what you really want and how to get it

<a href=”http://foxtest.michellessandbox.com/downloads/COPING SKILLS list.pdf”>Coping Skills List</a> – A list of useful techniques to help you deal with your feelings

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<h4><strong>BOOKS:</strong></h4>
<strong>Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most</strong>
By Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen

<strong>The Artist’sWay: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity</strong>
by Julia Cameron

<strong>A Creative Companion: How to Free Your Creative Spirit</strong>
by SARK

<strong>Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within</strong>
By Natalie Goldberg

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<h2>CREATIVE IDEAS FOR ARTISTS AND
ART THERAPISTS</h2>
• <a href=”http://pinterest.com/arttherapist13/art-therapy-ideas” target=”_blank”>http://pinterest.com/arttherapist13/art-therapy-ideas/</a>
– A fantastic storehouse of ideas in pictures – totally energizing!

• <a href=”http://www.zentangle.com” target=”_blank”>http://www.zentangle.com</a>
– A great technique for meditative drawing, focusing, and calming anxiety

• <a href=”http://www.frugalvillage.com/2011/03/30/create-kids-crafts-in-your-kitchen/” target=”_blank”>http://www.frugalvillage.com/2011/03/30/create-kids-crafts-in-your-kitchen/</a>
– Guide to making moon sand, flubber and other “stuff”

• <a href=”http://pinterest.com/cathymalchiodi/art-therapy-prompts/” target=”_blank”>http://pinterest.com/cathymalchiodi/art-therapy-prompts/</a>
– One of the masters of our field! Check this often for great ideas.

• <a href=”http://www.playcreateexplore.com/p/sensory-binstubs-and-activities.html” target=”_blank”>http://www.playcreateexplore.com/p/sensory-binstubs-and-activities.html</a>
– A wonderful resource for sensory coping tools for clients of many ages

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<h2>RESOURCES FOR THERAPISTS</h2>
• <strong>The American Art Therapy Association</strong> <a href=”http://www.arttherapy.org” target=”_blank”>http://www.arttherapy.org</a>

• <strong>The Art Therapy Credentials Board</strong> – <a href=”http://www.atcb.org” target=”_blank”>http://www.atcb.org</a>
– Requirements for becoming an ATR and ATR-BC
– Information on the ATR-BC exam.

• <strong>The Massachusetts Mental Health Counselor’s Association (MaMHCA)</strong> – <a href=”http://www.mamhca.org” target=”_blank”>http://www.mamhca.org</a>
– LMHC licensure exam preparation materials and trainings
– Continuing education and professional development trainings

• <strong>The Office of Consumer Affairs &amp; Business Regulation (OCABR)</strong> <a href=”http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/license-types/” target=”_blank”>http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/license-types/</a>
Click on Health care and social work and then choose Allied Mental Health Professionals
– Licensure requirements
– Licensure application

• <strong>The Trauma Center</strong> – <a href=”http://www.traumacenter.org” target=”_blank”>http://www.traumacenter.org</a>
This is an excellent resource for articles, trainings, and referrals about acute and developmental trauma. They conduct training, treatment, and research.

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<h4><strong>BOOKS:</strong></h4>
<strong>Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents: How to Foster Resilience through Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency</strong>
by Margaret E. Blaustein, PhD, and Kristine M. Kinniburgh,

<strong>The Gift of Therapy</strong>
by Irving D. Yalom

<strong>Building Your Ideal Private Practice</strong>
or <a href=”http://www.privatepracticesuccess.com” target=”_blank”>http://www.privatepracticesuccess.com</a>
By Lynn Grodzki

<strong>Creative Supervision</strong>
By Mooli Lahad

<strong>Women’s Growth in Connection</strong>
By Judith J. Jordan, Alexandra G. Kaplan, Jean Baker Miller, Irene P. Stiver, and Janet L. Surrey

<strong>Managing Traumatic Stress Through Art</strong>
By Barry M. Cohen, Mary – Michola Barnes,and Anita B.Rankin