Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy in Acute Psychiatry

Speakers:
Melissa Craven, MA, LMFT
Primary Clinician
Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program
Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Cynthia Diwan, MA, LMFT
Primary Clinician
Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program
Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

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Learning objectives:
At the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:

1) Identify core principles in expressive arts therapy

2) Learn how to connect arts interventions to dialectical behavior therapy concepts

3) Discover ways to deepen and enhance group connection through the arts