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SUMMARY:From Pain to Portrait: Transforming Lived Experience Through Art
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Arts Equity Collective2.0 Ohio CSWMFT Board CEUs offered \nCost: FREEPresenter: Rachael DuBose\, M.S. Ed.\, LPCC-S\, CCTP \nDiscover how creative expression can be used to promote mental health awareness\, reduce stigma\, and support healing within diverse communities. This interactive training introduces behavioral and mental health professionals to arts-based approaches that can deepen engagement\, elevate underheard voices\, and create more meaningful opportunities for connection\, reflection\, and advocacy. \nThrough visual art\, spoken word\, movement\, discussion\, case examples\, neuroscience-informed insights\, and hands-on experiential exercises\, participants will explore how creative modalities can be integrated into behavioral health\, community\, and educational settings. Attendees will leave with practical tools and strategies that can be adapted to support individuals\, groups\, and communities in thoughtful\, culturally responsive ways.​ \n**Please note that there is an option for either in-person attendance and livestreaming. The in-person will include art materials to make your own creation. \nThis training aligns with Arts Equity Collective’s broader community work through the Survivor’s Ball\, a signature event that uses art\, storytelling\, and collective remembrance to honor lived experience while shifting dominant narratives around survival and strength. Learn more at https://www.artsequitycollective.org/ \nWhat to Expect\n\nInteractive Creative Exercises – Participate in guided arts-based activities that demonstrate how creative expression can support reflection\, connection\, and healing.​\nDiscussion and Case Examples – Explore examples of how art can be used in behavioral health and community settings to foster engagement and reduce stigma.​\nNeuroscience-Informed Insights – Learn more about the relationship between creativity\, emotional regulation\, healing\, and resilience.​\nPractical Strategies for Professional Use – Leave with ideas and tools that can be adapted for use in clinical\, advocacy\, educational\, or community-facing work.​\nSupportive and Thought-Provoking Dialogue – Engage in meaningful conversation about how creative approaches can expand the way we promote mental health awareness and support diverse communities.\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\nBehavioral health professionals\nMental health professionals\nSocial workers\nCounselors\nPeer supporters\nCase managers\nCommunity health workers\nPrevention specialists\nEducators and school-based support staff\nAdvocates and nonprofit professionals\nAnyone interested in creative\, healing-centered approaches to mental health awareness and stigma reduction\n\nWe are limiting this event to a smaller group of up to 40 attendees to allow individualized support and questions when needed. \nAn email with the Zoom link will be sent to the livestream attendees before the event. \nPlease contact MoPoetry Phillips  at 1mopoetry@gmail.com  for any additional questions. \nRegister Now
URL:https://maccinc.net/event/from-pain-to-portrait-transforming-lived-experience-through-art/
LOCATION:Shine Bright Community Center\, 4590 E Broad St\, Columbus\, 43213\, United States
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