Position:
Artist, SoulCollage® Facilitator, & Psychotherapist at self-employed
Location:
Greater Philadelphia Area
Work:
self-employed
since Nov 2010
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Artist, SoulCollage® Facilitator, & Psychotherapist
Psychotherapist in Private Practice
Jan 1981 - Jun 2010
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Susan Richards, LCSW
Escondido Youth Encounter
Aug 1978 - Dec 1980
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Clinical Supervisor & Program Coordinator
Family Service of Philadelphia
Jun 1974 - Aug 1977
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Psychotherapist
Jewish Family Service of Philadelphia
Sep 1973 - Jun 1974
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Student Interne
Jefferson Community Mental Health Center, Philadelphia
Sep 1972 - Jun 1973
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Student Interne
Haverford College, Center for Nonviolent Conflict Resolution
Sep 1970 - Sep 1971
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Research & Reports
Friends Peace Committe of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Jan 1969 - Jun 1970
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Coordinator, Training Program in Nonviolent Direct Action
Volunteer in Service to America
Jun 1966 - Jun 1967
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VISTA Volunteer
Education:
SoulCollage® Facilitator Training 2011 - 2011
Certification Program: EMDR 2002 - 2002
EMDR Level II Certification. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for PTSD, Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute 1984 - 1988
Certificate in Advanced Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
University of California, San Diego 1986 - 1987
Extension Division, Certificate in Alcohol & Other Drug Studies
S.K.Y. Foundation 1971 - 1976
Bryn Mawr School of Social Work & Social Research 1972 - 1974
M.S.S., Clinical Social Work
Martin Luther King School for Social Change 1967 - 1969
Columbia University, School of General Studies 1964 - 1966
B.S., Art History
Swarthmore College 1962 - 1964
Skills:
Crisis Intervention, Art, collage, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Psychotherapy, SoulCollage® Facilitator, Art Therapy, Creative Arts, Adults, Expressive Arts, Contemporary Art, Fine Art, Collage, Self-esteem, Family Therapy, Adolescents, Mental Health, Treatment, Acrylic, Painting, Visual Arts, Sculpture, Curating, Art History, Google Groups, Workshops, Social Services, Psychology, Child Development, Healing, Mindfulness
Interests:
The arts as a force for healing, self-discovery, creation of community, and social change.
Dreams, creativity and the unconscious, and resolution of creative blocks.
Awards:
Honorable Mention
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA)
Honorable Mention from PAFA's continuing education program's Annual Juried Student Exhibition, for my mixed-media monotype.
Pat Burns Memorial Cash Prize
DaVinci Art Alliance
Awarded at DaVinci Art Alliance's Annual Members Exhibition for a mixed-media monotype.
Honorable Mention
DaVinci Art Alliance in collaboration with St. Stephen's Theater
Honorable Mention in the exhibit "Love and Loss: Reflections on Romeo and Juliet" at St. Stephen's Theater, Philadelphia.
Square One Award
Main Line Art Center
Prize for monotype awarded by Robert Cozzolino, Senior Curator and Curator of Modern Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.