art Activities for School Counsellors
The Crankie Factory
To explore an old storytelling art form: an illustrated scroll wound onto spools, fixed in a box with a window and hand-cranked while a story is being told, a song is sung, or a tune is played.
Brain Dance Poster stickmen
Humming
Button Genograms
TRAINING
Brain Dance and Dance Therapy
The Creative Dance Center (Seattle, WA)
Brain Dance is system for teaching developmental movement patterns; each pattern relates to parallel social-emotional learning development.
Celebrating 31 years of professional learning, Summer Dance Institute for Teachers - is designed for educators, dance teachers, arts specialists, and therapists who wish to understand the vital link between movement and cognition.
https://www.creativedance.org/classes-workshops
Brain Dance Information
https://www.creativedance.org/brain-dance/
Expressive Arts Therapy
VATI: Vancouver Art/s Therapy Institute (Vancouver, BC)
Programs in Art Therapy and Expressive Art Therapy
EXA taught during 19 weekend intensives (Friday evening to Sunday)
https://www.vati.bc.ca/
The Create Institute (Toronto, ON)
Foundations of Expressive Arts Course
Are you a social worker, teacher, therapist, artist, youth worker or other professional wanting to expand your professional skill set?
An 8-week online course, Mondays, 5:30-8:00 starting in March 2026
https://www.thecreateinstitute.org/8-wk-foundations-of-exa.html
European Graduate School (EGS, Saas-Fee, Switzerland)
Earn an MA in Expressive Arts Therapy over three summer sessions.
https://ahs.egs.edu/
Cathy Malchiodi
Expressive Arts Therapy and Trauma Recovery
See calendar for online trainings, webinars, courses, and conferences.
https://cathymalchiodi.com/
Creative Arts Therapies
Concordia University (Montréal, Québec)
Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Creative Arts Therapies
Programs in Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy and Play Therapy within a single university department.
https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/creative-arts-therapies.html
Music-Integrated Therapy Training
A 12-week part-time online program for counsellors and therapists who would like to integrate music into their practice of supporting people’s mental health and well-being.
https://deborahseabrook.com/music-integrated-therapy-training/
Poetry Therapy
International Federation of Biblo/Poetry Therapy
IFBPT is the only global independent credentialing organization for the profession of Biblio/Poetry Therapy. Offers an official designation. Training options offered.
https://ifbpt.org/
International Academy of Poetry Therapy
Training options offered.
https://www.iapoetry.org/
Nanaino Association of Poetry Therapy
Offers an annual conference on Poetry Therapy
FREE upcoming event: An International Research Symposium Biblio/Poetry Therapy
December 4, 2026
https://poetrytherapy.org/
Play Therapy
BC Play Therapy Association (BCPTA)
Excellent workshops offered throughout the year on Pro-D topics. In-person, on-line, and hybrid events. If you work with children and you work in BC, it is worthwhile becoming a member. (Member discounts for workshops).
https://www.bcplaytherapy.ca/
Concordia University (Montréal, Québec)
Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy
A five-week program happening yearly in May and June with a focus on Child-Centered Play Therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy, including practical work with children, and additional discussions on attachment, trauma, and somatic therapy.
https://www.concordia.ca/academics/graduate/play-therapy-certificate.html
Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute (Canmore, Alberta)
Offers different streams of Play Therapy training (foundations, advanced, certificates, symposiums). In-person and on-line.
https://rmpti.com/about-rmpti/
