VFTS 2022 8 | Maria Riccardi | The Expressive Therapies Continuum as a Way of Life

FEATURED GUESTS: Maria Riccardi M.A., M.Ed., ATR-BC is a registered art therapist, a career counselor, a licensed clinical psychotherapist and board member of the Quebec Art Therapy Association. She is an adjunct professor of art therapy at Concordia University and at l’Université du Québec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, as well as a faculty member at Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Arts Therapy Institute. She collaborates with local non-profit organizations and mental health institutions, developing community-based art studio programs for adolescents and adults who are marginalized due to mental and physical health issues, immigration issues, and poverty. She has expertise with veterans living with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder within the context of trauma intervention as well as in the evaluation of art processes and products during treatment. She has founded a clinic in Montreal based on the Expressive Therapies Continuum, providing educational and emotional support to children and families. Her current research interests include media properties and their role in assessment, as well school-based art-therapy with immigrant adolescents.

LISTEN & LEARN: 

• What is the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC)?
• Who and when was the ETC developed?
• How the ETC as a theory emphasizes the human experience over pathology. 
• The importance of making a plan to plan for growth. 
• The role of play in one's life as a therapist. 

RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Maria's website https://imagesetc.ca/en 
• Maria's email mriccardi@imagesetc.ca 

SESSIONS AT THE EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT: 

• November 6, 2022 from 2PM - 5PMEST The ETC as a Framework for Developing Cultural Awareness with Maria Riccardi, Lisa Hinz, and Megan Whyte. 
• November 19, 2022 from 10AM - 6PMEST ETC: An Essential Framework for Using Expressive Arts in Therapy with Maria Riccardi, Nancy Choe, Lisa Hinz, Joshua Nan, & Megan VanMeter.