The Ethics of Self-Care: An Art-Based Approach

Friday, March 21, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Online via Zoom

Join the Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health and Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute of Seattle, WA to learn about ethics of self-care!

Friday, March 21, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM (CST) | Online Via Zoom

Cost: $150

Earn 6 CEUs in Ethics!

This workshop offers 6 CEs in ethics for Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Social Workers.

CEUs pre-approved by National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and MN Board of Social Work.

Limited to 50 participants!

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Presenter: Sibel A. Golden, PhD, LMHC, REAT

Summary: 

This workshop explores our relationship to daily stressors (e.g., work, home, school, etc.), the impact they have (e.g., physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual), and the ethical responsibilities of self-care faced by mental health clinicians. It is designed to illuminate the various types of stress experienced by mental health providers, and to demystify the concepts and applications of “self-care”. Topics will include: stress management, work/life balance, vicarious stress, secondary trauma, counter-transference, compassion fatigue, and occupational burnout. These areas will be examined through the hands-on application of creative and expressive arts, offering practical exercises for mental health clinicians to apply to their personal self-care routines.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will have an understanding of the ethical responsibilities of self-care and stress-management.
2. Participants will learn about the different types of stress and the impact on professional and personal health.
3. Participants will learn practical applications of self-care.
4. Participants will engage in hands-on creative arts activities to process didactic material.

Materials:

Here is a list of suggested materials to have on hand for the workshop. You do not need to purchase these exact items, but can use what you have, or purchase from any store that’s convenient. You can also make a mask- instructions will be provided during the workshop. Plan to have construction paper available for the mask.

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Sibel Golden is a Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor, with over 30 years of experience working with adults, adolescents, couples, families, and children.

Sibel received her B.A. in Studio Art from Bard College, Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy from Goddard College, and Doctoral Degree in Psychology from Saybrook University. She is a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist with the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. 

Sibel is also a seasoned clinician and an experienced educator. She taught at City University in Seattle in their Masters in Counseling Program for one year before moving on to Bastyr University, where she taught for 6 years in the Health Psychology Department. Sibel designed and taught courses such as Art as Spiritual Practice and the Psychology of Nourishment. She has presented numerous workshops on eating disorders, body image, and various aspects of creative arts therapy in the Puget Sound Area and New York. In 2010, Sibel was the recipient of the Rollo May Scholarship at Saybrook University.

Sibel uses an existential-integrative and creative arts approach in her work, including humanistic and depth psychology, mindfulness, and positive psychology. “My background in and love of the arts, as well as my fascination with the creative process, guide my work. I believe that art and the creative process provide expansive ways to look at life, sustain motivation, and unearth new sources of inspiration”.

Sibel teaches several workshops and is also the executive director of and faculty member of the Professional Training Program at Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute. 

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Registration Questions:  Email workforce@mnsu.edu or call 507-389-1094
Training Questions:  Email elizabeth.harstad.3@mnsu.edu