Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, CPAT
TLC Certified Trainer

Cathy Malchiodi, Phd, LPCC, CPAT has published numerous books, chapters, and articles in the field of art therapy including, Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Breaking the Silence: Working With Traumatized Children, Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, and Understanding Children's Drawings, which are standards in the field. She has trained counselors, therapists, and teachers throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe.Cathy has been presented with a number of awards for her clinical contributions to children, adults, and families, including a Presidential Award. Her “hands-on” workshops teach practical and valuable interventions to use with children of all ages. She currently writes the TLC blog, Trauma & Children, is on the faculty of Lesley University, and writes  "The Healing Arts” for Psychology Today.

Cathy presents the following courses:

Art, Play, Drama, Music & Bibliotherapy with Traumatized Children

This comprehensive course teaches a wide range of creative interventions for working with traumatized children. The teacher, Cathy Malchiodi, is an internationally renowned speaker and author with over 25 years of experience as an art therapist. She has worked with survivors of traumatic experiences, including domestic violence, physical and sexual abuse, disaster and serious or life threatening illness. In this course she demonstrates sensory-based techniques that significantly enhance trauma therapy by providing children the opportunity to express their trauma experience through multiple creative approaches. Also available online.

Ethics of Art and Play Therapy with Traumatized Children

This course covers the major ethical issues of using art and play therapy in trauma intervention with children. Topics include professional practice codes in art therapy and play therapy; ethics of touch in play therapy; confidentiality and retention of children’s art expressions; unique dilemmas of using art and play therapy in disaster relief; children’s drawings as admissible evidence in child abuse cases; and ethically and culturally sensitive art therapy with children. All readings are included; course materials and objectives are complemented by quizzes, short response papers, films, links to valuable resources, downloadable documents, and hands-on activities. If you are a professional who needs the mandatory 6 continuing education credits for license or certification renewal, you’ll find this course both practical and enjoyable. For art and play therapists, this course will provide a refresher on professional practice and specific skills in the area of traumatized children. For counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, nurses, and psychologists, you’ll upgrade your understanding of the ethical application of art and play in your work with traumatized children. Available online.

Using Children's Drawings in Art & Play Therapy  

Art and drawing help traumatized children externalize and concretize their experience in a language that can then be cognitively reframed. Sensory-based interventions are key in facilitating trauma debriefing, re-enactment, and resolution. This course provides a foundation for why drawing and art activities enhance trauma intervention and our understanding of PTSD in children. Participants will learn how to recognize the signs of PTSD in children’s art and specific interventions for use in schools, shelters, hospitals and clinics.  Click for session objectives.