Creative Approaches to Trauma Recovery: Expressive Arts Techniques (3HR) Presented by Dreya Blume, LCSW

Creative Approaches to Trauma Recovery: Expressive Arts Techniques (3HR)

$45.00

Course Description

This course is an experiential workshop for clinicians looking to integrate creative, body-based, and sensory modalities into trauma treatment. Together we will explore the therapeutic power of expressive arts—including visual art, movement, writing, music, and drama—to help clients safely process and transform traumatic experiences. We will engage in hands-on exercises and practical demonstrations to learn how creative interventions can bypass verbal barriers, regulate the nervous system, and foster resilience. By the end of the course, you will have a toolkit of innovative, trauma-informed techniques to support your clients in reclaiming their stories and healing through artistic expression.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Define expressive arts techniques
Identify the ways in which expressive arts techniques aid in trauma work
Implement a variety of expressive arts techniques with clients

Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 Clinical of Clinical continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Dreya Blume, LCSW

Recording Date: 06/21/2025

Course Format

Recorded Live Webinar with downloadable presentation slides and/or handouts, evaluation, and a required quiz. The learner is required to pass with a 70% or higher to achieve the CE certificate of completion. The learner is able to reset the test until a satisfactory score is achieved. CE Training Workshops, LLC, provider #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/2/2022 – 8/2/2025. CE Training Workshops, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. System Requirements: Firefox, Chrome, Brave, Safari, Edge on any modern operating system (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS). A desktop browser is recommended. We do not provide support resources for issues encountered using a mobile device. For more information about our policies and board approval statements, please visit our FAQS page.

Meet Your Facilitator

Dreya Blume, LCSW, has traveled a long and winding road to arrive where she is today,as a therapist, coach, author, and group facilitator.

She has taught English in Thailand, Japan, Australia, and Hawaii. She has worked in psychiatric wards, served as a case manager, and eventually launched her own private therapy practice.

She has taught part-time as an adjunct professor for over twenty years, led multi-day international retreats, and written seventeen books, with an eighteenth on the way.

Syllabus

xpressive Arts in Counseling: Creative Pathways to Healing

Objective 1: Introduction to Expressive Arts Techniques

Define expressive arts techniques and their role in therapy
Explore types of creative approaches including visual art, music, movement, and writing
Understand the connection between creativity and emotional healing
Learn how expressive arts can be effectively integrated into counseling sessions

Objective 2: Expressive Arts in Trauma Work

Identify how expressive arts techniques aid in trauma processing and recovery
Recognize the importance of somatic engagement in trauma healing
Understand how creative expression impacts the nervous system and promotes regulation
Explore the concept of externalization as a means of safely expressing difficult emotions

Objective 3: Implementing Expressive Arts Techniques with Clients

Practice art-based activities for emotional exploration and regulation
Incorporate writing and journaling as tools for reflection and growth
Use poetry, music, and drama to facilitate deeper therapeutic insight
Adapt expressive techniques to fit diverse client needs and settings

Objective 4: Summary and Q&A

Review key takeaways and best practices for expressive arts integration
Discuss ethical considerations and scope of practice
Engage in participant questions, reflections, and experiential feedback