"In a labyrinth, one does not lose oneself. In a labyrinth, one finds oneself" - Hermann Kern
Life has a winding path. Using coaching and counseling techniques as a frame, this course will approach designing your life's next leap, step, or project through a series of art and eco-therapy-based inquiries. As we delve into the questions of how to integrate our authentic interests into our current and future lives, we will practice reflective techniques founded in mythopoetics, positive psychology, and psychodynamic theories. This course will encourage ample time spent away from the computer.
Working as a synchronous group and in asynchronous triads, students will explore the questions: What gives me the most vitality and how can I integrate more of it into my life? Where do I want to go next? And finally, what are some practical steps can take to prepare myself for a new or different career? Students will have space to work on their academic statements as well as other planning and writing related to graduate school applications, resume creation, or general life design. This course will also feature several panels hosting innovative former greeners (as well as non-alumni) at different stages of their careers, who will share what it took them to launch and move past the dragons one inevitably encounters in the labyrinth of life. Labyrinthine patterns of growth will be examined as will antidotes to vocational thresholds and sticking points.
This psychology course will particularly support those potentially interested in developing careers in any type of counseling, coaching, human resource, or public service role, as well as those who want to dive into their own process of self-discovery and path-building outside of psychology. Learners at all levels of art and psychology are welcome and students who are preparing to about to embark on their journey beyond Evergreen are particularly encouraged to attend.
This hybrid program will meet in person several times (at the beginning, middle, and end of the quarter) with a handful of zoom support sessions in between. Contact the faculty if you wish to attend fully online or if you need accommodations in attending at a different credit amount.
For community-based service-learning and ILC options, please contact the faculty prior to the beginning of the summer quarter to arrange a separate ILC.
Anticipated Credit Equivalencies:
4 - Applied Career Counseling
2 - Art Therapy Theory and Application
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Any career journey will benefit from the learning in this class. However, students planning on entering the helping professions (counseling, psychology, nursing, teaching etc...) will particularly benefit from the methods applied in this class.
$25 fee for a kit of art supplies to use during class.