STORYTELLING: A SURVIVAL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF A CLASSROOM
THE CLASSROOM IS A SITE OF POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITIES. HOWEVER, IT
REQUIRES STUDENTS TO ADOPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AN EDUCATOR, WHILE
THE EDUCATOR MUST EXPRESS THE ENTHUSIASM OF A STUDENT. FOR THIS TO
HAPPEN THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EQUALIZING AND EMPOWERING ENERGY THAT
NECESSITATES VULNERABILITY. EVERY STUDENT HAS A LIFE, A STORY,
THOUGHTS, AND FEELINGS THAT THEY BRING WITH THEM TO THE CLASSROOM AND
THE LEARNING PROCESS. THIS WORKSHOP EXPLORES THEORETICALLY AND IN
PRACTICE THE IMPACT OF IDENTITY AFFIRMING STORYTELLING TO ACTIVATE
REFLECTION, INTROSPECTION, TRANSFORMATION, AND ACTION.
JOIN US AS WE UNDERSTAND THESE CONCEPTS AND CONNECT THEM TO A WIDER
LENSE OF THE ART THERAPY PRACTICE OF STORYTELLING AND SUPPORTING YOUNG
ADULTS IN A TRANSITIONAL POINT IN THEIR LIVES. ART EXPERIENTIAL WILL
ALLOW FOR PERSONAL EXPLORATION OF THE TOPIC AND WAYS TO USE THESE
IDEAS IN CLINICAL PRACTICES OF ALL KINDS.
MELISSA “MEL” MALDONADO-SALCEDO IS A MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST,
EXPERIMENTAL ETHNOGRAPHER, AND ARTIST. HER WORK INTERSECTS HEALTH,
JUSTICE, AND ART. CURRENTLY SHE HOLDS AN APPOINTMENT AS AN ASSOCIATE
RESEARCH SCHOLAR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND INSTRUCTOR AT
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND AT THE TANDON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. HER
COURSES RELATE TO MEDICAL ETHICS, SCIENCE, AND IDENTITY WITH A FOCUS
ON “STORYTELLING.” SHE EARNED HER DOCTORATE IN ANTHROPOLOGY IN
2016 FROM THE CUNY GRADUATE CENTER AND A SPECIALIZATION IN WOMEN AND
GENDER STUDIES. HER CURRENT RESEARCH EXAMINES HOW YOUTH CARE FOR
THEMSELVES TO CREATE “CONFIDENT FUTURES” ACROSS NEW YORK AND
AMSTERDAM. ALSO, SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PHOTO/STORYTELLING
PROJECT ON INVISIBLE DISABILITIES. MEL IS A SCRABBLE ENTHUSIAST AND
ENJOYS INVESTIGATING THE WORLD WITH HER HUSBAND AND SON, “THE
PABLOS.” SHE RESIDES IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE WITH HER FAMILY AND TWO
DOGS, SIR MAX AND LADY BAILEY. YOU CAN FIND HER WORK AND UPDATES AT
WWW.MELTHESTORYDOC.COM [http://www.melthestorydoc.com]
THE ART THERAPY PROJECT IS RECOGNIZED BY NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT’S STATE BOARD FOR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AS AN
APPROVED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LICENSED CREATIVE ART
THERAPISTS # 0006 AND SOCIAL WORKERS #0500. 3 CE HOURS PROVIDED.
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