Description

The Expressive Therapy training offered at our NewBridge on the Charles (NBOC) in Dedham in the Health Center and Memory Assisted Living program. Expressive therapists provide psychosocial support to HSL patients and residents who experience difficulties adjusting to aging, transitioning to a communal living, health status change, memory impairment, depression, anxiety, etc. They use non-verbal modalities of music, movement, and art as vehicles for achieving clinical goals. We offer both group and individual treatment. Members of the ET staff are highly skilled in their primary modality and are seasoned counselors. We have an impressive record of our former trainees who are successfully employed in the expressive therapy and mental health counseling fields. We provide students with weekly supervision by certified expressive therapist and approved LMHC supervisor as appropriate. The campus is accessible via shuttle from Forest Hills and provides free parking.

Newbridge on the Charles:
Memory Support Assisted Living Program
·Specialized Assisted Living program designed to address the needs of people with early stage and mid-stage Alzheimer's and/or a related dementia
·Diverse and supportive therapeutic team: music therapists, dance/movement therapist and licensed mental health counselor, drama therapist, program coordinators, art specialist, and health and fitness specialist
·Intergenerational community offering weekly opportunities to connect children and older adults

Training Objectives:
·Graduate expressive therapy interns will attend various educational trainings, such as dementia training, general orientation, rehabilitation services orientation, and didactic lectures
·Interns will be offered an opportunity to co-lead and lead 4-9 groups/week, depending on training level
·Opportunity to see individual patients and prepare case study presentation
·Interns will have time to prepare their groups and get a feedback from mentors and supervisors
·Interns will be trained on entering electronic clinical documentation: daily notes, assessments, progress reports
·By the end of the training, interns will demonstrate a proficiency in offering both modality based and a verbal counseling to geriatric patients with identified psychosocial problems