Expressive Arts: Attachment And The Invisible String

The Invisible String Workbook was co-written by Patrice Karst and Dr. Dana Wyss to explore creative activities for therapists, teachers, and parents to inspire imagination, improve connections, and explore creativity. Utilizing activities from The Invisible String Workbook, this training provides an overview of attachment theory and how disruptions in attachment affect youth and families.

Through activities selected from the workbook we will explore ways to integrate expressive arts activities in your clinical work to promote creativity and connection. Finally, there will be time dedicated to discussion of how these activities have been effective in group curriculum, individual and family therapy, and adaptations or modifications made to address different developmental and functioning levels. Dr. Wyss has provided these workshops and individual therapy for clients who have experienced complex developmental trauma, youth who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation, military families, and for employee wellness in response to vicarious trauma.

3 CEs to NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATS , NYS Licensed Psychologists and NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts provided by Hudson Valley Professional Development, LLC upon successful completion of training.

Objectives:

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

- identify four signs of healthy attachment in children and adolescents.

-identify four current disruptions for children and adolescents

-practice four or more activities to support creativity and connection for clients who have experienced a disruption in attachment.

-differentiate therapeutic goals between the use of The Invisible String book series with clients who have healthy attachment and disruptions in attachment.

-develop a toolbox of three creative activities to assist children and families to improve healthy connections.

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In accordance with the NY State Department of Education guidelines, in order to receive continuing education contact hours, a participant needs to be present for the duration of the workshop/training. Therefore, participants who arrive late or leave the event early will not be granted a certificate of completion.

​Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be provided for cancellations made in writing up to the day before the event.

Accommodations and Accessibility: HVPD welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact us at info@hudsonvalleyprofessionaldevelopment.com to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Dana Wyss, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC is a licensed marriage and family therapist, board-certified clinical art therapist, and is co-author of The Invisible String Workbook. Her doctorate in expressive therapies has led her to create programs integrating art, music, poetry, dance and animal-assisted therapy in the healing process for clients and the self-care of staff.

For the last 20 years, Dr. Wyss has worked in psychiatric hospitals, group homes, and nonpublic school settings to manage crisis, conduct trainings, coach staff, and support children and families. Dr. Wyss is currently a Corporate Clinical Training Specialist and Clinical/Art therapy supervisor at Stars Behavioral Health Group, a company specializing in the treatment of complex developmental trauma. Dr. Wyss is a national trainer and consultant with the Center for Trauma Training and national trainer to raise awareness of commercial sexual exploitation of children. She uses her creativity for her own healing as well as to support others.

The Invisible String book series teaches the world about the String that “even though you can’t see it with your eyes, you can feel it in your heart and know that you are always connected to everyone you love.”

Book reading and q/a by Patrice Karst. Patrice Karst is the author of the bestselling, contemporary classic children’s (and adults’!) book The Invisible String, which has sold over 1 million copies and been translated into fifteen languages. Patrice has also written The Invisible Leash: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet, The Invisible String Workbook: Creative Activities to Comfort, Calm and Connect, a therapeutic activity book co-written with Dana Wyss, Ph.D., The Invisible Web: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love and Our Universal Connection, You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby and The Smile that Went Around the World.

The Invisible String book series teaches the world about the String that “even though you can’t see it with your eyes, you can feel it in your heart and know that you are always connected to everyone you love.”

Patrice has been on a lifelong mission to share the message that the energy called love transcends time and space, and is the most powerful force in all of the universe.

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