Trini Selman P.

Current

• President at Chilean Art Therapy Association

Past

• Art Therapy Intern at Unity Health System, Behavioral Health
• Art Therapy Intern at Cantera Nicaragua
• Art Therapy Intern at Jewish Home of Rochester

• Independent Art Therapist at Centro de Terapias Creativas, Santiago-Chile
• Art Therapist in the Oncology unit at Clinica Las Condes, Santiago-Chile
• Art Therapist at Hogar de niñas Las Creches

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Education

• University of Florida
• Nazareth College of Rochester
• Universidad de Chile

• InterArt
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Craighouse School

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Industry

Mental Health Care

Trini Selman P.’s Summary

MS Creative Arts Therapy (graduated May 2009) at Nazareth College of Rochester, NY. She is from Santiago-Chile, where she also completed a postgraduate specialization in Art Therapy. In her home country, she had experience working with different populations, such as adults with cancer, children at social risk, and adolescents with mental disabilities.

She is a founder member and first President of the Chilean Art Therapy Association, dedicated to the diffusion and advancement of the practice of the art therapy field in Chile.

She has experience with planning and implementing art therapy sessions as well as with documentation and charting. She has worked as a co-therapist several times and in the US, she has served as interpreter in group therapy sessions.

Her goal is to contribute with the development of the creative arts therapies in Chile, creating arts programs at hospitals, community centers and mental health institutions. Moreover, she would like to bring new experiences to the art therapy education in Chile and create partnerships between Chile and US universities and institutions that may help art therapy professionals to enhance their knowledge and experiences.

She is also interested in the integration of the different art forms in order to enhance the healing process.

Trini Selman P.’s Specialties:

Spanish speaker, working with children with emotional issues and their families

Trini Selman P.’s Experience

• President

  Chilean Art Therapy Association

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  Founder and first president of this Association and dedicated to the diffusion and advancement of the practice of the art therapy field in Chile.

• Art Therapy Intern

  Unity Health System, Behavioral Health

  (Non-Profit; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  September 2008 — April 2009 (8 months)

  Conducted individual art therapy sessions with children, adolescents and their families. Documented and charted all sessions. Attended weekly Child Team Staff meetings to review clients’ progress and needs. Worked mostly with Spanish speaking families. Co-facilitated grief and loss group for children and co-facilitated and interpreted (Spanish-English) a support group for Latin American women.

• Art Therapy Intern

  Cantera Nicaragua

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 2008 — June 2008 (1 month)

  Three week cross cultural/community art therapy internship in Nicaragua (Summer 2008). Lived with a host family and worked with a local community creating a mural.

• Art Therapy Intern

  Jewish Home of Rochester

  (Non-Profit; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)

  Individual art therapy with older adults that had suffered from a stroke and dementia. The work was provided at bedside, hallways and common areas of the facility.

• Independent Art Therapist

  Centro de Terapias Creativas, Santiago-Chile

  (Mental Health Care industry)

  January 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 8 months)

  Worked with children at social risk and offered introductory art therapy workshops to other professionals in order to create awareness about the art therapy field.

• Art Therapist in the Oncology unit

  Clinica Las Condes, Santiago-Chile

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  July 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 1 month)

  Planned and implemented weekly art therapy groups for women affected by cancer. Worked with co-therapist and supervised by psycho- oncologist.

• Art Therapist

  Hogar de niñas Las Creches

  (Education Management industry)

  March 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 5 months)

  Planned and implemented weekly art therapy sessions with co-therapist, for girls aged 7-10 who have been removed from their homes due to neglect.

Trini Selman P.’s Education

• University of Florida

  Arts in Medicine Summer Intensive Program 2009 — 2009

  This was a 3 week Continuing Education program which included theory about the implementation of creative arts programs in healthcare settings and clinical experience at the hospital.

• Nazareth College of Rochester

  Master of Science (MS) , Creative Arts Therapy, Art Therapy , 2007 — 2009

  Thesis titled "Creative Arts Therapies with Communities Affected by Natural Disasters".
  GPA: 3.98

  Activities and Societies:

  Creative Arts Therapy Collective

• Universidad de Chile

  Specialization , Art Therapy , 2004 — 2006

• InterArt

  Introduction to Art Therapy 2003 — 2003

  Three months introductory workshop on creative arts therapy, including theory and experiential creative arts activities.

• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

  Art Education 1997 — 2003

  This experience included a four month internship at a high school for girls.

• Craighouse School

  1985 — 1996

Additional Information

Trini Selman P.’s Interests:

Expressive Therapies & Intermodal approach Community and social Art Therapy Creative Therapies after disasters and Trauma Arts In Healthcare/Medicine Psychoneuroimmunology and Arts Research in Neuroscience and Art Therapy Using Technology & Digital media in Art Therapy Networking Travelling

Trini Selman P.’s Groups:

Chilean Art Therapy Association (ACAT),
American Art Therapy Association (AATA),
Society for the Arts and Healthcare (SAH),
International Expressive Therapies Association (IEATA),
Art Therapy Alliance,
International Networking Group of Art Therapists (ING/AT),
AATA Multicultural committee, Membership committee (Cross-Cultural initiatives) and Technology committee.
Creative Arts Therapy Collective, Nazareth College of Rochester.

•    CISV International
•    Creativity Champions
•    Psychologists, psychotherapists and counselors
•    Friends of Pangea Day
•    Art Therapy Alliance
•    Resilient Mindset
•    Counseling Espressivo e Arteterapie
•    Art Therapy in Schools
•    Smart Art - Art for Social Action
•    Creative Arts Therapy in Latin America - Terapias Creativas en Latinoamérica
•    Society for the Arts in Healthcare
•    International Art Therapy Organization [IATO]
•    Medical Art Therapy

Trini Selman P.’s Honors:

2007 - Beca Presidente de la República - Chile
(Full scholarship from the Chilean Government for master studies abroad).
2005 & 2006 - Grant from the New Zealand Embassy for providing art therapy to children at social risk.
2003 & 2006 - Grant from the Switzerland Embassy for providing art therapy to children at social risk.

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