Cultivating Creativity & Mindfulness in Social Work w/ Jorie Morrow

Episode 25 dives into the crossover between creativity, mindfulness and social work. Joined by Jorie Morrow who is a registered social worker, psychotherapist, certified mindfulness meditation coach/facilitator and professional actor, playwright and producer from Toronto, Ontario. On this episode we cover: -Working in community mental health setting + generalized practice-Open Access counselling-Intersection of creativity and social work-How to achieve higher levels of creativity-Mindfulness and the benefits to our work with clients and clinicians-Types of clients that may not benefit immediately from mindfulness-Intersection of acting and social work-Integrating social work experiences in artistic ways (Gayley Road Productions, Out At School, SNAP!)-Using expressive forms of therapy-Tips and wisdom for new social workers, therapists, mental health practitioners -Improv techniques that can be translated into social work-Therapeutic benefits of expressive arts-Tips for managing and preventing burnout and vicarious traumaIf you would like to connect with Jorie Morrow you can e-mail her at [email protected] you like the show- let us know, subscribe, give us a rating and check us out on INSTAGRAM