Congratulations, Alarra!

[Zeb The Troll]

I have just learned that our illustrious Alarra has earned herself a much sought after honor in her profession, and one that I feel compelled to brag about.

As you all may or may not know, Alarra is, by profession, an Art Therapist. That is, one who uses artwork in the therapeutic process. She is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor. This means, basically, that she's passed all of her tests for licensure but just doesn't have enough time on the job to be a full LPC. That makes my news this much more exciting!

She has recently learned that her Master's Thesis, research on the beneficial effects of artwork on reducing stress in high stress occupations and lifestyles (she can explain it better, and I expect she will), is going to be published in the trade journal The Arts in Psychotherapy.

I have never been more proud of you, honey!

As a side note, there's also been scuttlebutt that George Washington University may be interested in continuing the research she did for this thesis, and the hope is that it will be funded by the National Institutes of Health.

[Helgraf]

Congratulations!

[Shadow]

Awesomesauce!

[Lord Herman]

Hooray! Congratulations, Alarra!

[Cobra_Ikari]

What they said, plus snuggles! =D

*huggles*...congrats, you! =3

[Jibar]

Way to go! That's awesome.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Awesome!
Grongrats Alarra, though you did actually made me accidentally try to log in as ''DD the congratulator''

Getting published? Awesome!

Also, if I'm ever in the states and your state, for more then a few months, I'l be sure to try some of that art therapy.

Playgrounder discount?

[Serpentine]

Yay!
>checks whether we have that journal at the uni library<

Yep Let us know when it comes out, so I can see whether the uni's got it yet!

[SMEE]

Ohhh! Congratulations Alarra!

[Ichneumon]

Awesome, good luck and congratulations.

[V'icternus]

Awesome!

I'm both here to congratulate, and because I find the topic itself very interesting.

I look forward to seeing the inevitable wiki page mentioning our wonderful Goddess in the Playground.

[Archonic Energy]

i keep drawing houses & families...
but the houses are on fire...
and the families are killing each other in various ways...
do i need help?

...
sorry, i meant to say Congratulations!

[Coidzor]

^:At least it's not the families on fire and the houses killing one another in new and interesting ways.


Congratulations, Madame!

[OverdrivePrime]

Wow, very awesome. Congratulations!

[Anuan]

...THAT IS ONE OF THE COOLEST PROFESSION EVER ._. Also congrats.

[banjo1985]

Nice!

Congrats Alarra...I may need stress therapy soon the way my life is tumbling along right now!

[Recaiden]

That's great to hear! Congratulations.

[pendell]

I have just learned that our illustrious Alarra has earned herself a much sought after honor in her profession, and one that I feel compelled to brag about.

As you all may or may not know, Alarra is, by profession, an Art Therapist. That is, one who uses artwork in the therapeutic process. She is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor. This means, basically, that she's passed all of her tests for licensure but just doesn't have enough time on the job to be a full LPC. That makes my news this much more exciting!

She has recently learned that her Master's Thesis, research on the beneficial effects of artwork on reducing stress in high stress occupations and lifestyles (she can explain it better, and I expect she will), is going to be published in the trade journal The Arts in Psychotherapy.

I have never been more proud of you, honey!

As a side note, there's also been scuttlebutt that George Washington University may be interested in continuing the research she did for this thesis, and the hope is that it will be funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Hey, that's really cool! Congratulations!

Respectfully,

Brian P.

[Hyozo]

Wow, I'm impressed! Congratulations Alarra.

[Mauve Shirt]

That's absolutely fantastic! Congratulations!

[smellie_hippie]

That's awesome Alarra! Congrats on the publications, and potentially continued research!

do i need help?

...

More than you can ever know...

[Zar Peter]

Congratulations Alarra!

I is impressed.

[pendell]

i keep drawing houses & families...
but the houses are on fire...
and the families are killing each other in various ways...
do i need help?

No, it just means you're a Warhammer 40K fan.

Respectfully,

Brian P.

[Haruki-kun]

Congratulations, Alarra.

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[Flickerdart]

Exciting. I would very much like to read this thesis when it is published, though I expect tracking down that magazine will take some effort.

[Trog]

*strolls in and reads OP*

(( Wow. Just... wow. Extreeeeemely cool.

Kudos and congratulations! ^_^))

See, people?! Making Avatars is GOOD for you!

Now go! Shoo! Draw! New Avatar week begins Monday, remember. Get a new one or we'll all gang up on you and beat you with Alarra's published material!

*talks to someone off camera* See what Trog did there? Trog added the stress of getting beaten up by research papers. So according to the thesis drawing should now eliminate that stress. This opens a lot of new possibilities for fun. *wanders off to arm himself with trade journals*

[IsaacTheHungry]

As a side note, there's also been scuttlebutt that George Washington University may be interested in continuing the research she did for this thesis, and the hope is that it will be funded by the National Institutes of Health.

GW University? That's great if the scuttlebutt is true. I am somewhat familiar and have old school connections with the school. They should be able to do it justest.

[Castaras]

Wow.

MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Congratulations Alarra. I'm almost certain my uni'll have that journal, so I look forward to reading it when it comes out!

Again, CONGRATULATIONS!

And on a slightly different (but art related note) I was shocked when I saw my JesseCurlytar until I remembered Helgraf did a full Team Rocket one with me in it.

So, how does art therapy help shock?

[Thajocoth]

Congratulationsishness!