Virtual Event
Artist residency staff and leaders regularly navigate mental health and psychological concerns among artists, staff, or within the broader residency environment. Responding effectively requires understanding our own responses to stress, recognizing when someone may need additional support, and knowing the limits of our role.
Paid program - advanced registration required.
What are the signs of escalating stress? How do we engage with someone who may be experiencing psychological distress? And when is it time to involve a mental health professional for additional support?
This training, led by licensed mental health clinician Katie Hadden, is designed specifically for residency leaders and practitioners and is rooted in Hadden’s years of work with the residency team at Penland. It introduces a practical framework for noticing signs of increased stress, listening and responding with care, and linking people to appropriate resources when necessary. Participants will explore a range of situations residency staff commonly encounter and work through issues identified by past participants.
The session offers multiple approaches for responding to distress while helping participants clarify the boundaries of their roles. Attendees will also receive handouts and resources to share with their broader teams.
Attendees will take away:
- A practical framework for noticing signs of distress and responding with care
- Greater confidence in engaging with someone who may be struggling
- Tools for understanding their own stress responses and boundaries
- Scenario-based approaches for common situations
- Resources and handouts to share with their teams
FACILITATOR
Katie Hadden, LCSW, LCAS (she/her)
Katie Hadden is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Asheville, NC who has been supporting clients with mental health and wellbeing for over 12 years. She focuses her work on supporting adults who have experienced trauma and the emotional experiences that accompany these events in life and offers evidence-based practices including EMDR, CBT, Mindfulness, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, and somatic techniques. She currently serves as the Program Director of Flourish Counseling & Wellness, PLLC. She partnered since 2021 with Penland School of Craft on annual trainings for staff in responding to mental health issues and offers monthly consultations for leadership.