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Sunya
W. Folayan, MSW, ACSW, brings therapeutic arts,
textiles and West African percussion/dance as skills
in her repertoire as a seasoned professional in the
healing arts. A creative activist, Sunya uses innovative
methods to open new pathways to change and learning
capitalizing on the skills she learned as a practicing
clinical social worker and licensed marriage and family
therapist for many years. She has worked as a national
and international trainer and consultant on the issues
of domestic violence, class, gender race and culture
for over 15 years. She has presented academic papers
at professional conventions including the American Psychological
Association, the National Council for African American
Men, and the North Carolina chapter of the National
Association of Social Workers. |
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recent years she has been combining her therapeutic
and educational background with her love of art and
music and movement. . She has worked in the capacity
of a therapeutic teaching artist in residencies in school
systems throughout the southern United States, and has
conducted psycho-educational workshops for adults and
children in a variety of settings throughout the United
States and in the Caribbean.
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Sunya
received her Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Washburn
University in Topeka, Kansas, her birthplace. She received
her Master's degree in Social Work from The University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has served as
coordinator of the social work department at Livingstone
College, and was a guest faculty member at the University
of North Carolina at Charlotte. |
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several years she served on the faculty of the North
Carolina School of Drug and Alcohol Studies, and the
Family Therapy Training Institute in Charlotte. She
has enjoyed a long and interesting career in numerous
clinical settings from corporate to private practice. |
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