A wide shot of a ceramics studio, featuring students working with pottery wheels and other tools.
A white silhouette of a person against a light blue background.

On This Page

Kim Crutcher

Lecturer

Contact

Bio

Kim Crutcher is a licensed psychotherapist (LCPC) with a degree in pastoral counseling from Loyola University Chicago’s Institute of Pastoral Studies (MAPC). Ordained to Interfaith Ministry through the New Seminary, (NY, NY) Kim brings a uniquely holistic perspective to mental health care that addresses the intersections between the body, the spirit and the mind. Kim offers space keeping, communal healing, critical incident response and wellness education to small groups and businesses. Her work is informed by her background in theater as a director and creator, (BFA, Theatre & Dance, University of Memphis); her journey as a community herbalist, and most importantly her time as a classroom teacher for students across the life span. 

A love of language, practices of compassion, and a deep belief that (to quote the writer Alice Walker) “anything we love can be saved” inspire Kim and keep her work ready. She offers creative, yet trauma informed counseling using evidence based interventions with private clients. In addition to her work as a counselor, Kim is the Conductor of the Herbal Apprenticeship program with Urban Growers Collective and a long term artistic associate with MPAACT Theatre.

Courses

Title Department Catalog Term

Description

This course aims to critically examine the affects of race and representation of others. Students will interpret nineteenth-century and early 20th-century material and non-material culture from anti-slavery and pro-slavery sources, including biblical literature, slave narratives, print media, music, visual art, and ephemera. The course considers moral motivations for recognition, empathy, assistance, and liberation of others in an era of sentimentalism. Students will interrogate modern ideas in helping relationships as they learn to 1.) explore the role of cultural materials in preserving trauma or the history of violence; 2.) discuss the role of cultural imagery in the production of charity and empathy; and 3.) ask contemporary questions about the role of desire in feeling responsibility and doing good. Throughout the course, students will be required to travel to several local archives including the Newberry Library and the Stony Island Arts Bank for research.

Class Number

1032

Credits

3

Description

This course aims to critically examine the affects of race and representation of others. Students will interpret nineteenth-century and early 20th-century material and non-material culture from anti-slavery and pro-slavery sources, including biblical literature, slave narratives, print media, music, visual art, and ephemera. The course considers moral motivations for recognition, empathy, assistance, and liberation of others in an era of sentimentalism. Students will interrogate modern ideas in helping relationships as they learn to 1.) explore the role of cultural materials in preserving trauma or the history of violence; 2.) discuss the role of cultural imagery in the production of charity and empathy; and 3.) ask contemporary questions about the role of desire in feeling responsibility and doing good. Throughout the course, students will be required to travel to several local archives including the Newberry Library and the Stony Island Arts Bank for research.

Class Number

1245

Credits

3