Patient Advocate Certificate workshop

The workshop is an excellent opportunity to develop and refine your patient advocacy skills, learn from leading professionals in the field of advocacy and collaborate with colleagues from a variety of healthcare and professional fields — all while earning 11 CEs.

The next workshop is in the Washington, DC. area, on May 6, 2013. For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.patientadvocatetraining.com/events/event_details.asp?id=255570.

International Arts Therapies Conference
Arts Therapies Today: Arts Therapies in Education, Medicine, Social Work
St.-Petersburg, May 10-11, 2013

St.-Petersburg State Academy of Post-Graduate Pedagogical Education (the member of The European Consortium of Arts Therapies Education), St.Petersburg, 11 Ulitsa Lomonosova (May 13-15, 2011).

The Conferences are arranged by The Russian Art Therapy Association in cooperation with St.-Petersburg State Academy of Post-Graduate Pedagogical Education and Moscow State Social University.

Work will run in 4 art therapy specializations: art therapy, dance movement therapy, music therapy and drama therapy. The main focus however will be on art therapy. Two vibrant Russian cities, Moscow and St.Petersburg is a fruitful context for the exchange of the experience in different arts therapies fields by practitioners from health and social care, education and private practices as well as for students and lecturers to strengthen the professional knowledge and skills and also to get new impulses for the future.

150 EUR - full price,
110 EUR - members of the Professional Arts Therapies Associations,
20 EUR - arts-therapies students and lecturers (college/university).

Please contact the Organizing Committee of the Conferences if any questions: alkopyitn@rambler.ru

International Arts Therapies Conference
Art Therapy in the Contemporary World
Moscow, May 17-19, 2013

The Conferences are arranged by The Russian Art Therapy Association in cooperation with St.-Petersburg State Academy of Post-Graduate Pedagogical Education and Moscow State Social University.

Work will run in 4 art therapy specializations: art therapy, dance movement therapy, music therapy and drama therapy. The main focus however will be on art therapy. Two vibrant Russian cities, Moscow and St.Petersburg is a fruitful context for the exchange of the experience in different arts therapies fields by practitioners from health and social care, education and private practices as well as for students and lecturers to strengthen the professional knowledge and skills and also to get new impulses for the future.

Moscow State Social University, Moscow, 4 ulitsa Vilhelma Pika, building 1 (Moscow, May 20-22, 2011).

Conference fees are:
70 EUR - full price,
50 EUR - members of the Professional Arts Therapies Associations,
20 EUR - arts-therapies students and lecturers (college/university).

Please contact the Organizing Committee of the Conferences if any questions: alkopyitn@rambler.ru

Gun Violence Shatters Lives
The Center for Artful Intention (www.centerforartfulintention.com)

Multi-Media Juried Art Exhibit and Panel Presentation

Curt's Cafe, 2922 Central Street, Evanston

For more information, please contact val@centerforartfulintention.com

2nd International Arts Therapies Conference - Prague
Conference Theme: "Fundamental issues surrounding the Art Therapies"
June 21-22, 2013

The 2nd International Arts Therapies Conference „A Space for Art Therapies II." will be held in Prague from 21st June to 22nd June 2013, and is a collaboration between the four professional associations - The Czech Art Therapy Association, The Czech Dance and Movement Therapy Association TANTER, The Association of Dramatherapists Czech Republic and The Music Therapy Association of the Czech Republic. This event follows the successful collaboration of our first conference in 2010.

The conference fee 2 400 CZK (100Euro). For more information, please follow www.arttherapies.cz or email : 2013konference@gmail.com.

American Art Therapy Association's Annual Conference

Seattle, WA
June 26 - 30, 2013

Please visit the conference website for more information and to register. (www.arttherapyconference.com)

CALL FOR PAPERS
 
BATA 2013 Symposium
Art Therapy: Self-Expression and Healing
September 26-28, 2013

Embassy Suites Columbus
We are pleased to announce Harriet Wadeson, Ph.D., ACSW, LCSW, ATR-BC, HLM, pioneer in the art therapy profession, as 2013 keynote speaker and pre-conference course facilitator. Dr. Wadeson will focus on the use of creative self-expression in facing severe illness as an experienced art therapist and from the subjective vantage point of her own cancer diagnosis and treatment as highlighted in her recent book.

Please consider giving a presentation at this year’s Symposium.  The CALL FOR PAPERS has been updated; download the revised version here.

Deadline for proposals is May 6, 2013.

Proposals that highlight the use of art therapy in the face of illness are especially welcome. We are also seeking proposals on a variety of topics and techniques related to art therapy. Your knowledge, expertise, and experience in the field of art therapy are valuable. We depend on your active participation in order to provide quality and informative workshops, lectures, and presentations.

For more information, contact Jacky Martin, Symposium Chair.

SYMPOSIUM of ART THERAPY with the following theme:
“ART AS A COMMUNICATION LANGUAGE, in a therapy session with CHILDREN”  that will be held in Guadalajara (Jalisco) México during the dates of 10, 11, 12 y 13 of October 2013.

Spanish information here
English information here

In the last two years we have developed similar events in Bali with great success that enabled the participants to gather rich experiences and knowledge pertaining to art therapy. (For more information click here: www.arttherapyconference.info )
México is a very special creative place and we foresee a large participation from various countries. We have already received many requests for information about the programme.

It would be a great honour for us to see you joining this event and offer a proposal for a workshop. We think is very important the to have representatives from Australia, at this Symposium.

Interpreters will be available at the Symposium.

SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE ARTE-TERAPIA
3rd INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ART-THERAPY/PSYCHOTHERAPY PORTUGAL

14th Portuguese Congress of Art-Therapy
4th Portuguese-Brazilian Art-Therapy Meeting
4th International Society for the Psychopathology of Expression and Art-Therapy (SIPE-AT) Meeting in Lisbon

9th and 10th of November 2013

Design: Carla Selas

PRICES AND REGISTRATION: http://www.arte-terapia.com/pt/congresso/info-english
PAPER SUBMISSIONS: http://www.arte-terapia.com/pt/congresso/info-english CONGRESS LOCATION: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian LISBON - Auditório 3

FLORIDA ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION

2014 CONFERENCE FAQs

What are the dates? February 7th (5pm departure)-10th (8am arrival); Guests are advised to arrive 2 hours prior to departure or at 3pm.
Where will the cruise will go? Nassau/ Bahamas
How the payment will be set up for the conference? FATA has reserved cabins under the name: FLORIDA ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION;
Will conference registration and the cost of the cruise be paid to FATA? No. Much like at the AATA conference, attendees are responsible for making a reservation at the hotel. This conference only carries the cost of the "room/board." There is no conference fee. 

Simply call Ronny Furer at: 954-514-4583. State that you are: 1.) traveling on February 7th 2014,  2.) on the Norwegian Sky going to the Bahamas, 3.) under the group package

FLORIDA ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION

What is the cost? Cost is approximately 287.98 per person for the 3 day cruise to the Bahamas, which includes food/ beverages. The following explains the cost:  
Fare per guest: $109; NCF fee: $90; Taxes: 88.98; 

Please remember that all food costs are covered with the booking of the room/board. You should have no food or beverage costs with the exception of room service and/or alcohol. 

Norwegian has Freestyle Dining which means that there is complimentary food available at all hours without the need for a reservation. However, there are certain restaurants on-board that are nicer and do require a reservation and come with additional costs: http://www.ncl.com/freestyle-cruise/freestyle-dining

I'd like to bring my partner/spouse/friend along, will there be a rate for including these guests? Yes. Cabins are a two person accommodation. Each guest is responsible for the $287.98 fare. There are two twin beds provided. Rooms with a double bed may be reserved but at an additional fee. A third person may also share the room. A three person room will have a lower cost, but 3 person reservations must be booked under a different category (see below)

Can I opt to room alone?  
Singles within the group must pay 200% of the adult group fare or approximately $486.98 for the 3 day cruise. The most economical option is to share a room. 

(2 person total: $575.96; 3 person total: $833.94). To book for 3 people, the individuals would need to book outside of the group reservation under category: I.D. The reservation for our group is currently under I.F. This shouldn't be a problem if the reservation is done in 60 days prior to sailing.

Can I chose who I room will with? Yes. Simply call Norwegian/ Ronny Furer to make the reservation and indicate who will be rooming with you and whether there will be 1 or 2 additional persons. They will tell you the total cost and you will likely put the cost on one credit card and divide the fee among those sharing the room.

Call for Proposals
Please copy and paste the address below into your browser to access our presenter application. 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SHWJF6M

Please note the following additional updates pertaining to the conference:

• To secure the best cruise price for the FATA conference, please book your reservation through Ronny Furer at: 954-514-4583 (rather than the 1-800 number). State that you are with the Florida Art Therapy Association.
• FATA will be offering Continuing Education Credits (CECs/CEUs) at the conference. 
• Our keynote speakers will be announced by May 30th and the amount of available CEUs/ CEC's will be announced in August.

Culture Stock is offering Open Studio Art Making

2nd Tuesday of every month from 8:30am-10am and
3rd Thursday of every month from 5:30pm-7pm

For more information, please contact:
Melissa Hedlund, MCAT, ATR-BC, LCPC
Executive Director & Co-Founder
The Light of The Heart: A Community Art Therapy Project
Phone: 630-486-4078