ART THERAPY IN THE NEWS

		If you have an art therapy news article or are writing an art therapy news article please email the AATA Public Relations Chair, Aimee Rozum, ATR. Posting on the AATA website requires an on-line link to the article or article being submitted as a PDF file. Please visit our Archived Articles page for news from 1999-2007.

Art Therapy Creates New Hues in Autism Awareness Month

By Eleanor Perry-Smith, Medill Reports - Chicago,IL, April 8, 2008
April is Autism Awareness Month and aims to speak up for people who have the disability. Many families are learning about art therapy as an outlet for kids with autism to speak in other ways.

You Gotta Have Art

By Carol Strickland, The Washington Post, April 8, 2008
Read about how individuals can benefit from creative expression, including the work of Tracy Councill, who developed an art therapy program called Tracy's Kids at Georgetown University Medical Center's Lombardi Cancer Center for children diagnosed with cancer.

March 2008 Professional Relations Report(PDF 104KB)

Report by Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD [c], ATR-BC, LPCC, HLM, AATA Professional Relations, March 15, 2008
Update for AATA members, including new fact sheets and press releases available, information about AATA's Independent Practice Book, print resources and media assistance for state legislative efforts,  news about O*NET and art therapy as an occupation, as well as an ethics report on changes related to dual relationships from the American Association for State Counseling Boards (AASCB).

Tecumseh Woman Heads Art Therapy Association

By David Frownfelder, Daily Telegram Staff Writer, MI, March 12, 2008
Article about The Michigan Association of Art Therapy and its President, Shannon Scott-Miller.

Straight to the Art

By Margaret Cooley, Nurse.com, March 10, 2008
Read about the work of art therapist Diane Alvy, RN, LMFT, ATR-BC at OPICA Adult Day Services & Counseling Center in Los Angeles.

The Healing Power of Art

By Diana Palotas, Capital News 9, Albany, NY, March 8, 2008
News article and video on the use of art therapy at a nursing care facility.

Art Therapy Taps into the Positive

By Alan Bavley, Kansas City Star, MO, February 26, 2008
Read about art therapists Andrew Elman and Marilynn Demers who encourage cancer patients to express themselves through drawing, painting, and sculpting.

Bob Ault Remembered

By Stephanie Ramos, WIBW.com, Topeka, KS, February 25, 2008
News article and video clip from Washburn University's Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center to remember Robert Ault, one of five founders of the American Art Therapy Association.

AATA Press Release: Art Therapy Shows Promise in Treatment of Trauma (PDF 196KB)

By Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD [c], ATR-BC, LPCC, HLM, AATA Professional Relations
Press release about the latest issue of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association (V.24, #4), and recent research efforts identifying treatments with children, adolescents, and adults.

AATA Press Release: Tracy's Kids 2008 Red Carpet Fundraiser (PDF 172KB)

By Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD [c], ATR-BC, LPCC, HLM, AATA Professional Relations
Press release about Tracy's Kids annual gala to raise awareness of art therapy with children with cancer.

February 2008 Professional Relations (PDF 184KB)

Report By Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD [c], ATR-BC, LPCC, HLM, AATA Professional Relations, February 11, 2008
A report to AATA members on the American Association of State Counseling Boards (AASCB) Annual Conference

Dr. Gene Cohen- Keynote Speaker at the Art for Healing Gala

Staff Report, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga , TN, February 10, 2008
Dr. Gene Cohen, physician, author and director of the Center on Aging, Health and Humanities at George Washington University will be in Chattanooga on Saturday, Feb. 23, to give a presentation at Memorial Health Care System's eighth annual Art For Healing Gala and the Cam Busch Endowed Arts for Health Lecture Series.

Topeka Artist, Therapist Dies

WIBW.com, Topeka, KS, February 8, 2008
Robert Ault, one of five founders of the American Art Therapy Association, as well as an AATA Honorary Lifetime Member died on February 5, 2008. A memorial service is set for February 24th, at Washburn's Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center.

Tri-C and Ursuline College Announce Art Therapy Exhibit and Symposium

Reuters.com, January 7, 2008
Press release about the event REJUVENATION: Restoration and Healing for Caregivers and Professional Health Care Providers being held at Cuyahoga Community College and Ursuline College in Cleveland, Ohio.

Brush on Paint, Swirl in Some Glitter, And Suddenly Everything Looks Better

By Alice Reid, The Washington Post, December 31, 2007
Learn about the use of art therapy at Children's Hospital to help young people cope with their hospital stay.

2007 Independent Practice Survey: Preliminary Results (PDF 72KB)

By Cathy A. Malchiodi, AATA Professional Relations, December, 2007
Results gathered from AATA members who work in private practice, as supervisors, and consultants on individual and group reimbursement, contract work, supervision, and consultant fees to help define how and what art therapists are paid for independent services.