AATA News
Welcoming 1000+ Attendees to Miami: Here are Some Reminders
October 25, 2018 | By Heidi Tournoux-Hanshaw
We couldn’t be more excited to head to Miami for the 49th Annual Conference! There will be so many opportunities to learn, network, catch up with friends, and let your creativity run wild. Check out these reminders as you pack your bags, finalize your transportation plans and schedule, and add those finishing touches to your costumes.
The AATA Stands Firmly in Support of the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Communities in Response to the Administration’s Proposed Definition Change
October 25, 2018
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) firmly rejects a reported proposal by the Trump/Pence Administration to redefine sex in civil rights law to eliminate anti-discrimination protections for transgender people. The new definition proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services in a memo reported by The New York Times on October 21, 2018, would redefine sex in Title IX of the Civil Rights Act as either male or female, based on a person’s sex organs at birth. The claim that this definition would be “grounded in science” ignores findings of decades of scientific research widely accepted by the medical community.
Sunrise Reviews Commence in Connecticut and Nebraska
October 25, 2018 | Advocacy
The AATA is pleased to share that state agencies in Connecticut and Nebraska have approved applications to conduct studies on into the need to regulate art therapy. These comprehensive studies to determine the need and the appropriate level of regulation of a profession, commonly referred to as “sunrise reviews,” are prerequisites for the legislature to consider licensing a new profession and are now required at varying degrees in 14 states .
Don’t Miss the Student Art Exhibit at the Miami International Airport to Welcome Conference Attendees
October 10, 2018 | By Heidi Tournoux-Hanshaw
In celebration of the AATA Conference to be held October 31 to November 4 in Miami, FL, the Clinical Art Therapy Department of Miami-Dade County Public Schools will offer an art exhibit in the baggage claim area of the Miami International Airport near Carousel 15. The exhibit titled ARTWORKS: Navigating Student Success will be on display from October 23, 2018 through January 31, 2019.
World Mental Health Day
October 10, 2018
In recognition of this global awareness effort, the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) offers the following resources on mental health, art therapy, and the Association’s advocacy and awareness efforts.
Submission Deadline for the International Art Therapy Practice Research Conference in London is October 15
October 4, 2018
The submission deadline of October 15th is fast approaching for papers on research, practice innovation, masterclasses or workshops to the inaugural International Art Therapy Practice Research Conference to be held in London, July 11 to 13, 2019. The AATA and the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) have partnered to launch this event. We hope this is the first of future worldwide events which will help support and grow our profession, its practice and research. Registration will open in December 2018.
Milestone for the Profession: First Art Therapy Graduate Program Receives Accreditation and More on the Way!
September 27, 2018
Congratulations to Edinboro University, the first graduate art therapy program to receive accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)! The AATA has been working for several years to smoothly transition from approval through AATA’s Educational Programs Approval Board (EPAB) to third-party accreditation, as a key step in continued professionalization. Thank you to everyone who helped us reach this milestone!
AATA Board of Directors Announces Updates to the Strategic Plan
September 27, 2018
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) undertook an organization-wide strategic planning process in 2015 from which the Board of Directors (BOD) determined core priority areas and approved 3-year key performance goals. The AATA staff, committees, and working groups use this document to develop annual work plans.
Share Your Questions and Input for the Neuroscience and Art Therapy Plenary Session on AATA’s Online Open Forum
September 27, 2018 | By Heidi Tournoux-Hanshaw
The Saturday Morning Plenary presenters at this year’s AATA Conference in Miami, FL invite you to provide questions and share areas of interest to help inform their presentation scheduled for Saturday, November 3, from 8:15 to 9:45 a.m. by participating in a dedicated online Open Forum discussion available in MyAATA. The presentation, Building for Tomorrow: Conversations in Neuroscience, Art and Related Therapies consists of a panel of art therapy and neuroscience experts who will discuss how neuroscience informs clinical practice in art therapy and the creative arts therapies and why a “brain-based perspective” matters.
Just One Week Left to Register at the Advanced Registration Rates
September 20, 2018 | By Heidi Tournoux-Hanshaw
Time is running out to get the lower registration rates for the 49th AATA Annual Conference, to be held October 31 to November 4, 2018 in Miami, FL. If you have not yet registered, but plan on attending, be sure to register before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) on Friday, September 28.