AATA News
Celebrating our Members During Pride Month
This Pride Month, we are honored to highlight the perspectives of our members, and the work they do to support their clients and the LGBTQ+ community. Please take a moment to read their profiles and share with your friends and networks.
Featured Member: Nick Denson
“What inspires me most about my job is the pride of the people I work with—that inclination to continue despite the doubt they experience. Some would call it resilience and they wouldn’t be wrong.” — Nick Denson
Featured Member: Magdalena Karlick
“What does Pride mean to me? Being authentic. Belonging. Deep love. Respect. Celebration. Community care. Dancing. Movement. Connection. Being seen. Growth.”
— Magdalena Karlick
Featured Member: Jess Minckley
“I describe trauma as going through the house and turning certain lights off. I love when the lights come back on and when people have epiphanies that lead to profound change. I feel blessed to witness this process and travel the road alongside them.”
— Jess Minckley
Featured Member: Be Staub
“Trust the process; question everything; recognize cultural factors; be humble; challenge systems; make art.”
— Be Staub
ACATE Announces Updates to Policies and Procedures
June 24, 2024
At its May meeting, ACATE approved four substantive policy changes to improve the accreditation process and provide more transparency of timelines and thresholds.
Announcing our AATA2024 Keynote Speaker Dr. Bertice Berry
We are thrilled to announce Dr. Bertice Berry as the keynote speaker for the AATA2024 Conference, “Building Bridges,” to be held Oct. 6 – 9, in Pittsburgh, PA.
Featured Member: Dejah Chapple
As a graduate student, I’m excited to blend various theories to shape my own path towards healing and creating an environment that truly reflects my identity, now melded with my aspirations as a future art therapist. I’m eager to explore new creative spaces that transcend cultural boundaries, making room for people from all backgrounds in diverse settings.
Pride Month 2024: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resources
Pride Month is a time for the LGBTQ+ community and allies to celebrate and embrace identity. For art therapists and the mental health community, it’s an opportunity to reiterate our support for safe and inclusive environments for all people to thrive. As anti-LGBTQ+, and in particular anti-trans, legislation continue to be introduced and hate-based crimes and discrimination continue across the country, mental health and well-being is more important than ever. Here are resources for Pride Month and year round to support the LGBTQ+ community.
Sessions at AATA2024: Clinical Approaches Track
AATA2023 Conference Sessions: Clinical Approaches. Sessions that present information on therapeutic best practices, case studies, and art therapy techniques and methods.