The conference is organized into nine main subject tracks to help participants find areas of interest. During the proposal submission process, each proposal submitter selected one category to best describe their session. AATA uses these categories for the final Program Guide.
Multicultural Perspectives (MP)
Sessions in this category distinctly highlight the impact of diverse cultural backgrounds on art therapy practices. Multiculturalism is viewed as a term encompassing one or more cultures, frequently extending beyond dominant white cultures. These discussions may shed light on multicultural practices, leveraging examples from domestic & international art therapy work. Emphasis is placed on the significance of incorporating cultural nuances into therapeutic approaches, fostering a comprehensive understanding of how cultural diversity enriches the field of art therapy.
Advanced Practice Courses and Workshops have limited seats and require additional registration and fees. All other sessions (e.g. panels, papers, performances, and videos) are included as part of conference registration and do not need additional registration.
Please note the program is still in formation!
| Track | Course # | Title | Presenter(s) | Type | Content Level | Date | Time |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP236 | Reviving the Legacy of Dr. Lucille Venture: Art, Reflection & Transformation | Charlotte Boston | Half-Day Advanced Practice Course | Beginner | 10/14 | 1 pm |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP151 | Growing Up in War: Approaches to Clinical Work with Military and Refugees | Heidi Bardot, Rindala Day | Paper | Intermediate to Advanced | 10/15 | 11 am |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP147 | Arts-based Methodologies (ABM) – Art, Wellbeing and Community | Abeer Ahmed | Video | Beginner | 10/15 | 12 pm |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP88 | Making Safety Familiar: Navigating Paradoxical Experiences of East Asian/American Women through Garments | Hsin-Ju Tung | Paper | Beginner | 10/15 | 12 pm |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP146 | Nothing Grows Alone: Ecological Systems Takeaways on Art Therapy’s Development in Singapore | Christine Phang | Paper | Intermediate to Advanced | 10/15 | 2 pm |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP61 | Cultural Exchange Utilizing Art Therapy within a Service-learning Framework | Katherine Jackson | Paper | Intermediate to Advanced | 10/16 | 11 am |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP129 | Breaking to Become: Kintsugi as a Framework for Graduate Medical Education | Kimberly Murdaugh, Queenie Wong, Ian Kwok | Panel | Intermediate to Advanced | 10/16 | 2: 15 pm |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP169 | Bridging the Pacific: Adapting U.S. Art Therapy Training for Practice in Taiwan | Ko-Hui Lin, Wei Wu | Paper | Intermediate to Advanced | 10/16 | 3 pm |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP235 | Sisterhood, Culture, & Care: A Multicultural Approach to Creative Self-Care in Art Therapy | Charlotte Boston, Deborah Bunkley, Gwendolyn Short | Paper | Beginner | 10/17 | 11 am |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP179 | Stitching My Story: Reconciling Multiracial/Multicultural Identity through Folklore, Metaphor, and Quilting | Hope Limansah | Paper | Intermediate to Advanced | 10/17 | 3 pm |
| Multicultural Perspectives | MP217 | Perceptions of arts-based psychosocial support for serving survivors of gender-based-violence in Nigeria | Asli Arslanbek, Jennifer Wilbanks | Paper | Intermediate to Advanced | 10/17 | 4 pm |