March 1, 2026 | By Meera Rastogi, Chair, AATA Undergraduate Committee Welcome to the 2026 Winter Edition of the Undergraduate Art Therapy Educators Newsletter. This biannual publication—released each summer and winter—aims to support and connect those involved...
March 3, 2026 Yesterday, AATA submitted a public comment on a proposed rule from the Department of Education that would define “professional student” for purposes of determining federal student loan amounts based on the type of program in which a student is...
February 1, 2026 | By Jennifer DeLucia, DAT, ATR-BC, LCAT, Chair, Dept. of Creative Arts Therapy, Syracuse University In 2011, I attended my first American Art Therapy Association (AATA) conference—not as a student, but five years into my career. It was the...
February 18, 2026 The Department of Education issued a proposed rule that would define “professional student” for purposes of determining federal student loan amounts based on the type of program in which a student is enrolled. Under the proposal, “professional...
February 1, 2026 | By Megan L. VanMeter, LPC, LMHC, LPC-AT/S, ATR-BC & Lisa D. Hinz, PhD, ATR-BC This post is the first in a three-part series. The parable of “Blind Men and the Elephant” is well-known, but what does it have to do with the Expressive Therapies...
