January 13, 2021 | Raquel Farrell-Kirk, MS, ATR-BC I kept the television off and focused on my day at home with my ten year old son. At first, I easily ignored the text updates I was receiving from friends about the rally in Washington DC, but as the situation...
December 17, 2020 During AATA’s first virtual Awards Ceremony, Deborah A. Good, PhD, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPAT, LPCC was presented with the 2020 Honorary Lifetime Member (HLM) Award, the highest distinction of the AATA. Throughout her career, Dr. Good has demonstrated...
December 16, 2020 | Nadia Paredes, MA, LMFT, ATR ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house There was a lot of screaming, and the tension arouse; The family broke down and nobody cared, That St Nicholas this year wouldn’t be there. I...
December 3, 2020 | Miki Goerdt, LCSW, ATR-BC Earlier this year, I submitted an Annual Conference proposal for a focus group to discuss intra-cultural communication between BIPOC art therapists and BIPOC clients. Once the conference went virtual, my focus group idea...
Updated November 22, 2022 National Native American Heritage Month is a reminder each year to celebrate Native American people, arts, culture, and heritage. There are 3 million indigenous people in the United States, belonging to 574 federally recognized Indian Nations...
November 5, 2020 | Susan Boxer Kappel, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, CGP, Conference Chair When the Coronavirus required us to switch course to an all-virtual conference this year, we were nervous that the pandemic would also rob us of the most loved aspects of our annual...