October 19, 2020 As mental health professionals, art therapists are closely connected with the needs of the communities they serve, especially now during the Coronavirus pandemic. Election Day is an opportunity to be a champion for your clients—and advocate...
October 19, 2020 The art therapy community mourns the loss of Myra Levick, PhD, ATR-BC, a legendary pioneer in the field of art therapy. Dr. Levick helped found the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) in 1969 and served as our first president. As she explained in...
September 24, 2020 Art therapy is a mental health profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic...
September 24, 2020 | By Jenelle Hallaert, MS, MA, P-LMHP When I flew home to the Midwest for spring break in March 2020, I didn’t expect that flight to end up being a one way ticket. Little did I know I was going to spend the next four months in virtual...
September 8, 2020 | Margaret Carlock-Russo, EdD, LCAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, AATA President After July’s virtual member meeting, members told us they wanted to learn more about AATA’s next steps in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I)—and hear more from...
September 3, 2020 | By Mindy Jacobson-Levy, MCAT, ATR-BC, LPC, HLM DVATA I have been an altered book, mixed media artist for almost a decade. My experimentation with this process began after taking a workshop at a local art therapy conference. I found book text...
