By Clara Keane | July 5, 2018 | Advocacy BACK TO THE MAIN BLOG Each year, the Government Affairs Committee (GAC) awards grants to chapters to help support their legislative goals. In 2017, grants were awarded to three chapters, the Southern California Art Therapy...
By Clara Keane | June 28, 2018 | Advocacy | Events BACK TO THE MAIN BLOG On the morning of June 26, 2018, fifteen art therapists gathered for an open comment hearing during a meeting of the Virginia Board of Health Professions (BHP) to speak to the need to regulate...
By Daniel Blausey, ATR-BC, LCAT | June 21, 2018 | #WeAreArtTherapists BACK TO THE MAIN BLOG “June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. The Library’s month-long celebration demonstrates how Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans have...
By Nina Hausfeld, ATR, LPC | June 14, 2018 | #WeAreArtTherapists BACK TO THE MAIN BLOG I feel deeply honored that my artwork was selected to serve as a visual representation of our theme of “Honoring Yesterday, Celebrating Today and Building Tomorrow.” I think that...
By Clara Keane | May 31, 2018 | Children | Events | BACK TO THE MAIN BLOG Since 1949, America has observed May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Each year as a nation, we double down on the fight against stigma and educate the public, support those struggling with...
By Clara Keane | May 10, 2018 | Children | Trauma | #WeAreArtTherapists BACK TO THE MAIN BLOG In honor of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 10, 2018, we are sharing some stories written by art therapists who work with children and adolescents. ...