April 15, 2024 Lisa Wasserman, PsyD, ATR-BC, ATCS, and Lourdes Figueroa, MPS, ATR, provide art therapy services at the Memorial Regional Hospital (MRH) Department of Behavioral Health and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital of South Florida (JoeD), both in...
By Bani Malhotra, Susan Ainlay Anand, and Marie Deschamps We are thrilled to extend a personal invitation to all AATA members to join our upcoming virtual International Shared Interest Group (ISIG) Meetings. Register here. ISIG meetings serve as an invaluable...
April 2, 2024 | By Kachina Mooney, Liz Micciulla, and Mindy Jacobson-Levy On March 20, 2024, members of the Pennsylvania Art Therapy Association (PAATA) met at the State Capitol in Harrisburg for a Hill Day. Several PAATA members convened to advocate and speak with...
March 31, 2024 | By Meredith Ashley, AATA Policy and Communications Coordinator It’s no secret we are in the throes of a global mental health crisis. According to the APA, currently more than a third of U.S. adults have a diagnosed mental health condition. In fact,...
December 10, 2023 | By Dr. David Gussak, President, Florida Art Therapy Association The Florida Art Therapy Association (FATA) in collaboration with the Florida State University (FSU) Art Therapy Program, hosted an art therapy advocacy convening on Friday, November...
October 15, 2023 | By Gretchen Graves, MS, ATR-BC, CDATA (Sung to the tune of Rent’s 525,600 Minutes)550 Days on the Secretary’s desk,Our regulations have sat on his desk 550 days…… As you may recall, then-Governor Ralph Northam signed SB 713 into law on March 11,...