In this Featured Member series, AATA celebrates the work of our members. June 1, 2021 What does Pride Month mean to you? Months like Pride Month offer up a symbolic demonstration of respect for specific groups or causes. Alone these symbolic offerings are of...
May 20, 2021 | Art Therapy Journal Editor, Associate Editors, and Advisory Board As part of the American Art Therapy Association’s (AATA) broader Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association is...
May 17, 2021 | Miki Goerdt LCSW, ATR-BC As May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, I have been reflecting on my work with AANHPI clients. I am an East Asian immigrant, a Japanese art therapist, and a clinical social worker....
April 22, 2021 The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) stands in support of transgender youth. We are outraged by the onslaught of recent state legislation proposed across the country prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth and banning...
March 25, 2021 AATA was thrilled to offer programming to support and inspire students during Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective’s Virtual Career Week and the stressful time of midterms. The career conversation between AUC Art...
March 22, 2021 | Elisha-Rio P. Apilado, BFA, RBT and Zachary D. Van Den Berg, BFA Two related but equally concerning trends have emerged during the Coronavirus pandemic in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community: the rise in...