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...
March 19, 2021 AATA’s new 2021 Member Demographics Report is now available online! The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) collects information about our members and the art therapy profession in order to respond to their needs through our programs and...
March 18, 2021 Our nation was devastated by the March 16th shootings in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead. While we are still learning the details, we know that most of the victims were women of Asian descent. These horrific attacks are the latest...