September 8, 2020 While mental health professionals, including art therapists, are specifically trained to address mental health crises, usually, people have no alternative but to call law enforcement to respond to mental health emergencies. An armed police officer...
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...
August 27, 2020 The 2020 election season is here! Online voting for the Annual Election commenced on August 10. All voting members received a notice with voting instructions via e-mail. Find more information about elections and this year’s ballot, including the 2020...
August 25, 2020 | By Ashley Skelly, ATR, LPCC-S As an art therapist or art therapy supporter, you are often asked to take action to contact state government legislators/leaders. Politics can be confusing to navigate, and the prospect of contacting...
August 24, 2020 Art therapists, as mental health professionals, are frontline “essential workers” during the Coronavirus pandemic, according to the American Art Therapy Association’s online Coronavirus pandemic survey. Half (53.1%) of art therapists reported...
August 14, 2020 To better understand how art therapists are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic and coping themselves, the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) conducted an online survey of art therapy professionals, educators, and students in May 2020....
