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....
August 13, 2020 | Susan Boxer Kappel, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, CGP, Conference Chair We are excited to announce that registration for our virtual conference, Art Therapy Connected: Advancing Mental Health in a Virtual World is now open! The conference is an exceptional...
July 30, 2020 Have you visited our COVID-19 Resources page recently? You can find updates on Coronavirus and other health related legislation (https://arttherapy.org/covid-19-resources/#legislation), scroll through art therapists’ artwork, and explore a variety...
July 30, 2020 U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30) introduced a resolution to designate the month of July as BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. The American Art Therapy Association strongly supports...
