The conference is organized into seven main subject tracks to help participants find areas of interest. During the proposal submission process, each proposal submitter selected one category to best describe their session. AATA uses these categories for the final Program Guide.
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Multicultural (MC)
Sessions that present information about how art therapy heals diverse people, and/or increases multicultural competency by learning about cross-cultural relationships.
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| Track | Course Code | Title | Presenters | Type | Date | Time |
| Multicultural | MC102 | The Bird’s Nest Drawing: Exploring the Attachment in Left-Behind Children in China | Ziyi Su | Paper | 10/28 | 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM |
| Multicultural | MC113 | Working with Individuals & Families in Haitian Culture: Assessment and Intervention Considerations | Mercedes Ballbé ter Maat | Paper | 10/26 | 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM |
| Multicultural | MC127 | Creating Equitable & Inclusive Experiences for Deaf Art Therapy Students and Professionals | Noel King, Kali Doubledee, Dominique Niasia Pickett | Paper | 10/26 | 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM |
| Multicultural | MC139 | Artistic Resistance During the Holocaust | Elizabeth Hlavek | Workshop | 10/28 | 10:50 AM – 12:20 PM |
| Multicultural | MC170 | Engaging Cultures: Ethical Considerations in Art-Based Research with Immigrants and Refugees | Joyce Yip Green, Helen H Kim | Paper | 10/27 | 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM |
| Multicultural | MC176 | Artmaking To Enhance The Clinical Multicultural Benefits Of An Antiracist Book Club | Robin Lawton Neal Valicenti, Lonni Ann Fredman, Mollie German, Clarissa Greguska | Panel | 10/26 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM |
| Multicultural | MC237 | Creative Care: Practice-Based Research on Therapeutic Art Sessions for the Black Community | Yanna Marie Orcel | Half Day Advanced Practice Course | 10/29 | 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
| Multicultural | MC29 | Fostering Culturally Humble Collaborations | Deanna Barton, Zachary Van Den Berg | Workshop | 10/27 | 10:50 AM – 12:20 PM |
| Multicultural | MC31 | Expressing Chinese International Students’ Alienation Through Art–Beginning A Compassionate Exploration | David Gussak, Cui Jing | Paper | 10/27 | 4 PM – 4:50 PM |
| Multicultural | MC37 | Sex Love and Art: The interplay between sensuality, sexuality & creative self-expression | Girija Kaimal, Einat Metzl, Kimberly Lovie | Workshop | 10/28 | 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM |
| Multicultural | MC46 | Artistic lineages: Indigenous and traditional artforms in art therapy practice | Bani Malhotra, Kristyn Stickley, Asli Arslanbek Evci, Girija Kaimal | Workshop | 10/26 | 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM |
| Multicultural | MC83 | Intercultural approach to art therapy for international students’ acculturation in South Korea | Sojung Park, Seohyun Ahn | Paper | 10/28 | 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM |
| Multicultural | MC99 | Clinical Implications of Integrating Art and Spirituality with Caribbean Families | Karina Donald, TaNica Holmes | Paper | 10/28 | 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM |