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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/25/2024
A virtual training designed by Sharon Newport to help us self-reflect on our own lived experiences and explore how to align our values toward building a stronger culture with DEI lenses. Eligible for 1.0 CEU hour.
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A virtual training designed by Sharon Newport to help us self-reflect on our own lived experiences and explore how to align our values toward building a stronger culture with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) lenses.
Sharon helps us:
- Discuss cultivating the culture of our community
- Learn basic DEI terminology
- Explore lesser-known biases and their impact
- Engage in self-reflection to support your learning journey
Sharon Newport (she/her/hers)
Principal, LLC
SHARON NEWPORT, CAE
Sharon Newport is an organizational consultant, facilitator, speaker, and executive coach with clients in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors across the globe. Sharon supports her clients' goals of transformational change using expertise in organization development, diversity, equity, and inclusion, somatics, and informed by neuroscience to meet clients where they are and support their goals to evolve. Sharon also serves as adjunct faculty at Georgetown University's Institute of Transformational Leadership.
Sharon served as an association and nonprofit executive for over 12 years successfully leading wide-scale strategic, operational, and cultural change. Sharon has delivered keynotes and education, authored content, and provided consultation, expertise, and facilitation across four continents to support and inspire cultural and strategic transformation. In Sharon's early career, she was a documentary television/film producer and actor for over a decade, including television series for The History Channel, Discovery Channel, and Animal Planet. As a volunteer, Sharon currently serves as a volunteer on the ForesightWorks Advisory Council for the American Society for Association Executives (ASAE) and as Special Advisor for Organizational Leadership and Culture.
Sharon has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from ASAE, a certification in the Key Polarity Indicator™ (KPI), a credential in the Foundations of Somatic Abolitionism, a certificate in the Neuroscience of Change, an Executive Certificate from Georgetown University in Organizational Consulting and Change Leadership, and her B.F.A. from the State University of New York, Purchase College, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Sharon was awarded a Leader of Distinction by digitalNow and is a proud ASAE Diversity Executive Leadership Program alumnus.-
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/24/2024
Join Gabriela Osorio Fajardo, MTFS, MTA for a Virtual Continuing Education session. Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
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Join Gabriela Osorio Fajardo, MTFS, MTA for a Virtual Continuing Education session.
Embroidery, weaving, threading, and working with fabrics and colors—these actions represent more than just crafting; they symbolize the process of building, creating, and expressing our world. They connect us to ourselves, highlight our pain, and mark what we've left behind or lost. When we translate these concepts and emotions into wearable art, we celebrate life, embodying a "second skin" or reflecting on ourselves through embroidered self-portraits. In this 2-hour online session, participants will learn how to begin their own art piece or a traditional Mexican huipil by exploring five key questions that deepen the symbolism behind stitches and colors. We will examine various examples of embroidery and textile-based activities, discussing how each can be integrated into clinical practice. Additionally, it will provide a brief overview of the history of embroidery and community projects in Mexico, where embroidery holds profound cultural and emotional significance.
Learning Objectives
- - Participants will be able to identify 1 or more ways that the creation of a huipil or a self-photo embroidery art piece could help clients (adults, adolescents, and children) through a grief process, integrate loss, and express deep content.
- - Participants will be able to state 1 or more different alternatives in the use of fabrics and textiles that can be explored with clients facing trauma, traumatic events, or PTSD.
- - Participants will be able to describe 1 or many examples of how Mexican Indigenous groups have been using embroidery to express their voices and how we can integrate this knowledge into groups of victims of violence and abuse.
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Attendees who have paid for the session will receive 2 CE credits.
Gabriela Osorio Fajardo
MTFS, MTA
Open Art Therapy Studio ExpresARTE
Gabriela Osorio Fajardo, MTFS, MTA is a Bilingual, creative, and eclectic art therapist with over twenty years of clinical experience. She holds two masters—one in Family Systems from UNIVA in México and the other in Clinical Art Therapy from Loyola Marymount University. Gabriela has been teaching for 15 years across different educational levels, up to masters, at the Universidad del Valle de México in Guadalajara, Jalisco. She also trained as a Montessori guide for children from 2 to 6 years old, focusing on teaching creativity and arts for 10 years.Gabriela is a textile artist with extensive experience and background, having organized and participated in collective art shows for women in public spaces like “Casona Pardo” in México. She trained in fine arts at the Emily Carr Institute in Vancouver, Canada, where she also connected with Canadian art therapists. Gabriela is an active member (15 years) of the American Art Therapy Association in the United States, where she has also presented clinical work. Currently, she lives in Zamora, Michoacán, México, where she has her office and a project called “Casa Corazón,” offering art therapy workshops for children, adolescents, and adults, among other art workshops like music, painting, and embroidery.
Gabriela is also the director of the “Open Art Therapy Studio ExpresARTE” in San Miguel de Allende, México, where she has worked with adolescents and children since 2019. She is the author of the Art Therapy workbook for children “Manual de Terapia de arte para niños de 6 a 12 años” in Spanish.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 08/27/2024
Join Magdalena V. Karlick, M.A., Phd-c, ATR-BC, LPCC for a session on belonging! Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
About the Event
Join Magdalena V. Karlick, M.A., Phd-c, ATR-BC, LPCC, on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 7 – 9 pm ET for a virtual Continuing Education session.
Community care is a fundamental human need. It is with our chosen families and communities that we find common language, experience, acceptance, and celebration. The visceral sense of belonging reduces anxiety and increases the sense of being seen, being safe, and having purpose. It offers connection, guidance, mentorship, relief, and mirroring.
When we lose our inherited communities – whether based on how we dress, who we love, or the life choices we make – it is a deep rupture. For our clients, this loss is complicated. They may lose their family network they grew up with or the cultural communities they relied on. Or they may feel hurt and betrayed, for example, when a dear family member refuses to use their pronouns or doesn’t respect their existential belief systems.
The loss may also be compounded by outright hate or violence. Or it may be followed by a continuous barrage of confusing mixed messages (“I love you” and “Your being is wrong”); or unrealistic expectations, like conversion. These responses are complex and traumatic.
In this continuing education session, we will explore the experience of belonging and some of the factors that limit this internal and interpersonal experience. We will discuss practices of inclusivity as it relates to representation, language use, and nervous system regulation. We will use somatic awareness techniques and art supplies to explore our felt sense of belonging. In addition, we will explore the relationship between cultural humility and the experience of belonging as it pertains to the facilitation of art therapy in a variety of settings.
Learning Objectives
This session describes and discusses cultural humility as a foundation for community success in a variety of settings where Art Therapists work.
- Outline the relationship between nervous system responses and the experience of belonging.
- Assess community needs and inclusive practices of one’s professional environment.
- Identify 3 ways to increase the experience of belonging in one’s professional environment.
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Attendees who have paid for the session will receive 2 CE credits.
Magdalena V. Karlick
M.A., Phd-c, ATR-BC, LPCC
Our Imaginal World
Magdalena V. Karlick, M.A., Phd-c, ATR-BC, LPCC, (she/her) is an art therapist, educator, and doctoral candidate in the Expressive Arts program at the European Graduate School, focusing on exploring the “aesthetic responsibility of the facilitator to the group” through various methods of arts-based research.
Her new podcast “Belonging & Boundaries: An Arts-Based Approach” launched February 2024. It features interviews with educators in the art therapy, creative arts therapy, and expressive art therapy fields.Magdalena is the owner of Our Imaginal World, an organization that provides individual and group therapy, arts-based supervision, post graduate education, community health consultation for agencies, as well as commissioned art installations.
Magdalena has been an educator in the art therapy, expressive arts, and counseling fields since 2012, focusing on cultural humility, somatic awareness, ethics, group dynamics, and creative arts techniques. Currently, she teaches for the Kint Institute in NYC, a post-graduate creative arts therapy and trauma training in-person program. For a number of years, she was the Art Director for Tomorrow’s Women, working with Palestinian and Israeli youth during an international summer camp intensive in New Mexico, and co-created a trauma therapy support network for staff and alumnae of this program during the most recent outbreak of violence. She also offers arts-based supervision to art therapy interns, dependently licensed art therapists and counselors who are pursuing independent licensure in New Mexico, as well as art therapists in training around the country who are completing their hours towards the ATR-BC.
Magdalena has received training in Somatic Experiencing, Sandplay, and Psychodrama, and weaves these understandings of group, symbol and body into her classrooms, work with clients, and supervisees. In her workshops, Magdalena tailors content and experience to meet the needs of the community or organization that has contracted her services, including stress reduction, relationship building, conversation strategies, cultural humility practices, equity and inclusion, and rebuilding group norms.
Since 2006, she has lived in O’Gah P’Ogeh Owingeh, the unceded territory of Tewa-speaking people, also known as Santa Fe, New Mexico. Magdalena is passionate about social justice, responsibility in leadership, and using the creative process to communicate stories and integrate understanding. She has been involved in multiple cross-cultural global art exchanges and plans to continue to collaborate globally. She is a cis-woman and queer mama with two children.-
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Join AATA on for an informal session and ask Conference Chair Carolyn Brown Treadon and President-Elect Raquel Farrell-Kirk your questions about the AATA2024 Conference in Pittsburgh!
Have questions about AATA2024, our annual conference? This Ask-Me-Anything virtual session with AATA Conference Chair Carolyn Brown Treadon and AATA President-Elect Raquel Farrell-Kirk should help. They answered questions about the conference, from who you will meet (art therapists and students from around the world, as well as educators and researchers!) to what to wear (conference hotels are always cold!).
Please note that this session is not CEU-eligible.
Dr. Carolyn Brown Treadon
PhD, ATR-BC, ATC
Carolyn Brown Treadon (she/her) is the current Conference Program Chair and Coordinator for the Graduate Art Therapy Program at Pennsylvania Western University. She has been a part of the Conference Committee for the past 10 years and is in her final term.
Carolyn is a Registered and Board Certified art therapist (ATR-BC), and an Art Therapy Certified Supervisor (ATCS). Before entering academia, Carolyn provided art therapy services in alternative schools and outpatient settings. She served as the clinical supervisor of a community-based mental health clinic. During that time, she had the privilege of supervising art therapy interns as well as interns from other disciplines.
Her published research includes topics on utilizing art museums in the therapeutic process and using the art therapy process to alter individual's perceptions and attitudes. She continues to explore how using resources such as the museum and other experience-based practices can be utilized to further students' knowledge acquisition during their training to become art therapists.
As an artist, Carolyn likes to explore the layering of traditional and non-traditional materials, painting, and building.
Raquel Farrell-Kirk
MS, ATR-BC
Owner of Creative Energy Art Therapy.
Raquel Farrell-Kirk has 20 years of experience as an art therapist and has worked in diverse settings, from inpatient psychiatric hospitals to outpatient substance abuse. Most recently she spent two years serving as the lead therapist for the Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded Healing with Art program serving the cities of Coral Springs and Parkland after the Parkland school shooting. Raquel currently sees individual clients via telehealth and works with arts organizations to support the design, facilitation, and evaluation of art therapy programs aimed at supporting the communities they serve.
Specialties: Raquel specializes in art therapy for those living with dementia and for children and teens with ADHD, Autism, and related diagnoses, as well as art therapy programming for arts organizations seeking to develop community outreach programs.-
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This 3-part CEU series on Ethics, featuring Mercedes Ballbé ter Maat Ph.D., LPC, ATR-BC, HLM, Aishwerya K. Iyer, ATR, MA, and Dr. Traci Bitondo PhD, LPAT, LPC, ATR-BC, ATCS, ACS. Grounded in ethical principles, legal frameworks, and cultural contexts, these sessions on ethical art therapy practice will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to navigate complex ethical dilemmas in art therapy. Each 2-hour virtual session can be purchased individually or as a 6-hour bundle.
Art Therapy Ethics CEU Series (2024)
Session 1
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 7th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Presenter: Mercedes Ballbé ter Maat Ph.D., LPC, ATR-BC, HLM
Doing the Right Thing: Ethics, the Law, Technology, and More
Session Description: Using the American Art Therapy Association (2013) Ethical Principles for Art Therapists and the Art Therapy Credentials Board (2021) Code of Ethics, Conduct, and Disciplinary Procedures as the basis for art therapy ethical practice, this presentation is intended to assist participants in exploring ethical and legal concepts related to the practice of art therapy services, whether remotely, using a video/conference platform, the telephone, or text/email. This involves addressing ethical decision-making models, moral principles and personal values, self-care, practicing within the art therapist’s area of expertise, cultural sensitivity, knowledge of licensing laws, and professional boundaries. Participants will engage in activities regarding a series of topics, including federal and state laws/statutes, ethical codes, the use of technology in art therapy and counseling, telehealth platforms, and personal values. HIPAA, FERPA, the counseling interstate compact, and other key legislation will be discussed with emphasis on art therapy and telehealth. This presentation meets the CEU requirement for art therapy credentialing.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
1. Name and recognize the pertinent AATA and ATCB ethical guidelines and codes of conduct that pertain to the practice of art therapy, including practicing remotely.
2. Name and recognize at least 5 moral principles, boundary issues, cultural considerations, and personal values that affect art therapists when engaging in service delivery.
3. Learn and name federal, state, and inter-state legislation that rule and impact the practice of telehealth services, including the practice of art therapy.
Bio: Dr. Mercedes Ballbé ter Maat is a professor in the Department of Counseling at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Psychology in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Before joining NSU, she was the director of the school counseling graduate program at the George Washington University, Alexandria, VA campus and an assistant professor at Virginia Tech. She has over 33 years of combined working experience as a counselor educator, mental health counselor, school counselor, and art therapist.Dr. ter Maat participates in local, state, national, and international leadership undertakings in the fields of mental health counseling, school counseling, and art therapy, and has presented and published articles and book chapters on topics related to multicultural counseling, ethics, motivational interviewing, and the use of art in counseling and therapy. She actively participates in humanitarian work, most recently in Peru, Argentina, Swaziland, and Lebanon. Her research interests are enhancing the quality of life of immigrants, minority families, and refugees in crisis by identifying risk and promoting protective factors through school and community-based interventions.
She is a past president of the American Art Therapy Association, the European Branch of the American Counseling Association, and the Croatian Art Therapy Association. Dr. ter Maat is a licensed professional counselor and a board-certified/registered art therapist.
Session 2
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 14th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Presenter: Aishwerya K. Iyer, ATR, MA
Same, Same But Different: Exploring and comparing art therapy history, education, and practice in the US and India.
Session Description: Ethical and effective art therapy is culturally relevant and culturally responsive. Based on her experience as an art therapist in the US and teaching in the first Master's art therapy program in India, Aishwerya K.Iyer, ATR, MA will examine the historical contexts of art therapy, approaches to art and mental health, and cultural values and frameworks in the two countries. Themes, similarities, and differences that are revealed can offer new insights, deepen understanding, promote collaboration, and contextualize art therapy, translating into cultural competence and ethical art therapy practice.
Learning Objectives:Upon completion, Participants will be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the history, development, and practice of art therapy in both countries.
2. Develop a deeper understanding of the factors shaping art therapy.
3. Use the insights gained to provide ethical and culturally competent art therapy services.
Bio: Aishwerya K. Iyer, ATR, MA is a registered art therapist from Rochester, Michigan. She works as an art therapist in the inpatient behavioral unit at Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan. She also teaches online in the MFA Art Therapy program at MIT- ADT University, Pune, India. Aishwerya graduated with an M.Ed in Art Therapy from Wayne State University and also has an M.A in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pune, India.
Before coming to the US and embarking on the art therapy journey, Aishwerya taught undergraduate psychology in Pune, India, and also taught at a school in Dubai, UAE. As an artist, Aishwerya's sense of aesthetics is very influenced by Indian culture and heritage as well as her training in Indian classical dance. She enjoys exploring different art media but is drawn to clay and has recently started exploring pencil portraiture.Session 3
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 28th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Presenter: Traci Bitondo PhD, LPAT, LPC, ATR-BC, ATCS, ACS
Beyond the Breach: Strategies for Responding to Confidentiality Crises
Session Description: This presentation focuses on building knowledge and strategies to effectively manage breaches of confidentiality and building ethical awareness, which are both pivotal aspects of therapeutic integrity and client trust. The presenter will explore relevant HIPAA regulations and art therapy ethical codes to provide participants with the tools to navigate the complexities surrounding privacy in therapy. Real-world case examples will be used to examine and explore practical strategies for preventing and managing confidentiality breaches. Ethical decision-making models will also be explored to help participants identify structured approaches to navigating complex critical incidents. By the end of the presentation, participants will have an increased understanding of how to respond effectively to confidentiality breaches, ensuring the preservation of trust and adherence to professional standards within their practices.
Learning Objectives:Upon completion, Participants will be able to:
1. Articulate the key elements of HIPAA rules and art therapy ethical codes related to confidentiality breaches, demonstrating an understanding of the legal and ethical frameworks governing confidentiality in art therapy.
2. Recognize confidentiality breaches and formulate effective response strategies that uphold ethical standards and maintain the integrity of the therapist-client relationship.
3. Apply ethical decision-making models to real-life confidentiality breach cases, showcasing their ability to navigate complex ethical dilemmas in art therapy with informed, principled actions.
Bio: Dr. Traci Bitondo combines her passion for art therapy and counseling with a rich educational background, holding an MA in Counseling with a specialization in Art Therapy and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. She has been honored with several prestigious awards, including having her advocacy work recognized with the 2022 Nancy Shoebel Legislative Service Award by AATA. As the President of the New Jersey Art Therapy Association and Member of the AATA Professional Affairs Committee, she values the opportunity to contribute to the field and support her community.
Her professional journey includes extensive experience working with diverse client groups, providing innovative art therapy and counseling services to individuals facing a range of challenges, including those dealing with severe mental illness, children and families in crisis, and individuals in the blind and low vision community.
In her current private clinical practice, she works to treat mental health clients, alongside her dedication to supervising and mentoring emerging professionals. Additionally, an adjunct faculty member at Caldwell University and Cedar Crest College, she shares her passion for the field by contributing to the growth and development of future counselors and art therapists.Each 2-hour virtual session can be purchased individually or as a 6-hour bundle.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 05/28/2024
Join Dr. Traci Bitondo PhD, LPAT, LPC, ATR-BC, ATCS, ACS for the 3rd of the 2024 three-part Ethics Series. Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
About the Event
Session Description: This presentation focuses on building knowledge and strategies to effectively manage breaches of confidentiality and building ethical awareness, which are both pivotal aspects of therapeutic integrity and client trust. The presenter will explore relevant HIPAA regulations and art therapy ethical codes to provide participants with the tools to navigate the complexities surrounding privacy in therapy. Real-world case examples will be used to examine and explore practical strategies for preventing and managing confidentiality breaches. Ethical decision-making models will also be explored to help participants identify structured approaches to navigating complex critical incidents. By the end of the presentation, participants will have an increased understanding of how to respond effectively to confidentiality breaches, ensuring the preservation of trust and adherence to professional standards within their practices.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, Participants will be able to:
1. Articulate the key elements of HIPAA rules and art therapy ethical codes related to confidentiality breaches, demonstrating an understanding of the legal and ethical frameworks governing confidentiality in art therapy.
2. Recognize confidentiality breaches and formulate effective response strategies that uphold ethical standards and maintain the integrity of the therapist-client relationship.
3. Apply ethical decision-making models to real-life confidentiality breach cases, showcasing their ability to navigate complex ethical dilemmas in art therapy with informed, principled actions.Registration Information
Registration fees are $52 for AATA members and $82 for non-members.
Attendees receive 2 CE credits.
Dr. Traci Bitondo
PhD, LPAT, LPC, ATR-BC, ATCS, ACS
Dr. Traci Bitondo combines her passion for art therapy and counseling with a rich educational background, holding an MA in Counseling with a specialization in Art Therapy and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. She has been honored with several prestigious awards, including having her advocacy work recognized with the 2022 Nancy Shoebel Legislative Service Award by AATA. As the President of the New Jersey Art Therapy Association and Member of the AATA Professional Affairs Committee, she values the opportunity to contribute to the field and support her community.
Her professional journey includes extensive experience working with diverse client groups, providing innovative art therapy and counseling services to individuals facing a range of challenges, including those dealing with severe mental illness, children and families in crisis, and individuals in the blind and low vision community.
In her current private clinical practice, she works to treat mental health clients, alongside her dedication to supervising and mentoring emerging professionals. Additionally, an adjunct faculty member at Caldwell University and Cedar Crest College, she shares her passion for the field by contributing to the growth and development of future counselors and art therapists.-
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 05/14/2024
Join Aishwerya K. Iyer, ATR, MA for the 2nd of the 2024 three-part Ethics Series. Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
About the Event
Session Description: Ethical and effective art therapy is culturally relevant and culturally responsive. Based on her experience as an art therapist in the US and teaching in the first Master's art therapy program in India, Aishwerya K.Iyer, ATR, MA will examine the historical contexts of art therapy, approaches to art and mental health, and cultural values and frameworks in the two countries. Themes, similarities, and differences that are revealed can offer new insights, deepen understanding, promote collaboration, and contextualize art therapy, translating into cultural competence and ethical art therapy practice.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, Participants will be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the history, development, and practice of art therapy in both countries.
2. Develop a deeper understanding of the factors shaping art therapy.
3. Use the insights gained to provide ethical and culturally competent art therapy services.Registration Information
Registration fees are $52 for AATA members and $82 for non-members.
Attendees receive 2 CE credits.
Aishwerya K. Iyer
ATR, MA
Aishwerya K. Iyer, ATR, MA is a registered art therapist from Rochester, Michigan. She works as an art therapist in the inpatient behavioral unit at Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan. She also teaches online in the MFA Art Therapy program at MIT- ADT University, Pune, India. Aishwerya graduated with an M.Ed in Art Therapy from Wayne State University and also has an M.A in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pune, India.
Before coming to the US and embarking on the art therapy journey, Aishwerya taught undergraduate psychology in Pune, India, and also taught at a school in Dubai, UAE. As an artist, Aishwerya's sense of aesthetics is very influenced by Indian culture and heritage as well as her training in Indian classical dance. She enjoys exploring different art media but is drawn to clay and has recently started exploring pencil portraiture.-
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Join Dr. Mercedes Ballbé ter Maat Ph.D., LPC, ATR-BC, HLM for the 1st of the 2024 three-part Ethics Series. Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
About the Event
Session Description: Using the American Art Therapy Association (2013) Ethical Principles for Art Therapists and the Art Therapy Credentials Board (2021) Code of Ethics, Conduct, and Disciplinary Procedures as the basis for art therapy ethical practice, this presentation is intended to assist participants in exploring ethical and legal concepts related to the practice of art therapy services, whether remotely, using a video/conference platform, the telephone, or text/email. This involves addressing ethical decision-making models, moral principles and personal values, self-care, practicing within the art therapist’s area of expertise, cultural sensitivity, knowledge of licensing laws, and professional boundaries. Participants will engage in activities regarding a series of topics, including federal and state laws/statutes, ethical codes, the use of technology in art therapy and counseling, telehealth platforms, and personal values. HIPAA, FERPA, the counseling interstate compact, and other key legislation will be discussed with emphasis on art therapy and telehealth. This presentation meets the CEU requirement for art therapy credentialing.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
1. Name and recognize the pertinent AATA and ATCB ethical guidelines and codes of conduct that pertain to the practice of art therapy, including practicing remotely.
2. Name and recognize at least 5 moral principles, boundary issues, cultural considerations, and personal values that affect art therapists when engaging in service delivery.
3. Learn and name federal, state, and inter-state legislation that rule and impact the practice of telehealth services, including the practice of art therapy.Registration Information
Registration fees are $52 for AATA members and $82 for non-members.
Attendees receive 2 CE credits.
Mercedes Ballbé ter Maat
Ph.D., LPC, ATR-BC, HLM
Dr. Mercedes Ballbé ter Maat is a professor in the Department of Counseling at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Psychology in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Before joining NSU, she was the director of the school counseling graduate program at the George Washington University, Alexandria, VA campus and an assistant professor at Virginia Tech. She has over 33 years of combined working experience as a counselor educator, mental health counselor, school counselor, and art therapist.Dr. ter Maat participates in local, state, national, and international leadership undertakings in the fields of mental health counseling, school counseling, and art therapy, and has presented and published articles and book chapters on topics related to multicultural counseling, ethics, motivational interviewing, and the use of art in counseling and therapy. She actively participates in humanitarian work, most recently in Peru, Argentina, Swaziland, and Lebanon. Her research interests are enhancing the quality of life of immigrants, minority families, and refugees in crisis by identifying risk and promoting protective factors through school and community-based interventions.
She is a past president of the American Art Therapy Association, the European Branch of the American Counseling Association, and the Croatian Art Therapy Association. Dr. ter Maat is a licensed professional counselor and a board-certified/registered art therapist.
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Join Tsz Yan "Winnie" Wong, MAATC, ATR-BC, LPC for a session on the impact of cultural identities and sociopolitical context on individuals' sense of belonging and well-being. Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
About the Event
In this session, Winnie will share how personal objects, such as a pen, crystal bracelet, or storage hard drive, carried by these individuals on their journeys, serve as focal points to unravel their complex emigration stories in their unique sociocultural contexts. Alongside her interviews with the participating Hong Kongers, she delves into the art of papermaking, a creative and reflective process that not only uncovers the nuanced insights deeply resonant with their experiences but also intertwines with her evolving understanding of the concept of home.
In addition to her research, Winnie will share examples of how personal objects and stories have been utilized in community-based creative initiatives during the pandemic and the 2020 US election, fostering a sense of interdependence and resilience in uncertain times.”
Participants will leave with a better understanding of the emergent themes and practical implications of Winnie’s research; including embracing cultural heterogeneity, creating space for ambivalence and non-belonging, and fostering “Emergent Well-being”—a strategy that centers the unique perspectives of emigrants navigating their identities and experiences.
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Registration fees are $52 for AATA members and $82 for non-members.
Attendees receive 2 CE credits.
Tsz Yan Winnie Wong
MAATC, ATR-BC, LPC
Tsz Yan Winnie Wong is a Registered and Board-Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, an EMDR-trained clinician, supervisor, educator, researcher, and artist. Winnie's research centers on cultural identities and differences in art therapy practice. Her art practice examines collective recovery and is presented through participatory art and site-specific installations, with her recent work exploring emigration and home through papermaking.
With over fourteen years of diverse experience spanning institutions and communities in Singapore, India, Hong Kong, and the USA, Winnie currently practices at YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. There, she applies anti-oppressive frameworks rooted in critical feminisms and relational-cultural theory, offering trauma-informed art therapy to survivors of sexual violence across all age groups. In addition to providing professional training on crisis intervention, Winnie is an active participant in both national and international art therapy discourses, contributes as a reviewer for the American Art Therapy Association conference proposals, and serves on the Cook County human trafficking task force subcommittee. Winnie was also the founder of Dialogue in Art, an open community studio in Hong Kong dedicated to serving underserved youth.
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Join Michelle "Starr" Starling, M.Ed., MA, LPC, ATR-P for a session on developing & implementing an art therapy program designed to support African American Women's mental health and wellness. Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
About the Event
Women, and African American/Black women in particular, are experiencing mental health problems at alarming rates. But compared to their white counterparts, African American/Black women are only half as likely to seek help. As the African American/Black community continues to struggle with overcoming the stigma around mental health care, art therapy can be a more welcoming option. Art therapy does not carry some of the same stigmas that talk therapy does. Furthermore, art-making encourages self-exploration and self-expression in ways that may feel less intrusive or judgmental.
This session will focus on the development and implementation of an art therapy program designed to support the mental health and wellness of African American/Black women. Michelle "Starr" Starling will explore cultural challenges, barriers to seeking mental health care, and usage disparities among African American/Black women associated with mental health services. Attendees will be guided through the results of a Thematic Content Analysis of four emergent themes and engage in a culturally enriched art task.
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Registration fees are $52 for AATA members and $82 for non-members. Attendees receive 2 CE credits.
Michelle "Starr" Starling
M.Ed., MA, LPC, ATR-P
Founder of Supportive Optimistic Sisterhood (S.O.S)
Michelle “Starr” Starling is a self-taught painter and mixed-media/ mosaic artist from Cleveland, Ohio. Starr is the founder of Supportive Optimistic Sisterhood (S.O.S), which is an art therapy and wellness group designed to introduce African American Women to the healing benefits of art therapy. Starr was selected as the first recipient of the Mickie McGraw Fellowship Towards Diversity in Art Therapy at Art Therapy Studio. During this Fellowship, she assisted in negotiations with the local school district and facilitated art therapy groups with inner-city students. Starr worked as a Behavioral Health Specialist and counselor within a community-based agency.
Starr completed her Masters in Counseling and Art Therapy (LPC-ATR-P) from Ursuline College, where she was awarded the St. Hildegard of Bingen: Excellence in Therapeutic Creativity Award. Starr worked as a teacher within the Cleveland Metropolitan School district for over 15 years and holds a Master’s degree in Education (M. Ed) from John Carroll University. Starr earned her B.A. in Political Science/Pre-Law from Wilberforce University (HBCU).
Starr utilizes her artistic abilities to help reduce the cultural stigma associated with mental health services within her community. Starr’s long-term goal is to assist in supporting the emotional needs of African American women by providing access to art therapy/ therapeutic art services within traditional and nontraditional settings across the city of Cleveland.
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