Juliet King, Girija Kaimal, Christianne Strang

Experts in the field of art therapy and neuroscience will: 1) Discuss clinical interventions and research in art therapy and neuroimaging, 2) Provide examples of how the technologies work and are currently being employed, 3) Identify how and why this is useful for art therapists, 4) Identify socio-cultural considerations.

Erin Elizabeth Partridge

Feeling a sense of purpose in life provides essential support to people of all ages. Unclear definitions or lack of clarity interrupts experiencing a sense of purpose personally and professionally. This session will engage participants in an exploration of purpose definitions, including the preliminary research to define purpose.

Linda Gantt, Annie McFarland, Paula Howie

Three panelists will describe their contributions to the second edition of the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) including the literature review, the revised scales, additional chapters, and the children’s section. They will introduce the digital archive of PPATs and explain how to others can expand it.

Barbara Parker-Bell, Cui Jing

The Learning from COVID 19 Experiences Project was implemented in 2021-2022 to foster art therapists’ exchange of best practices for supporting youth and family resiliency amidst the pandemic. Presenters will outline programs and structures that resulted in expanding participants’ knowledge and their sense of belonging to an interconnected global community.

Laura Weinstein

This presentation explores how clinicians at Seattle Children’s Hospital structured a pilot pottery program to work with diverse diagnoses in a restrictive environment. Participants will learn how the Expressive Therapies Continuum can be applied to the pottery wheel to design targeted clay Interventions.

Danielle Chen, Lauren Barrett, Madoka Urhausen, Cui Jing

This panel discussion highlights how becoming a doctoral student has its own inherent challenges which include navigating not only the rigorous academic work and research but more importantly the less visible challenges of identity including, but not limited to, culture, race, language, and the interplay between disciplinary and institutional expectations.

Kathryn E Dunn (Katie)

"In the context of a Family Birth Unit, we will explore previous research and observed impacts of visual
art on the healthcare environment and art therapy practices with an anti-racism and DEI lens. Attendees will participate in a visual empathy building exercise and response art exploring applications for other settings."

Elizabeth Hlavek

Despite the isolation that Nazi victims experienced, many were able to develop a community through art- making. This paper details the creative communities that developed in Nazi camps and ghettos, and links them to contemporary theories on community art therapy through themes of resistance, resilience, empowerment, and connection.

Dafna Moriya

This paper explores the benefits of creating art in times of anxiety. It raises awareness to the goal of art-based interventions: whether expressing and processing anxiety, or providing a distraction from distress. A survey conducted during the first Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in Israel sheds light on this question.

Joseph Scarce, Renee Buono, Dana Fidler

Art Space, a collaborative community effort with an art museum, partner sites, clients, and students, the program has grown from six sites to twenty-five sites in a few years. The authors share results of the program evaluation and how museums can have a powerful impact on art therapy services.