(2025) Art Therapy Ethics - CEU Series
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- Non-member - $210
- Member - $138
Session 1 - Ethics of Clinical Referrals & Building a Sustainable Practice (N/NY)
Session Description:
Throughout our careers, we continually face critical questions: Do we have the necessary training and skills to treat each client? Are personal biases or countertransference influencing our therapeutic relationships? When should we refer a client rather than seek consultation and engage in our own self-reflection? How do we navigate the complexities of self-care, professional limitations, and available resources—especially when clear-cut answers are rare? And how do ethical codes and legal obligations shape these decisions?
Join us for a dynamic two-hour workshop on the essential skills of ethical clinical practice! Whether you're an experienced clinician or just beginning your journey, this session provides valuable insights into maintaining professional boundaries and making client-centered decisions—whether during consultation calls, in treatment, or when supporting after-care referrals. You'll walk away with a deeper understanding of the referral decision-making process and a practical decision-making flowchart to guide you when these challenges arise.
Session 2 - Ethical Topics: Self Disclosure in Social Media, Resources for Clients (N/NY)
Session Description:
This panel will discuss ethical considerations about therapist self-disclosure and social media, including precautions art therapists can take in their online communications and engagement. The panelists will also offer ways art therapists can navigate social media and online resources to support clients
Session 3 - Ethical Use of Self Disclosure in Clinical Practice both in Private Practice settings and Community Mental Healthcare Settings (N/NY)
Session Description:
Therapists self-disclose in many ways from the choice of jewelry adornment, and decorative elements in the therapy space, to verbal comments of self-disclosure. This presentation will discuss the ethics of using self-disclosure as a tool in therapy whether to build a therapeutic alliance, acknowledge familiarity, or prompt a client to consider an idea. The presentation will offer demonstrations of self-disclosure in clinical practice. The presentation will also address how different clinical settings influence therapist self-disclosure
Additional Information:
- Earn up to 6.0 CEUs in Ethics with this series. (Each session is worth 2 CEUs)
- Each session is eligible for NBCC and LCAT. (N/NY)
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 02/25/2025
Join Anna O'Brien for the first session of our 2025 Ethics Series! Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
Description:
Throughout our careers, we continually face critical questions: Do we have the necessary training and skills to treat each client? Are personal biases or countertransference influencing our therapeutic relationships? When should we refer a client rather than seek consultation and engage in our own self-reflection? How do we navigate the complexities of self-care, professional limitations, and available resources—especially when clear-cut answers are rare? And how do ethical codes and legal obligations shape these decisions?
Join us for a dynamic two-hour workshop on the essential skills of ethical clinical practice! Whether you're an experienced clinician or just beginning your journey, this session provides valuable insights into maintaining professional boundaries and making client-centered decisions—whether during consultation calls, in treatment, or when supporting after-care referrals. You'll walk away with a deeper understanding of the referral decision-making process and a practical decision-making flowchart to guide you when these challenges arise.
Learning Objectives:Upon completion, participants will be able to:
1. Distinguish between situational countertransference, discriminatory feelings, scope of training, and level of care needs that may impact their clinical work, and understand how this distinction relates to referral ethics.
2. Create a concrete plan outlining specific strategies for maintaining professional scope boundaries, preventing burnout, and prioritizing the client's best interest when assessing for and making referrals.
3. Demonstrate the ability to apply ethical decision-making frameworks by correctly analyzing at least 2 complex clinical scenarios.Additional Information:
- This session is worth 2 CEUs and is ATCB, NBCC & LCATs eligible.
Anna O'Brien
LPC, ATR-BC
Be Well Private Practice Communities
Anna O'Brien, LPC, ATR-BC is a therapist in private practice and co-founder of Be Well Private Practice Communities, hosting 60 therapists across two Philadelphia locations. She also co-founded Theravera, a grassroots, therapist-led company dedicated to ethical mental health care navigation through technology.
Through Theravera, Anna developed Consult List, a free platform facilitating ethical referral practices among independent therapists, while remaining independently funded to ensure decisions align with clinical excellence and therapeutic values. Through both ventures, she demonstrates her commitment to fostering professional connections and upholding ethical standards, providing free technological support for mental health advocacy initiatives.
As a clinician and leader, Anna advocates for sustainable therapy practices, working to protect the integrity of mental health care by keeping it in the hands of dedicated professionals. -
Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 04/22/2025
Join Deborah Fung, Lacy Mucklow, Gretchen Miller & Alicia Seymour for the second session of our 2025 Ethics Series! Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
Description:
This panel discusses ethical considerations about therapist self-disclosure and social media, including precautions art therapists can take in their online communications and engagement. The panelists also offer ways art therapists can navigate social media and online resources to support clients.
Learning Objectives:Upon completion, participants will:
1. Learn two frameworks for thinking ethically about self-disclosure in social media.
2. Learn three practical steps to implement an ethical approach to their online presence.
3. Be able to identify three therapeutic risks and benefits of therapist self-disclosure on social media.Additional Information:
- This session is worth 2 CEUs and is ATCB, NBCC & LCATs eligible.
Deborah Fung (Moderator)
LCAT ATR-BC, LMSW
Deborah Fung LCAT ATR-BC, LMSW is a licensed creative arts therapist and licensed master social worker based in New York City. She works as a clinical coordinator in community mental health and continues to offer therapy to clients in the clinic and in private practice. Deborah Fung is a fieldwork supervisor for the NYU graduate art therapy program. Deborah Fung is also the chair of the AATA ethics committee. When not working, Deborah enjoys swimming, scuba diving, and painting.
Gretchen Miller
MA, LPAT, ATR-BC
Gretchen M. Miller, MA, LPAT, ATR-BC is a Registered Board Certified Licensed Professional Art Therapist in Northeast Ohio. Gretchen is also an art therapy educator, regional, national, and international speaker, workshop facilitator, supervisor, and community organizer. She is a past president of Ohio’s Buckeye Art Therapy Association, has served on the American Art Therapy Association’s Board of Directors, and is currently an associate editor of AATA’s Journal as a social media coordinator. Gretchen is the author of The Art Therapist’s Guide to Social Media: Connection, Community, and Creativity, has published several articles and chapters about technology use in art therapy, and regularly presents and teaches on the topic.
Lacy Mucklow
MA, ATR-BC, LPAT-S, LCPAT, ATCS, CCTP, CIMHP
Lacy Mucklow (MA, ATR-BC, LPAT-S, LCPAT, ATCS, CCTP, CIMHP) is a registered, board-certified, and licensed art therapist and supervisor who has been practicing art therapy in the Washington, DC area since 1999. Lacy holds a BA in Psychology with a Studio Art minor from Oklahoma State University, an MA in Art Therapy from George Washington University, and is finishing her PhD in Mind-Body Medicine with an Integrative Mental Health specialization from Saybrook University. Currently, she works full-time with active duty service members in a military treatment facility, in private practice with teens and adults, and with cancer patients in a nonprofit organization. Lacy is a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator and certified in clinical trauma and integrative mental health. She also supervises graduate student interns from multiple universities as well as ATR & Licensure candidates. In her spare time, Lacy has authored 12 books and released two guided imagery mindfulness albums.
Alicia Seymour
MA, ATR-P, NCC
Alicia Seymour, MA, ATR-P, NCC, specializes in grief and trauma from an existential, humanistic, and spiritual perspective. She currently owns a private practice, See More Art Therapy, in McDonough, GA where she works with a variety of clients experiencing loss, life adjustments, and identity reintegration. She is the author of Artful Grieving (2025) and has given numerous presentations, workshops, and interviews on the benefits of combining traditional grief counseling models with art therapy to improve client outcomes. -
Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 04/29/2025
Join Deborah Fung & Heather Grey for the third session of our 2025 Ethics Series! Eligible for 2.0 CEU hours.
Description:
Therapists self-disclose in many ways from the choice of jewelry adornment, and decorative elements in the therapy space, to verbal comments of self-disclosure. This presentation will discuss the ethics of using self-disclosure as a tool in therapy, whether to build a therapeutic alliance, acknowledge familiarity, or prompt a client to consider an idea. The presentation will offer demonstrations of self-disclosure in clinical practice. The presentation will also address how different clinical settings influence therapist self-disclosure.
Learning Objectives:Upon completion, participants will:
1. Be able to use an ethical framework when making a decision to self-disclose.
2. Learn to identify when self-disclosure is detrimental to the therapeutic process and when it is supportive.
3. Be able to use the components of effective self-disclosure in clinical practice.Additional Information:
- This session is worth 2 CEUs and is ATCB, NBCC & LCATs eligible.
Deborah Fung
LCAT ATR-BC, LMSW
Deborah Fung LCAT ATR-BC, LMSW is a licensed creative arts therapist and licensed master social worker based in New York City. She works as a clinical coordinator in community mental health and continues to offer therapy to clients in the clinic and in private practice. Deborah Fung is a fieldwork supervisor for the NYU graduate art therapy program. Deborah Fung is also the chair of the AATA ethics committee. When not working, Deborah enjoys swimming, scuba diving, and painting.
Heather Grey
LCSW, LCAT, ATR-BC, ATCS
Heather Grey, LCSW, LCAT, ATR-BC is a licensed clinical social worker, creative arts therapist, and certified supervisor who is dedicated to helping individuals and couples build deeply fulfilling, authentic relationships — both with themselves and others. With more than two decades of experience, Heather empowers clients to connect with their inner truths, achieve emotional clarity, and make confident life choices through a compassionate, strengths-based approach. Specializing in adult trauma-informed mental health and relationship counseling, Heather offers in-person sessions in New York City and remote telehealth services. With advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Interpersonal Therapy, Sex Therapy, EMDR, and Narcissistic Abuse Treatment, she tailors evidence-based practices to each client’s unique needs, guiding them toward emotional healing, self-mastery, and lasting personal growth.