N/NY-CA-201 - Using Mandalas As Regular Art Therapy Practice With Military Dependents
Teen military dependents face myriad mental health challenges. Mandalas offer structure, consistency, and openness of expression to explore and to resolve their issues. Two case studies describe Kellogg's theory of The Great Round of Mandala to exemplify the use of mandalas as a part of regular treatment.
Casey Frederick
Casey Frederick is an active duty Army military spouse residing in the DC Metro area. She completed her Masters of Art Therapy in May of 2020. Casey's passion is working within the military community which informed both her internships with the USO Metropolitan Washington Baltimore as well as Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization.
Christlyn McCaskill
Lacy Mucklow
Lacy Mucklow is a board certified licensed art therapist and art therapy certified supervisor who has been practicing art therapy in the Washington, DC area since 1999. She has experience working with a variety of mental health populations and settings, including schools, home-based counseling, and hospitals working primarily with adolescents and their families. Lacy has worked for the Department of Defense since 2002 and also works in private practice with all ages. She also has enjoyed supervising graduate interns as well as ATR and licensure candidates since 2005.