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
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.