Ageist beliefs can have profound impacts on the lives of older adults, communities, and institutions. This session will explore how and where ageism shows up in art therapy, strategies to address internalized ageism, and the use of art to call attention to ageism in our daily lives and institutions.
Suggested Art Materials:
Paper, Journal, and any art media you prefer including oil pastels, colored pencils, watercolor/acrylic paints, mixed media, etc.
Dr. Erin Partridge
Board Certified Art Therapist
Elder Care Alliance
Erin Partridge, PhD, ATR-BC is an artist and board certified, registered art therapist. Her clinical experience includes work in community, pediatric, forensic, and geriatric settings. Erin received a BFA, studying fine art, psychology and women’s studies in at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She went onto obtain a MA in art therapy from New York University in 2008, and a PhD in art therapy from Notre Dame de Namur in 2016. Erin’s teaching and lecturing experience includes teaching at NDNU in the art therapy department, guest lectures in art and counseling programs, mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, workshop facilitation at several national conferences, and interviews with media about art therapy.
Her research interests incorporate the lived experience and focus on participatory, ethnographic, and art-based approaches. She is currently working on responding to the findings of her research within the elder care context, and conducting continued research in this setting.