[Self-Study] NY-TA111 - Debuting the Second Edition for FEATS Rating Manual and New PPAT Archive (NY)

Recorded On: 12/16/2022

Description:

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.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1) ⁠Identify at least three major additions or revisions included in the second edition of the FEATS Rating Manual.
2) Differentiate between the Person Picking an Apple from a Tree (PPAT) assessment and the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS).
3) Describe at least three current or emerging applications of the FEATS Digital Archive and PPAT database.

Additional Information:

This session is worth 1 CEU
This session is ATCB and NY LCAT eligible
Track: Theory & Assessment (TA)

Linda Gantt

PhD, ATR-BC, HLM

Dr. Linda Gantt, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM, is the co-owner of the ITR Training Institute, Morgantown, WV. She has presented nationally and internationally on art therapy in trauma treatment and the Instinctual Trauma Response as well as on the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) that she and Carmello Tabone developed.

Annie McFarland

PhD, ATR-BC

Annie McFarland, PhD, ATR-BC, is an artist, art therapist, and educator currently working as Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Art Therapy program at West Virginia University. She obtained her MS in art therapy in 2013 and her PhD in art education with emphasis in art therapy in 2020. She has clinical experience working in inpatient psychiatric facilities, hospice and bereavement, memory care, developmental disabilities, and community arts settings. Her doctoral research focused on using papermaking for narrative storytelling and trauma recovery with older veterans. She has also expanded her artistic and therapeutic practice in papermaking to work with community loss, bereavement, mental health recovery, and social activism. She is also a collaborator with Peace Paper Project, an international community-arts initiative that utilizes traditional papermaking as a form of trauma therapy, social engagement, and community activism.