[Self-Study] Understanding The Developmental Journey: Developing Supervisors and Supervision Practices. (N/NY)

Recorded On: 04/11/2025

Session 3 of the AATA 2025 Supervision Series

Description:

What do art therapy professionals need to make the transition to supervisor? What are the competencies of supervisors and how do they further evolve into master clinicians and become catalysts towards generativity in the field? The supervisory relationship can create a process that repeats with supervisee’s work with other clinicians that they, in turn, supervise. In that way, we are modeling how to be a supervisor in every moment of supervision. Senior clinicians become adept at moving through the roles of teacher, helper, listener, and consultant in the supervisory process. Learn a model that allows the supervisor to work with intent.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will:

1) Identify the common qualities, challenges, and conflicts common for the professional path for art therapists evolving from new professional to an experienced professional
2) Define supervision of supervision
3) Appropriately use supervisory intervention strategies with mid to later career professionals

Additional Information:

This session is worth 2 CEUs and is ATCB, NBCC & LCATs eligible.

Annette Vaccaro

EdD, LPAT, LCSW, SCPsyA, LPC, ATR-BC, ACS, ATCS

Associate Professor at Caldwell University and Coordinator of their Art Therapy Programs

Dr. Annette Vaccaro, EdD, LPAT, LCSW, SCPsyA, LPC, ATR-BC, ACS, ATCS, Dr. Annette Vaccaro maintains a general practice with a specialty in clinical supervision, in Livingston, NJ. She is the Director of Academic Affairs at the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP, http://www.acapnj.org and Director of Academic Affairs at The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis (BGSP, https://nj.bgsp.edu within the New Jersey Branch campus. Dr. Vaccaro is also an Associate Professor at Caldwell University and Coordinator of their Art Therapy Programs. She is currently preparing the Post Master's program for online participation from anywhere. Her research interest is in the professional journey of art therapists and psychotherapists.

Traci Bitondo

PhD, LPC, ATR-BC, ACS, ATCS

Assistant Professor at Caldwell University

Dr. Traci Bitondo is an Assistant Professor at Caldwell University, where she shares her expertise in Counseling and Art Therapy with future professionals. She holds a Master’s in Counseling, specializing in Art Therapy, and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. Honored with the 2022 Nancy Schoebel Legislative Service Award from the American Art Therapy Association and the NJ Counseling Association’s Edward Stroh LPC Award. Traci also led a research team recognized with the Rawley Silver Research Award.

She is the immediate past President of the New Jersey Art Therapy Association and has presented nationally and internationally on trauma treatment, art therapy interventions for special populations, and clinical supervision. She operates a Counseling and Art Therapy practice where she treats mental health clients, supervises emerging professionals, and advises on practice development. Her background includes working in diverse settings with clients facing severe mental illness, individuals in the vision loss and blind community, and providing in-home therapy to families in crisis.