[Student Version] Brushstrokes of Hope: Harnessing the Power of Art for Resilience and Suicide Prevention (N)
Recorded On: 08/26/2025
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Description:
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
- List three key factors contributing to suicidal ideation among individuals
- Identify 5 key skills in assessing for suicide risk
- Create a basic safety plan for a client with active suicidal ideation
Additional Information:
- This version is not CE eligible.
Important note from AATA: While this session and all other sessions in our Monthly Learning Series and Online Learning Academy can provide some general information and guidance regarding mental health topics, it's critical to remember that it is not equivalent to professional mental health care or a mental health degree. Art therapists are credentialed mental health professionals. They are trained in a broad range of psychological theory and ways to use art media and creative processes to help people cope with mental health challenges. Art therapists hold Masters–level or higher degrees. Look for an art therapist with the credentials ATR (art therapist registered) or ATR–BC (board–certified art therapist registered).
Patricia "Patsy" Mika
MA, MFT, QMHP
Clinical Team Lead with REACH, Easterseals PORT Health
Patsy Mika is a qualified mental health professional (QMHP) with experience working in diverse adolescent and adult populations, including in-recovery for substance abuse, post-incarceration rehabilitation, at-risk youth, trauma across the life span (point of incident and recovery), crisis intervention and prevention, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Patsy is skilled in assessing patients and developing and administering treatment plans utilizing her background in positive psychology and person-centered care. Patsy brings a clinical focus on trauma-informed care, multicultural awareness, positive psychology, clinical art therapy, and mindfulness-based practices, among others. She also has both personal and professional experience in multicultural, multigenerational, and multilingual situations.
Patsy is currently working in community-based crisis response, serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the REACH program in Northern Virginia. REACH works alongside 988 (the national suicide and crisis lifeline) to help provide timely responses to families and providers.
She earned her B.A. from Spring Hill College cum laude, where she majored in Art Therapy and Psychology, and holds a Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Clinical Art Psychotherapy from Loyola Marymount University, where she studied under Helen Landgarten. Patsy lives in D.C. with her husband and their two beautiful boys, ages five and nine months.
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