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Join us at AATA's Virtual Event on Technology, Art Therapy and Mental Health, 12/2!
  
We are thrilled to announce our first-ever technology event, Artful Connections: Technology, Art Therapy and Mental Health, to be held Dec. 2!

Together, let’s explore how technology — from virtual sessions and virtual reality, to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and wearable tech — is transforming mental health care and the work art therapists do every day. Our presenters will address how they apply emerging technologies to their work and research as well as the ethical implications. The event will be held live (not pre-recorded) with dynamic, engaging discussion and opportunities to network with art therapists, researchers, and mental health professionals from around the world.
Introducing the AATA2023 Multicultural Quilt
  
By LaToya Pegram (Kinard) MAC, MAAT, LPC, LPAT, ATR-BC
Multicultural Committee Chair 

The Multicultural Committee is hosting an auction for the quilt completed at the AATA2023 conference. The proceeds support the Pearlie Roberson Scholarship Award Fund and/or other Multicultural Committee endeavors. In case you missed the quilt project at AATA2023, please support the committee by bidding for the quilt! 
M.A. Counseling Art Therapy Specialization
Caldwell University
The first CACREP accredited program of this type in the nation. The program fulfills educational requirements in both art therapy and mental health counseling.
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It’s AATA Membership Renewal Season! 
Fall is upon us and so is renewal season. Renew today before the dues increase goes into effect on Jan. 1! You can renew for two years under the current dues rate. So, lock in your rate now. Renewing your membership means getting the lowest prices for Artful Connections, our first-ever technology and art therapy virtual CE event scheduled for Dec. 2. 

If you have any questions or need assistance renewing your membership, please contact us at membership@arttherapy.org. Or log into MyAATA to renew.
URSULINE COLLEGE
Member Corner
Florida Art Therapy Advocacy Celebration, 11/17!

Join us in-person on Nov. 17, 5pm, to celebrate Florida's advocacy efforts and the art therapy profession. 
   
AATA Voting Members... Go Vote!
Help shape the future of AATA by voting in our election for AATA’s leaders! 

Voting for AATA Leadership has started. You have until Nov. 6 to cast your ballot. AATA Voting Members received an email containing your voting credentials and a link to access the ballot.  
MS in Art Therapy with Emphasis in Counseling
Mount Mary College®
The Mount Mary University Graduate Art Therapy Program educates students to become self-reflective, ethical practitioners through an art-based curriculum. Didactic, artistic, and experiential learning are integrated with supervised clinical experience to provide development of the whole person. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (caahep.org), it is Wisconsin's only accredited art therapy graduate degree program.
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JOURNAL NEWS
Free Journal Event: Anti-Oppressive Art Therapy, 12/1
  
Join us for conversations about anti-oppressive art therapy with authors from the special issues on intersectionality (International Journal of Art Therapy), re-indigenization and anticolonialism (Canadian Journal of Art Therapy), and cultural humility (Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association).

Everyone is Welcome!
Check out these Free-Access Articles!
  
Here are the two limited free-access articles for Volume 40, Issue 3! You can access them free until the end of the year, Dec. 31.


Events
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Nov 2023
 
Last Day to Vote for AATA Leadership
Be sure to vote!
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Nov 2023
 
The Trauma Hiding in Plain Sight: Workplace Bullying, Treatment Considerations, and a Case Example of Recovery as Seen through the Structure of the Expressive Therapies Continuum
Learn more about workplace bullying and treatment considerations during an AATA Continuing Education session with Megan VanMeter.
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Dec 2023
 
Artful Connections: Technology, Art Therapy and Mental Health
Join us for our First Ever Technology Event! Together, let’s explore how technology — from virtual sessions and virtual reality, to AI and wearable tech — is transforming mental health care and the work art therapists do every day. The event will be held live (not pre-recorded) with dynamic, engaging discussion.
Adler University
Art Therapy in the News
Oklahoma lawmakers explore benefits of art therapy, licensure
[Featuring AATA Member Ebony Easiley]
Source: Fox 25
[SAN DIEGO] North County nonprofit helps veterans heal through art
[Featuring AATA Member Jill Brenegan]
Source: Fox 5
Monster Yogurt raises funds for the Dallas Art Therapy through Create-A-Monster program
[Featuring AATA member Andrea Davis]
Source: Advocate
[KENTUCKY] Frankfort arts program aims to end stigma, help addiction recovery
[Featuring AATA member Janet Osborn]
Source: Lex18
[INDIANA] Art students paint a pathway for the next generation
[Featuring AATA Member Hannah Richardson]
Source: The Echo
[CALIFORNIA] Lighthouse ArtCenter to Host Veterans Art Class
[Featuring AATA Member Shawna Scarpitti]
Source: Palm Beach Illustrated
[INDIA] How art therapy is transforming mental health in India
Source: The Indian Express
[UKRAINE] What We Lost: New Art Therapy Movie by Teenage Victims of War
Source: Kyiv Post

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