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Mattel’s Barbie brand just launched its first mental health career—and they chose to show Barbie as an art therapist! AATA hopes Art Therapy Barbie will inspire the next generation of art therapists and mental health professionals. The Art Therapy Barbie Playset comes with a Barbie art therapist doll and a smaller client doll who has a unique feature: kids can rotate the emoji on the small doll’s shirt to help express her emotions. A total of 10 accessories, including a kitten, art supplies, and mood stickers can be used to engage imaginations in storytelling and role-play and to allow kids to explore careers in mental health. At a time when children are facing a multitude of mental health crises, AATA hopes Art Therapy Barbie will give parents and caregivers an opportunity to talk about mental health with kids and explore the power of art-making in wellness. Art Therapy Barbie is also an opportunity for our community to raise awareness about art therapy. Please share this post about Barbie and Art Therapy, as well as this fact sheet, What is Art Therapy?
  
During Creative Arts Therapies Week, the third week of March, we aim to spread awareness about art therapy and other life-enhancing mental health professions. Here are seven ways you can help celebrate Creative Arts Therapies Week in your workplace or community! And share on social media with #CATsWeek2024.
Last month, AATA Member Briana Colton, MA, LPCC, ATR, testified before the Minnesota House of Representatives about a bill, HF 2743, that would establish art therapy licensure in the state! You can watch her testimony here and watch Rep. Esther Agbaje discuss the importance of art therapy licensure here. If you live in Minnesota and want to support efforts to secure art therapy licensure in the state, contact the Minnesota Art Therapy Association.
Member Corner
The Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE) is currently seeking applications and nominations for two Educator and one Practitioner positions that will become open on July 1, 2024.
"Working with the BIPOC and underserved communities has shaped my professional focus and career in ways that I never thought possible. Knowing and understanding the benefits of art therapy and how limited it appears to be in terms of access to BIPOC and unserved communities has been a driving force for me. I have learned a new form of resiliency from working with this population. This work continues to support and validate the notion that representation matters." — Tuesdai Johnson, MS, ATR, Licensed Resident in Counseling
Did you know that you can be one of AATA's Featured Members? This is a member benefit and a great opportunity to be recognized, regardless of whether you a student, just starting out in your art therapy journey, or a long-time professional. Share your background and experience so that others in the art therapy community can learn more and be inspired. You can access the Featured Member Form by logging into MyAATA and going to the Professional Development section.
JOURNAL NEWS
Take a look at these Art Therapy Journal book reviews from Volume 40, Issue 4. As always, AATA Members have free online access to the Journal by logging into MyAATA and going to the Professional Development section. Book Review: A Review of “When Art Therapy Meets Sex Therapy: Creative Explorations of Sex, Gender, and Relationships” By Glenn M. Smulyan
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