 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archive | Subscribe | Advertise | arttherapy.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 AATA News
By Brian Tepper, LCAT, LPAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, MPS, MSA AATA Conference Committee Chair We are excited to open registration for the AATA2025 Virtual Conference! The conference will offer attendees all-new, never-been-seen learning sessions. And we’ll be hosting the conference on a platform designed specifically for the art therapy community. It will feature the same aspects of AATA’s In-Person Conference that we love, but in a 100% virtual format with live, real-time discussion—plus the ability to watch (or re-watch) later. As our 2024 Virtual Conference attendees mentioned last year when the platform debuted, this wasn’t the usual webinar event with a string of Zoom webinars, but a virtual experience. Join us Oct. 25 - 26 from anywhere! Plus, if you are registered to attend the In-Person Conference in Portland, you will receive a 50% registration discount on the Virtual Conference during Early Bird.
Please join us April 22 at 7 p.m. ET for Self-Disclosure in Social Media, the second session in our 2025 Ethics Series. Panelists will discuss the challenges therapists face when sharing personal or professional content online, including the implications of self-disclosure or blurred boundaries in the client-therapist relationship that may occur through posting content. Learn more about our stellar presenters (and AATA volunteers!) through this blog post where they share insights about their approaches to ethical decision-making when faced with uncertainty, best practices, and more. This session is FREE for AATA Student Members and discounted for AATA Members. Please join us on April 22 for a live, virtual conversation—or watch On Demand anytime.
Member Corner
The American Art Therapy Association honors excellence in the art therapy profession through its annual awards, honors, and scholarships. Every year, we recognize AATA members who have made strides in research, education, and their own practices, and you can check out our 2024 winners here. The 2025 Call for Applications is open, and we hope you will take a moment to honor a colleague by nominating them or consider applying yourself to support your own career. Apply Today!
“My suggestion would be to trust the process and yourself. Everyone goes through (and will continue to no matter how experienced they are) imposter syndrome. Find your Art Therapy community and people. These are important people where you can uplift and support each other.”
Planning on attending AATA2025 in Portland, OR? Ensure that your membership is current so you can take advantage of the deepest Early Bird Registration discounts to attend the conference. Unsure of your membership status? Login to your MyAATA account to check your membership status, update your address and contact information, and more!
For additional questions, please call us at 703-548-5862 or email us at membership@arttherapy.org.
Learn More about Membership Options... ADVOCACY UPDATESBy Gaelan Walker LCAT LPC; Kristine Bella, LCAT, ATR-BC, ATCS; and Mary Andrus DAT LCAT LPC ATCS
HB3761, which would allow the state to issue licenses to practice art therapy as a provisional licensed art therapist, passed unanimously out of committee on April 9 and was later approved by the House with a 46-9 vote on April 14. This bill represents an important step toward streamlining the licensure process in Oregon and making it easier for art therapists to practice. It also requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to reimburse services provided by licensed art therapists, certified art therapists, and provisionally licensed art therapists through the state’s medical assistance program. As we celebrate this victory, let’s keep the momentum going! Please write to your state senator about the importance of this bill. To find out who your senator is, click here. By Briana Colton, MA, ATR-BC, LPCC Our bills will not be heard until the 2026 session as the first year of the biennium is used to review and approve the budget, while the second year is policy-focused, and our bill is considered a "policy issue". As we wait for our bill to be heard, please don’t forget to contact your legislator and ask them to support the bills SF1675 and HF2590.
By Andrea Davis, LPC-AT/S, ATR-BC, ATCS Art therapy licensure legislation has been introduced in Texas as HB4557 in the House by Representative Anchía and as SB1081 in the Senate by Senator West. Currently, SB1081 has been referred to the Senate Business & Commerce Committee. Our next step will be to push for a committee hearing. If you live in Texas, please contact your Texas Representative or Senator—especially if they are a member of the Senate Business & Commerce Committee. Let them know you support art therapy licensure and ask them to co-sponsor both HB4557 and SB1081. Also ask your Senator to move SB1081 out of committee.To find out who your lawmakers are, click here. You can use this model letter for Texans to help you draft your message to your lawmaker, or find additional sample letters and updates on our Facebook page: "Texas Art Therapy Licensure."
Kansas State Representative Susan Ruiz introduced HB2072, which has now been referred to the House Health and Human Services Committee. Please contact your representative, especially if they are a member of the committee, to ask them to co-sponsor HB2072 and pass it out of committee. You can find out who your representative is here. Use this model letter for Kansans to help you write your lawmaker about the bill.
JOURNAL NEWS
Article: Art Therapy for Adolescents With Depression: Feasibility and Acceptability Study in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Christina Blomdahl & Angeliki Goulias Brief Report: Transformative Connections: Exploring Relational Art Therapy in a Women’s Prison Hayley Arjona & Theresa Van Lith Events
From the AATA Career Center- SPONSORED POST - Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Licensed Art Therapist (LCPAT) for our Expressive Therapy Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.
Want to post or apply for art therapy jobs? Visit the AATA Career Center, the one-stop-shop to help art therapists at all levels find new opportunities. For questions about the career center, please email info@arttherapy.org.
Art Therapy in the News |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The AATA's Art Therapy Today includes a digest of the most important news selected for the AATA from thousands of sources. Guest articles may be submitted to info@arttherapy.org. Publication of any guest article is at the sole discretion of the AATA. The opinions expressed and/or contents of guest articles, advertisements, and external links included in any AATA publication do not represent the positions or policies of the AATA. The AATA makes no warrenty or representation concerning the accuracy of such content. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
