May 30, 2024 We are thrilled to offer so many Continuing Education sessions at AATA2024, our annual in-person conference. Attendees may earn up to 130 CE credits. Thanks to our amazing presenters for sharing their knowledge with the art therapy community! A complete Program Guide will be available soon! In the meantime, please review this “sneak peek” of educational offerings. Clinical Approaches Sessions that present information on therapeutic best practices, case studies, and art therapy techniques and methods. Includes Addictions/Substance Abuse (AS), Child/Adolescents (CA), Fore ..read more

May 20, 2024   This Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we are proud to highlight the artwork and service of our members! Please take a moment to read their profiles and share with your friends and networks.   Learn more about Maria here. Learn more about Aishwerya here. Watch her 2024 Ethics Continuing Education session, Same, Same But Different—Exploring and Comparing Art Therapy History, Education, and Practice in the US and India, in AATA’s Online Learning Academy. Learn more about Tsz Yan Winnie here. Watch her session for AAPI Heritage Month, Pen ..read more

May 7, 2024 The American Art Therapy Association represents a diversity of professionals, students, and organizations across the nation. We recognize and celebrate the work of our members at all levels through our Featured Member series. We invite Featured Members to share their insights and experiences about their work, clients, and art therapy journey.  What inspires you most about your job right now? Engaging in vibrant community of students, colleagues, and doing what I love. Has working with a particular client group shaped your professional focus or specialty?  ..read more

May 14, 2024 | By Devika Parmar, AMFT Since entering the field of art therapy, I have often wondered: what makes an art therapist? I completed my Masters in Marital and Family Therapy last year and was taught the clinical foundations of this work, so certainly an art therapist that does make me. However, as a pre-licensed therapist that does not work primarily with the modality of art therapy, I’ve reflected over the last months especially how and in what ways my identity can still exist as central in my work. I recall a memorable meeting with my art therapy supervisor in the final semest ..read more

May 7, 2024 The American Art Therapy Association represents a diversity of professionals, students, and organizations across the nation. We recognize and celebrate the work of our members at all levels through our Featured Member series. We invite Featured Members to share their insights and experiences about their work, clients, and art therapy journey.  What inspires you most about your job right now? I currently work as a fellow in an outpatient psychiatry clinic within a hospital setting. I am inspired by the opportunities to continually learn and stretch my clinical u ..read more

May 7, 2024 The American Art Therapy Association represents a diversity of professionals, students, and organizations across the nation. We recognize and celebrate the work of our members at all levels through our Featured Member series. We invite Featured Members to share their insights and experiences about their work, clients, and art therapy journey.  What excites you most about your job right now? I am excited about beginning the second innings in my life at 50, where I have changed my profession from Financial Services to being in a mental health profession. I am exc ..read more

April 22, 2024 | By Juliet L. King (PhDc), ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC The Research Committee’s goal for these awards is to promote excellence in research and recognize achievements in research by both students and professionals. At AATA2023 last year, we celebrated the research work of many AATA members who received awards during an annual ceremony. With this year’s awards applications in mind, we invite you to take a look at a few of the winners below and their research commitments to art therapy. Mia, Mary, and Jinnie are inspiring, as are the other recipients who won last year.    Appl ..read more

April 6, 2024 | By Eliza Homer, PhD, ATR-BC, LCPC, NCC, Chair, Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE) The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) awarded initial accreditation to the Art Therapy master’s program at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The CAAHEP Board approved the accreditation recommendation by the Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE) for the art therapy graduate program on March 15, 2024. This is the 36th art therapy master’s program to receive initial accreditat ..read more

April 16, 2024 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. The 2024 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! The deadline to apply is May 13, 2024.   Research Awards Growing the profession by rewarding excellence in research and supporting emerging a ..read more

April 15, 2024 Join us for the third session in AATA’s 2024 Ethics Continuing Education virtual series, Beyond the Breach: Strategies for Responding to Confidentiality Crises, hosted by Traci Bitondo PhD, LPC, LPAT, ATR-BC, ACS, ATCS. Dr. Bitondo will focus on building knowledge and strategies to effectively manage breaches of confidentiality as well as building ethical awareness, which are both pivotal aspects of therapeutic integrity and client trust. The session will explore relevant HIPAA regulations and art therapy ethical codes to provide participants with the tools to navigate the ..read more