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Full <strong>Conference</strong> Schedule - Thursday, June 27, 2013<br />

7:45 a.m.-7:55 a.m.<br />

Mandala Opening Ceremony<br />

Location: Sheraton Grand Ballroom D, Second Floor<br />

The Venerable Ngawang Chojor, a Tibetan monk, master artist,<br />

and representative of Tibetan Children's Education Foundation<br />

(TCEF) will begin the creation of a sacred sand mandala. The<br />

site will be consecrated and the first grains of sand will be<br />

placed onto the mandala's surface. Over the next 3 days,<br />

millions of grains of colored sand will be painstakingly laid onto<br />

the mandala grid to create an incredible, sacred, and healing art<br />

form. <strong>Conference</strong> attendees are invited to observe, meditate,<br />

and enjoy the mandala throughout the conference. This event is<br />

sponsored by Evergreen Art Therapy Association and Antioch<br />

University Seattle.<br />

8:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.<br />

Opening Plenary at the Sheraton Hotel ▪ RE6308<br />

Location: Sheraton Grand Ballroom, A/B/C, Second Floor<br />

Antoaneta Balabanov, M.D., will provide an overview of how<br />

art impacts the brain of those with Epilepsy. She will share the<br />

national research project commissioned by the Epilepsy<br />

Foundation to measure the outcomes related to Studio E: The<br />

Epilepsy Art Therapy <strong>Program</strong> in 22 cities. Phil Gattone, CEO,<br />

of the National Epilepsy Foundation will provide an overview<br />

of Studio E and the collaboration with the American Art Therapy<br />

Association. Lacy Vitko, M.A., will highlight the Studio E<br />

program goals, outcomes, a short case study, the program’s<br />

national growth, and future research.<br />

9:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m.<br />

Open Art Studio Open<br />

Location: Convention Center, 6A, Sixth Floor<br />

9:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m.<br />

Marketplace of Ideas (Exhibit Hall) Open<br />

Location: Convention Center, 6A, Sixth Floor<br />

9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.<br />

Networking Break in the Marketplace of Ideas<br />

Location: Convention Center, 6A, Sixth Floor<br />

10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.<br />

Research Roundtable (Extended Session)<br />

RE5040 ▪ AATA Research Committee Research Roundtable<br />

Patricia St. John, Ed.D., ATR-BC, LCAT<br />

Location: Convention Center, 603, Sixth Floor<br />

The annual AATA Research Committee Research Roundtable is<br />

a lively forum for discussing research projects. Art therapy<br />

researchers and aspiring researchers seek feedback and<br />

exchange ideas. Research presentations are about completed<br />

projects as well as those in process, and proposed. Join us at<br />

this dynamic and inspiring forum!<br />

10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.<br />

Panels<br />

RE5017 ▪ Art Therapy, Yoga, and Mindfulness:<br />

Contemplative Approaches to Practice-Year 2<br />

Ellen Horovitz, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LCAT, RYT; Michael Franklin,<br />

Ph.D., ATR-BC; and Patricia Isis, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LMHC<br />

Location: Convention Center, 612, Sixth Floor<br />

Many current illnesses originate from our modern lifestyles that<br />

splinter the ailing human psyche. During this second year of<br />

investigation, this panel presentation will address principles of<br />

self-care, mindful awareness, presence, attunement, and<br />

resonance through case examples and brief experiential<br />

examples.<br />

SC5226 ▪ The Open Hand: Touch Drawing as an Integrative<br />

Healing Art Form<br />

Deborah Koff-Chapin, B.F.A., Katrina Plato, M.A.A.T., ATR,<br />

Kathleen Horne, M.A., LMHC, Mukti Khanna, Ph.D., and Lisa<br />

Fladager, MCAT, R-DMT, CMA, LMHC<br />

Location: Convention Center, 611, Sixth Floor<br />

Touch Drawing is a simple, powerful method for drawing with<br />

the touch of the fingertips. The developer will demonstrate and<br />

describe its unique qualities and range of applications. Other<br />

panelists will illuminate facets of Touch Drawing through the<br />

lens of their specialty areas, sharing examples from their work<br />

with different populations.<br />

ET5108 ▪ Art Therapy Ethical Practice and Multicultural/<br />

Diversity Competence<br />

Cheryl Doby-Copeland, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LPC, LMFT, Jordan<br />

Potash, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LCAT, Savneet Talwar, Ph.D., ATR-<br />

BC, and Lindsey Vance, M.A.<br />

Location: Convention Center, 608, Sixth Floor<br />

The Ethics Committee panel will present on ethical issues in<br />

culturally competent art therapy practice. Specifically, panelists<br />

will discuss the AATA Multicultural/Diversity Competencies,<br />

strategies to develop multicultural competence, social justice<br />

and advocacy, along with ethical decision-making with respect<br />

to cross-cultural research.<br />

Workshops (Separate registration required)<br />

PP2063 ▪ A Person in the Rain: Professional Self Portraits<br />

Annette Shore, M.A., ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC, NCC<br />

Location: Convention Center, 605, Sixth Floor<br />

The focus is on enhancing participants’ understanding of jobrelated<br />

stress, professional identity, and clinical practice through<br />

an enjoyable art activity. A Person in the Rain is the vehicle for<br />

exploration of professional self-perception. Didactic and<br />

experiential work facilitates insight regarding one’s work as an<br />

art therapist.<br />

SC2068 ▪ Mime Art: Using Imagination to Connect Visual<br />

Expression and Pantomime for Healing<br />

Eva Szego, M.A., ATR-BC, LPC, LMFT, and Julithe Garrett<br />

Location: Convention Center, 613, Sixth Floor<br />

Mime Art will challenge attendees in understanding themselves<br />

nonverbally. Art creates images, pantomime expresses<br />

universal behavior. In this workshop, participants will learn how<br />

to pay attention to their mind and to convey images through<br />

movement and art. Every gesture, every line embodies a<br />

specific feeling, attitude or memory.<br />

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