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Full Conference Schedule - Thursday, June 27, 2013 PP2128 ▪ Art Therapy and Social Problem-Solving: Using Creativity to Cope with Chronic Illness Barbara Parker-Bell, Psy.D., ATR-BC Location: Convention Center, 614, Sixth Floor In this workshop, participants will learn about social problemsolving therapy and art therapy approaches that help clients address challenges of chronic illness. Using art therapy examples, the stages of social problem-solving training will be outlined. Finally, participants will be engaged in guided art activities related to problem-solving. 10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m. Focus Group TA4271 ▪ Art Therapy and Spirituality Mimi Farrelly-Hansen, MA, ATR-BC, LPC Location: Convention Center, 606, Sixth Floor Claiming our position as holistically oriented, culturally sensitive clinicians requires that art therapists discover their own beliefs and biases about religion and spirituality. Spiritual assessments, developed by our colleagues in counseling, social work, psychology, and psychiatry, encourage discussion. Spiritual assessment handouts will be given. Networking will be encouraged. Papers MC6206 ▪ Gender and Culturally Responsive Approaches to Art Therapy with Female Juveniles Mercedes ter Maat, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LPC, and Maria Espinola, M.S. Location: Convention Center, 607, Sixth Floor Approximately 600,000 teenage girls are arrested yearly in the U.S. This presentation will explore the use of gender and culturally responsive approaches for female juveniles with a history of trauma and will focus on ways art therapists can serve the needs of this vulnerable and underserved population. PP6016 ▪ Transform Your Inner Tyrants with Internal Family Systems and Somatic Art Therapy Meagan Pugh, D.Min., ATR-BC, SEP Location: Convention Center, 602, Sixth Floor The Internal Family Systems Model, somatic awareness practices, and creative art process can identify emotional and behavioral subpersonalities or parts of the psyche, and transform tyrannical protective strategies into helpful inner alliances. These modalities help to realign the nervous system to release the aftereffects of trauma and create harmony. AU6034 ▪ Creativity, Coping and Communication: Elements of Art Therapy for Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum Jane Richardson, Ed.D, ATR-BC, LMHC Location: Convention Center, 604, Sixth Floor Case studies show the potential of art therapy for supporting greater inclusion for adolescents on the spectrum. Elements of art therapy include mastery of materials and support of expression to facilitate coping and communication; encouraging the exploration of personal creativity, and a developing sense of self in relationship and community. 11:20 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Digital Poster Sessions MS3095 ▪ Creating a Healing Community: Art Therapy Support Group for Pediatric Hospital Employees Mary Kohut, M.A., ATR-BC, PCC Location: Convention Center, 609, Sixth Floor This presentation will address the wellness benefits of developing an art therapy group for pediatric hospital employees to help relieve stress and process feelings. Both employee artwork and descriptions of group dynamics will be discussed. Participants will learn how to create a sense of community by implementing a support group. GE3084 ▪ Art as Antidote: Art Therapy and the Eden Alternative Erin Partridge, M.A., ATR Location: Convention Center, 610, Sixth Floor A diagnosis of dementia does not mean an end to creativity. This case study will describe the process of facilitated discussion, computer-aided design, and assisted painting used with residents at Salem Lutheran Home’s memory care program. The residents created a wall-sized mural to enhance their living space. 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Master Supervision Groups ES9028 ▪ Adults with Severe Mental Illness Mary Ellen McAlevey, M.A., ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC, ACS Location: Convention Center, 602, Sixth Floor Working with adults with severe mental illness requires hopefulness, empathy, the ability to engage and inspire; boundaries, creativity, and more. Come and share your questions and examples with other art therapists who work in psychiatric facilities and/or day treatment centers. Be a change agent and a hope agent! AS9200 ▪ Motivational Interviewing and Art Therapy - Master Supervision Ed Oechslie, M.A., ATR-BC Location: Convention Center, 604, Sixth Floor Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a method of working with people with addictions and those resistant to change. This supervision group will explore ways the theories of MI can be applied using art and imagery to help clients move through the stages of change, facilitating the implementation of new behaviors. MC9061 ▪ Multicultural Issues in Supervision: Facilitating Multicultural Competency in Supervision Relationships Stella Stepney, M.S., ATR-BC, LCAT Location: Convention Center, 607, Sixth Floor The “multi” dimension of “multicultural supervision” refers to situations in which supervisors and supervisees are involved in examining a variety of cultural, ethnic, and racial issues pertinent to effective therapy with clients from diverse backgrounds. The group will focus on a framework to facilitate learning multicultural competencies in supervision relationships. Join us for the Arts and Crafts Marketplace tonight (Thursday, June 27) from 5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in the East Lobby of the Convention Center, on the sixth floor. Shop for unique art, jewelry, fashion design, and more– created by talented art therapists and members of the American Art Therapy Association. 20 www.arttherapyconference.com| AATA 44th Annual Conference | Seattle, WA
Full Conference Schedule - Thursday, June 27, 2013 AU9096 ▪ Autism Spectrum Disorders Donna Betts, Ph.D., ATR-BC Location: Convention Center, 606, Sixth Floor Application of art therapy with people who have Autism Spectrum Disorders is the focus of this session. Attendees are encouraged to discuss cases, explore treatment planning, establishment of art therapy goals and objectives in the IEP, use of assessments, and other relevant aspects of working with this population. 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Digital Poster Sessions CA3192 ▪ Catapults, Aliens and Checkerboards: Art Therapy and ADHD in Children Michelle Webb, M.A. Location: Convention Center, 612, Sixth Floor Conventional recommendations for art therapy with ADHD suggest structure, limited choices, and a directed approach. This session will explore art therapy in a school-based setting in which the therapist embraced the client’s spontaneous art in conjunction with more structured methods in order to integrate cognitive and emotion regulation. TE3212 ▪ Technology and Art Therapy: Exploring Client Access and Response Noel L'Esperance, M.S., ATR, PCTL, LPC Location: Convention Center, 611, Sixth Floor This session presents a pilot study that begins to examine technology use within art therapy, from both a clinician and client's perspective. The exploration of preliminary findings will discuss use, ethical precautions, and barriers to effective treatment within a diverse and multicultural practice. GM3220 ▪ The Bearing Witness Art Show: Healing Pregnancy Loss and Infertility Through the Arts Kristen Larsen, M.A. Location: Convention Center, 608, Sixth Floor Pregnancy loss and infertility can be the most devastating experiences of a person's life, yet they are rarely talked about in a creative and public arena. Experience and explore the Bearing Witness Art Show, a collaboration of 32 artists who contributed visual, written, and musical works about grief and loss. 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Quick Draw Location: Convention Center, Open Art Studio, 6A Join us in the Open Art Studio in the Marketplace of Ideas to see our talented artists create works that will be donated for a silent auction to benefit the American Art Therapy Association’s Scholarship Program. The art will be on display for bids in the same location until Friday, June 28 at 4:00 p.m. We hope you will consider supporting this worthy cause! 12:00 p.m.-12:50 p.m. Papers TR6131 ▪ A Visual Exploration of Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue Jennifer Harkness, M.A., LMHCA Location: Convention Center, 609, Sixth Floor This presentation will give an overview of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue including definitions and symptoms and how to take inventory of their effects. Attendees will witness a visual journey of art-based healing and exploration as well as gain interventions for themselves or clients struggling with these difficult issues. RE6064 ▪ Combining Art Therapy and Adventure Based Counseling (ABC) Jane Bishow-Semevolos, M.A. Location: Convention Center, 610, Sixth Floor These hands-on forms of therapy have a great deal to offer one another. Incorporating art therapy in the adventure setting debriefing process can support a more meaningful experience. Also, aspects of ABC can be manipulated into art therapy, focusing on problem solving, team dynamics, and the importance of fun. 12:30 p.m.-1:20 p.m. Paper TR6105 ▪ Symbolizing Bodily Held Memory: The Role of Visual Expression in Healing Trauma Melisa Susman, M.A. Location: Convention Center, 603, Sixth Floor This paper demonstrates how to conceptualize and apply art therapy as a body-oriented complex trauma treatment. Informed by neurobiological and attachment theories, it shows how art– based visual symbolizations and sensory-motor actions performed in therapy reduce somatic dissociation and improve affect regulation, key goals in healing complex trauma. 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Special Presentation Janice Hoshino Ph.D., ATR-BC Location: Marketplace of Ideas, Marquee Theatre, 6A The 2003 Pearlie Roberson Scholarship Award winning Documentary Video: Visual Memories: Japanese Internment will be presented to celebrate the last decade of financial support made through this Award program. View the work of the outstanding recipients of the 2003 Pearlie Roberson Scholarship Award, Rachel LordKenaga, M.A., ATR, LMHC, Sharon Sanborn, M.A., ATR-BC, LMHC, CHT, and Janice Hoshino Ph.D., ATR-BC. 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Panels PP5127 ▪ Connecting Communities: Visual Expression and Healing with Evidenced Based and Wraparound Programs Chelsea Hipple, M.A., Saba Harouni, M.A., ATR, LMFT, and Stefanie Louie, M.A., ATR-BC Location: Convention Center, 612, Sixth Floor This panel considers the importance of connecting the artistic healing process with evidenced-based programs and wraparound services in community mental health. The panel focuses on identifying programs used within community mental health and specific art interventions, including altered books, used to promote visual expression and meeting treatment goals. ES5153 ▪ Mindfulness and Art Therapy: Application, Benefits, Challenges, Cautions Laury Rappaport, Ph.D., MFT, ATR-BC, Michael Franklin, Ph.D., ATR-BC, Patricia Isis, Ph.D., LMHC, ATR-BC, and Caroline Peterson, M.A., ATR-BC, LPC Location: Convention Center, 611, Sixth Floor Four applications of mindfulness and art therapy will be presented: 1) Mindfulness-based art therapy approaches with cancer; 2) MBSR and expressive arts in hospital-based community outreach center; 3) Mindfulness/meditation in training art therapists; and 4) Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy (FOAT). AATA 44th Annual Conference | Seattle, WA | www.arttherapyconference.com 21
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