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Full Conference Schedule - Friday, June 28, 2013 1:30 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Focus Group RE4146 ▪ Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience Juliet King, M.A., ATR-BC, LPC, Chris Belkofer, Ph.D., ATR, LCPC, Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LCAT Location: Convention Center, 603, Sixth Floor Clinical neuroscience has implications for the field of art therapy in the areas including theory, assessment, and intervention. This annual group will promote an interactive dialogue between professional and student members, facilitated by three art therapists who have unique experience integrating art therapy and neuroscience within research and practice. Papers GE6091 ▪ How Art Making Can Transcend the Challenges of Aging Raquel Chapin Stephenson, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LCAT Location: Convention Center, 602, Sixth Floor The interrelation of art and aging influences emotional and physical processes. This qualitative research study shows how art making helps older adults confront the aging process through the development of identity, motivation, connection, and legacy. Implications for the design and implementation of art therapy programs for older adults will be discussed. MC6107 ▪ Being Transgender: Art and Interview as a Tool for Understanding Amanda Maher, M.A. Location: Convention Center, 604, Sixth Floor This presentation is based on master’s level research using art and interviews to explore the social and psychological experience of gender transition and being transgender. It is intended to inform clinicians as to the specific implications of working with people who either identify as transgender or are questioning their gender. ES6133 ▪ Reducing Burnout For End-of-Life Care Workers: Art Therapy Based Supervision Hospice: Art in Supervision Jordan Potash, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LCAT Location: Convention Center, 607, Sixth Floor End-of-life care workers are susceptible to burnout if not offered proper support. This research study supports the benefits of including art making in supervision. Eighteen hours of art therapy based supervision groups resulted in significantly reduced burnout, greater emotional awareness and comfort with death compared to standard supervision. MS6156 ▪ Walkabout, Photography and Collage: Connecting the Dots of Life, Healing with Cancer Caroline Peterson, M.A., ATR-BC, LPC Location: Convention Center, 606, Sixth Floor This paper presents Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out, an innovative mindfulness-based art therapy program that addresses cancer distress. Over eight sessions, participants connect to experiential awareness using digital photography on walkabouts outside; then working with their own pictures and other art materials, create collages as a path for healing. PP6184 ▪ Diverse Applications in Origami Art Therapy: ADHD, Grief, Trauma and Dementia Ming Fu Wu, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LCAT, and Toshiko Kobayashi, M.A., ATR-BC Location: Convention Center, 609, Sixth Floor This paper presents a clinical approach that incorporates origami art therapy and reutilization for people with various issues including ADHD, grief, trauma, and dementia. The cautions and important ethical considerations in origami art therapy will also be discussed in the presentation. PS6294 ▪ Aesthetic Silence: Cultivating Non-discursive Knowledge Geoffrey Thompson, M.F.A., M.A., ATR-BC, LCAT Location: Convention Center, 610, Sixth Floor Aesthetic silence permits space through which the self can be articulated within artistic sensibility. Both intrapsychic and physical, animated or contemplative, this space facilitates openings for reflection on self and other. The silence of art is the other side of language. This presentation explores the dynamic of self-discovery free from verbal constraints. 2:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Focus Group RE4288 ▪ How to Conduct Effective Art Therapy Research with Bilingual Populations Deborah Sharpe, M.A., ATR-BC, Barbara Fish, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LCPC, and Vanessa Touset Location: Convention Center, 606, Sixth Floor This informal discussion invites art therapists and students to discuss the challenges of developing and conducting effective research addressing the use and benefits of art therapy with bilingual populations, as well as looking at the role of language in how individuals and cultures make sense of and use images. Papers GE6197 ▪ Video as a Witness to the Life Review of a Dying Man Katie Fitzsimmons, M.P.S. Location: Convention Center, 602, Sixth Floor This paper will discuss how digital video can be used as a tool in the art therapy treatment of an elderly man living in a VA hospital. It highlights the affects of institutionalized living on an individual and the anxieties surrounding illness and death. AC6315 ▪ The Art of Advocacy: Working Together to Influence Important Public Policies for Art Therapists Margaret Carlock-Russo, M.A., ATR-BC, LCAT Location: Convention Center, 603, Sixth Floor The Governmental Affairs Committee (GAC) is working to engage all members in advocacy efforts that benefit art therapists in every state. Margaret Carlock-Russo, Chair for the GAC, will provide an information packed overview of the resources available to help members influence state and federal policies affecting the art therapy profession. TR6221 ▪ The Doli Healing Project: Art Therapy with Victims of Gender Based Violence Jen Tedesco, M.P.S., ATR-BC, LCA. Location: Convention Center, 604, Sixth Floor This paper will discuss the implementation of an art therapy intervention designed for victims of Gender-Based Violence. The intervention was launched in Nairobi with Congolese adolescents. Using the transformative nature of dolls, this paper will focus on how art therapy promoted the overall well-being of the participants. 28 www.arttherapyconference.com| AATA 44th Annual Conference | Seattle, WA
Full Conference Schedule - Friday, June 28, 2013 TA6235 ▪ Freeing Art Therapy Scholarship: The Multiple Modes of Constructing and Sharing Knowledge Cathy Moon, M.A., ATR-BC Location: Convention Center, 607, Sixth Floor This presentation challenges traditional notions of scholarly inquiry and proposes alternative models of knowledge construction and sharing in art therapy. In keeping with the spirit of the topic, poetry, images, spoken word, and the performing body will be incorporated along with traditional academic inquiry. TA6286 ▪ Mindfulness Based Art Psychotherapy Practices Noah Hass-Cohen, Psy.D., ATR-BC, LMFT Location: Convention Center, 610, Sixth Floor The presenter discusses the theoretical foundations of mindfulness and several mindfulness-based art psychotherapy practices. The presenter highlights how informal and formal mindful meditation practices can be integrated throughout art making. An emphasis on therapists’ mindfulness practices and an overview of the integrated brain functions associated with mindfulness practices are provided. AC6115 ▪ Creating Alternative Public Spaces: Art-Based Practice, Critical Consciousness and Social Justice Savneet Talwar, Ph.D., ATR-BC, and Sangeetha Ravichandran, M.A.A.T., LPC Location: Convention Center, 609, Sixth Floor The Girl/Friends project will be presented to explore the relationship between multiculturalism, cultural competence, and social justice to examine the importance of “critical consciousness” when working in communities settings. 3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Panels GE5240 ▪ Art Therapy in Dementia Care: Illuminating the Therapeutic Importance of Art Andrea Koch, M.A., Theresa Dewey, M.A.A.T., LPC, and Heather Leigh, M.A., ATR-BC, LCPC Location: Convention Center, 612, Sixth Floor This panel will explore the unique challenges and joys that accompany the practice of art therapists specializing in dementia. Different origins and types of dementia will be discussed as well as art-based interventions that have proven successful in promoting socialization and supporting positive recreation of self. Presenters will also examine the paradox of a therapeutic relationship in which one member cannot remember the other. AU5292 ▪ Combining Art Therapy and Applied Behavior Analysis Jessica Stallings, M.S., ATR-BC, LPC, AS, Erin Carter, B.S., Krista Heller, B.S., Lindsay Ritscher, and Becky Schuldt, B.S. Location: Convention Center, 611, Sixth Floor Applied behavior analysis (ABA) applies behavioral interventions decrease problematic behaviors as well as to increase desired behaviors and is a common treatment for Autism. Many individuals with Autism think in pictures. Conference attendees will learn how combining art therapy and ABA can provide more effective treatment for individuals with Autism. Join us for the Closing Plenary tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. The session features a keynote and the annual awards and scholarship presentation. Refreshments will be served. Paper (Extended Session – 3:15-4:45 p.m.) RE6304 ▪ Success in Research: Invigorate Your Goals, Gain Institutional Support and Attract Funding Donna Betts, Ph.D., ATR-BC, and Caroline Peterson, M.A., ATR-BC, LPC Location: Convention Center, 608, Sixth Floor This informational and dialogic session is designed to help art therapists increase success in research pursuits. The presenters will delineate how art therapists can invigorate their research goals and gain institutional support. This includes an overview of known funders and relevant requests for proposals, how to identify collaborators, and more. Workshops (Separate registration required) PS2246 ▪ The Use of Self-Books to Explore Identity in Clients with BPD Jessica Drass, M.A. Location: Convention Center, 605, Sixth Floor In this workshop participants will explore the use of self-books when working with clients with Borderline Personality Disorder and trauma histories. This project is based on a simple bookmaking process and addresses issues of self-awareness, identity, containment, and control. PP2269 ▪ Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy: Accessing the Body’s Wisdom and Visual Expression for Healing Laury Rappaport, Ph.D., MFT, ATR-BC Location: Convention Center, 614, Sixth Floor This workshop provides an introduction to Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy (FOAT) (Rappaport, 2009). The Focusing Attitude of “being friendly” to inner experience will be presented along with accessing a “felt sense” of experience. A strengths-based Positive Psychology Theme Directed FOAT exercise will be presented for experiential learning. PS2265 ▪ Practical Depths: A Hillman Informed Group Experiential Process Laura Teoli, M.S., ATR, PC Location: Convention Center, 613, Sixth Floor This experiential-based workshop will demonstrate a practical application of Hillman’s theories/techniques within a group process suitable for use with adults in a variety of levels of care for psychiatric conditions. 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Drawing Out Your Soul: An Experience of Touch Drawing Workshop (Separate registration required. Not eligible for CECs). Deborah Koff-Chapin, B.F.A. Location: Convention Center, Open Art Studio, 6A In this workshop, participants will experience the simple yet powerful process of Touch Drawing. Multiple images are created through the touch of fingertips on paper that has been placed over a paint-rolled board. Participants will learn the unique qualities of this technique and why it is accessible in such a broad range of populations. Group discussion will include specific professional applications relevant to participants. 4:00 p.m. Quick Draw Silent Auction Concludes The winning bids will be announced at the Closing Plenary session on Saturday, June 29, 2013, and winners will pick up their artwork at the AATA Booth in the Marketplace of Ideas no later than 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2013. AATA 44th Annual Conference | Seattle, WA | www.arttherapyconference.com 29
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