Sep 11, 2019 | Ethics Spotlight
During challenging political and social times, it is difficult to remain indifferent. Accordingly, and most notably within the past decade, art therapy professionals have called upon themselves and others to consider roles as social justice advocates (Kaplan, 2007)....
Apr 29, 2019 | Credential Updates
It’s that time of year when credential holders can expect to receive notifications from the ATCB regarding both annual renewal and five-year recertification. While it’s easy to confuse the meaning of the two terms, they are two distinct processes that require...
Jan 4, 2019 | Ethics Spotlight
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou Art therapists are trained to listen, to be grounded, and to think therapeutically; as artists, we are expected to...
Sep 11, 2018 | Credential Holder Profiles, Latest News
I was an Art Therapist in Jersey City where I had helped create and build the art therapy program. One of my first groups consisted of teenagers, students with special needs, most of them were designated as emotionally disturbed. I had to come up with creative art...
Sep 11, 2018 | Credential Holder Profiles
In 1990 I was teaching “art on a cart” to over 700 elementary students in the Jersey City school district. My supervisor told me that the district wanted to start an art therapy program for the students with special needs, I applied for the position. To qualify, I...