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Disability Pride Month is celebrated each July to recognize the strength and diversity of the disability community. What began in 1990 as a celebration of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has grown into a global movement. In honor of Disability Pride month, this July we are offering an exclusive, live only CE event with real-time ASL interpretation: Art Therapy and Disability Justice in Mental Health, July 29. Presenters Miki Nishida Goerdt, LCSW, LCSW-C, ATR-BC; Beth Ann (BA) Short, MA, LCAT, ATR-BC, ATCS; Noel King, MAAT, ATR-BC, PhD Candidate; and Nicky Sullivan, Art Therapy Master’s Student at George Washington University, will share their expertise and lived experiences to provide attendees with a better understanding of how to make art therapy more accessible, and foster allyship with disability communities. One of our presenters, Noel King, shares why this topic is especially meaningful: “As a Deaf, queer, Korean American, transracial adoptee, and art therapist, this topic is deeply personal to me. Art therapy can be a powerful tool for healing, resistance, and collective community care. Disability justice calls us to reimagine care and center the creative wisdom disabled people already bring."
Taking place Oct. 25 and 26, our Virtual Conference will offer all-new, never-before-seen learning sessions on a platform designed specifically for us. Join us and earn up to 27 Continuing Education (CE) credits in addition to the 160+ available at our In-Person Conference. Plus, enjoy the same aspects of AATA’s In-Person Conference that the art therapy community loves in a 100% virtual format with live, real-time discussion and the ability to watch (or re-watch) later. For those of you hoping to get the best of both worlds, you can register for the In-Person conference and receive 50% off your Virtual Conference registration. AATA members save even more, including further discounts for student, new professional, and retired members! (Not yet a member? Join now.)
Congress passed the President's tax and spending cuts bill last week, which will significantly cut Medicaid funding and particularly devastate access to mental health and substance use disorder care. AATA will continue to fight for mental health care and support the work of art therapists and the clients and communities they serve. We want to share some information and actionable items:
Member Corner
“It's crucial that the field of art therapy continues to prioritize inclusivity and genuinely meet participants where they are. This means actively working to decenter power dynamics within therapeutic relationships and increasing awareness of the many social justice issues we face in our world today.” BA is a co-presenter for the upcoming CE event “Art Therapy and Disability Justice in Mental Health” on July 29. Learn more about BA Short.
“Work to make space to listen to your own heart journey and maximize on your strengths. When you find others who resonate with your work, keep them close. They do not necessarily have to be Art Therapists. I see research as advocacy in that it can be transformative and authentically life-changing.” Learn more about Natalee Bigger Stockdale.
JOURNAL NEWS
The latest issue of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, Volume 42, Issue 2, has been released and is available here! Read Editor in Chief Dr. Emily Goldstein Nolan's Editorial (open access) What Do You Do With an Idea? to learn more about this issue! AATA members have full access to this issue and the entire journal archive through MyAATA's Professional Development section. Events
From the AATA Career CenterThe American Art Therapy Association, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the art therapy profession, is seeking a professional, organized self-starter to lead integrated communications strategies and support national and state-level advocacy efforts. This position is responsible for managing newsletter production, marketing campaigns, and digital content across multiple platforms, while also coordinating volunteer programs, coalition participation, and advocacy resource development.
Want to post or apply for art therapy jobs? Visit the AATA Career Center, the one-stop shop to help art therapists at all levels find new opportunities. For questions about the career center, please email info@arttherapy.org.
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