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Join us for a virtual Continuing Education session, Art Therapy and Disability Justice in Mental Health, with 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. They’ll discuss the principles of disability justice—a framework that centers the experiences and needs of people with disabilities, recognizing that disability doesn’t exist in a vacuum—and the role art therapists play in this framework as mental health professionals. AATA will be offering real-time ASL interpretation for this session. The presenters also have requested that we host the session as a video meeting on Zoom (rather than a webinar) to create a more interactive experience for the speakers and attendees. As a result, we will be unable to record the session for on-demand viewing. Please plan to attend the session live on Tuesday, July 29, 7–9pm ET.
Thanks to our stellar presenters and conference volunteers, we expect our Annual Conference to be an amazing experience full of learning and connection. Just take a look at this Schedule-at-a-Glance and you'll be able to browse the 150+ CE sessions included with your registration, plus networking and evening events. Or, take a look at the sessions by subject track: > Clinical Approaches includes Addictions/Substance Abuse (AS), Child/Adolescents (CA), Forensics (FS), Geriatrics (GE), Medical Settings (MS), Psychiatric Settings (PS), and School Settings (SS)
> Contemporary Issues/Current Trends includes Activism (AC), Grief/Mourning (GM), Autism (AU), Professional Practice (PP), Trauma (TR), and Ethics (ET) > Education & Supervision (ES) > Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) > Multicultural Perspectives (MS) > Research/Evaluation (RE) > Studio & Community (SC) > Technology & Innovation (TI) > Theory & Assessment (TA)
By Terri Willis, MA, ATR-BC, LPAT Join us for an inspiring evening of conversation, community-building, and art-making as we launch our first Delaware Connection Night! With the state’s recent surge in art therapists—many of them early-career professionals—this gathering is a chance to meet fellow practitioners, make meaningful connections, and begin shaping the future of art therapy in Delaware together. We hope to build a network where mentorship, collaboration, and advocacy can thrive.
We're reaching out to organizations that align with our mission to invite them to join us at AATA2025 as sponsors or exhibitors. If you work with an organization interested in being a part of our conference or supporting the art therapy profession, please share this 2025 Sponsorship Prospectus. Learn More... 
Member Corner
Please consider running for an AATA leadership position on the AATA Board of Directors or Nominating Committee. You can nominate yourself or a colleague to help us advance the art therapy profession. To serve on the Board, candidates must be AATA Professional members in good standing for at least one year, and have at least 3 years of professional experience in the field of art therapy and service to art therapy organizations at the local, state, national and/or international level. ADVOCACY UPDATES
Recreational and creative arts therapy positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been officially exempted from the agency’s hiring freeze list. This is a significant victory for veterans and the mental health professionals who serve them. AATA was honored to work with the American Therapeutic Recreation Association, which led the campaign, and other coalition members, as well as advocates, including many of you! If you’d like to learn more about ways to advance our art therapy profession and support mental health care for the communities you serve, please join us for a special Continuing Education event on Sept. 9: What Makes a Profession Thrive? (The CE event is FREE for AATA Members!)
JOURNAL NEWS
You are invited to read the open access content from the current issue of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. Publications that are open access provide free availability for anyone to read, download, and share online indefinitely: ο Article: Creating Impactful Change: An Exploration of Art Therapists Experiences Related to Social Entrepreneurship By Jennifer M. DeLucia & Rachel K. Linsner ο Article: Arts Therapy in the Education System at a Time of a National Disaster By Dafna Regev, Sharon Snir, Efrat Roginsky & Tal Sivan ο Brief Report: Exploring the Integration of Technology in Art Therapy: Insights From Interviews With Art Therapists By Fereshtehossadat Shojaei, John Osorio Torres & Patrick C. Shih Events
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