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By Heather Denning, LPAT, LSW, ATR-BC, ATCS, AATA Undergraduate Education Committee The AATA Undergraduate Pre-Art Therapy Education Guidelines are now available! The guidelines grew out of a need to ensure relevance and ethical practice in the development and delivery of undergraduate pre-art therapy education. They provide educators a resource to develop, deliver, and strengthen undergraduate pre-art therapy education.
→ 150 LEARNING SESSIONS by subject track
→ Pre-conference ADVANCED PRACTICE COURSES on Oct. 8 → SHARED INTEREST GROUPS (SIG) meetings → Master-Level CLINICAL SUPERVISION SESSIONS → Hotel Room Block at the Hilton Portland Downtown (extended) → And don't miss the Open Art Studio, the heart of the conference!
Engage in World-Class Art Therapy Learning Opportunities 
Member CornerAATA Members: Get special benefits with HPSO throughout your career!
For Student Members: AATA Student Members can access Student Liability Insurance at a special rate of just $27 per year. For New Professional Members: If you’re in your first year after graduation, you qualify for exceptional savings: enjoy up to 60% off your premium in your first year, 40% off in your second year, and 20% off in your third year of coverage. For Professional Members: After your initial three years as a professional, AATA members can continue to save with a 10% risk management discount on HPSO insurance by completing six continuing education credits annually (discount available for up to three years). JOURNAL NEWS
Take a look at more articles from Volume 42, Issue 2 of the Art Therapy Journal: → Article: The Role of the Expressive Therapies Continuum in Human Creativity in the Age of AI By Nancy S. Choe & Lisa D. Hinz → Article: Emergent Well-Being: A Qualitative Study on Cultural Identity and Belonging of Emigrated Hong Kongers Post-2019 By Tsz Yan Winnie Wong → Article: Art for Social Change: Aligning Values and Actions Toward Effective Activism By Mary Andrus, Liv Siulagi & Kaya Tsabari AATA Members have unlimited access to all Art Therapy Journal issues. Just log in to MyAATA!
ResourcesIn September 2025, the Trump Administration suggested that there is a link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. We are providing resources from medical and mental health experts to allow the opportunity for evaluation of the evidence: → American Psychiatric Association: APA Statement on White House Announcement on Autism
→ American Medical Association Podcast: Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy and Risk of Autism → American Academy of Pediatrics: Acetaminophen is Safe for Children When Taken as Directed, No Link to Autism → Autism Speaks: Statement on Tylenol and leucovorin → American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Practice Advisory → JAMA article: Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability (2024) Events
Art Therapy in the NewsThe BlankMag Books exhibition continues through October 5. Ten percent of the exhibition’s proceeds will be donated to the American Art Therapy Association.
Source: Hyperallergic |
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