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In case you missed a post, here’s a look at the ten most read articles and blogs in the past year. Thanks to our volunteers who contribute their ideas and expertise to our website! 1. Introducing the AATA Undergraduate Pre-Art Therapy Education Guidelines By Heather Denning, LPAT, LSW, ATR-BC, ATCS, and AATA Undergraduate Education Committee 2. Questions about Licensure or Certification? This FAQ Guide Can Help! By the AATA Professional Affairs Committee 3. When Dreams Come True – Establishing an Art Therapy Master’s Program in India By Sangeeta Prasad, MA, ATR-BC; Susan Ainlay Anand, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPAT; and Bani Malhotra, MA, ATR-BC 4. The Art of Origami: An Art Therapist Explains its History and Use in Trauma Work By Toshiko Kobayashi, LCAT, ATCS, ATR-BC
We are so proud to recognize this year's AATA Awards, Honors, and Scholarships recipients! As AATA President Nadia Paredes mentioned during the awards presentation at the Annual Conference in Portland, "It’s an inspiring reminder to all of us that the art therapy field is filled with so many inspiring, thought-provoking, data-driven, and talented people!" Thank you to our Honors, Multicultural, Research and Scholarship Committees for their work this past year. These committees are composed of volunteers who start the nominations process early on in the year — and then take the time to consider and select the awardees.
We are excited to announce two new virtual Continuing Education opportunities for the New Year! → The Strength of the Creative Spirit: The Art and Artists of the Holocaust with Elizabeth Hlavek, DAT, LCPAT, ATR-BC - January 13, 2026 → Separating Expressive Therapies Continuum Truth from Myth: Guidance for Art Therapy Practitioners, Educators, and Researchers with Megan VanMeter, MA, LPC, LMHC, LPC-AT/S, ATR-BC, and Lisa Hinz, PhD, ATR-BC - January 22, 2026
All CE sessions are discounted for AATA Members and FREE for AATA Student Members to join live. 
Member Corner AATA's community is truly inspiring! If you're not yet a member, we hope you'll consider joining us! You'll get access to high-quality AATA member benefits, including: - Access to every issue of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, showcasing leading research and practice-based articles - The MyAATA Community, an online forum where members can connect, support each other, and share resources - Free, no-cost referrals through our public Art Therapist Locator tool designed to help grow your practice - Registration discounts on Monthly Learning Sessions as well as Continuing Education courses through the AATA Online Learning Academy. (Some of our virtual sessions are completely FREE for members including the What Makes a Thriving Profession? CE session) - Discounts on art supplies, including a 30% discount from Faber-Castell and 20% from Grabie - Liability Insurance discounts for AATA student and professional members If you’re a member, it’s always a good time to renew your membership for one or two years before dues increase on January 1! Just log in to your MyAATA profile and click "renew" or "become a member"
JOURNAL NEWS
Learn about the contents of Volume 42, Issue 4 and ATJ’s peer review process in this editorial co-authored by Editor in Chief Dr. Emily Goldstein Nolan and Associate Editor Dr. Sojung Park. As noted by Nolan and Park (2025) in their editorial, “As Art Therapy continues to publish work to enhance the field, the editorial board is always looking for peer reviewers. If you are interested, please reach out to the editorial board (p. 201). Interest can also be emailed to journal@arttherapy.org. Remember that AATA members can view and download this entire issue and past issues by logging into MyAATA and accessing the Professional Development section.
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