BUCKEYE ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION 2009 Symposium
ART & SOUL to be held in
COLUMBUS, Ohio
SEPTEMBER 11 & 12
Ohio's Buckeye Art Therapy Association (BATA) will be hosting it's28th Symposium in Columbus, Ohio to be held September 11 & 12, inDublin, OH at the Embassy Suites Dublin Hotel, co- sponsored by CuyahogaCommunity College.
Between 150-200 participants from the Northeastregion of the United States are expected to attend.An exciting array of workshops with hands on experiential will beavailable for attendees to participate! The theme of the conference is"Art & Soul" featuring keynotes Bruce L. Moon, Ph.D., ATR-BC and Catherine Moon, MA, ATR-BC who are nationally recognized art therapists, authors and educators in the art therapy field who promote nurturing thesoul with art and creativity through their work, writings, andteachings.
Dr. Moon is the Director of the Graduate Art Therapy Programat Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, WI and author of nine books,including Introduction to Art Therapy: Faith in the Product, Ethical Issues in Art Therapy, Existential Art Therapy: The Canvas Mirror, and Art and Soul: Reflections On An Artistic Psychology. Catherine Moon is associate professor and Chair of the Graduate Art Therapy Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and author of Studio Art Therapy:Cultivating the Artist Identity in the Art Therapist. The Moons will be presenting In the Thick of Things: Considering the Material andImmaterial Essence of Art Therapy for Friday's keynote lecture and a workshop on Performing Art Therapy's Essence on Saturday.
In addition to the keynotes speakers, other workshops will be presentingsuch hot topics as: building resilience, medical art therapy, ethics, supervision, social media, altered art and many more! There will also be an open forum with BATA's Founder: Conversations with Don Jones: MyPast, Your Future. The focal point of this symposium revolves around what it means to connect soul and art as well as healing techniques forall populations. CEU's of 11.5 will also be available forcounselors, social workers and nurses.BATA is recognized as one of the oldest and largest state Chapters of The American Art Therapy Association (AATA). Numerous medical, mentalhealth, hospice, corrections, and educational institutions across Ohioemploy art therapists in the service of the well-being of their clients.Check out the BATA Symposium website for more information:http://www.batasymposium.org .
Registration is open until August 31, 2009.
