PATA is excited to announce that PATA has officially been granted provider status with the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). As a result, PATA will be able to award continuing education credits for trainings and workshops, both as a member benefit and to encourage professionals from the broader mental health field to learn more about art therapy.
PATA has lined up a series of exciting workshops to cap off this new membership benefit.
On April 16, 2011, from 11a-12:15p Geoffrey Edwards, MS, an art therapist trained at the Mount Mary College Art Therapy Program and currently studying to become a Master of Acupuncture at the Tia Sophia Institute, will provide a workshop on integrating mind-body practices with art therapy. The workshop will focus on integrating Five Phase Theory of Chinese Medicine into group and individual art therapy processes.
On October 15, 2011, from 11a-1pm, Karen Baer, MA, ATR-BC, a local art therapist and a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator will provide a workshop on the therapeutic applications of utilizing this intervention. SoulCollage® has intrigued thousands of enthusiastic practitioners who make cards to represent parts of themselves and then use those cards to access their own deep wisdom.
On December 10, 2011, from 11a-12:15 pm, local art therapists Gioia Chilton, MA, ATR-BC and Rebecca Wilkinson, MA, ATR-BC of Creative Wellbeing Workshops, LLC will present on integrating positive psychology and art therapy. They will focus on Barbara Fredrickson’s work on positive emotions and their ability to broaden perception and build resilience.
Workshops locations will be announced soon. Other continuing education opportunities will be offered—input on topics or suggestions for presenters are welcome.
