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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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Thursday   Friday   Saturday   Sunday

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Offsite Advanced Practice Course and Tour of the American         
Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, MD (Separate registration required)

Empowering Visionaries and “Outsiders”: Making Passions Visible and Putting Neurodiversity to Work

Jill Scheibler, Catherine Goucher

 

All Day Advanced Practice Courses (Separate registration required)

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Maintaining Ethical Dual Relationships in Small Communities
Natalie Carlton

 

Medical Trauma Processing by Graphic Narrative and Externalized Dialogue
Linda Gantt, Louis Tinnin

 

Expressive Arts Therapy with Traumatized Children: The Art is the Evidence
P. Gussie Klorer

 

Results & Implications: Levick Emotional and Cognitive Art Therapy Assessment: A Normative Study
Myra Levick

 

A Day in the Diagnostic Drawing Series Archive
Anne Mills, Barry M. Cohen, Kathryn Johnson

 

My Book Hath Made Me: Bookbinding and Journaling for Clients and Therapists
Malissa Morrell

 

Examining Cultural Identity and Difference: Promoting Critical Art Therapy Practices
Savneet Talwar

 

Collaborating on Happiness: Positive Psychology and Art Therapy
Rebecca Wilkinson, Gioia Chilton

 

NOON - 1:00 PM

Chapter Delegates and American Art Therapy Association Board Luncheon, Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level

 

Half-Day Advanced Practice Course (Separate registration required)

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Art Therapy and Folk Art: Beyond Two Traditions
Randy Vick

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

American Art Therapy Assembly of Chapters • Marriott Ballroom, Salon 3, Lobby Level

 

2011: An Advocacy Odyssey (Assembly of Chapters)
Sarah Kremer, Angela Foehl

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Coalition of Art Therapy Educators (CATE) Meeting • Marriott Ballroom Salon 2, Lobby Level

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Newcomer's Session • Delaware B, Lobby Level

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

President's Opening Reception • Washington 5, Exhibition Level

   
Thursday, July 7, 2011Top

Master Supervision Groups

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM

Autistic Spectrum & Developmental Delays
Erica Curtis

 

Borderline, Boundaries, and Transferred Feelings
Gretchen (Geri) Hurlbut

 

Working with Severely Mentally Ill Adults
Mercedes ter Maat

Opening Plenary

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Art Therapy From a School Administrator's Point of View (Plenary)
Dr. Edgar Hatrick, Craig Siegel, Brian Tepper, Lisa Wright, Robert Lackie

9:45 AM - 4:00 PM

Open Art Studio in Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level

9:45 AM - 4:00 PM

Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Networking Break in Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level (Sponsored by KEVA Planks), Chapter Networking

 

Extended Session

10:00 AM - NOON

Research Roundtable
Patricia St. John

 

Panel

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Burma Art Therapy Project
Eva Miller

 

Workshops (Separate registration required)

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Mindfulness and Leadership in Art Therapy Practice: Collaboration, Creativity, and Empowerment
Patricia Isis

 

Business Concepts for Art Therapists-Creating Sustainability
Laura Kunze

 

Zentangle-dala-doodle: The Healing Power of Meditative Art
Maria LaVorgna-Smith

   

Papers

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Revisiting the Past to Empower the Future: The Art of the Holocaust
Simone Alter-Muri

 

Walk It Out: Girls Alter Shoes for Art Therapy and Advocacy
Leah Gipson

 

Picture a Changing Mind: Art Therapy, Neuroplasticity, and the Unconscious
Juliet King

 

Controlled Chaos: A Nondirective Approach in Art Therapy Groups
Einat Metzl, Malissa Morrell

 

Cultural Expectations and Art Therapy at the End of Life
Megan Robb, Tracy Councill

 

Integrating Art Therapy and the DIR/Floortime Model for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pamela Ullmann

   

Digital Poster Sessions

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM

Creative Selves: Defining the Artists in the Homeless Shelter
Jessica Fox

 

Art of Turley: Heart of Turley
Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro, Clara Corn, Amber Wilhelm

   

Plenary

NOON - 1:30 PM

Transforming Mental Health Care in America and Children's Mental Health (Plenary)
Dr. Gary M. Blau, Dr. Richard J. Loewenstein

   

Papers

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

Unlocking Conflict through Creative Expression
Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff, Robert Goldblatt, Caitlin Convery

 

Evaluation of Structured Art Experiences for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michaela Kirby, Rowena Talusan-Dunn

 

The Art of Parts: Art Therapy and Internal Family Systems
John Lorance

 

Club About Social Development: Art Therapy and Autism Research Preliminary Results
Jessica Stallings

 

Narrative Truth and Historical Truth of Traumatic Memory
Louis Tinnin, Linda Gantt

   

Workshops (Separate registration required)

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Zentangle-dala-doodle: The Healing Power of Meditative Art
Maria LaVorgna-Smith

 

Creatively Containing the Anxiety Monster: Painting in the Circle
Dina Ricco, Alexandria Zettler

   

Offsite Event (Separate registration required)

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Art Therapy Around the World • Offsite
Art Therapy As My Passport
Tamar Einstein, Hannah Sherebrin

   

Papers

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM

Learning to Love Us More Every Day: Multicultural Resilience Strategies
Susan Ainlay Anand, Lani Gerity-Glanville

 

Termination Issues in Longterm Outpatient Art Therapy; Client/Therapist Perspectives & Outcomes
Deborah Behnke

 

Contemporary Art, Art Therapy, and Critical Psychology: Further Musings on Emancipatory Practice
Cathy Moon

 

Art Therapy and Art Education: Exploring Connections
Rory Schmitt

 

Quality of Art Therapy: Focusing Caseloads and Redefining Services
Maia Wheeler

   

Panel

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

El Duende Process Painting in Supervision: Journeys to Relational Resource
Abbe Miller, Caitlin Iannucci, Lisa Kisiel, Nancy Rhoda, Julia Smith

   

Workshops (Separate registration required)

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Love Style: An Art Therapy Approach to Enhancing Love Relationships
Craig Balfany, William Premo

 

The Healing Cloth: An Ethical Art Therapy Intervention in Self-repair from Trauma
Kathleen Sullivan

   

Free Workshop Held in Open Art Studio (Limited space, registration required)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall A, Ex, Level • Embracing Diversity: Piece by Piece • Short

4:15 PM - 5:05 PM

Virginia A, Lobby Level • Social Justice Caucus • Allen and Timm-Bottos

   

Focus Groups

4:15 PM - 5:05 PM

Following Your Inspiration and Setting Your Intentions in Art Therapy Practice
Mary How, Charlotte Crosland

 

Research on the Effectiveness of Art Therapy
Donna Kaiser

   

Papers

4:15 PM - 5:05 PM

Introduction to Affective Color Symbolism & Markers Cosplay: Standardized Procedure for Diagnostic and Clinical Use
Liona Lu

 

In the Business of Empowerment: Social Enterprise from an Art Therapist's Perspective
Angela Lyonsmith

 

Integrating Art Therapy and Trauma Treatment Into a Rape Crisis Center
Carol Olson

 

Art Therapy in Schools: Past Program Initiation and Suggestions for Expansion
Craig Siegel, Robert Lackie, Brian Tepper, Lisa Wright

   

Free Workshop Held in Open Art Studio (Limited space, registration required)

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level • From Clay to Plaster: Regression to Resolution • Tepper

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Memorial Service • Washington 1, Exhibition Level

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Arts and Crafts Marketplace • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Crazy Art • FREE Award-Winning Film Presentation • Marriott Ballroom Salon 3 Lobby Level • Proceeds benefit the Art Therapy Scholarship Program.

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Moonlight Tour of Washington, D.C. (Optional, offsite event)

   
Friday, July 8, 2011Top

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM

Addiction Treatment
Richard Carolan

Dancing with Tears and Rage: Adolescent Art Therapy as Performance Art
Bruce Moon

Working with Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence
Carol Olson

Digital Media in Art Therapy Supervision Group
Penny Orr

   

Plenary

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Utility of Art Therapy for Military Service Members (Plenary)
Dr. Gary Wynn, Martha Haeseler, Melissa Walker

   

9:45 AM - 5:00 PM

Open Art Studio in Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A

9:45 AM - 4:00 PM

Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Networking Break in Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level, Chapter Networking • Sponsored by iLOVETOCREATE®, a Duncan Enterprises Company.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Education Program Approval Board (EPAB) Open Forum • Room 8212, Park Tower, Lobby Level

   

Panels

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Communicating Through Mandalas: Exploring Traditional and Online Media with Fellow Therapists
Sheila Lorenzo de la Pena, Amy Bucciarelli, Carol Thayer Cox, Sara Windrem

 

Then Came Hope: Community and Art Empowers Children in Collective Healing
Marie Sheffield, Traci Molloy

 

Informed by a Developmental Psychoanalytic Perspective, Four Art Therapists Examine a Case
Elizabeth Stone, Renée Obstfeld, Judith Rubin, Laurie Wilson

   

Workshops (Separate registration required)

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Sustaining Creativity: Invigorating Your Therapy Practice by Maintaining Your Artistic Connection
Lesley Hawley, Seeley Cardone

Piece Work: Utilizing Collaborative Fabric Collage with Trauma Survivors
Eliza Homer

   

Focus Group

10:30 AM - - 11:45 AM

The Diagnostic Drawing Series
Anne Mills

   

Papers

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

The Creative Collective in Virtual Worlds: Potentials for Arts and Disabilities
Rick Garner

 

The Experience of "Flow" in Art Therapy: Empowering Immigrant Children to Escape from their Boredom and Anxiety
SeungYeon Lee

 

Visual Voice Project: A Social Action Pilot Between Haitian and U.S. Youth
Sarah L'Heureux-Bel

 

Art Therapist's Perspective: History of the Creation of Russia's First LGBT Film Festival
Ksenia Meshcheryakova

 

Celebrating 50 Years of Art Therapy Research
Marcia Rosal

   

American Art Therapy Association Town Hall Meeting

11:50 AM - 12:50 PM

American Art Therapy Association Town Hall Meeting • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level - Marquee Theatre

NOON - 2:00 PM

Networking in the Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level, Purchase a convenient lunch and visit with exhibitors to learn about available services and resources.

   

International Exchange

NOON - 1:00 PM

Virginia C, Lobby Level • International Exchange (Sponsored by the American Art Therapy Association’s Membership Committee) • Stoll

   

Digital Poster Sessions

12:20 PM - 12:50 PM

Snakes, Unicorns, and Piggies: The Importance of the Art Therapist Role in Pediatric Cancer Interventions
Jennifer Elliott

 

The Bridge Drawing: An Evaluation Tool for Suicide Risk
Kathryn Martin, Donna Betts

 

Effectiveness of a Collaborative Art-making Task on Reducing Stress in Hospice Caregivers
Amanda Salzano

 

Working from Scribbles: Giving Form to Response Drawings Made During Group Facilitation
Robin Sheldon

 

Papers

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Impact of Art Materials on Symptoms of Stress
Roxanne Crane, Abbe Miller

 

Revolution Between the Lines: Social Action and Art Therapy
Dana Elmendorf, Rebecca Rentz

 

The Art Product As Callosal Bypass
Linda Gantt, Louis Tinnin

 

Art Enrichment and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Critical Evaluation of Art Speak
Reina Lombardi

 

Creative Energy for Oncology Patients in Isolation for Bone Marrow Transplant
Paola Luzzatto, Alessandra Agnese

 

The Impact of Cross-Training on the Future of the Art Therapy Profession
Tiffany Palmieri, Michelle Itczak

   

Workshops

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Paper Brain; Sketchbook Collaboration-The DIY of Art with Art Therapists
Valerie Newman

 

Therapeutic Benefits of Contour Drawing Self-Portraiture: Experiencing the Ault/Layton Approach
Libby Schmanke

   

Offsite Event (Separate registration required)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Art Therapy Advocacy Event on Capitol Hill • Offsite

   

Paper

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Find Your Thrill on Capitol Hill: Advocating to Congress
Sarah Kremer, Angela Foehl

 

Focus Group

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Examining Social Difference: A Critical Approach to Art Therapy
Savneet Talwar, Cathy Moon

   

Papers

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Hermeneutic Methods in Art Therapy Research and Practice
Barbara Davis

 

Art-based Learning Strategies in Art Therapy Graduate Education: A Mixed Methods Study
Sarah Deaver

 

Early Intervention for Pre-School Children: Getting a "Head Start" with Art
P. Gussie Klorer

 

Building a Sustainable Art Therapy Program in Hong Kong
Jordan Potash

 

Using Art Therapy to Support/Develop the Faith Journey of Inpatient Clients
Carolyn Szala

 

Girl/Friends Summer Institute: Art Therapy to End Sexual Violence
Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson

Focus Group

3:15 PM - 4:05 PM

Art Therapy on the Frontier: Introducing and Sustaining Art Therapy in Montana
Allyson Bush, Kim Brown Campbell

   

Papers

3:15 PM - 4:05 PM

The International Art Therapy Research Database: Introducing an Innovative and Essential Resource
Donna Betts, Linda Gantt, John Lorance

 

Telesupervision in Art Therapy: Current Practices and Recommendations
Rachel Brandoff, Reina Lombardi

 

Group Art Therapy with Veterans with PTSD and Psychiatric Challenges; a Nondirective Approach
Martha Haeseler, Carlos Robles

 

Transitioning from Graduate Art Therapy Student to Professional Art Therapist
Kimberly Hills

   

Workshop (Separate registration required)

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Exploring and Embracing Struggles while Creating Healing Strength through the Art Process
Lisa Williams

   

Focus Group

4:15 PM - 5:05 PM

Positive Psychology and Art Therapy Focus
Rebecca Wilkinson, Gioia Chilton

   

Papers

4:15 PM - 5:05 PM

Creativity, Ritual, and Well-Being: Working Through Collective Grief After the Earthquake in Haiti
Pascale C. Annoual

Mindfulness-based Art Therapy and Yoga for Women's Stress Reduction
Suzanne Fortnum, Amy Greenough

Create Your Own Identity: Photographic Self-portraiture Workshop with LGBTQ Youth and Allies
Iu-Luen Jeng

Finding the Art Therapist's Role in a Therapeutic Alternative High School
Melissa Klay

Mouse and the Butter: Process of Redefining Self as an Art Therapist
Aslihan Ozcan

   

Video

4:15 PM - 5:05 PM

Creative Healing in Mental Health: Art & Drama in Assessment & Therapy
Judith Rubin

 

Performance Art

4:15 PM - 6:15 PM

Multicultural Committee Exchange Forum Presents: The African Heritage Dancers and Drummers
Gwendolyn Short, Charlotte Boston, Stella Stepney

 

Offsite Event (Separate registration required)

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Night on the Town: Trolley Tour and Art Gallery Walk in Old Town Alexandria (Transportation through Metro System to King Street stop, Walk to GW University or take the free Trolley though Old Town)

   

Papers (Offsite, part of the Night on the Town event)

5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

An Interactive Gallery Tour of Sybil's Artworks
Tally Tripp, Barry M. Cohen, Carol Thayer Cox, Anne Mills

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Perspective in Triplicate: Art Therapy with our Military Heroes
Judy Rollins, Kristopher Battles, Melissa Walker

   
Saturday, July 9, 2011Top

Master supervision groups

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM

Mastering Family Art Therapy
Susan Eastman, Barbara Sobol

 

Mindfulness and Other Meditation Approaches to Art Therapy
Michael Franklin

 

Forensics
Dave Gussak

 

Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
Linda Levine-Madori

 

Multicultural Issues in Supervision
Stella Stepney

   

Plenary

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Collaborate for Change and Learn The Art of Getting Published
Alison Malmon, George Zimmar

 

9:45 AM - 2:00 PM

Open Art Studio in Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level

9:45 AM - 2:00 PM

Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Networking Break in Marketplace of Ideas • Exhibit Hall A, Exhibition Level, Chapter Networking

 

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

American Art Therapy Association's Member Film Festival
Amanda Alders

 

Panels

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

More Gray Areas of Ethics in Art Therapy: Ethics Committee Panel
Elizabeth Stone, Joan Bloomgarden, Charlotte Boston, Mercedes ter Maat

 

If You Build It...An Art Therapy Clinic in a University Setting
Tally Tripp, Heidi Bardot, Karie Schwartz

 

Expressive Arts Therapies Doctoral Students Reflect on Research and Experiences
Jill Wargolet, Tamar Einstein, Mary Ellen Hluska, Lillian Sylvester

   

Workshops (Separate registration required)

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Empowering Your Inner Presenter: How To Effectively Convey Your Expertise
Sarah Kremer

 

Advocacy, Empowerment, & The Creative Process: An Open Studio Project Workshop
Sarah Laing, Rachel Brown

 

Boundary Optimization and Other lessons from Ecological Design for Art Therapy
Jessica Stallings, Ben Stallings

   

Focus Group

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Calling All Now & Future AATA Leaders! All About Service to AATA
Patricia St. John, Linda Gantt

   

Paper

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Going Global: A Profile of International Art Therapy Trends in 2010
Gretchen (Geri) Hurlbut

 

Efficacy of Creative Arts Therapies in an Urban School District
Brian Tepper, Raul Silva

 

Materials-based Art Therapy in Times of Depression: Healing through Embodied Processes
Janis Timm-Bottos

   

Performance Art

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Notes from the Studio: Always Respond, Never React
Bruce Moon

   

Digital Poster Session

12:20 PM - 12:50 PM

Bereavement Gifts: Using Nurses' Artwork in a Pediatric Oncology Clinic
Gretchen Kircher

 

Research Methods with the Pediatric Palliative Care Patient
Lina Claire Meza-Murillo, Gloria Bernard

 

The Becoming of Art Therapy in Russia
Natalia Nazarova

 

Papers

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Holism in Action: Integrating Art, Early Recollections, Body, Culture, and Intergenerational History
Hala Buck

 

The Power of Creative Energy: Transforming Desire for Death into Lust for Life!
Jane DeSouza

 

Taking It to the Streets: Drive Your Destiny through State Grassroots Advocacy
Sarah Kremer, Angela Foehl

 

Sustainable Social Change Through Art Exhibits and Art Therapy
Jordan Potash

 

Art for Life: A Community Arts Mentorship Program for Chronically Ill Children
Katherine Reed, Erin Anderson

 

Sustainable Supervision: Best Practices for the Supervisor and Supervisee
Terry Towne

 

The Life and Art of Charles Steffen: Ethics and Exhibition
Randy Vick

   

Film Festival

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Film Festival: "How To" Discussion • Madison A, Mezzanine Level

   

Workshops (Separate registration required)

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Crossing the Bridge to Health: A Creative and Symbolic Journey
Penny Baron

 

Using Art Therapy to Promote Healing and Change On a Cellular Level
Anya Beebe

 

Recycled Flowers
Christine Lummis

   

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Film Festival: Member/Video Making "YouTube Filming Event" • Madison A, Mezzanine Level

   

Focus Group

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Men in Art Therapy: How Does Libido Shape the Male Art Therapist
Brian Tepper, Ori Cruz

   

Papers

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Out of Darkness Comes Understanding and Awareness: Students' Process During International Course
Heidi Bardot

 

Art for Haiti: Supporting Recovery Efforts through Art Therapy and Education
Gretchen (Geri) Hurlbut

 

Healthy Aging and Art Therapy
Sunhee Kim

 

A Community Public Art Project: A Pedestrian Underpass in Chicago
Sarah Laing

 

Community Building through Art Therapy in Acute Inpatient Psychiatry
Kelley Linhardt, Rafael Cohen, Sarah Mlynarczyk

 

A Unique Environment: Art Therapy Implemented at a Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center
Julie Ludwick

   

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Film Festival: Member Films & Award Ceremony • Madison A, Mezzanine Level

   

Annual Business Meeting

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Annual Business Meeting • Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level

   

Closing Event

8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Closing Event • Thurgood Marshall Ballroom, Mezzanine Level

   
   
Sunday, July 10, 2011Top

Half-day Advanced Practice Courses (Separate registration required)

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Art Making and the Inner Critic
Mary Andrus

 

Clay Therapy: Transforming Aggressive Energy Revealing Unresolved Anger
Valerie Bostory, Susan Fisher

 

Therapeutic Art Journals
Michelle Dean

 

Healing Mind and Body: The Integration of Art Therapy and Yoga Therapy
Ellen Horovitz

 

Word play/Image Foundation: Augmenting the Verbal and Non-verbal Interchange in Art Therapy
Laura Loumeau-May

 

Empowering the Family Journey Through Art Therapy
Deborah Schroder

   


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