Repost

Reposts - I am reposting some other YouTube clips that we interesting. They are both well done and insightful.

Art Therapy in Chicago City Schools

Sand Therapy

If anyone wants to start their own sand tray collection for post-graduate work the links below are sites that sell sand therapy toys. Some art therapists incorporate sandplay therapy into their art therapy practice. The first link is to Sandplay.org which, explains sand therapy if you are interested.

http://www.sandplay.org/index.htm

http://www.childtherapytoys.com/store/sandtoys.html

http://www.sandplaysupplies.com/sand.html

Art Awakens Alzheimer's Patients' Minds - Outings to Art Galleries Seem to Evaporate Some Effects of Alzheimer's

Just observing art can trigger memory in Alzheimer's Patients.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Health/story?id=2146253&page=1

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Health/story?id=2146253&page=1

Direct Links

The Blog finally figured out how to directly link websites to the articles. If you click the highlighted script a new page will open with the desired website. Some older articles were updated with direct links as well.

Horray!

The Ackerman Institute

The Ackerman Institute keeps coming up within art therapy talk. I thought I would post a link to their site if anyone was interested in post-grad training in family therapy. Posted is some information from the website followed by a link.

"We are in a dynamic period in the mental health fields, as several professions have recently become licensed in New York State. Ackerman’s clinical programs are particularly well suited to those professionals who have a graduate degree in family therapy, social work, or mental health counseling and are interested in accruing the postgraduate clinical hours required for licensing in these fields. By working under a temporary permit available from the New York State Office of the Professions, clinical work at Ackerman will serve in partial fulfillment of the licensing requirements. Those professionals who are seeking a license in psychology may need to make special arrangements for supervision which can be discussed within our training department. This creates added value to the training opportunities for those students who are currently working toward their licensing requirements.

For all training inquiries, please contact the Training Office at (212) 879-4900, extension 111. Our Dean of Students, Constance Scharf, LCSW, at extension 128, is available to discuss your particular needs and help you select the appropriate program."

"The Ackerman Institute was founded in 1960 as a not-for-profit institution with a two-fold mission:

To develop innovative and effective models of treatment for families in trouble.
To train clinicians how to implement these models.
Since that time, Ackerman has been successful in accomplishing both components of its initial mission. In the process, the Institute has established itself as the premier institution of its kind, with a national and international reputation for excellence in family therapy treatment and training.

During its existence, the Institute has learned how to help families cope with and master many of the toughest problems they face, ranging from major mental disorders, to family violence, to developmental problems in children, to sexual abuse, to family disruptions secondary to divorce, foster care, and so forth.

The Institute has also learned how to train social work, psychology, and psychiatric professionals to work effectively with families, and has sent hundreds of Ackerman-trained clinicians out into the community to staff a host of other service agencies in New York and around the country."

The Ackerman Institute

Email from Diana Milia - Sept 2006

All the licensure requirements issues are confusing. This email from Diana Milia may clarify some of the confusion for those graduating in May.



For those who may not have seen it, I have received a response from Heather Evans regarding the problem of attaining the ATR-BC status within the two year time allotment for the LCAT.

According to her response, the ATCB must allow an art therapist to sit for the BC exam when the state says they are qualified, and cannot require the additional ATR required hours. The state is also working with the ATCB to make the BC exam available on an ongoing basis in New York. These changes will make it much more reasonable for very recent and future graduates to get licensed. (more information below)

If anyone still needs a supervisor, I have openings in my LCAT and ATR-BC supervision group for recent graduates, that meets alternate Thursday evenings. I know there are a number of other supervision groups going on as well. Good luck to all of you getting employed and seeking NY state licensure!

My question:
“By requirements of the Art Therapy Credentials Board, art therapists can only take the BC exam after receiving the ATR, a lengthier process than fulfilling the 1500 hours work experience requirement for the state of New York. While the state may not explicitly require the ATR-BC, they do apparently require the applicant to pass the BC. So in effect, you need to have your ATR-BC before getting your LCAT. Please help me to understand how this could be otherwise. The last BC exam held in New York was in June, 2006. There is no BC exam scheduled for New York for at least another year, so it is a great concern that art therapists will have a very difficult fulfilling these requirements within a two year period, given the rarity of exam opportunities.”

Her response:

To clarify...
The Art Therapy Credentials Boards’ BC exam is one of three possible exams accepted by the Department for licensure. If one chooses to take the ATCB –BC exam for the purposes of a NYS CAT License, they DO NOT need to fulfill any requirements other than what is outlined by the NYS Education Department standard pathway towards licensure. Once the NYS Education Department determines an CAT applicant is qualified to sit for the exam the Department will provide the ATCB with their name. The ATCB must allow that individual to take the BC exam without having to satisfy any further requirements. Plainly stated, you do not need to receive the ATR before taking the BC exam if the NYS Department of Education has determined you to be eligible to sit for the exam for the purpose of a LCAT. If the ATCB attempts to force you to take or fulfill additional requirement b! efore sitting for the exam, contact the Department immediately. The relationship is specifically expressed in the ATCB’s contract with the state. In addition, the exam must be available to NYS CAT applicants in NYS at least once a year.

Professional Training Series

Specialty Workshops & Distance Learning Opportunities
These trainings are for social workers, family & marriage therapists,
counselors,
psychologists, psychiatrists, creative arts therapists, and other mental
health clinicians.
*** Continuing Education Credits Awarded ***

Therapeutic Uses of Art, Image & Symbolization for the Mental Health
Clinician
A tri-level training program designed to educate & enhance clinical skills
through the
application of art & image-based interventions in therapy
Level I
Feb. 22-24, 2007; 9 am-5 pm
July 12-14, 2007; 9 am-5 pm
May 29-31, 2008; 9 am-5 pm
Level II
Oct. 19-21, 2007; 9 am-5 pm
June 19-21, 2008; 9 am-5 pm
Level III
Oct. 23-25, 2008; 9 am-5 pm
(21 hours of CEC's for each level, or 63 hours for all three levels)
Early registration: $450 for each level, if postmarked one month prior to
workshop.
Regular registration: $525 for each level.
Sign up for all three levels: $1,200, a savings of $150.

Treating Clients with Eating Disorders with Art Therapy (14 hours of CEC's)
Thursday & Friday, March 29 & 30, 2007; 9 am-5 pm
Thursday & Friday, June 21 & 22, 2007; 9 am-5 pm
Early registration: $300 if postmarked 1 month prior to workshop; regular
registration
$350.
Distance Learning Course $350

Treating Clients with Self-Injurious Behaviors with Art Therapy (7 hours of
CEC's)
Wed., March 28th, 2007; 9 am-5 pm
Wed., June 20, 2007; 9 am-5 pm
Sat., September 29, 2007; 9 am-5 pm
Early registration: $ 150 if postmarked 1 month prior to workshop; regular
registration
$175.
Distance Learning Course $175

Setting up a Private Practice or Consulting Business that is Right for You!*
(5.5 hours of
CEC's)
Friday, Sept. 28th, 2007; 9 am-3 pm
Early registration: $225 if postmarked 1 month prior to workshop; regular
registration
$250. *Includes one hour of individualized consultation, in person or via
telephone.
Distance Learning Course $250

To receive a brochure and more information, please contact:
Michelle L. Dean, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Board Certified Art Psychotherapist & Licensed Professional Counselor
Ms. Dean is a continuing education provider for the State of California's
Bureau of
Behavioral Sciences (#PCE 3563).
215.885.0642x1
mdeanx2@... or mdeanx2@...

Preventing Burnout:

Announcing TWO new groups.
Great for social workers, analysts, and creative art therapists who need an
outlet of their own!

Preventing Burnout:
Art Therapy Group for Professionals Working with Traumatized Clients
This therapeutic art group will benefit caseworkers, therapists, social
workers, and others who do direct care work with survivors of sexual abuse,
domestic violence, or other trauma. The goal of the group is to create a
safe, supportive environment for workers to process their own feelings and
reactions to the difficult work they do everyday. Secondary or vicarious
trauma is one of the leading causes of burnout in our field. This weekly
group is an opportunity for professionals to take care of themselves and to,
in turn, better serve their clients.

Two on-going monthly groups available beginning February 2007.

First FRIDAYS
9:00am- 10:30am
and
Last WEDNESDAYS
7:30pm - 9:00pm

$20/session. *pre-registration required.

ART SPA: Therapeutic Art Studio
www.artspanyc.com/burnout.html
917-293-4642


ART SPA: Therapeutic Art Studio

Parent/Child Clay Workshop

Hartley House is offering a following Clay Workshop facilitated by art
therapists, Krista Bebezas this Spring.

Parent/Child Clay Workshop
Neighborhood Art Workshop Series 2007 at Hartley House

When: 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/4, and 4/18
Time: Wednesday, 6pm to 7:30pm
Where: Hartley House Art Studio
413 W 46th Street (between 9th and 10th Ave)
Fee: $60.00 per family
*For reservations please call Hartley House: 212-246-9885, or sign up at the
front desk. Space is limited.