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| Soon-to-be second years enjoying Minneapolis. |
July has been a busy month for FSU Art Therapy. The 46th annual conference took place in
Minneapolis, Minnesota this year from July 8th-15th. If you missed the excitement of conference, read on to get the highlights as described by members of FSU ATA. This post will also include a quick recap of the July FSU ATA meeting.
FSU Art therapy faculty and students were among the many wonderful presentation at this year's conference. Department chair Dr. Dave Gussak, program director Dr. Marcia Rosal, and Dr. Carolyn Brown Treadon all presented as well as PhD. candidate Meredith McMackin and graduating second-year Lorelei Voronin. For more information on their presentations, visit the department website here.
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| Lorelei Voronin and Alumna Chelsea Plotner. |
FSU ATA members who attended conference were kind enough to provide their impressions of the event. The following are their reflections.
One theme that struck a chord with our members was the importance of self care. Evie Hempler was struck by a presentation made by Anthony Bodlovic titled "Art Making for the Art Therapist:Clinical Insights, Identity, and Self Care." He advocated reflective art making with professional peers as an adjunctive form of supervision, an idea which we hope to incorporate into our professional development here at FSU.
Olivia Smith and Andi Dangerz both cited Dr. Lisa Hinz' presentation "Expanding the Lens of Art Therapy: Expressive Therapies Continuum and Optimal Health" as particularly interesting. Dr. Hinz described how traversing the levels of the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) in our daily lives can lead to a more balanced life. The ETC also featured in “Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa and the Expressive Therapies Continuum” which Olivia Smith attended and found enlightening.
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| Pioneers of our field...in puppet form. |
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| Second years out on the town. |
with a "variety of fantastic presentations, opportunities for networking, and meeting the art therapists who have inspired the work I do/hope to do in the future."
This brief review is of course only a taste of the plethora of presentations and workshops at this year's conference, For those interested in attending next year (this time in Baltimore, Maryland), early perusal of the program is highly recommended! To view the entire program schedule from this year's conference click here.
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| Art by Megan Welch from a workshop she attended at conference. |
From the July meeting:
We are looking forward to welcoming the incoming first years into the fold. First year liaison Sia Ngauja has been working hard to make the transition into graduate school smooth and, dare we say it, fun! We also discussed potential changes to the ATA constitution so be sure to check back to this blog if you wish to review the changes. Also be sure to check back for updates on our continuing relationship with the Florida Art Therapy Association as relayed by Katie Stephenson, our FATA liaison.Additional events on the horizon include self-care events and fundraising opportunities. We will add these events to the FSU ATA calendar so it will soon be easier than ever to keep up with us.
FSU ATA is also in the process of coming up with a new logo. Entries are welcome and encouraged. Send in your entries in by August 23rd. We are also looking for input as to who we should invite for the 2016 Spring Workshop.
Be sure to check back here to stay up-to-date with this exciting time in FSU ATA!
