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Do you tweet?  Are you interested in learning more about art therapy through links, articles, videos, images, and stories shared by others online?  Pop on over to Twitter and follow these great folks...

@artastherapy
@arttxalliance
@arttherapy
@ArtTherapyNet
@arttherapynews
@art2therapy

If you know about more interesting Art Therapy tweeters feel free to leave their @name in the comments!

Be an Early Bird!

Image Credit: Mati Rose McDonough 

Just  a quick reminder that the early-bird rates for 

AATA conference registration end July 28th!

Scholarship Opportunity

Society for Arts in Healthcare let us know about a scholarship opportunity!

$1,000 scholarship to support education in an arts in healthcare curriculum

• To be considered, applicant must be a current student member of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare in good standing, and must show documentation of at least part-time enrollment in an accredited institution.
• Applicant should demonstrate specific contributions to the field of arts in healthcare through the development of student activities, community outreach, and/or similar actions that either support the integration of the arts into the healthcare experience or show significant interest in the field. 
• Current board members, employees, or interns of the Society are not eligible.
• Previous recipients of this award are not eligible.
• There are no restrictions regarding race, gender, nationality, geographic location, or religious or political views.

To learn more about the application process and the Society for the Arts in Health Care visit this link.

Training Opportunities!

We have posted about the Art Therapy Association Conference coming up in November because 4 of our students will be presenting!  We have also decided to do some research and find some alternative opportunities available to students for the summer and fall semester.  Check these out!

Expressive Art Therapy Summer Institute
Tuscon, AZ
July 25-Aug. 8, 2010

Open Studio Project Facilitator Training
Evanston, IL
July 31-Aug. 2, 2010

International Encounter for Art Therapies Students
Edinburgh, Scotland
September 16-19, 2010

Buckeye Art Therapy Association Symposium
Dublin, OH
Sept. 24 & 25, 2010
* Our very own Michael Franklin is the keynote speaker at this event

International Conference on Art in Response to Violence
Chicago, IL
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2010

Health, Aging and the Creative Arts
Pentincton, British Columbia
Oct. 1-2, 2010

Art for Burning Out Burnout
Redwood Valley, CA
Nov. 1-2, 2010

3rd Year Internships are about to begin...

Check out a few of the great sites our 3rd year interns will be working for in the 2010-2011 school year!


Children's Hospital 
The Denver Hospice
Eating Disorder Center of Denver
Florence Crittenton School
Imagine!
Mount St. Vincent
Noeticus Counseling Center
Pathways Hospice
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence

According to the Naropa website:

The internship is an integral part of the Transpersonal Counseling Psychology: Art Therapy program. It is designed to provide students with training and supervision in the practice of psychotherapy through field placements in human service agencies. The Professional Seminar class is taken concurrently with the field placement and is designed to educationally enhance and support the field placement experience.

First Art Therapy Student Association Meeting

The first ever meeting of the Naropa Art Therapy Student Association took place a few weeks back!  It's summer so there were only a handful of students in attendance, but we were very productive.  We aren't an official student organization yet but we are hoping that a good community group can emerge with this pilot program.

Details are still TBD but for now here's what was decided:

Meetings will be held once a month, on the last Saturday of the month (dependent on breaks and holidays).  There will be a time for business & discussion, art making and a social activity option in the evening if people are interested in spending more time with one another.

First semester:


08/28/10: Welcome picnic & mixer to kick-off the school year and mingle with the incoming first year students.  Also a time to talk about what we want for the student association and delegating responsibilities.


09/25/10: Studio Space - a facilitated discussion about what it means to set up a studio/art therapy space with a tour of a working art therapist's office and studio space.  What is important to us when setting up an office & studio?  Essentially, how do we make our space reflect who we are as individuals and therapists?

10/30/10: Choosing a site-  Practicum, Internship, and the Post-Graduation Job Search 

11/20/10: Self-care tips, strategies, and practices.  Including a "secret snowflake" gift exchange, each person bringing an item (for less than $10) that they use as a source for self-care to share with another individual in the group.

Potential topics for second semester:
LPC & ATR: What the license process looks like and the pros and cons of each
Networking with other therapists
Art Therapy and Technology

If you're interested in learning more or becoming involved, contact Chelsea at coneil@students.naropa.edu

Art Therapy & Technology: Linkedin

Post by: Annice Johnson, Class of 2011

The Internet is an amazing tool for art therapists, well, for anyone. There is a site in particular I would like to highlight: Linkedin.

Linkedin is a free professional social networking site, so it is like facebook with a suit on. As students about to emerge into a professional realm, I have found Linkedin to be a resource worth investing some time in.  Once you have become a member, you can join groups. In the search option under groups - I typed in the words art therapy. A list of art therapy groups pops up; these include: Art Therapy Alliance, International Art Therapy Organization (IATO), and many subgroups that explore more specific realms of art therapy, such as trauma work with art therapy, various mediums used, medical art therapy, and digital art therapy.

Once you join a group, there are discussions posted to the page, so it is like a chat room all dressed up with a tie. These discussions are useful in a variety of ways. As a networking site - it is helpful in meeting art therapists who are often more than willing to answer your questions. Once, I posted a discussion about a population I was studying for a class presentation. Several art therapist who worked directly with that population messaged me valuable information. Not only was it helpful for my research, but I now have some contacts that work with the population I am interested in. Valuable, no?! 

Currently, Gretchen Miller through the Materials and Media in Art Therapy Linkedin subgroup is hosting an ATC (artist trading cards) swap for members of the subgroup with the theme of "Art Therapy: Helping Others, Communities, and the World". This is a fun way to network with other actively creative art therapists. The rules were to create 4 ATCs.  Once all members have sent in their ATCs Gretchen will mail back 3 from other art therapists. The 4th cards are being kept for the Art Therapy Alliance.  Not only is this fun, but now I am able to contact other participants and start networking with them. I can't wait to find out what 3 art therapist I will receive ATCs from! 

While it is too late to sign up for this swap, there are already rumors about another one forming... so quick, hop like a bunny and sign up for Linkedin, and join the Materials and Media in Art Therapy subgroup.

Here are the ATCs I sent in:

To see the ATCs already submitted visit the Art Therapy Alliance Facebook page.