Strengthening the Profession through Continuing Education
Part of The Art Therapy Project’s mission is to engage in, and support, the field of art therapy. Last year we began offering workshops that meet requirements for licensed clinical art therapists and social workers to obtain Continuing Education Hours in New York State. Workshops combine art therapy best-practice techniques and information, alongside hands-on art directives to enhance learning and connection to the material. Participants not only tap into our community of art therapists, but also learn from experts in the mental health community and established artists, which makes for truly unique learning experiences.The Art Therapy Project launched its continuing education program with an ethics workshop last October, presented by Clinical Director Lindsay Lederman, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, ATCS.
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Bringing Hope and Resilience to New York’s LGBTQ Community
Among The Art Therapy Project’s newest program partners is Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, a provider of health care and related services targeted to New York City’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Callen-Lorde’s behavioral health department is comprised of one clinic for short-term therapy and psychiatry and another clinic for more complex and long-term behavioral health needs. Clinicians from both clinics are referring clients to the Art Therapy Project.“In the LGBTQ
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Kelly Anne Sherlock on Bringing Beauty Back into People’s Lives
Kelly Anne Sherlock is an Executive Board Member of the Young Professionals Leadership Group of The Art Therapy Project and associate consultant at Bain & Company, a global business strategy consulting firm, where she works with clients in industries from private equity to healthcare and retail/consumer products.
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Throw Me Something, Mista!
Strewn with strands of beads everywhere, the Woods Room at Christie’s in Rockefeller Plaza was jumping as 40 employees celebrated Mardi Gras with The Art Therapy Project! To the soundtrack of New Orleans jazz, and a menu of traditional favorites including jambalaya, Voo Doo Chips and King Cake, Clinical Director Lindsay Lederman led guests in two art-making activities to educate new and potential volunteers about our work.Lederman, ATR-BC, LCAT, ATCS led the group through two directives:
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The Process in Practice
The Art Therapy Project recently celebrated its 6-year partnership with the Veterans Administration of Manhattan, its very first program partner, in a temporary exhibition of work by veterans of the Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf Wars, and Iraq and Afghanistan who are suffering from anxiety, loneliness, depression, and symptoms of PTSD.In an interview, Pio J. Cabada, LCSW-R, MPA, RDT, of the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic at the Department of Veterans Affairs, talks about the project.
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