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The American Art Therapy Association defines art therapy as: "an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, [22] applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship." [23]
The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1994. It aims to encourage the "creative spirit" and supports expressive arts therapists, artists , educators , consultants, and others using integrative, multi-modal arts processes for personal and community growth.
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) is a U.S. not-for-profit 501(c)(3), non-partisan national professional association of approximately 5,000 practicing art therapy professionals, including students, educators, and related practitioners in the field of art therapy based in Alexandria, Virginia.
Robert Ault (1936–2008) was an American art therapist who was the co-founder of American Art Therapy Association, the founder of the Master's of Science in Art Therapy program at Emporia State University, and the founder of the Kansas Art Therapy Association. [1]
Don Jones (March 15, 1923 – January 28, 2015) was an American artist and art therapist, fourth American Art Therapy Association (AATA) President, Honorary Life Member of AATA, and one of five founders of the American Art Therapy Association. [1] [2]
The article introduced the framework and exposed readers to concepts and terminology that were unfamiliar in art therapy at the time. The two presented the Expressive Therapies Continuum to their peers at the 1978 annual conference of the American Art Therapy Association, but the foreign-sounding ideas did not resonate with attendees. [1] [7]
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She continued to work in NYU's Graduate Art Therapy Program from 1973 to 2005 as an adjunct professor and was an assistant professor in the Graduate Art Therapy Program at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. [7] [non-primary source needed] The American Art Therapy Association gave her the award of "Honorary Life Member,” a mark ...