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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.
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."
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]
The school has a faculty of more than 1,100 [10] and a student body of over 3,000. [1] [6] It offers 11 undergraduate and 22 graduate degree programs, and is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [6] [11] and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. [12]
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Margaret Naumburg (May 14, 1890 – February 26, 1983) was an American psychologist, educator, artist, author and among the first major theoreticians of art therapy. [1] She named her approach dynamically oriented art therapy. [2] [3] Prior to working in art therapy, she founded the Walden School of New York City.
Harriet Claire Wadeson Ph.D., LCSW, ATR-BC, HLM (January 9, 1931 – January 26, 2016 [1]) was a pioneer in the art therapy profession, as well as an accomplished author, researcher, and educator, who established and directed the Art Therapy Graduate Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Art Therapy Certificate Program at Northwestern University [2] where she taught up to ...
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]