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Call for papers: RCASA 1st Annual Teal Ribbon Conference on Sexual Violence, Abuse and Trauma

carol — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:59:44 +0000

Call for Papers/Presenters

On April 20th, RCASA in collaboration with the Child Advocacy Taskforce will host it’s first annual Teal Ribbon Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. This conference will have a prevention track hosted by the Child Advocacy Taskforce and a clinical track hosted by the Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault. See attached submission form to apply to present. Check back for more details.

application to present: form

For questions on presenting, email counseling@rcasa.org and contact Megan Jaquith 540-371-5502

For questions on having a booth, email outreach@rcasa.org and contact Robin Mantari 540-371-6771

Wednesday Outreach: Every donation helps! (rcasa.wordpress.com)
Welcome 2012 (rcasa.wordpress.com)

Filed under: Conferences, Education/Training

Art Therapy on an alternative healing online community: All Things Healing

carol — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:15:43 +0000

If you read my Leading Carol blog, you might have read that I’m going to doing some editing/blogging on a holistic community forum called All Things Healing. I thought I write here about their art therapy page.

On their page, they combine arts and art therapy. http://www.allthingshealing.com/fine-healing-visual-art-therapy.php While they cover a range of arts related therapy, they have some focus blogs/forums on art therapy. They have an article focused on Erica Curtis and her work in art therapy with elderly and another article on her work with brain injury. She has been profiled as an art therapist, as have I. They also put in an article on the benefits of hiring credentialed art therapists. I am happy they include work on trauma as well. So while I may be focused on the Non-Profits/Orgs page, I may see if I can submit an article or two on art therapy!

All Things Healing is seeking an Assistant Editor for their art therapy page is anyone out there is interested! For more information please contact Eden Kozlowski atedenk@allthingshealing.com

So You Want to be an Art Therapist, Part Seven: Art Therapist Identity Confusion Disorder (psychologytoday.com)
Express your feelings through Art Therapy (silverchealth.com)

Filed under: News and Notes, Reviews

Art Therapy Job at The Center for Eating Disorders

carol — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:47:16 +0000

The Center for Eating Disorders is pleased to announce a full or part time position for a licensed (LCPC) art therapist within our outpatient services. Art therapy is a key element in our program to treat body image issues, and for persons who have difficulty with verbal expression. The Center offers individual art psychotherapy, as well as art therapy groups for persons in treatment for an eating disorder and body image issues, to compliment our outpatient psychiatric and nutritional services. Experience with children, adolescent and adults is necessary as well as knowledge of body image development and eating disorder treatment. Candidate must be registered (ATR) and board certified (BC) with the Art Therapy Credentials Board, and have a Maryland LCPC, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors license. Interested candidates should contact Steven Crawford MD at The Center for Eating Disorders: 410-938-5252, or Julia Andersen at jandersen@sheppardpratt.org.

Thank you!

Julia Andersen MA,ATR-BC.

Expressive Therapy Coordinator

Center for Eating Disorders

Sheppard Pratt Hospital

410-938-5227

jandersen@sheppardpratt.org

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Expressive Therapies Summit

carol — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:56:18 +0000

Re-posting

The Expressive Therapies Summit has over a hundred presentations, workshops, and courses, on all of the creative arts therapies and related areas offered over four days. They are offering an additional all day Symposium on Liberating Creativity through Analysis & the Arts which will end with a special Film Premiere – a $10 ticket buys you a film,. a panel of the artists in it, and a lovely reception.

The proceeds from this event will allow our very nonprofit nonprofit, Expressive Media, to continue to make teaching films about the arts in healing. The link to the website is: http://summit.expressivemedia.org/

Filed under: Conferences, Education/Training

VATA seeking nominations for officers

carol — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:08:23 +0000

The Virginia Art Therapy Association is seeking nominations for officer positions. Take this opportunity to join VATA and seek officership. With today’s technology, you do not have to live in a specific location to be a valued member of the board. Please read below for descriptions of officer roles. For the term 2012-2014, VATA is seeking nominations for the following positions:

* President (Officer)

* Secretary (Officer)

* Membership (Chair)

*Vice-President (Officer)

Nominations may be sent by email and are due by November 11th. Please include name, position, and a statement about the nominee’s qualifications to vaarttherapy@gmail.com .

Art Therapists and Title Protection in Virginia (vaarttherapy.wordpress.com)

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Trauma and Art Therapy Treatment Presentation

carol — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:03:12 +0000

Yesterday I presented on Instinctual Trauma Treatment and Art Therapy with survivors of sexually violent crimes. I presented to the Hampton Newport News Community Services Board. It was fun with a great and interactive audience. I spend so much time doing administrative work that I forget how fun it is to go out and share information with people, discuss cases, etc. I also got to revisit the immense and intense work that social workers do in community service boards. Kudos to all the staff there who support the folks who need services that aren’t available in the private practice sector. You do great work.

The Instinctual Trauma Response model is a really nice model of treatment to use with some of our survivors of crime. It allows for multiple orientations of therapy to address the trauma with an engaged treatment team to work with the client.

I meant to take pictures and post but I will at the one on Saturday at Old Dominion University.

Upcoming art therapy presentations (arttherapyblog.wordpress.com)
Ten Ways Art Therapy Can Work for You (rcasa.wordpress.com)
Therapy Thursdays: The Who of Art Therapy (rcasa.wordpress.com)

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Temporary Art Therapy Job in Richmond, VA

carol — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:52:30 +0000

Kids in Focus is seeking an art therapist to provide art therapy evaluations, and individual, group art therapy services to the children that reside in their diagnostic group homes. The candidate must possess excellent writing and communication skills. An ability to work both independently and within a team atmosphere are required. Experience working with children ages 7 to 17 preferred. Experience working with a variety of disorders to include Reactive Attachment Disorder or youth with sexually maladaptive behaviors would be beneficial. Additional responsibilities include participating in treatment team meetings, providing input for treatment interventions, providing treatment strategies, discharge planning, treatment plan input, and other duties as assigned. Prefer candidate with ATR or ATR-BC. This is a short term contract position with the possibility of extensions.

For more information you may call 804-714-1812. Please fax resume to Kevin Birdsell at 804-714-1824 or emailKbirdsell@rescare.com.

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Upcoming art therapy presentations

carol — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:16:19 +0000

Excited to be presenting on art therapy twice this upcoming week. One in Hampton and one in Norfolk. It’s always fun to present to fellow art therapists and counselors. I’ll get to focus on working with children and families who are survivors of sexual abuse/violence and other interpersonal trauma. It’s always a nice break to present to professionals who work with similar populations as I get to learn from them as much as I teach. Plus I get to see what is going on in other areas of the state. It’ll be fun this weekend getting ready for it. I’ll post details when I finalize them.

Therapy Thursdays: The Who of Art Therapy (rcasa.wordpress.com)
Ten Ways Art Therapy Can Work for You (rcasa.wordpress.com)
Reblog: Using Art Therapy with Survivors of Domestic Violence (speakartloud.wordpress.com)
Art Therapist vs Director of an Agency (vaarttherapy.wordpress.com)

Filed under: Art Therapy Blog

Art for Your Heart Events in Virginia

carol — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:11:51 +0000

Sunday, October 9th from 1pm-3pm

Virginia Beach 3613 Van Buren Drive (Danica Henrich’s Home)

Richmond 3900 West Broad Street (UMFS Treatment Center)

Fredericksburg 2601 Princess Anne Street, Suite 104 (RCASA)

Please RSVP via Facebook (Virginia Art Therapy Association/Events)

Or email vaarttherapy@gmail.com (Richmond and VA. Beach) or dayeseyee@gmail.com for Fredericksburg

Light refreshments will be served. Art materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favorites! Members and non-members are welcome!

Fredericksburg Area Art for Your Heart Event! (vaarttherapy.wordpress.com)
“Let’s Stitch” Fredericksburg (vaarttherapy.wordpress.com)
VATA’s Art for Your Heart events (arttherapyblog.wordpress.com)
Ten Ways Art Therapy Can Work for You (rcasa.wordpress.com)
Art Therapy and college awareness (vaarttherapy.wordpress.com)

Filed under: Workshops

Looking for an Art Therapy Job?

carol — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:49:03 +0000

School-based Clinical Art Therapist

The Miami-Dade County Public Schools Clinical Art Therapy Department is looking for an art therapist who is willing to serve a one year committment from December 2011 to December 2012. For more information, please contact Craig Siegel, Chairperson, at csiegel@dadeschools.net

Part-Time Art Therapist Needed for Immediate Opening

Integrated therapy center that serves children with a variety of developmental and learning disabilities in Mannassas, VA is seeking an Art Therapist to conduct Saturday art therapy groups. The innovative center includes Art Therapy, Therapeutic Yoga, Music Therapy, Movement Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy. The two sessions on Saturday are from 9am-11am and 11am-1pm. $120 per/hr. Immediate opening. Supervision available by a Board Certified Art Therapist.

Please contact Jennifer Baldwin, MA, ATR-BC at jbettinibaldwin@yahoo.com for further details.

Both of these opportunities are in Fredericksburg, VA
Art Therapist PRN for Complementary Therapies at Mary Washington Hospice
5/hr week, $20/hr plus mileage reimbursement, Temporary position.
Looking for an Art Therapist to travel to the outer regions of our coverage area (about 30 minute drive around the radius of Fredericksburg). Opportunities to work with hospice patients and bereaved clients. Opportunities to work on a great team with Music Therapist, Massage Therapist, Art Therapist and others. Contact Kelly Hartland for more information: kellyhartland@gmail.com.
Art Therapist PRN as Adjunctive Therapist
Expressive Therapies Department for Snowden at Fredericksburg (Psychiatric Unit of Mary Washington Hospital) This may look like a larger position in the coming months. For now, it is PRN as one Adjunctive Therapist takes Maternity leave. The position may cut back after this and focus on substance abuse and partial hospitalization programs. Contact Gail Wood for more information: gail.wood@mwhc.com

PART-TIME PSYCHOTHERAPIST’S POSITIONS

S.T.R.E.S.S. CENTRE INC., a faith-based Catholic private practice, is
looking for two part-time psychotherapist, art therapist, nurse,
psychologist,or social worker one for Manassas office and one for
Fredericksburg office. Masters’ degree required. Must be license eligible or preferably licensed in the field. Must be willing to work evenings. Salary is negotiable. Please send your resume to Dr. Seggy Acosta at 10529 Crestwood Drive, Suite 101, Manassas, VA 20109. We can be reached at (703) 392-6420 (540)373-6420.

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