Early Bird Registration now available online until September 30th
Highlights of the three day program include: Plenary and Workshop by Dr. Nadia Ferrara, noted Canadian Art Therapist, Anthropologist and author of two books related to her work with the Crees of Northern Quebec; Emotional Expression among Cree Indians, and Healing through Art.
Experiential Workshops that may interest the seasoned Art/Expressive Arts Therapist and the Therapist wanting to learn about Art and Expressive Therapies. Workshops include: An Indigenous Journey within HeART, from Art Therapist Dr. Fyre Jean Graveline, Dance Therapy for the Multi-Modal Therapist: Training in Low Skill, High Sensitivity Work, from Markus Alexander, MA,CAGS, REAT, PhD Candidate...and many more offerings.
Current research and papers on topics such as The Making of the Modern Mosaic: Art Therapy, Arts-Based research, the interdisciplinary nature of trauma and the formation of an evidence base, from Kim Coleman, LMSW, ATR; Art Therapy for Adolescents diagnosed with AspergerŐs Syndrome, Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff...to highlight a few.
Social events such as Tours of local Art Organizations, exhibits of local Artists, and the 30th Annual CATA Conference Banquet, with soon to be announced local entertainment! and a chance to liaise with Art/Expressive Therapists...
To register online with Early Bird Rates, go to ArtTherapyWorks.com/conference2009.htm
The Canadian Mosaic is an international conference which aims to represent and share knowledge about the many diverse applications of Art Therapy in contemporary practice across Canada. Featuring an historical and developmental perspective of the field of Art Therapy within North America, the conference also endeavours to provide hands-on experiential Art Therapy workshops and similarly showcase other Creative Arts Therapies.
The field of Art Therapy in Canada is well established with clinicians providing services to a spectrum of client populations in many diverse settings including but not limited to schools, rehabilitation centres, the justice system, mental and medical health, private practice and elderly care. Despite the reputable status of Art Therapy and its potential for widespread application in health care in Canada, along with other Creative Arts Therapies it is sometimes overlooked by service providers and consumers or viewed as non-essential, or non-clinical.
This conference will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba from November 5-7, 2009. Canadian and international practitioners, researchers, artists, students, and allied professionals will gather to celebrate the Creative Arts Therapies in Canada and engage in an interdisciplinary dialogue and workshop experiences around the current practice of Art Therapy and Creative Arts Therapies.
Goals of the Conference:
- To create an interdisciplinary dialogue about the widespread current applications of Art and other Creative Arts Therapies in Canada (and internationally).
- To celebrate the impact that the Creative Arts Therapy professions have had on the history of health care practice in North America.
- To enhance professional development and clinician self-care through the offering of hands-on experiential workshops in many of the current approaches.
- To increase awareness and further understanding of the many ways that Art Therapy and the Creative Arts Therapies are applied in current practice in Canada/Internationally.
Early Bird Registration now available online until September 30th
Conference Contact person: Lori Boyko-- lboyko@hotmail.com