Art therapy:

Art thérapie :

Mending what is broken

Réparer ce qui est

between us

brisé entre nous

39th Annual Canadian Art Therapy Association ConferenceLa 39e conférence de l’association canadienne d’art-thérapie

Concordia University October 12-14, 2018Université Concordia Montréal, QC#CATAQC2018

We are delighted to welcome everyone to the Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts in Montreal, for the 39th Canadian Art Therapy Association Conference. Concordia University’s Creative Arts Therapies department is home to the only master’s level program in art, drama, and music therapies in Canada. Many of its faculty and alumni are leaders in the field, working on researching and developing therapeutic approaches ranging from psychodynamic art psychotherapy to the emerging field of public practice art therapy. Montreal, Tiohtià:ke in Mohawk, the language of the traditional inhabitants of this colonized land, means broken in two, after the place where the St. Lawrence River separates around the island now known as Montreal. Throughout its history, this island has served as a place of meeting between many Indigenous and settler peoples. As the bustling place of intercultural exchanges it continues to be today, it seems like an ideal place to explore the myriad ways in which art therapy, and more broadly the creative art therapies, are a bridging ground to work together at mending what is broken within and between individuals, families, communities, and ideologies, in a world that is becoming increasingly polarized. We are looking forward to deepening and expanding this conversation, as we learn with one another during the three days of this conference, which promises to be diverse, enriching, and exciting, thanks to each of your contributions.

We would like to extend a special thank-you to CATA-ACAT administrator Samuel Stevenson and Social Media Chair Stephanie Godel for their dedication and tireless efforts in supporting the coordination and promotion of this conference. We are also grateful for a small and mighty group of dedicated and creative volunteers whose hard work made this conference possible:

Nous sommes ravi(e)s de vous accueillir à la Faculté des Beaux-Arts de l’Université Concordia à Montréal, à l’occasion de la 39e Conférence de l’Association Canadienne d’Art-Thérapie. Le département des thérapies par les arts de l’Université Concordia offre le seul programme de maîtrise en art thérapie, dramathérapie et musicothérapie au Canada. De nombreux(ses) membres de la faculté ainsi que d’ancien(ne)s diplômé(e)s sont des pionnièr(e)s dans le domaine, travaillant sur la recherche et le développement d’approches thérapeutiques allant de la psychothérapie psychodynamique au domaine émergeant de la pratique publique de l’art thérapie. Montréal, Tiohtià:ke en Mohawk, la langue traditionnelle des habitants de cette terre colonisée, signifie brisée en deux, d’après l’endroit où le fleuve Saint-Laurent se sépare autour de l’île désormais connue sous le nom de Montréal. À travers son histoire, cette île a servi de lieu de rassemblement entre de nombreux peuples autochtones et colonisateurs. En tant que lieu effervescent d’échanges interculturels qu’il continue d’être aujourd’hui, Montréal semble être un lieu idéal pour explorer les innombrables façons dont l’art-thérapie, incluant de façon plus générale toutes les modalités des thérapies par les arts créatifs, constituent un pont pour travailler ensemble à réparer ce qui est brisé, notamment entre les individus, les familles, les communautés et les idéologies, dans un monde qui continue à devenir de plus en plus polarisé. Nous nous réjouissons à l’idée d’approfondir et d’élargir cette discussion, alors que nous appredrons ensemble durant les trois jours de cette conférence, qul promet d’être diversifiée, enrichissante et stimulante, grâce à chacune de vos contributions.

Nous aimerions remercier particulièrement Samuel Stevenson, administrateur de la CATA-ACAT, et Stephanie Godel, Responsable des Médias Sociaux, pour leur dévouement et leurs effort inépuisables afin de soutenir l’organisation et la promotion de cette conférence. Nous sommes également très reconnaissant(e)s envers le petit groupe de bénévoles dévoué(e)s et créatif(ve)s dont le travail a rendu cette conférence possible:

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MESSAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRMESSAGE DE LA COORDONNATRICE DE LA CONFÉRENCE

Art therapy: Mending what is broken between usArt thérapie : Réparer ce qui est brisé entre nous

Karine Bouchard MA

Katelyn Brinkman MA, ATPQ

Sondra Goldman MA, ATPQ, ATR-BC

Patricia Ki DTATI, MSW, RSW

Chloe Martin MA

Olga Perju MA, RP, CCC

Maria Riccardi MA, MEd, ATPQ, ATR-BC

Janis Timm-Bottos PhD, ATPQ, ATR-BC

Theresa Zip MA, BEd, ATR

Artwork / Ouvrages d’art: Kintsugi 4 (detail), Christine Morin

Rachel Chainey MA, ATPQ2018 CATA Conference Chair

I would like to warmly welcome all art therapists and psychotherapists, counselors, mental health practitioners, students and friends to the 39th Canadian Art Therapy Association Conference, hosted by Concordia University in Montreal, Québec.

Having graduated from Concordia University in Montreal, it is meaningful for me to return to such a vibrant city and to the University that has changed me fundamentally. I want to extend the CATA-ACAT board’s gratitude and thank the strong and creative conference team for putting such a comprehensive and engaging program together. Thank you to Rachel Chainey, the 2018 Conference Chair, as well as: Karine Bouchard, Katelyn Brinkman, Sondra Goldman, Patricia Ki, Chloe Martin, Olga Perju, Maria Riccardi, Janis Tim-Bottos and Theresa Zip. Thank you to Concordia University for hosting the conference this year and to the Association des artes-thérapeutes du Québec. Thank you, Maria Riccardi, for your leadership and for building many bridges as the AATQ President.

This year’s conference theme is titled Art Therapy: Mending What is Broken Between Us. The theme makes a powerful statement regarding the history and intention for the field of art therapy in Canada to repair differences and create spaces for healing. Reading the conference program, I learned that Montreal is called Tiohtià:ke in Mohawk and means broken in two, as the St. Lawrence river separates this sacred land. This theme was decided upon with profound consideration by the conference team.

Contemporary art therapists Chilton, Gerber, and Scotti call for the emergence of a new paradigm that amalgamates art therapy understandings with the emergence of arts-based research. They propose an aesthetic intersubjective paradigm, where knowledge is gained through the embodied artistic process. Furthermore, this paradigm includes an intersubjective pluralist understanding of “being”, where multiple realities and perspectives can co-exist and influence one another. As we grow as a profession, it is important to recognize and appreciate these multiple realities and experiences, while full heartedly supporting voicing narratives that have been oppressed and marginalized throughout centuries. This includes Canada’s indigenous populations, among others.

When meditating on the word mending, I think of an active, intentional, mindful, and slow process of stitching together. Mending is a dynamic and sensory verb that evokes a careful and intentional process. I believe that this theme speaks to a larger intention of the profession of art therapy towards healing and wholeness, as a global and diverse community. With each stitch, we can counter the dominant oppressive narratives that exist. With each suture, we heal further and bridge understandings. This conference is perhaps one of the many stitches along the way to collective, holistic, community healing. This is where art therapists can share their knowledge, practice, and questions with one another to create a larger movement for community healing and creative compassion.

I hope that you enjoy the gathering of national and international art therapy scholars, experts and enthusiasts for this unique conference in Tiohtià:ke.

J’aimerais souhaiter la bienvenue à tous les art-thérapeutes et psychothérapeutes, conseillers, praticiens en santé mentale, étudiants et amis lors du 39e congrès de l’Association canadienne d’art-thérapie, organisé par l’Université Concordia à Montréal, au Québec.

Diplômée de l’Université Concordia à Montréal, il est significatif pour moi de retourner dans une ville aussi dynamique et à l’Université qui m’a fondamentalement changée. Je veux, au nom du Conseil d’Administration de CATA-ACAT, exprimer notre reconnaissance et remercier toute l’équipe de conférence persévérante et créative, d’avoir mis en place un programme aussi complet et fascinant. Merci à Rachel Chainey, présidente de la conférence 2018, ainsi qu’à: Karine Bouchard, Katelyn Brinkman, Sondra Goldman, Patricia Ki, Chloé Martin, Olga Perju, Maria Riccardi, Janis Tim-Bottos et Theresa Zip. Merci à l’Université Concordia d’avoir accueilli la conférence cette année et à l’Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec. Merci, Maria Riccardi, pour votre leadership et pour avoir tissé de nombreux ponts à titre de Présidente de l’AATQ.

Cette année, le thème de la conférence s’intitule Art Thérapie: Réparer ce qui est brisé entre nous. Le thème énonce avec ampleur l’histoire et l’intention du domaine de la thérapie par l’art au Canada de remédier aux différences et de créer des espaces de guérison. En consultant le programme de la conférence, j’ai appris que Montréal s’appelle Tiohtià:ke en Mohawk et signifie «brisé en deux», alors que le fleuve Saint-Laurent sépare cette terre sacrée. Ce thème a été élaboré avec une immense considération par l’équipe de la conférence.

Ensuite, Chilton, Gerber et Scotti, art thérapeutes contemporains, appellent à l’émergence d’un nouveau paradigme qui fusionne les compréhensions de l’art-thérapie avec l’émergence de la recherche basée sur les arts. Ils proposent un paradigme intersubjectif esthétique, où la connaissance est acquise par le processus artistique incarné. De plus, ce paradigme englobe une compréhension pluraliste intersubjective de «l’être», où de multiples réalités et perspectives peuvent coexister et s’influencer mutuellement. Au fur et à mesure que nous grandissons en tant que profession, il est important de reconnaître et d’apprécier ces réalités et expériences multiples, tout en soutenant de tout son cœur les récits qui ont été opprimés et marginalisés au cours des siècles. Cela comprend notamment les populations autochtones du Canada.

Lorsque je médite sur le mot réparation /raccommodage, je pense à un processus actif, intentionnel, attentif et lent de couture. La réparation est un verbe dynamique et sensoriel qui évoque un déroulement prudent et intentionnel. Je crois que ce thème parle d’une intention plus large de la profession de l’art-thérapie envers la guérison et la plénitude, en tant que communauté mondiale et diversifiée. Avec chaque point, nous pouvons contrer les récits oppressifs dominants qui existent. À chaque suture, nous soignons davantage et créons une passerelle de compréhension. Cette conférence est peut-être l’un des nombreux points de cheminement vers la guérison collective, holistique et communautaire. C’est ici que les art-thérapeutes peuvent partager leurs connaissances, leurs pratiques et leurs questions pour créer un mouvement plus large en faveur de la guérison communautaire et de la compassion créative.

Enfin, j’espère que vous apprécierez ce rassemblement de chercheurs, d’experts et de passionnés d’art-thérapie nationaux et internationaux, pour cette conférence unique à Tiohtià: ke.

3Artwork / Ouvrages d’art: There be Dragons (detail), Claudia McKnight

Haley Toll, MA, CCC, RCAT, RP (inactive)Canadian Art Therapy Association President

MESSAGE FROM THE CATA-ACAT PRESIDENTMESSAGE DE LA PRÉSIDENTE DE LA CATA-ACAT

Friday, vendredi 12 October

Unless otherwise noted, all rooms are located inside the Engineering & Visual Arts Integrated Complex (EV), 1515 Ste-Catherine West. All rooms are wheelchair accessible. There is a 10-minute break between each session. Please note that if a workshop is cancelled, the conference committee will assign another workshop to replace the cancelled session.

Sauf indication contraire, toutes les salles sont situées à l’intérieur du Engineering & Visual Arts Integrated Complex (EV) : 1515, rue Ste-Catherine Ouest. Toutes les salles sont accessibles aux fauteuils roulants. Il y a une pause de 10 minutes entre chaque session. Veuillez noter que si un atelier est annulé, le comité de la conférence assignera un autre atelier en remplacement.

Artwork / Ouvrages d’art: Untitled (detail), Nikki Featherstone 4

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B1 SokoloffL’art de la rencontre inuite et non-inuite

en santé

B2 HananiaCulturally Informed

Art Therapy: Embroidery with Syrian Refugees

B3 MadeleyThe Nature of Hope:

A Positive Art Therapy Framed

Group in a Women’s Shelter

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Plenary 9-11 am, St.Jax Sanctuary (1439 Ste-Catherine West)Pamela Whitaker, PhD & Maria Riccardi MA Med, ATR-BC — Making a Scene in Public

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A6 Lambert & Dessureault

L’art-thérapie axée sur les forces de

caractère: femmes en état d’itinérance

A2 Heller Parcours Imaginaires : Identités hybrides,

création et réflexivité

A3 ValkanasA Heuristic

Exploration of Autonomic Nervous System Responses

and Art-Making

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A1 WhyteWalking on Two-

Row: Indigenous Arts-Based Heuristic

Inquiry

C2 JobinBeyond Ego:

Journaling as a Way to Connect with

Vastness

C7 Carpendale et al.

The Mending Basket as a Metaphor for

Supervision: A panel exploring

innovations (panel)

C8 Regev et al.Ethical Issues in Art

Therapy in the Education System

D2 Couture et al.L’art-thérapie auprès

des couples : Un outil d’intervention

prometteur

D1 Timm-Bottos et al.

The Opportunities (and Challenges) of

Institutional Art Hives

C6 GavronThe Joint Painting

Procedure: Assessing Parent-Child

Relationships in Middle Childhood

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A8 De Jongh González et al.

"Who am I, Other Than a Lupus Patient?"

Experience of a Pregnant Woman

Vernissage: The Nature of Art Therapy 6-8 pmLa Ruche d'Art St-Henri, 4525 St-Jacques, Montreal

B5 LebeauL’art thérapie en

CHSLD, une alliance entre l’art et les

soins

A5 NichollsCreate to Thrive

During Family Divide: A Superhero

Themed Protocol

A7 StewartCapturing Change: A

Phototherapy Program Designed for At-Risk Youth

B8 BetiExperiences of

Refugees and Their Integration Through

Playback Theatre

C1 LynnMARI (Mandala

Assessment Research

Instrument) as Assessment and Intervention for

Clients with Trauma

B4 StefansonBuilding A Nest:

Creating Community Through Art-Making

A4 ChinThe Legacies We Leave Behind: Art

Therapy in Palliative and End-of-Life Care

B6 SimmonsHealing the Child's

Grieving Heart Through Art Therapy

B7 GodelSurprising Symbols

of the Feminine: Holding Art that

Misbehaves

C3 Parker et al.Personal In-

Queer-y: Better Understanding of

Therapeutic Relationships with

the Queer Community

C4 Rosales et al.The View from the

Inside Project: Using Mask-Body Puppets

to Impact Mental Health and Quality

of Life in Vulnerable Senior Populations

CONFERENCE SCHEDULECALENDRIER DES CONFÉRENCES

Saturday, samedi 13 October

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H1 JamiesonOur Stories:

Reframing Mental illness through Art

Stories (video)

H2 SmallwoodGroup Art Therapy for Young Adults

with Epilepsy: Examining Multiple Ways of Knowing

G3 HoArt, creativity &

restoration: A faith-informed journey and integration to

clinical practice

E1 BoudriasLe Dessin-d'un-

animal-sauvage-et-d'une-personne

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E2 CookIntegrating

Identities: Becoming a Mother While

Studying Art Therapy

F2 PrymaArt-Making in

Process: Promoting Well-Being and Self-

Care

F1 Sánchez-Longo Dávila

Producing a Contemplative

Space for Grief and Pain from Violence

G2 SchenkeveldThe Travelling Art

Therapist: Art Therapy, Indigenous

Cultural Support, and Housing First

G1 CarpendaleA Shifting Paradigm to Reparation in Art

Therapy and Environmental

Education

G5 Hewit et al. Right Care, Right

Time, Right Place: Stories of the

Atlantic Canada Art Therapy Roadshow

(video)

I6 VivianDecolonizing Art

Therapy: Creating an Indigenous Circle of

Art Therapists

I2 Malo et al.Mending our

Identities: The Art therapist Self and the Entrepreneur

Self

I7 SianoHoly Junk:

Transforming Yesterday's Bad

News into Today's Positive Experience

I5 KiMake Our Own Maps: Creative Journalling with

Women through the Landscapes of

Substance Use and Trauma

I3 HanczarykSelf-Care for the Body, Mind and

Spirit: An Experiential Workshop

I4 McLaughlinCreative

Cartography: Mapping Integrative Approaches to Art Therapy Practice

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I1 PérierWhen Art Therapy and Psychodrama

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E7 BookbinderThe Business of Art

Therapy

H7 LavoieArt-thérapie et

aventure thérapeutique: a Ia croisée des chemins

H5 LambertDévoiler l’indicible

d’un vécu traumatique, des

stratégies art-thérapeutiques

H6 Laffier & HughesThe Intersection of

Art Therapy and the Maker Movement for Children and

Youth

E6 BoodajeeMuseum Visit:

Rebuilding New Aesthetics for the

Self with Traumatic Brain Injury

I9 Leclerc et al.Toward the

Recognition and Regulation of Art

Therapy: A Painting of the Canadian

Landscape(panel)

I8 Kalaba & BrodieMending the Bonds

with Ancestry: Fibres, Storytelling

and Art Therapy

H3 CardinalAboriginal men who

have experienced domestic violence

H8 HayashikawaImpact of

Therapeutic Color on Business Documents

H4 NanExpressive Arts in

End-of-Life Care — A Competence

Enhancement Program for Professionals

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Dinner & Party 6 pmMontreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke West

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G7 HansonIntegrating Cree

Culture and Traditional

Materials into Therapeutic Practice

E8 TollRe-imagining the

Future of Art Therapy Leadership

in Canada

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G6 Riccardi & Fewster

Art Therapy with Veterans and

Military Populations(panel)

F4 KwonUsing Animation as a Promotional and Therapeutic Tool in

Art Therapy

G4 KnightInvisible Ink: Art-

Making in Support of the Menopausal

Process

E5 OakeIt Takes Time: Existential Art

Therapy for Clients with Cancer

E3 BzdelBenefits of Offering

Art Therapy to Adults in a Psychiatric/

Forensic Setting

E4 Gonzalez-Dolginko

Offering Context for LGBTQ Treatment

Issues: Art Therapy with a Gay Man Affected by AIDS

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Saturday, 6pm Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke West

Enjoy a great catered dinner and music at an extraordinary venue, where we can reconnect with old friends and make new ones, share stories and celebrate our vibrant art therapy community!

Tickets are $40/person, and can be purchased at the conference.

Prenez part à un délicieux souper puis entrez dans la danse dans ce lieu extraordinaire. Ce sera l’occasion de reconnecter avec de vieux amis et d’en rencontrer de nouveaux, de partager des histoires et de célébrer la communauté dynamique des art thérapeutes.

Les billets pour la soirée sont au coût de 40$, et peuvent être achetés sur place lors de la conférence.

DINNER & PARTY DÎNER ET FÊTE Friday, 12-1pm, EV Junction, EV2.785Pamela Whitaker PhD, Editor of CATA Journal Patricia Ki DTATI, MSW, PhD Cand., Editor of Envisage: CATA Online MagazineAnton Svendrovski MBA, MSc, BCompSc, IBM SPSS Certified

We invite you to visit the Writers’ Lounge, where you can learn more about the CATA publications. Connect with the editors and learn tips on writing and having your work published in the journal and magazine. Discuss art therapy research with special guest Anton Svendrovski, consulting statistician who works with the Canadian, American and Irish Art Therapy Associations and delivers research seminars at art therapy training programs and online. Come and share ideas, network, and collaborate with fellow art therapists, practitioners and writers!

Nous vous invitons à visiter le Salon des Auteur(e)s, où vous pourrez en apprendre davantage sur les publications de l’ACAT, discuter avec les éditrices, et recevoir des conseils sur la recherche et l’écriture au sujet des arts expressifs, la publication dans la journal et le magazine de l’ACAT, partager des idées, et faire du réseautage avec des collègues intéressé(e)s par l’écriture.

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J7 SianoArt-Based Holy Junk

Supervision Workshop

K3 BowmanSelf-Portraits Drawn with Eyes Closed: A

Response Art Technique

K4 Vivian et al. Creating Dialogue:

Exploring Reconciliatory and Decolonizing Art Therapy Actions Across Canada

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K2 Saffery & Nearing

Making "Piece" with the Past: Applying

the Art of Kintsugi to Post-Traumatic

Stress

J1 Kaur & BalCultural Humility in

Art Therapy

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J6 WhitakerThe Art of Walking & Spoken Words Along

the Way

K1 GuayImpact of Group Art

Therapy on the Quality of Life for

Acquired Brain Injury Survivors

J2 Muggeridge & David Foster

Altered Books for Mending What is

Broken

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Playful Intersections: The Expressive

Therapies Continuum and Developmental

Transformations

J5 BluethnerUsing

Photography to Explore Identity in Ar

t Therapy

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J8 Bleuer & WilliamsPerforming Cultural

Ruptures and Repair: Moving Beyond

Shame

J4 PaquetRetracer les fragments et

terminer l’histoire :Art-thérapie et

trauma

September 27 to November 29, 2018 Galerie du Séminaire, United Theological College, McGill University, 3521 rue University, MontrealArtists: Marissa Cytryn, Diana Vozian, Jillian Bagan, Hanieh Tohidi, Ana María García Hernández, Hannah Grabowecky, Christy Thompson, Stephanie Sing, Deborah Poitirala, Cyndie Bussière, Allison Henry, Kristina Parker, Audrée-Anne Frenette, Andrea Cook, Leland Peterson, and Maria Riccardi.

An exploration of professional identity in collaboration with Concordia University, CATA, and the Art Hives Network. The art therapy practicum supervision classes that were held in 2017-2018 at Concordia University inspired the works presented.

THE ART THERAPIST’S IDENTITY: A SUPERVISION TALE

Friday, 6-8pm, La Ruche d’Art St-Henri, 4525 St-Jacques, Montreal

Let’s cultivate a conference environment to evoke the landscape of art therapy, with artworks composed of nature and fibre arts. Come share your homeland. Bring along assemblages, sculptures and installations. The curators for the conference exhibition will be Maria Riccardi and Rachel Chainey.

Cultivons un environnement de conférence pour évoquer le paysage de l’art-thérapie, avec des oeuvres d’art composées de matériaux naturels et textiles. Venez partager le territoire d’où vous venez. Apportez des assemblages, des sculptures et des installations. Les commissaires de l’exposition de la conférence seront Maria Riccardi et Rachel Chainey.

VERNISSAGE: THE NATURE OF ART THERAPY

12-14 Octobre, Art Hive, EV5.775, Université ConcordiaArtiste: Vera Heller PhD, ATR, ATPQ

Ce projet d’exposition explore le thème de la “migration existentielle”. A travers une série d’œuvres intitulée Parcours imaginaires. Le migrant “existentiel” quitte volontairement son pays et devient étranger en terre étrangère. Il part souvent pour répondre à une aspiration à élargir ses horizons qu’il nourrit depuis son enfance. À l’instar du légendaire héros décrit par Joseph Campbell, il devra faire face à une série de tests qui forgeront progressivement sa singularité en tant qu’individu. Ce voyage initiatique marque de manière indélébile l’imagination de ceux qui l’ont vécue.

PARCOURS IMAGINAIRES : UNE RECHERCHE HEURISTIQUE AVEC LES MIGRANTS VOLONTAIRES

Artwork / Ouvrages d’art: Ridge of the Fire (detail), Claudia McKnight

CONFERENCE EXHIBITSEXPOSITIONS DE LA CONFÉRENCE

EV Junction (EV2.785)

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy AssociationA national bilingual association providing professional counsellors and psychotherapists with access

to exclusive educational programs, certification, professional development, and networking opportunities. Une association nationale bilingue offrant aux conseillers et psychothérapeutes professionnels, un accès à des programmes éducatifs, certifications, opportunités de développement professionnel et de réseautage exclusifs.

Caversham BooksellersToronto-based, independent bookstore specializing in books on psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and psychology. Librairie indépendante située à Toronto, et se spécialisant dans les livres portant sur la psychanalyse, la psychothérapie et la psychologie.

Association des Art Thérapeutes du QuébecL’AATQ a pour mandat de servir le public en établissant et en renforçant l’expertise et des standards d’éthique rigoureux. L’AATQ s’engage à promouvoir la pratique de l’art-thérapie et les thérapies créatives au Québec par le biais de l’éducation et par la défense des intérêts de la profession. The AATQ serves the public by establishing and enforcing strict standards of ethics, competence, and practice while expanding the field of art therapy and the creative arts therapies in Québec through education and advocacy.

EV5.775

Need a creative break? Come experience the Concordia University Art Hive (SGW Campus). At the heart of the newly opened International Art Hives HQ, this creative community-university third space, facilitated by creative arts therapies students, welcomes the Concordia community and everyone else for free and open art making, year-round. Join us for self-care, skill-sharing and community-building! Our abundant art supplies are provided graciously by the Concordia University Creative Reuse Centre (www.cuccr.ca).

Want to find out more about how to start your own Art Hive? Consider staying in town until Monday October 15 to attend the Art Hives 101 workshop led by the art

therapists on the Art Hives HQ team. Learn about the theoretical and practical aspects of this public practice art therapy model, and explore your questions with the team and other participants! More details on www.arthives.org.

Besoin d’une pause créative? Venez expérimenter la Ruche d’Art de l’Université Concordia (Campus Centre-Ville). Au coeur du nouvellement inauguré Quartier Général International des Ruches d’Art, ce tiers-lieu créatif communautaire-universitaire, animé par des étudiantes en Thérapies par les Arts, accueille la communauté de Concordia et le grand public toute l’année pour de la création artistique libre et gratuite. Joignez-vous à nous pour prendre soin de vous, partager vos savoirs-faire et créer des liens communautaires! Notre abondant stock de matériaux artistiques est fourni gracieusement par le Centre de Réutilisation Créative de l’Université Concordia (www.cuccr.ca).

Souhaitez-vous en apprendre davantage sur le démarrage d’une Ruche d’Art ? Pensez à rester en ville un jour de plus, afin de participer à l’atelier Ruches d’Art 101, animé par les art thérapeutes du QG des Ruches d’Art. Vous repartirez avec des connaissances théoriques et pratiques à propos de ce modèle de pratique publique des thérapies par les arts, et pourrez explorer vous questionnements avec l’équipe et les autres participant(e)s. Plus de détails et inscription sur : www.arthives.org.

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THE CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ART HIVE LE RUCHE D’ART À L’UNIVERSITÉ CONCORDIA

7Artwork / Ouvrages d’art: Map to the Treasure (detail), Irit Epstein

CONFERENCE EVENTSÉVÉNEMENTS SPÉCIAUX DE LA CONFÉRENCE

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Posters are located at / Les affiches sont situées à EV Junction (EV2.785)

Fabio Balli, Yannick Gervais & Stéphane GingrasAir, Breath and the Co-creation of Meaning: Can Games Help Break Free from Limiting Beliefs?What do participatory game design and art therapy have in common? To what extent can self-care games complement art therapy? We propose to explore these questions through a poster and a demonstration of non-commercial, educational games co-created for children with asthma.Fabio Balli and Yannick Gervais co-founded Breathing Games, a project funded by Concordia University, Sainte-Justine Hospital and the Canadian Institute of Health Research. Yannick holds a BA in psychology and a graduate diploma in game design. Fabio holds a MAS in human systems engineering and does an individualized PhD at Concordia University. Stéphane Gingras is a Breathing Games contributor. He completed a multidisciplinary BA in arts and psychology.

Suzanne Venne CleaseReframing One’s Life Story Following Epic Loss: An Arts-Based Retreat for Younger AdultsThis poster summarizes the research that supports an art-based weekend retreat designed to promote coping in bereavement. The author presents art therapists with a guide to planning and facilitating a retreat for the bereaved younger adult that includes seven detailed experiential workshops, psycho-education materials, theoretical components, and retreat logistics. Suzanne Clease MPS-AT is a graduate from St. Stephen’s College in Edmonton, receiving her Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (Art Therapy Specialization) in 2018. Following a 20-year teaching career, Suzanne is transitioning into her new role as a psychotherapist/art therapist by offering art-based retreats for the bereaved.

Elisabeth Ioannides, Aphrodite Pantagoutsou & Grigoris VaslamatzisExploring the Museum’s Images — Exploring My Image Group Art Psychotherapy Program in the Museum PremisesThe National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST) in collaboration with the First Psychiatric Department of the University of Athens, Eginition Hospital carried out two three-month art psychotherapy programs at the museum. In the long-lasting period of economic, political and social crisis that Greece was facing, the two institutions collaborated in order to offer participants a space for self-expression, creativity, critical thinking, and reducing anxiety through art making while simultaneously engaging participants with the museum collection.Elisabeth Ioannides is an education curator at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST). She studied psychology and fine arts at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, USA, received her MA in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and a post-graduate diploma in contemporary art from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London. She was an art psychotherapy trainee at the Arts and Psychotherapy Center in Athens, Greece.Aphrodite Pantagoutsou is an occupational therapist and art psychotherapist graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, First Department of Psychiatry. She is certified by the European Association of Psychotherapy and a member of the Greek Association of Art Therapists. She is a supervisor at the Art and Psychotherapy Center in Athens, Greece and a tutor at the Social Cooperative Activities for Vulnerable Groups.

Grigoris Vaslamatzis MD, PD is professor emeritus at the Athens University Medical School, training/supervising analyst of the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, president of the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (1998-2002, 2009-2013), fellow of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, and member of the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

Kay GuyerUtilizing Digital Media in a Grounded Theory Exploration of Intersectional ActivistsHow might art therapists support the psychological needs of activists? This poster presents collaborative research conducted with intersectional activists. Grounded theory was used to thematically analyze content captured through video to explore the impact of group art-making and dialogue on activists and their psychological sustainability within social movements. Kay Guyer BS is a queer, genderqueer, organizer, and researcher who studied creative community organizing at Manchester University and is currently applying a healing justice framework to art therapy counseling at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Kay utilizes art therapy to support social movements by creating accessible spaces for collective healing.

Jessica Reid, Louisa Iannaci, Trish Sai-Chew & Sandra CesarioA Partnership to Support First Nations Children & YouthThis poster presents a partnership between Anishinabek Nation, Aptus Treatment Centre, and Aquilla Occupational Therapy Services to provide therapy-related education and resources. Therapists created educational and experiential workshops for participants working in First Nations communities to engage in dialogue, learn, and share different strategies when supporting children and youth experiencing various challenges.Jessica Reid RP, MA, Louisa Iannaci RP, MA, Trish Sai-Chew RP, EXAT, and Sandra Cesario RP, EXAT are registered psychotherapists who work at the adult day program at Aptus Treatment Centre in Toronto, ON. They provide group and individual expressive arts therapy for adults with dual-diagnosis (developmental disability and mental health diagnosis).

Khemanut SripromphutApplying Art Therapy Combined with Satir Model and Substance Abuse Treatment in Drug Clinic and Drug Treatment CampsThis poster focuses on applying art therapy combined with Satir model and substance abuse treatment in drug clinic and drug treatment camps. It is shown to be an effective alternative to substance abuse treatment.Khemanut Sripromphut works at the Khao Sukim Hospital in Thailand.

Victoria WirthExploring Creative Space: Advocating for the Unique Contributions of Art Therapists for Mental, Emotional and Spiritual WellnessThis poster presents the author’s new conceptual framework for the practice of art therapy. The cultivation of creative space in all its dimensions forms a model of practice unique to the field. The applied project is a published art-based booklet intended to serve as a marketing and advocacy tool.Victoria Wirth BScOT, MPS-AT (thesis pending) is a graduate from St. Stephen’s College in Edmonton, receiving her Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (Art Therapy Specialization) in 2018. She has enjoyed a full career as an occupational therapist working across the lifespan, practises abstract painting, and is now entering her professional role as art psychotherapist.

POSTERSAFFICHES

Artwork: Map to the Treasure (detail), Irit Epstein

Artwork / Ouvrages d’art: Ridge of the Fire (detail), Claudia McKnight

KEYNOTE: MAKING A SCENE IN PUBLICPamela Whitaker & Maria RiccardiArt therapy should be relevant to life where it happens — becoming an intervening event and a beacon of possibilities. Composing art from the materials of life and within environments of encounter. Being moved to cultivate surroundings that are both disruptive and restorative, as an antidote to disillusionment and indifference. This is a presentation about art therapy getting out more. Becoming more public and extending the profession’s repertoire of actions. Art therapy can contribute to environments and generate habitats where people spend time together in distinctive ways. The outdoor studio is a place where anything can happen. Through a poetic conversation with Pamela Witaker, we have reflected on the place of an art studio in art therapeutic endeavours. The images crafted are made from a diversity of media such as natural treasures and convey simplicity and possibilities. Like a ritual, on the studios of life, where we convene day after day, to paint, draw, sculpt, model, unearth, assemble, and paste on, we breathe. The therapeutic studio is created with the same care an artist uses to enlighten an art installation. It stems from the images within and then finds nourishment in the artwork created. This presentation stems from transitional and indoor studios inspired by the outdoor studios reinvented by Pamela. A conversation that took place in the garden and will continue to blossom at the CATA conference.Pamela Whitaker PhD, MA, BA, DVATI is an art therapist living in Ireland who practices under the name of Groundswell, a social enterprise working in the areas of art therapy, art and participation, and arts and health. As editor of the CATA Journal she has curated special issues on the topics of environment, visual culture, and political responses though art therapy.Maria Riccardi MA, MEd, ATR-BC is a registered art therapist, a career counsellor, and a licensed clinical psychotherapist. She is an adjunct professor of art therapy at Concordia University and at l’Université du Québec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. She collaborates with local non-profit organizations and mental health institutions, developing community-based art studio programs for adolescents and adults who are marginalized. She has expertise with veterans living with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, and has founded a clinic in Montreal based on the Expressive Therapies Continuum working with children and families.

Bonface BetiPaper (50 min.): Experiences of Refugees and Their Integration Through Playback TheatreThis paper focuses on capturing the unique experiences of refugees and their integration in Winnipeg, MB through Playback Theatre. The presenter partnered with Read Threads for Peace Playback Troupe and Canada Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg to host a series of playback theatre workshops with a group of eight refugee youth to explore their experiences and stories of finding ‘home.’ The objective was to promote integration and build better understanding between newcomers and hosts.Bonface Beti MA is a passionate storyteller, theatre-maker, peace-builder, trainer, and researcher with international experience. He has spent almost a decade utilizing different artistic approaches, including playback theatre, as a tool and space for peace-building with communities in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Somalia, South Sudan, US, and Canada. His work in use of theatre for conflict transformation and youth violence prevention in Africa is featured at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. He completed a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.

Jessica Bleuer & Britton WilliamsWorkshop (3 hrs.): Performing Cultural Ruptures and Repair: Moving Beyond Shame Let’s get bold and respond to the cultural ruptures that happen in our work. Using forum theatre we explore stories of cultural rupture in sessions, classrooms, conferences, and more.Jessica Bleuer MA, RDT OPQ works in private practice and teaches full time at Concordia University’s graduate level Drama Therapy program. Past diversity chair for the North American Drama Therapy Association, cultural humility teacher, and cultural equity consultant, Jessica works with educational institutions, government and non-governmental organizations to increase cultural humility, equity, and inclusion through policy, strategic change, and personal growth.Britton Williams MA, RDT, LCAT works in private practice in New York City and in acute care with adults and adolescents. Britton has published and presented on the impact of biases on individuals, relationships, and communities and the creative and embodied approaches to clinicians’ self-assessment. He is developing a relational-role theory protocol.

Cassandra BluethnerWorkshop (80 min.): Using Photography to Explore Identity in Art Therapy Photography is a visual medium, however it is rarely explored in art therapy. This presentation will explore the benefits of using photography in art therapy, in which participants will take photos to help explore identity and self.Cassandra Bluethner BFA, MA graduated from the Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapies program at Concordia University, and currently works as a program coordinator for LOVE Leave Out Violence, a non for profit charity that uses photography, creative writing, and group discussion to facilitate expression and exploration with youth.

Sonja BoodajeeWorkshop (80 min.): Museum Visit: Rebuilding New Aesthetics for the Self with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)Attendees will enact a museum visit, an exercise that was used to support individuals with TBI in rebuilding new self-identities and increasing acceptance of their new realities. The exercise includes art-making and the creation of an art installation, guided self-reflections, and discussion regarding emotions, memories, and explorations of self-identities and realities prior to and after brain injuries. Sonja Boodajee BFA, ATPQ graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Art Education (1998) and a Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapies from Concordia University (2005). She continues to pursue work as an art therapist in two community centers in Montreal with people living with mental health concerns and brain injuries. Since summer 2014 she provides creative arts therapies workshops for the MBIA.

Sharona BookbinderWorkshop (80 min.): The Business of Art TherapyFinding work as an art therapist is one of the biggest challenges for practitioners. How do we ease this difficulty? Learn some basic practical business skills to improve your chances of gaining employment or creating opportunities. This workshop will explore the business identity of art therapists and offer some business information.Sharona Bookbinder BSc, DTATI, MBA, OATR, RCAT, RP, Doctoral Student practices as a registered psychotherapist, registered art therapist, and

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PAPERS, PANELS & WORKSHOPSEXPOSÉS, PANELS & ATELIERS

clinical art therapy supervisor. She is a presenter, author, educator, innovator, and leader in healthcare and small business. She completed the Master of Business Administration in Innovation Leadership program (2016) and is currently working on a doctorate degree in art therapy.

Sophie Boudrias Paper (50 min.): Le Dessin-d’un-animal-sauvage-et-d’une-personne (DWAP) : un outil d’évaluation prometteur en art-thérapieVenez découvrir un outil d’évaluation en développement permettant d’obtenir des informations pertinentes auprès des clients en art-thérapie: le Dessin-d’un-animal-sauvage-et-d’une-personne (DWAP). Des exemples de cas cliniques et quelques statistiques sur le type de dessins produits dans le cadre de cette évaluation vous seront présentés.Sophie Boudrias DPs, ATPQ détient un doctorat en psychologie et une maîtrise en art-thérapie. Elle travaille en pratique privée auprès d’une clientèle adulte. Elle s’intéresse notamment à Ia création de sens et a l’application des connaissances neuroscientifiques en thérapie. Elle est aussi l’auteure du livre “Créez votre légende personnelle”.

Zoë BowmanWorkshop (80 min.): Self-Portraits Drawn with Eyes Closed: A Response Art TechniquePost-session response art-making is a powerful tool to facilitate self-reflection and self-care. This workshop will lead participants through a novel technique of drawing with eyes-closed, allowing for quick, spontaneous image-making which can reveal unconscious aspects of our experience and be used to deepen self-reflection.Zoë Bowman MA is a Toronto-based art therapist who holds a master’s degree in creative arts therapies from Concordia University and a master’s degree in child studies and education from the University of Toronto. In both her personal and professional practices, Zoë strives to find ways to combine spontaneous art expression with intentional self-reflection.

Cassandra Brennan & Sondra GoldmanWorkshop (80 min.): Playful Intersections: The Expressive Therapies Continuum and Developmental Transformations Meet One AnotherExpressive expansion is not easily accomplished. According to the Expressive Therapies Continuum, we have our preferences and aversions. We will explore how the play-space, embodiment and transformation (embedded in DvT theory and practice) help us transition through the continuum, mirroring how drama and art therapy professions can support and enrich one another.Cassandra Brennan BA is currently a second year drama therapy student and DvT practitioner studying at Concordia University. Her research frequently cross-pollinates drama and art therapy in her exploration of public creative arts therapy practices. Sondra Goldman MA, ATPQ, ATR is art therapist and DvT practitioner working in long-term care at Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre for the past 25 years. More recently she coordinates and supervises Concordia creative arts therapies students doing internships with the Art Hives National Network.

Helen BzdelPaper (50 min.): Benefits of Offering Art Therapy to Adults in a Psychiatric/Forensic SettingThis paper highlights some of the presenter’s qualitative observations of offering art therapy to adults in a forensic/psychiatric setting as part of her postgraduate certificate in art therapy (unpublished manuscript, 2016) and focuses on the benefits of offering art therapy to adult forensic patients. Observations are grounded in existing literature.Helen Bzdel BA, MSW, RSW(SK), DVATI is a clinical social worker at the

Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon, SK and has her own private practice in counselling and art therapy. Helen has training and experience in numerous types of therapies and has offered art therapy in a forensic/psychiatric setting since June 2015.

Kayla CardinalPaper (50 min.): Aboriginal Men Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence: Implications for Art Therapy PracticeDomestic violence can be hard to recognize because a significant amount of violence takes place behind closed doors. What is even more difficult to recognize are the male survivors, who remain an under-researched and stigmatized population. Art therapists and social services need to be more aware of male victims of domestic violence, specifically how domestic violence affects Aboriginal people, as it is unfortunately more common than we perceive.Kayla Cardinal BFA, BSW, DTATI, MSW, RSW is a graduate of Concordia University (BFA, 2010), Toronto Art Therapy Institute (2011), and University of Manitoba (BSW, 2015 & MSW, 2017). She intends to earn a PhD in women’s studies. Kayla has served as a board member for CATA as the treasurer, secretary, and ethics chair. She also serves as a member of the registration committee for the Manitoba College of Social Workers. She has experience working with individuals, families, and groups who have experienced trauma, addictions, mental illness, and grief/loss. Her experience includes providing educational workshops, lectures, resources, advocacy, public awareness, and clinical practice.

Monica CarpendalePaper (50 min.): A Shifting Paradigm to Reparation in Art Therapy and Environmental EducationThis is a talk exploring meaning and metaphors pertaining to an environmental and relational approach to art therapy education and practice. A relational approach to art therapy situates us in nature and culture, and can function to increase eco-literacy and emotional resiliency in the face of environmental changes and upheaval.Monica Carpendale BFA, DVATI, BCATR, RCAT, HLM is the founder and academic dean of the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute. Monica teaches a relational approach to art therapy with attention to cultural and ecological identity work. She is author of Essence and Praxis in the Art Therapy Studio (2009) and A Traveler’s Guide to Art Therapy Supervision (2011).

Monica Carpendale, Sharona Bookbinder, Judith Siano & Nick ZwaagstraPanel (80 min.): The Mending Basket as a Metaphor for Supervision: A Panel Exploring Innovation and Cultural HumilityConsider a tool in the mending basket as a metaphor for an aspect of supervision. Mending can function to increase the life and value of the clothes we wear. What is in your mending basket? Supervision is intended to be a safe place for thinking: for exploring what is working and not working; and how we might like to do things differently. It is for exploring the relationship between theory and practice in a creative and self-reflective way.Monica Carpendale please see this page.Sharona Bookbinder please see p. 9.Judith Siano please see p. 18.Nick Zwaagstra MC:AT, RCAT, CCC, RCT is director of Chebucto Art Therapy and Counselling Centre (CATCC). He is a registered art therapist (RCAT), a certified Canadian counsellor (CCC) and a registered counselling therapist (RCT) in Nova Scotia. With over 20 years of experience he offers counselling, clinical art therapy services, art therapy training, and supervision.

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Phoebe ChinPaper (50 min.): The Legacies We Leave Behind: Art Therapy in Palliative and End-of-Life CareThrough examining client artwork created at end of life, this presentation will explore the importance of meaningful legacy-making at the end of life, with a focus on how art-making can support reconciling brokenness within self and other relationships. Using a story-telling format, vignettes will be shared to provide examples of art therapy in end-of-life care.Phoebe Chin BFA, MA is an art therapist specializing in palliative care and end-of-life contexts. Having received training at Concordia University’s Master of Arts in Art Therapy program, her background has equipped her to work from a trauma-informed, anti-bias/oppressive framework that integrates culturally-aware and appropriate care into her work with clients. Phoebe and her husband reside in Toronto, ON.

Andrea CookPaper (50 min.): Integrating Identities: How Becoming a Mother While Studying Art Therapy Inspired Social Action ResearchThe presentation explores how integrating identity as a mother and as an art therapy student led to the development of social action research for immigrant parents. Expected learning objectives are: navigating intersecting identities in art therapy, transforming observations into action, and critically analyzing creative arts research methodologies.Andrea Cook BA, MA Cand. is a second year student in art therapy at Concordia University, and works as a research assistant and facilitator for the Art Hive Network. She also worked as a professional photographer and has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and liberal arts. She previously conducted research in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and art therapy. She combines this knowledge in a PhotoVoice project with Concordia University student-parents who have immigrated to Canada, and the development of using photography as a mindfulness technique.

Nancy Couture, Sophie Éthier & Patrick VilleneuveWorkshop (80 min.): L’art-thérapie auprès des couples : Un outil d’intervention prometteurDans un premier temps, quelques expérientiels à faire en dyade seront proposés aux participants. Ensuite, une étude de cas d’un couple dont l’un des partenaires est atteint de la maladie d’Alzheimer sera exposée de manière détaillée. Finalement, une discussion sera animée à partir de quelques questions issues de la présentation. Nancy Couture : Travailleuse sociale et art-thérapeute, Nancy complète son doctorat en travail social, à l’Université Laval. Elle enseigne en art-thérapie à l’UQAT. Elle s’intéresse aux personnes âgées et aux préoccupations liées au vieillissement : vieillir en couple, la fin de vie, les deuils, la quête de sens, l’identité narrative.Sophie Éthier : Professeure agrégée, Sophie détient un doctorat en gérontologie. Ses enseignements portent sur la proche aidance, la gérontologie sociale, la maltraitance envers les aînés et le service social de groupe. Ses champs de recherche concernent la responsabilité morale qui incombe aux proches aidants ainsi que la maltraitance à leur égard dans l’exercice de leur rôle.Patrick Villeneuve : Professeur agrégé, Patrick est spécialisé en évaluation de programmes et de l’intervention ainsi qu’en analyse et planification des programmes sociaux. Ses enseignements et travaux relèvent de ces domaines et portent entre autres, de façon plus spécifique, sur des sujets tels l’évaluation de l’adéquation entre les besoins et les services offerts ainsi que sur l’organisation des services.

Tami GavronWorkshop (3 hrs.): The Joint Painting Procedure: Assessing Parent-Child Relationships in Middle ChildhoodThis workshop will enable participants to experience the process of the

joint painting procedure, which is an art-based assessment and clinical intervention that evaluates implicit aspects in parent–child relationships. The participants will learn to look at the process and painting clinically, and will be exposed to part of the analyzing process.Tami Gavron PhD is an art psychotherapist and supervisor. She is a lecturer at Tel-Hai Academic College and at the Graduate School of Creative Art Therapies at the University of Haifa. She is a coordinator of the art-based supervision program for art-psychotherapists. She is working at a private practice in the north of Israel, specializing in parent-child art psychotherapy, art-based supervision, and art therapy with trauma survivors.

Stephanie N. GodelPaper (50 min.): Surprising Symbols of the Feminine: Holding Art that MisbehavesThis is a personal inquiry into art that surprises or misbehaves, revealing or becoming something the artist did not plan or invite. Evocative images of archetypal symbols illustrate a story that will provide participants with a vivid example of how unwanted images hold insight into integrating that which is splintered.Stephanie N. Godel BEd, BSc is an art therapy student (MPS-AT) at St. Stephen’s College in Edmonton, AB. She applies a relational, compassionate philosophy to her work as a French Immersion teacher. Her academic and artistic works examine archetypal images of the feminine through a psychodynamic lens. She is CATA’s social media chair.

Beth Gonzalez-DolginkoPaper (50 min.): Offering Context for LGBTQ Treatment Issues: Art Therapy with a Gay Man Affected by AIDSThis paper addresses art therapy practice issues during the AIDS epidemic, with an emphasis on its impact on the gay community and developing cultural competence when working with the LGBTQ community. Case material offers a look inside the art therapy process of a gay man affected by AIDS.Beth Gonzalez-Dolginko EdD, ATR-BC, NYS LCAT has worked as an art therapist for 44 years, and in academia for 28 years, with children and adults in the areas of psychiatry, addictions, PTSD, chronic illness, developmental disabilities, and child development. Beth is published in various areas of art therapy: in public schools, with adults with ASD, and with medical illness.

Martine GuayWorkshop (80 min.): Impact of Group Art Therapy on the Quality of Life for Acquired Brain Injury Survivors (Mending Broken Communication)In this workshop attendees will have a brief presentation on the research and work done with brain injury survivors, and about the adaptations as an art therapist to be able to work with this population. In order to understand the challenges for both the clients and therapist attendees will be invited to engage in some art-making while considering the perspectives of a brain injury survivor. Martine Guay DTATI, BA is a bilingual art therapist. She obtained her graduate diploma from the Toronto Art Therapy Institute. A summary of her thesis, Impact of Group Art Therapy on the Quality of Life for Acquired Brain Injury Survivors, is to be published in the American Art Therapy Association Journal this year. She also holds a bachelor of arts degree from York University in individualized studies. For the past five years she has developed and implemented art/psychotherapy programs and strategies; these have been utilized mainly with adult survivors of brain injury having communication and/or physical challenges.

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Alexandra Nadia HananiaPaper (50 min.): Culturally Informed Art Therapy: Embroidery with Syrian RefugeesThis presentation discusses the value of running a culturally informed art therapy practice and working with art media that are culturally relevant to the client. The use of embroidery with Syrian refugee women in Canada is discussed as a case study.Alexandra Nadia Hanania BSc, DTATI Cand., MA Cand. is an art therapy student in Toronto, currently writing her thesis on the interplay between iconoclasm, spirituality, and art therapy. She recently completed her master of arts degree in psychoanalysis and religious belief. In her spare time, she reads Rollo May, Joseph Campbell, and Freud, and enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons on the weekends.

Katie HanczarykWorkshop (3 hrs.): Self-Care for the Body, Mind and Spirit: An Experiential Workshop for Art Therapists and Helping ProfessionalsThis presentation will provide participants the opportunity to explore self-care under three pillars of personhood: body, mind and spirit. Body-based self-care techniques will be offered to address physical impacts of stress in the body. Addressing the mind will include a discussion around vulnerabilities of art therapists, burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as solution-focused approaches. Through an experiential around mandalas for healing, participants will explore spirit in relation to their professions. Katie Hanczaryk MA, RCT, RCAT studied transpersonal art therapy in Boulder, Colorado at Naropa University, and has worked in a variety of healthcare settings. Currently, she is holding a position as a trauma therapist at the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre in Halifax, and is doing individual and group art therapy sessions with clients and staff. Recently Katie initiated an organization called Partners for Social Justice, which held its first annual arts-based self-care conference for therapists in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Vanya HansonWorkshop (80 min.): Integrating Cree Culture and Traditional Materials into Therapeutic PracticeThis workshop will engage participants in exploring traditional art materials used at an Art Hive/open art studio in a Cree community in Northern Quebec. Participants will explore materials through an experiential creative art process. The engagement of culturally appropriate materials and processes into therapeutic practices will be discussed.Vanya Hanson MA facilitates the Eastmain Art Hive, located in the Cree Nation of Eastmain on the east coast of the James Bay.

Marina HayashikawaPaper (50 min.): Impact of Therapeutic Color on Business Documents: An experiment on Business StressThis research aims to show the therapeutic effects of color on business documents. An experiment on individuals’ stress level depending on the types of document color they use is explained. The research concludes that it may be possible to manage business or work related stress through the use of art therapy.Marina Hayashikawa PhD is an associate professor of multicultural psychology at Nagasaki University, Japan.

Vera Heller Paper (50 min.): Parcours Imaginaires : Identités hybrides, création et réflexivitéLe projet « Parcours imaginaires: Une recherche heuristique basée sur l’art avec les migrants volontaires », situe le vécu des migrants volontaires dans une perspective existentielle et explore leur expérience à travers un

processus de réflexion - création dans le cadre du Mythe du Héros en tant que modèle d’individuation.Vera Heller PhD, ATR, ATPQ, SW est art-thérapeute, psychothérapeute, artiste en arts visuels. Elle enseigne à l’UQAT. Elle possède un doctorat en thérapies expressives de l’Université Lesley. Ses recherches s’articulent autour de l’intervention interculturelle, du processus artistique et de l’identité narrative. Titulaire d’un baccalauréat en arts visuels, elle maintient sa pratique artistique jusqu’à présent.

Sandra Hewitt-Parsons, Dawna Lee & Sylvia CalatayudVideo (80 min.): Right Care, Right Time, Right Place: Stories of the Atlantic Canada Art Therapy RoadshowRight Care, Right Time, Right Place is the video diary of three art therapists in the Atlantic Canada region. Join them ‘on the road’ as they travel throughout the region to promote art therapy as well as collaborate with other local professionals in establishing community art hives.Sandra Hewitt-Parsons BA, DKATI is an art psychotherapist, CATA advocacy chair and director of Safe Harbour Expressive Therapies. One of the first therapists in Newfoundland, she continues to educate the public as well as work with individuals in local communities. Sandra is also establishing a social enterprise for art therapy initiatives. Dawna Lee BA, DKATI (thesis pending) focuses her work on art therapy with young children, youth returning from foster care, and dyadic art therapy with children and caregivers within the Indigenous community. Dawna lives and works in Sheshatshiu, Labrador where she facilitates the Kakatshu Utshishtun Art Hive with community youth.Sylvia Calatayud MEd, DKATI is a certified art therapist established in Halifax-Dartmouth. She graduated from Kutenai Art Therapy Institute in Nelson, BC. Sylvia has more then 350 hours of clinical practice with immigrants and refugees, women, teens, children, and people with special abilities.

June Sang Jun HoArt, creativity & restoration: A faith-informed journey and integration to clinical practiceThis presentation reviews emerging art therapy literature that discusses the inter-relationships between art, creativity, faith, and spirituality. A preliminary ethnographic research documents the author’s art-making experience during a period of emotional healing, through which she advocates for a faith-informed clinical practice to gain greater insights for both client and therapist.June Sang Jun Ho MA Cand. is pursuing postgraduate art therapy training in Singapore and has provided a range of art therapy services to older adults with dementia in residential care. Formerly an educator, she has keen interest in the significance of self-reflection and how these insights inform clinical practice within psychodynamic perspectives and theory.

Kandi Suzanne JamiesonVideo (50 min.): Our Stories: Reframing Mental illness through Art StoriesOur Stories: Art Stories initially takes the form of a short experimental art film entitled My-Story, wherein the presenter shared her personal experience with mental health sensitivities using an auto-ethnographic method to illustrate oppression and intergenerational trauma. She used poetry, sound, and still and moving imagery to articulate her personal narrative while examining the meaning of her own life circumstances. In this process she used art-based “method that connect the autobiographical and personal to the cultural, social, and political,” highlighting “action, emotion, embodiment, self-consciousness, and introspection” (Ellis, 2004, xix; Till-Lubbs, 2016).Kandi Jamieson BFA, MAAT was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is a graduate of Boise State University (BFA, 2009) and the School of the Art

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Institute in Chicago (MA in art therapy, 2018). She has previously taught community art classes and is currently using her art practice to explore the relationship between the personal, psychological, and cultural perspectives of mental health. She approaches her work through a social justice framework advocating for individuals who have been labeled with mental illness and recognizing the systemic oppressions that have influenced their symptoms. She uses her personal experience as a tool in her art practice.

Anne-Marie JobinWorkshop (3 hrs.): Beyond Ego: Journaling as a Way to Connect with Vastness In this workshop, you will explore how the method of new creative journaling can nourish your spirituality, help you connect with your heart/soul and stay aligned with its deepest purpose. We will look at different ways creative journaling can be a sacred practice and try different tools that could be easily transferred to clients afterwards.Anne-Marie Jobin BSW, DVATI was trained as a social worker first (l’Université du Québec à Montréal, 1987), then as an art therapist (Vancouver Art Therapy Institute, 1994), but soon developed her own method of creative journaling, which she has been teaching since 1998. She opened a school (Ecole le jet d’ Ancre) in 2004 and is now training professionals in Canada and Europe (Belgium, France and Switzerland). She is the author of 6 books in French on creative journaling and creativity.

Olivia de Jongh González, Isabel Alfaro Ramírez del Castillo, & Daniela Chinchilla OchoaPaper (50 min.): “Who am I, Other Than a Lupus Patient? The Identity and Life Experience of a Pregnant Woman with Lupus through an Art Therapy ProcessEvidence is presented on how artistic materials and creative process allowed a pregnant woman with lupus (patient of the INPER in Mexico City) to discover different aspects of her identity, and to believe in a different and hopeful story about herself.Olivia de Jongh González is a PhD student at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City and holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Havana University. She is also a psychotherapist trained at the Mexican Institute of Art Psychotherapy and Europe EMDR Association, focusing on research and clinical profile in children behavioral and emotional disorders, parental practices, traumatic experiences, obesity and eating disorders, and individual and group psychotherapy. Isabel Alfaro Ramírez del Castillo is a PhD student at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City. She holds a master´s degree in clinical psychology from UNAM. She is a psychotherapist trained in art therapy at the Mexican Institute of Art Psychotherapy and in cognitive behavioral therapy (UNAM), working as a clinical adult psychologist in private practice and in a physical rehabilitation center. She is also a fellow of the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition. Daniela Chinchilla Ochoa is a PhD student at Universidad Iberoamericana, México City, and holds a master´s degree in counselling and clinical psychology from Universidad Iberoamericana. She is a Clinical and health psychologist at National Institute of Perinatology, focusing on research and clinical profile in individual adult psychotherapy, neuropsychology, and pregnancy.

Esther Kalaba and Sarah BrodieWorkshop (3 hrs.): Mending the Bonds with Ancestry: Fibres, Storytelling and Art TherapyFibres serve as a binding medium between the lived present and the remembered past, holding stories of lineage carried through and by generations and time. In this experiential textile and storytelling workshop, a living ‘mending circle’ shall embody the role ancestry can

take in the therapeutic process. We will also explore contemporary misunderstandings and traditional approaches to death and dying: what impedes or enriches our sense of connection to our past?Esther Kalaba is an art therapist, kundalini yoga teacher, and textile artist working in private clinical practice in Montreal. She is the co-creator of Collecting Loss: Weaving Threads of Memory, a textile and storytelling installation gathering stories from clothing of people who have died. Sarah Brodie MA, RP is a co-founder of The Arterie, a collective practice in creativity and psychotherapy in Burlington, Missisauga, and Toronto. Sarah teaches at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute. She has specialized in child and adolescent development in her studies at the Canadian Institute for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. She offers therapy to children, teens, and adults in private practice, facilitates community arts projects, and offers supervision.

Rapinder Kaur & Jaspreet BalWorkshop (80 min.): Cultural Humility in Art TherapyThis dynamic and engaging workshop will explore how power and privilege in relationships and institutions can hinder therapeutic work. Presenters will discuss how the framework of cultural humility provides a compelling way to address inequities and “what is broken” when applied in community work and art therapy practice. Participants will also be given the opportunity to engage in reflective practice through art making.Rapinder Kaur is a registered psychotherapist and art therapist, social change agent, CATA board member, and facilitator. Rapinder has worked in a number of different settings, including schools, psychiatric hospital, group homes, long term care, social service agencies, and is the founder of Art as Therapy, a private therapy practice. Dr. Jaspreet Bal is a professor in the Child and Youth Care program at Humber College in Toronto. A community organizer and educator, her practice involves radical youth work with under-served populations across North America. She serves on the board of directors of the Sikh Feminist Research Institute and Kaurs United International, and on the advisory board of the Sikh Research Institute.

Patricia Hoi Ling KiWorkshop (3 hrs.): Make Our Own Maps — Creative Journalling with Women through the Landscapes of Substance Use and TraumaThis workshop will explore ways to apply trauma-informed, mindfulness-based, and narrative practices through creative journalling in a group setting with women living with substance use, mental health concerns, and the effects of trauma. Participants will be invited to build a journal from scratch and engage in journalling exercises that emphasize the centering of women’s knowledge, skills, and self-determination, and are accessible for women in different stages of recovery.Patricia Ki BFA, DTATI, MSW, RSW is an art therapist, social worker, and doctoral student in the Critical Disability Studies program at York University, Toronto. Over the past 10 years she has worked and trained at emergency shelters, drop-in/community health centres, substance use/mental health programs, and supportive housing, offering art therapy, social work, and harm reduction services to individuals and groups. Her practice and research aim to create change in the mental health system such that it would respect and value rather than pathologize difference.

Wendy KnightPaper (50 min.): Invisible Ink; Invisible Art for Invisible People; An Exploration of the Value of Invisible Art-Making, and the Function of the Imagination, in Supporting Intrapersonal, Interpersonal and Societal Healing and Re-Connection Throughout the Menopausal ProcessThe presenter will share her observations of the function of invisible art-making in the transition from fertility to menopause. She will share the therapeutic value of the imagination in supporting healing and re-

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connection for those feeling broken, isolated, and invisible. Practical applications with additional populations will be presented.Wendy Knight DKATI, MSc, BSc is currently focusing her work on supporting women and families at various stages of their fertility, family formation by various means, and subsequent transitions through parenting, empty nest, disrupted fertility, loss of fertility, and menopause. Wendy is passionate about supporting families through developmentally focused reparative art therapy experiences.

Jane KwonVideo (50 min.): Using Animation as a Promotional and Therapeutic Tool in Art TherapyAnimation can be a very fun and effective way to promote art therapy while retaining confidentiality. It can also be a unique experience for the clients to express themselves and to tell their stories. This workshop will demonstrate the use of animation as a promotional tool and discuss the therapeutic benefits of making animation as an art directive. Participants will have the opportunity to learn the basic techniques of making an animation.Jane Kwon BFA studied animation at Rhode Island School of Design and pursued studying art therapy at Toronto Art Therapy Institute. Working with children and their families, journeying together through their struggles, and empowering them to amplify their inner strengths, are what Jane loves most about her job.

Jennifer Laffier & Janette HughesPaper (50 min.): The Intersection of Art Therapy and the Maker Movement for Children and YouthThis presentation will explore the intersection between art therapy and the Maker Movement with children and youth. Although there are similarities between the two approaches there are distinct differences that art therapists and educators should be aware of. In addition, there are Maker tools that could benefit art therapists in their practice. Such tools will be explored in the presentation.Dr. Jennfier Laffier has worked in the field of mental health for 25 years and is a licensed art therapist and psychotherapist. She is also an associate professor with the Faculty of Education at University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). She works with school boards providing art therapy and counselling services. She researches in the area of art therapy, mental health, and bullying. Dr. Janette Hughes is a full professor with the Faculty of Education and is the current Canada research chair in technology pedagogies. She operates the UOIT STEAM Lab (Putting the Arts in STEM) located in Oshawa. She researches in the area of digital literacy, student learning, and Maker Spaces.

Jacinthe LambertPaper (50 min.): Dévoiler l’indicible d’un vécu traumatique, des stratégies art-thérapeutiques auprès des victimes d’agressions physiques, sexuelles et psychologiquesL’utilisation des arts visuels dans un contexte psychothérapeutique propose une communication alternative aux personnes contraintes aux silences et aux secrets entourant leur vécu traumatique. Plusieurs outils art-thérapeutiques (masques, objets en trois-dimensions, argile, grandes dimensions, etc.) offrent un accès aux souvenirs et aux images intériorisées aux personnes victimes d’agressions physiques,sexuelles et psychologiques.Détentrice d’un doctorat en psychologie, Jacinthe Lambert DPs, ATPQ est psychologue et art-thérapeute professionnelle en pratique privée. Elle travaille auprès des victimes de violence interpersonnelle depuis plus de trente ans. Madame Lambert s’intéresse particulièrement à l’association de la psychologie positive et de l’art-thérapie ainsi qu’aux apports

cliniques de l’art-thérapie positive auprès des victimes d’agressions physiques, sexuelles et psychologiques.

Jacinthe Lambert & Jasmine Dessureault Paper (50 min.): L’art-thérapie axée sur les forces de caractère, approche novatrice auprès d’un groupe de femmes en état d’itinéranceDémarche de groupe en art-thérapie positive auprès de femmes en contexte d’itinérances. Application des forces de caractère - sagesse, courage, humanité, justice, tempérance, transcendance - selon la classification des valeurs en actions (VEA) de Seligman et Peterson (2004). Identification des aspects théoriques, des étapes de la démarche de groupe et des moyens art-thérapeutiques utilisés.Jacinthe Lambert please see this page.Jasmine Dessureault est diplômée d’une maîtrise en art-thérapie à l’Université du Québec en Abitibi- Témiscamingue (UQAT) et d’une maîtrise en éducation. Elle détient également un diplôme du Centre de relations d’aide de Montréal. Madame Dessureault est responsable de l’atelier d’art de La rue des Femmes, Montréal.

Marjorie Lavoie Paper (50 min.): Art-thérapie et aventure thérapeutique: a Ia croisée des chemins L’art-thérapie et l’aventure thérapeutique présentent des facteurs communs, d’abord mis en lumière suite à une recherche phénoménologique d’intégration entre ces deux champs d’intervention, puis élaborés au plan clinique avec certaines populations. L’aventure art-thérapeutique permet ainsi d’intégrer davantage ces tiers thérapeutiques afin d’accompagner les individus dans le respect d’eux et de Ia nature.Docteure en psychologie et art-thérapeute, Marjorie Lavoie DPs, DVATI exerce en pratique privée au Saguenay, au sein de son entreprise Aventure Créative, psychologie et art-thérapie, fondée en 2016. Spécialisée avec Ia clientèle jeunesse, elle est également, depuis 2014, chargée de cours a I ‘Université du Québec à Chicoutimi et bénévole au sein de Ia Fondation sur Ia Pointe des Pieds, qui offre des aventures thérapeutiques aux jeunes canadiens atteints ou en rémission d’un cancer.

Valérie Lebeau Paper (50 min.): L’art thérapie en CHSLD, une alliance entre l’art et les soinsCette présentation vise à étayer la démarche ayant permis d’intégrer un service d’art-thérapie en CHSLD. De la création d’un poste, à une intégration dans le milieu de vie, en passant par la promotion de la profession, partage d’une expérience de mise en place d’un service méconnu des soins de santé.Valérie Lebeau détient un baccalauréat en art (l’Université du Québec à Montréal) et une maîtrise en art-thérapie (Université Concordia). Elle travaille depuis cinq ans au CHSLD Vigi Mont-Royal. Elle y dirige des groupes, des thérapies individuelles et des projets intergénérationnels. Elle croit particulièrement en l’importance de redonner une voix et un rôle social aux aînés.

Josée Leclerc, Sharona Bookbinder, Sandra Hewitt-Parsons, Olga Perju, Pierre Plante, Waqas I. Yousafzai, Michelle Oucharek-Deo, Adriana Leinberger, Christine Lummis, Michelle Winkel & Nicola Sherwin-RollerPanel (3 hrs.): Toward the Recognition and Regulation of Art Therapy: A Painting of the Canadian LandscapeOne way to ensure that the field of art therapy gains the full recognition it deserves is through the regulation of our practice and its integration within national and provincial health care systems. What are the benefits and disadvantages of such regulation, including the potential implications for Canadian art therapists? Members of this panel will convey what has been accomplished and needs to be achieved in the advocacy for the

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regulation of art therapy in their respective provinces or regions.Josée Leclerc PhD, ATR-BC, ATPQ is associate professor and clinical supervisor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia University. A board-certified art therapist and registered psychotherapist, she also maintains a private practice. Over the last 25 years Josée has been actively involved in working towards the recognition of art therapists in Québec. Josée has published her work in monographs and scientific journals in Canada, US, and France, and has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally.Sharona Bookbinder please see p. 9.Sandra Hewitt-Parsons please see p. 12. Olga Perju is an art therapist in Alberta working full-time in schools. Having co-founded Coop Le Milieu (Montreal), she hopes to continue her community-based work and spark the pollination of Art Hives in Edmonton. Olga represents CATA on the Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists — Alberta (FACT-AB) steering committee; campaigning for the regulation of counselling therapy in Alberta.Pierre Plante PhD, ATPQ is associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Université du Québec à Montréal. He also maintains a private practice as an art therapist and psychologist. Pierre is currently chairing the OPTA committee whose mandate is to work toward the inclusion of arts therapists within a professional order in Québec.Waqas I. Yousafzai is a member of the CATA board and is responsible for governance and government relations. He is currently an economist with the Government of Canada and has previously worked for municipalities and provincial governments as well as NGOs. He holds a master’s degree in public policy, a bachelor’s degree in sustainable economic development, and has completed ICD’s NFP program.Michelle Oucharek-Deo BFA, BCATR, RCAT has run a successful private practice for over two decades. Michelle was president of the BC Art Therapy Association from 2011-2015, establishing a national art therapy alliance, and hoping to create more effective communication between art therapy associations. She also helped build the original competency profile for counselling therapists that is now being used on a national scale. She has been committed for 18 years as the BCATA representative to help establish a regulatory body in BC that would include art therapists.Adriana Leinberger BFA, DVATI, RCAT is a registered art therapist and visual artist who lives with her family in Winnipeg, MB. Her clients have included children, youth, and families dealing with trauma, anxiety, family violence, attachment difficulties, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, grief and loss, and mental illness. She currently sits as a CATA representative for the FACT-MB group working on regulating the profession of counselling in Manitoba.Dr. Christine Lummis RCAT is an internationally recognized art therapy instructor and presenter with 20 years of clinical experience. She has developed art therapy programs for children, youth, women with addictions, professionals, and the elderly. Christine is president of the BC Art Therapy Association and an adjunct instructor at the Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy, the Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Art Therapy Institute, and Adler University. Michelle Winkel MA, MFT, REAT, ATR is current clinical director at CIIAT, instructor at IPATT, VATI, and JIPATT, past executive director at BCSAT, previous faculty at Loyola Marymount University, and fellow of Infant-Parent MHP at Harvard Children’s Hospital. Winkel is the co-author with Dr. Maxine Junge of Graphic Facilitation and Art Therapy: Imagery and Metaphor in Organizational Development.Nicola Sherwin-Roller MA, CCC, RCAT, is the CATA representative for FACT in Saskatchewan, member of the CATA advocacy committee, and Saskatchewan provincial director for the Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association board.

Sherry LynnWorkshop (3 hrs.): MARI (Mandala Assessment Research Instrument) as Assessment and Intervention for Clients with TraumaMARI (Mandala Assessment Research Instrument) is a whole-brain Jungian psychological assessment and therapeutic tool based on symbols and colours. It is uniquely suited to support clients who have experienced trauma as it addresses the powerlessness, isolation, and fragmentation that often follows traumatic wounding.Sherry Lynn BHSc(N), MTS(C), RP, RN is a registered psychotherapist in private practice working with individuals and couples. She facilitates groups in the exploration of dreams and interpersonal relationships. She is a certified MARI teacher as well as the MARI Canada co-ordinator. She specializes in relationships and trauma.

Eleanor MadeleyPaper (50 min.): The Nature of Hope: A Positive Art Therapy Framed Group in a Women’s Shelter This qualitative study focused on an arts-based group with activities framed in positive art therapy. It was a group case study of five women who recently experienced domestic violence in a rural community. The methodology was feminist arts-informed research. A first person voice was used to describe the women’s experiences and the presenter’s experiences in holding the group. Benefits included being in relationship, hope, transformation, and expressions of self and empowerment.Eleanor Madeley BA, DKATI (Thesis Pending) is an emerging art therapist working from a positive art therapy framework. She began her work in art therapy with child and youth counselling contracts. Her interests include ending violence against women, human sexual behaviour, trauma, embodiment, grief and loss, mental health, and child and youth counselling.

Marie-Pier Malo, Mia Hébert, Marie-Soleil Blanchet, & Gabrielle Gingras Workshop (3 hrs.): Mending our Identities: The Art therapist Self and The Entrepreneur Self / Consolider nos identités: L’art-thérapeute et l’entrepreneurThis workshop aims to provide a space to mend the roles of art therapist and entrepreneur through an individual and group creative exploration and discussion. Exchanges about the challenges of consolidating and solidifying a paradoxical art therapist-entrepreneur self and its impacts on our profession will be explored. / Dans cet atelier, nous proposons un espace pour réconcilier les rôles d’art-thérapeutes et d’entrepreneurs à travers une création individuelle, de groupe ainsi que la discussion. Des échanges sur les défis de la consolidation et de la solidification d’une identité paradoxale d’art-thérapeute-entrepreneur et de son impact sur notre profession seront explorés.Marie-Pier Malo MA, ATPQ is an art therapist from Quebec. She graduated from Concordia University and is a self-taught entrepreneur. She also co-founded Canevas. In charge of treasury and branding within the centre, she had to learn how to make a human service profitable while crafting and curating its professional image for the public. Mia Hébert MA, ATPQ is an art therapist from Quebec. She graduated from Concordia University and is a self-taught entrepreneur. She also co-founded Canevas. Responsible for the general operation of the company as president, she manages the implementation of new services and designs therapeutic and managerial tools for the center.Marie-Soleil Blanchet MA, ATPQ is an art therapist from Quebec. She graduated from Concordia University and is a self-taught entrepreneur. She also co-founded Canevas. In charge of the corporate memory, she is responsible for promoting social media content and creating web capsules to promote and educate about art therapy and the centre’s services.Gabrielle Gingras MA, ATPQ is an art therapist from Quebec. She graduated from Concordia University and is a self-taught entrepreneur.

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She also co-founded Canevas. In charge of marketing and promotional materials, she works on establishing new avenues for the centre through networking and devising creative avenues for innovation.

Heather McLaughlinWorkshop (3 hrs.): Creative Cartography: Mapping Integrative Approaches to Art Therapy PracticeThis experiential workshop will introduce art therapists to a creative process to map their integrative model of practice. The goal will be to better understand its components and the relationships between them. It will provide a brief conceptual overview of the process, followed by a creative map making activity.Heather McLaughlin MA, RMFT, ATR-BC, ATPQ is an art therapist, marriage and family therapist, and psychotherapist in private practice. She has taught in the Art Therapy program at Concordia University since 2014. She has taught marriage and family therapy and psychotherapy supervision at the Argyle Institute and was youth director and outreach coordinator at the Visual Arts Centre.

Marie Muggeridge & Laura David FosterWorkshop (80 min.): Altered Books for Mending What is BrokenInterested in working with alternative art materials and techniques in your practice? Come learn more about altered books. Participants will gain hands on experience to begin to identify and use altered books in practice.Marie Muggeridge BFA, MPS-AT practices as an art therapist and art specialist. She works on a team providing art therapy to children and adolescents with mental health diagnoses in a school based program. As an art specialist Marie works with adults with disabilities, providing art facilitation for employment and recreation. Laura David Poster MPS-AT, CCC is an artist, art therapist, and counsellor in private practice in Edmonton, AB. She facilitates Creative Arts Space at CMHA, a program initiated by Mary Norton PGC-AT, CHT, PhD. Laura also facilitates Spirited Arts Studio, a community-based program at Robertson-Wesley United Church in Edmonton.

Joshua Kin-man NanPaper (50 min.): Expressive Arts in End-of-Life Care — A Competence Enhancement Program for Health and Social Care Professionals: A Mixed-Method EvaluationThis evaluated study involves two-day expressive arts training workshops in enhancing self-competence among healthcare professionals working in end-of-life care. The quantitative findings show significant improvement in self-competence; the qualitative findings demonstrate the association between improvement in competence and enhanced therapeutic relationship with clients and meaning reconstruction regarding death issues.Dr. Joshua Kin-man Nan ATR brings rich social work and use of arts experience in working with many different populations, such as traumatized children/youth and individuals with mentai health issues. He is an assistant professor in Hong Kong Baptist University, actively researching the application of arts therapy in life-death education, mental health issues, resilience of youth, and integrating the Expressive Therapies Continuum with different arts media and arts modalities.

Claire NichollsPaper (50 min.): Construction Research Thesis: Create to Thrive During Family Divide: A Superhero Themed Art Therapy Prevention Protocol to Improve Resiliency in Children Managing Family Disruption Due to Separation or Divorce This theoretical construction research paper explores literature on the effects of parental divorce on children. A variety of disciplines are examined to establish a model of normative experiences that will provide a foundation for the development of a superhero-themed art therapy

program to support children during this transition.Claire Nicholls BFA, DTATI is an artist, art therapist, art instructor, studio owner, and Toronto District School Board professional partner. As the owner of the award-winning art studio, Picasso’s Garage, she has over thirteen years’ experience planning and facilitating art-based programming for children. Returning to school in 2014 she enrolled at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute to expand her repertoire to include a psychotherapy component.

Bailey OakePaper (50 min.): It Takes Time: Existential Art Therapy for Clients Diagnosed with CancerClients diagnosed with cancer are forced into life-altering experienced where time is processed in a unique way. In the paper presented, existential art therapy is considered a suitable and meaningful choice for aiding clients in grappling with their understanding of time, life, and death after a cancer diagnosis.Bailey Oake BFA, BEd, MC:AT, DVATI is a graduate of Athabasca University’s Master of Counselling program with a specialization in art therapy through Vancouver Art Therapy Institute. She has been an art educator for five years and has provided art therapy programs to various organizations including cancer centres, transitional housing, addictions centres, and long-term care facilities.

Carmen OpreaWorkshop (80 min.): The Role of Symbols in Sandplay TherapyThe workshop proposes an immersion into sandplay therapy and its use of symbols to access deep unconscious layers and foster insight and healing. Participants will explore general and individualized meanings of symbols and their importance in therapy. They will create two mini-sandtrays with the provided figurines and explore the symbols emerged.Carmen Oprea AATQ, CATA, CAST is an art therapist with extensive training in sandplay therapy. She is using both creative approaches in working with seniors and children. She has a special interest in dementia and trauma, focusing her research on understanding how creativity and symbolic play could improve the well-being of her clients.

Nicole PaquetPaper (50 min.): Retracer les fragments et terminer l’histoire : Art-thérapie et traumaLes expériences traumatiques laissent des traces, fragments qui viennent hanter, déclencher la frayeur, paralyser, ou chercher un apaisement sans soulagement. La méthode basée sur la réponse instinctive au trauma (Instinctive Trauma Response) développée par Gantt et Tinnin propose de retourner à la source en utilisant l’art-thérapie et une approche narrative pour traiter le trauma. Cette présentation vise à introduire la méthode à l’aide de quelques exemples cliniques.Nicole Paquet PhD, ATR, ATPQ a obtenu un PhD en psychologie transpersonnelle de l’Institute of Transpersonal Psychology de Palo Alto et une maitrise en art-thérapie de Lesley. Chargée de cours au département de Creative Arts Therapies de l’université de Concordia, elle travaille aussi en pratique privée à Québec.

Kristina Parker, Emily Hatherly, Jillian Bagan & Marissa CytrynWorkshop (3 hrs.): Personal In-Queer-y: Better Understanding of Therapeutic Relationships with the Queer CommunityThis workshop aims to further discussions and develop cultural humility working with LGBT2SIQ+ clients and colleagues as creative arts therapists. With discussions on LGBTQ terminology, the importance of linguistic sensitivity, and impacts of minority stress on this population, these concepts will be explored through a hands-on heuristic art intervention.

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Kristina Parker MA Cand. is a student at Concordia University’s Master of Art Therapy program, and has been organizing around sustainability and queer issues at undergraduate and graduate levels. A founding member of Queer CATs, Kristina has research interests in the application of queer theory and the development of more inclusive pedagogy in creative arts therapies. Emily Hatherly MA is a recent Concordia University graduate with a master’s degree in art therapy. Her master’s research focused on investigating archetypal art therapy and its potential applications with adolescent clients. Jillian Bagan MA Cand. is a student at Concordia University’s Master of Art Therapy program, interested in researching how an intersectional approach impacts art therapists’ practice with the queer community. She serves as secretary on the Creative Art Therapies Graduate Student Association and is a founding members of Queer CATs. Marissa Cytryn MA Cand. is a student at Concordia University’s Master of Art Therapy program. She is interested in the impacts that culturally humble art has on vulnerable communities. Marissa is a founding member of Queer CATs.

Céline PérierWorkshop (3 hrs.): When Art Therapy and Psychodrama MeetThis experiential workshop aims at illustrating how to integrate various disciplines within the expressive art therapies. The participants will experiment how to move from visual arts to psychodrama while following the group process. A theoretical framework unifying expressive art therapies will be presented (Expressive Therapies Continuum, Hinz, 2009, 2018).Céline Périer PhD, MPs is a psychologist and registered psychodramatist, trained at the International Center of Expressive Psychotherapy (CIPE). She currently works in private practice using expressive therapies with adults. Her experience includes teaching, supervising students, and presenting at conferences (AATA 2014, EcarTe 2015). Her thesis uses the Expressive Therapies Continuum.

Pattie PrymaPaper (50 min.): Art-Making in Process: Promoting Wellbeing and Self-Care Through the Creative ArtsWhat happens when professional educators are invited to engage in creative arts practices? What do arts-based methods reveal about the self-care practices and wellbeing of professional educators? This presentation explores the results of a study that engaged a multidisciplinary group of educators in creative arts activities focusing on self-care.Pattie Pryma RN, PhD is a registered nurse with a PhD in mental health nursing. Through her years of experience Pattie has learned the importance of creativity and art as a healing modality. Pattie is currently an associate professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, and is also studying to be an art therapist at St. Stephen’s college in Edmonton, Alberta.

Dafna Regev, Amalia Sali & Sharon Snir Workshop (80 min.): Ethical Issues in Art Therapy in the Education SystemStudies confirm the enormous potential value of integrating art therapy into the education system. However, the literature also suggests that the implementation of art therapy within the education system is not always straightforward. The purpose of this workshop is to focus on this complex issue with specific emphasis on its ethical ramifications.Dr. Dafna Regev is a senior lecturer at the School of Creative Art Therapies and a faculty member of the Emili Sagol Creative Art Therapies Research Center at the University of Haifa, Israel. She specializes in art therapy with children (including parent-child art psychotherapy) and works in a private clinic.Amalia Sali is an art therapist, the head of the Division of Field Training, and a lecturer at the School of Creative Arts Therapies at the University of Haifa, Israel. She works in a private clinic, specializing in parent-child art

psychotherapy and elderly group art psychotherapy. Dr. Sharon Snir is a senior lecturer and head of the Art Therapy MA Program at Tel Hai College, Israel. She specializes in research and teaching research methodology in art therapy. Her articles have been published in leading journals in the field of art therapy.

Maria Riccardi & Brenda FewsterPanel (80 min.): Art Therapy with Veterans and Military PopulationsThis panel presents approaches to art therapy with veteran and military populations along three angles: an art-based studio approach with former and serving armed forces personnel at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Hospital in Quebec, using the Expressive Therapies Continuum as a foundational framework; the Rural Veterans Tele-Rehabilitation Initiative Creative Arts Therapy project at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida, which has provided nearly 1,000 creative arts therapy sessions to rural veterans since 2014; and collaboration across different organizations to create spaces and activities for military veterans and their families to facilitate military-to-civilian transitioning and re-integration into civilian life.Maria Riccardi MA, MEd, ATR-BC please see p. 9.Brenda Fewster MA, MBA, PhD Cand. is a a doctoral student in the Individualized Studies Program at Concordia University and a veteran. Her PhD research seeks to increase understanding of why military to civilian transitioning (MCT) is stressful or difficult for some, and combines the fields of oral history, organizational behaviour, and strategic relationship marketing to help understand the success factors and barriers involved. Ms Fewster has been awarded a doctoral scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec — sociéte et culture, and a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Studies Award.

Allan Rosales, Wendy Passmore Godfrey & Suzanne CleaseWorkshop (3 hrs.): The View from the Inside Project: Using Mask-Body Puppets to Impact Mental Health and Quality of Life in Vulnerable Senior PopulationsWP Puppet Theatre received the ATB Healing through the Arts Award in 2018 for their project A View From the Inside. They also received a grant from the Calgary Foundation to pilot the program with vulnerable senior populations with the goal to facilitate discussion on mental health and improve quality of life. Attendees will learn about program development and best practices with the arts for senior participants, and will have an experience of mask-body puppet-making.Allan Rosales MA completed a master’s degree in art therapy from Concordia University. He has worked with suicidal adolescents, adults with developmental delays, families affected by domestic violence and cancer patients. Currently, Allan lives in Calgary and is an instructor at Mount Royal University and an independent consultant with WP Puppet Theatre.Wendy Passmore-Godfrey BFA is the creative director of WP Puppet Theatre and the recipient of the 2018 ATB Healing Through the Arts Award. For over 25 years her organization has brought the power of puppetry to Calgarians of all ages.Suzanne Clease MPS-AT is a graduate from St. Stephen’s College in Edmonton, receiving her degree in Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (Art Therapy Specialization) in 2018. Following a 20-year teaching career, Suzanne is transitioning into her new role as a psychotherapist/art therapist by offering art-based retreats for the bereaved.

Marillyn Saffery & Derrick NearingWorkshop (80 min.): Making “Piece” with the Past: Applying the Art of Kintsugi to Post-Traumatic Stress Using Art TherapyA dynamic dual presentation by a clinical art therapist and one of her clients discussing war-related PTSD, the art of Kintsugi (Japanese gold repair) will be presented as a healing tool through stories, conversations, and pictures. Elements of the Kintsugi-inspired art therapy technique

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that the presenters have been developing will be detailed. This workshop will be presented from both the therapist’s perspective and the veteran’s point of view.Marillyn Saffery BFA, DipAT, RP has been in private practice in the Ottawa Valley since 2004. For the past 7 years she has liaised with Veterans Affairs Canada as a provider of art therapy for retired and medically released soldiers. Marillyn is a registered psychotherapist, trained in art therapy at the University of Western Ontario and is President of the Ontario Art Therapy Association. Derrick Nearing PA, MPAS, CCPA, MMM, CD, a native of Cape Breton, recently retired from the Canadian Forces after 35 years of service. Since retirement, Derrick has focused on reducing the effects of PTSD that resulted from deployment on five operational tours (Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Afghanistan twice). He is currently a Canadian certified physician assistant and holds a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska.

Camila Sánchez-Longo DávilaPaper (50 min.): Producing a Contemplative Space for Grief and Pain Derived from Violence: The Use of Fine Arts Multi-MediaThe presentation addresses the use of contemporary art expression as a means to understand and heal from traumatic experiences derived from violence. It focuses on creating alternative spaces in which to contemplate and reflect on pain and grief from experiential events. It advocates that through immersive, creative processes one can begin healing.Camila Sánchez-Longo BFA is a fine arts student born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At the age of 10, her father was victim to a carjacking and was severely wounded while picking her up from school. She is currently engaging in artistic research around her emotional and bodily experiences and her father’s experience.

Tayler SchenkeveldPaper (50 min.): The Travelling Art Therapist: A Case Study on the Interface Between Art Therapy, Indigenous Cultural Support, and Housing FirstThis presentation will discuss a case study on one individual’s experience in Indigenous-based art therapy held through a Housing First outreach program. As a Metis researcher, the presenter utlized the Indigenous reserach methodology to analyze the data. Through the vast supports provided to the client, she was able to build a stronger sense of community, increase her self-esteem and resiliency, and socially construct her Indigenous identity.Tayler Schenkeveld BA, DKATI is a Metis woman originally from Winnipeg, MB. She is a graduate of the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute in Nelson, BC and currently resides in Calgary, AB. She is an outreach worker for a Housing First program, specializing in art therapy and Indigenous cultural support.

Judith SianoWorkshop (3 hrs.): Art Based Holy Junk Supervision WorkshopIn this art-based supervision workshop participants will work towards a deeper-than-words understanding of our relationship with our difficult clients. Recycling junk as a metaphor for the therapeutic process: we too can recycle ourselves and turn painful experiences into positive ones. We accept the nature of recycled materials and our own nature. This low budget intervention shifts the thinking process by being in the present; but it also offers the opportunity to mend, in a metaphoric way, broken experiences with any client (or of your own life).Workshop (3 hrs.): Holy Junk: Transforming Yesterday’s Bad News into Today’s Positive Experience — Mending Broken Illusions and Finding Friendship, Fun and HopePlease join in an expedition where participants will experience the force of metaphor, being with others and creating playfully from what is there.

In this workshop participants will concentrate on recycling a single, simple, cheap material: newspaper. Let your imaginations run wild, have fun and feel the depth of healing by making art.Judith Siano, MA is a registered art therapist and supervisor and was chair of the ethics committee of the Israeli Art Therapy Association. She lectures on trauma, adolescence, and ethics in therapy and has published articles in professional journals in Israel and abroad. In 2016 her book Holy Junk — Lost, Found and Rejected Objects in Art Therapy was published in Hebrew and English.

Laura SimmonsPaper (50 min.): Healing the Child’s Grieving Heart Through Art TherapyWhen children or adolescents experience the death of a loved one, their worlds are forever changed, and they are faced with the task of making meanings of their situations and creating a new self-identity. Art therapy is a modality well suited for grieving children, as it allows for children to process their grief in a gentle way while using symbolisms and expressions. This paper focuses on how art therapy can promote meaning-making in grieving children, to help them heal and reconcile their loss.Laura Simmons BFA, DTATI graduated from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor of Fine Art Honours degree, specializing in painting and photography. Upon graduating, she channeled her love of art-making, teaching, and children into becoming an artist instructor. While working with children affected by cancer, Laura witnessed the studio naturally becoming a therapeutic space for processing, expression, and support. This led her into the profession of art therapy, where she earned her diploma from the Toronto Art Therapy Institute.

Ellen SmallwoodPaper (50 min.): Group Art Therapy for Young Adults with Epilepsy: A Psychosocial Inquest Examining Multiple Ways of KnowingHow can group art therapy address psychosocial stigma for young adults with epilepsy? A mixed methods pilot study set in the Museé des Beaux-Arts Art Hive will explore participants’ experiences. This presentation will discuss the ‘empowered researcher,’ reflecting on clinical/research roles as someone who developed epilepsy as a teenager.Ellen Smallwood MA Cand. is a Montreal-based art therapy student at Concordia University. Having completed her clinical internship in a youth psychiatric setting, her master’s research is a mixed methods pilot study investigating how group art therapy can impact the self-esteem and quality of life for young adults with epilepsy.

Mélissa Sokoloff Paper (50 min.): L’art de la rencontre inuite et non-inuite en santé : entre vulnérabilité et occasion de savoirCette recherche-création a exploré la rencontre entre Inuits et non-Inuits autour de l’art, de ma perspective d’immigrante de seconde génération. Les concepts de face sociale et d’humilité culturelle permettront d’éclairer mon parcours et de réfléchir ensemble sur l’art de la clinique en contexte marginal et sur le savoir en création.Mélissa Sokoloff BScS, MA, ATPQ est doctorante en sciences humaines appliquées à l’Université de Montréal et chargée de cours en art-thérapie à l’Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Détenant une maîtrise en art-thérapie de l’Université Concordia, elle pratique l’approche studio humaniste existentielle en santé mentale adulte depuis 10 ans. Elle a vécu au Nunavik.

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Dana StefansonPaper (50 min.): Building A Nest: Creating Community Through Art-MakingThis paper shares the learning obtained in a research study centered around a pop-up open studio project executed with zero budget and limited time in a rural community. The presenter will explore art as a tool for community-building, therapist identity, cultural diversity, and re-imagining rural mental health services.Dana Stefanson BFA, DWHEAT is a recent art therapy graduate from Saskatchewan with a background in the arts and education. She is passionate about the potential for art therapy to help close the gap in accessible, culturally sensitive, holistic, and accessible mental health services for rural and remote individuals and communities.

Katherine StewartPaper (50 min.): Capturing Change: A Phototherapy Program Designed for At-Risk YouthThis is a theoretical research study exploring the at-risk youth population, rehabilitating from incarceration and transitioning into the community. The outcome of this research paper results in a phototherapy program targeted for at-risk youth re-entering society, this program is titled Capturing Change.Katherine Stewart BFA, DTATI (Thesis Pending) graduated from OCADU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography and drawing/painting. Based in Toronto, she is a professional artist and art therapist specializing in experimental photography. Continuing education at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute, her main focus is promoting positive change with at-risk youth using photography as the primary medium.

Janis Timm-Bottos, Susan Beniston, Stephen Legari & Sondra GoldmanPanel (80 min.): The Opportunities (and Challenges) of Institutional Art HivesArt Hives are timely third spaces providing greater access for the inclusion of a wider demographic spectrum, bridging the resources of the institutions into the community and vice versa. Participants are invited to drop in and relate informally within an intentionally nonhierarchical environment. These settings serve the institution while transforming the systems by providing new challenges and an infusion of enthusiasm and energy. This panel will present dynamic examples of Art Hives situated in schools, universities, museums, social housing, long-term care, and medical settings. Janis Timm-Bottos PhD, ATR-BC, ATPQ, PT is an art therapist, associate professor, and director of the art therapy modality, with the Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia University. A former pediatric physical therapist, she is passionate about co-creating small, accessible spaces for free community art-making in order to increase understanding of ourselves, strengthen our relationships across divides, and build meaningful community life. Janis is the founder and director of the Art Hives Initiative and Network, the fruit of her 25 years of sustained practice research and experimenting with inclusive arts-based third spaces. Susan Beniston MFA, ATR-BC, RCAT is a sculptor, certified art therapist, and art educator at Sheridan College, in the Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. She has significant exhibition history, credentials, and investment in all three spheres. Susan knows first-hand that experiential learning and sensory-based attunement promote relational health, resilience, and well-being. She is the founder of the Sheridan College Art Hive. Stephen Legari ATPQ, ATR, CFT is the educational programmes officer for art therapy at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The programme activities include project partnerships with community and health organizations, research in museum art therapy, training for student art therapists, and the world’s only permanent Art Hive in a museum setting. Stephen has previously worked in adolescent psychiatry, trauma-focused

couples therapy, substance dependance recovery, adolescent art therapy, and child development.Sondra Goldman MA, ATPQ, ATR please see p. 10.

Haley TollWorkshop (80 min.): Re-imagining the Future of Art Therapy Leadership in Canada: Where We Have Been and Where We Are GoingHow do Canadian art therapists define leadership? As the Canadian art therapy landscape changes, it is important to come together to discuss how we respond as a collective profession and the types of leadership roles that emerge. In this arts-based workshop, participants are invited to contemplate and re-imagine changes their roles as leaders.Haley Toll MA, RCAT, CCC, RP (inactive) is the president of CATA, while completing a PhD in education at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has worked with children and adults who have experienced various traumas across Canada and has trained practitioners in Botswana, Thailand, and Mongolia.

Katherine ValkanasPaper (50 min.): A Heuristic Exploration of Autonomic Nervous System Responses and the Art-Making Process Utilizing the Expressive Therapies ContinuumThis arts-based heuristic research presentation will explore how the art-making process can assist in therapeutically processing autonomic nervous system responses with clients managing stress levels and build connections to personal trauma. The inquiry will present current research to develop a link between the autonomic system responses and Expressive Therapies Continuum.Katherine Valkanas MA, BFA is an art therapist who has experience working alongside families and individuals of all ages, supporting them through grief and loss, existential anxieties, and promoting self-compassion in safely exploring personal trauma within clinical institutions and community settings.

Jennifer VivianWorkshop (3 hrs.): Decolonizing Art Therapy: Creating an Indigenous Circle of Art therapistsThis presentation will explore the need for the decolonization of the profession of art therapy and for the formation of an Indigenous circle of art therapists. Participants will explore their own experiences related to decolonization, and identify areas that the Indigenous circle of art therapists can address to work towards reconciliation in Canada.Jennifer Vivian BFA, MA is an art therapist of Inuit and European descent who lives and works in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Jennifer completed her master’s degree in art therapy at Concorida University, where she started to develop a model of art therapy based on the teachings of the Medicine Wheel. Along with her Indigenous model of art therapy, the Seven Sacred Teachings guide Jennifer in her work. Jennifer has had the privilege of holding various art therapy workshops at Healing Gatherings across Cape Breton and completed a pilot project at a First Nations school. Jennifer also has also published an article in the CATA Journal titled Reconciliation: A Contemplation of the Role of Art Therapy, and a chapter for the book Exploring Ethical Issues in Art THerapy: 50 Clinicians from 20 Countries Share Their Stories (2019).

Jennifer Vivian, Monica Carpendale, Fyre Jean Graveline, Dawna Lee, Evie Dunville & Sandra Hewitt-ParsonsPanel (80 min.): Creating Dialogue: Exploring Reconciliatory and Decolonizing Art Therapy Actions Across CanadaThis panel will share stories, experiences and insights of art therapy actions that are happening across Canada, through sharing their

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experiences in how (or if) decolonization and reconciliation play a role in their work and/or where such work could be expanded. Challenges in decolonizing and Indigenizing art therapy will be explored.Jennifer Vivian please see p. 19.Monica Carpendale please see p. 10.Fyre Jean Graveline RSW, PhD, RCAT. therapist. healer. heARTist. teacher. writer. Indigenous. Metis knowledge keeper. Ceremonial leader. community activist. keenly interested in how spirituality and art can reconnect us to our power as Women, aid in reconcile-actions between our Nations, enhance our sustainable relationship to Mother Earth, and restore harmony among All Our Relations. author of Circle Works (1998, 2012) and Healing Wounded Hearts (2004).Dawna Lee BA, DKATI (thesis pending) please see p. 11Evie Dunville BA, BFA, DKATI is a Halifax native, sometime jeweller, sometime doula, sometime poet, sometime singer, undeniably a writer and an art therapist. Evie completed her BA in psychology and English in 2004 from Mount Saint Vincent University, her BFA in jewellery design and metalsmithing in 2010 from NSCAD University, and her certification as an art therapist in 2016 from the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute.Sandra Hewitt-Parsons please see p. 12.

Pamela WhitakerWorkshop (3 hrs.): The Art of Walking & Spoken Words Along the WayAn opportunity to walk a route of artistic encounter that examines city environments, urban situations and ourselves. Drawing lines that map our travel, speaking words that describe our experience. What is psychogeography and how can everyday travels be incorporated as artistic material within art therapy?Pamela Whitaker PhD, MA, BA, DVATI please see p. 9

Megan Kanerahtenha:wi WhytePaper (50 min.): Walking on Two-Row: Assessing Acculturative Identity through Material Interaction, An Indigenous Arts-Based Heuristic InquiryThis presentation explores acculturation, identity, and art material interaction through the use of Mohawk First Nations media, western art materials, and the Expressive Therapies Continuum assessment (Hinz, 2009). The art therapy researcher, who is Mohawk First Nations, examined her own material interaction with both western media and culturally specified Mohawk First Nation’s media, noting emotional, cognitive and other stimulated areas of functioning during the process. The findings indicated that access to both Western and First Nations media within an art therapy setting can help to foster a bicultural identity status, which has been linked to wellness for Indigenous populations (Kvernmo & Heyedahl, 2002; Watson, 2009). Megan Kanerahtenha:wi Whyte MFA is a young mother, artist, art educator, and art therapist from the Kahnawake Mohawk First Nation community. She recently completed her master’s degree at Concordia University in art therapy, with focus on addressing multi-generational trauma and attachment through visual media. She currently provides art therapy to children and adolescents within the school system of her community. Outside of her schooling, Megan is actively involved with the Kahnawake Youth Forum, the Native Youth Sexual Health Network, and the Indigenous Young Women’s National Advisory Board, providing an arts-based approach to social change.

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Art therapists sharing artwork reflecting on the theme, Mending What is Broken Between Us. Art-thérapeutes et autres ayant partagé une oeuvre d’art reflétant le thème, réparer ce qui est brisé entre nous.

Untitled, Chloe Martin

Wings, Claudia McKnight

Untitled, Nikki Featherstone

Untitled, Tom Shortliffe

Dancing in Unison, Malaka Ackaoui

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Oeufs Dansants, Aimée-Édith Cloutier

Smash the Plate-riarchy, Melanie Stuy & Lindsay Fleming

Rose-Coloured Glass, Erica Onofrio

Trick of the Light, Irit Epstein

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Ether T 04, Martine Ashby Dreaming Together, JP Desbois

Convergence, Vicki Wirth Kintsugi 6, Christine Morin

Engineering, Computer Science & Visual Arts Integrated Complex1515 Ste-Catherine West, Montreal QC H3G 2W1

We thank the Faculty of Fine Arts and Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia University for their generous support and collaboration.

Nous remercions la Faculté des beaux-arts et le Département des thérapies par les arts de l’Université Concordia pour leur généreux soutien et leur collaboration.

Cover artwork / L’oeuvre d’art sur la couverture: Kintsugi 2, Christine MorinKinstugi is a traditional Japanese technique which consists of mending broken pieces together with a gold lacquer. Inspired by this technique, my paintings express the richness of all creative transformations happening through grief. Not masking the breakage, but letting it be, embellishing and respecting for what it brings us: a new, enriched dimension and soul. Because sometimes, mending what is broken between us is more than bringing things back the way they were, mending things between us can be magnificent.Ma série actuelle, Kintsugi, évoque la beauté infiniment riche de la restauration créatrice. Issu du japonais, Kintsugi signifie « jointure en or » et renvoie à une technique de réparation de la céramique où l’on utilise une laque mélangée d’or pour réparer les fêlures et les cassures sur tous types d’objets en céramique. Plutôt que de cherche à masquer le bris, on choisi de l’enjoliver, de le laisser vivre et la réparation donne à l’objet, par le fait même, une nouvelle dimension, un supplément d’âme.Dans cette série, je cherche à exprimer la transformation créatrice à l’œuvre dans le passage du deuil. Certains évènements au cœur de nos trajectoires nous marquent, nous ébrèchent et même parfois, nous brisent. Comme dans le Kintsugi, les processus que nous mettons alors en place pour y réagir, pour y survivre, les restaurations, les changements que nous choisissons peuvent transmuer ce que nous sommes. La réparation exige une transformation. Ces métamorphoses de l’intime sont autant cicatrices que joyaux, témoins de notre humanité en perpétuelle progression. La réparation a souvent comme but de cacher le bris, de restaurer à un état « original », mais que je crois que, comme dans le kintsugi, la réparation peut rendre les choses supérieure que l’état initial, la réparation peut être magnifique.