ITA Staff, Author at Institute for Therapy through the Arts

Net Surfing: ITA Makes Some Waves

March 12, 2018 by ITA Staff

Executive Director Jenni Rook Featured as Special Guest on The Lisa D Show With our Grand Opening behind us and our 3rd Annual Creative Arts Therapy Conference ahead of us, […]

Filed Under: ITA in the News Tagged With: creative arts therapies, Evanston, ITA, jenni rook, Lisa Degliantoni, make some waves, net surfing, The Lisa D Show

From the Desk of Dr. Marni Rosen

March 5, 2018 by ITA Staff

A Word About Our Conference Keynote Speaker When an email from Dr. Lisa Hinz revealed itself in my inbox this past summer, I had little idea what would transpire of it for […]

Filed Under: ITA Announcements Tagged With: art therapy, conference keynote speaker, creative arts therapies, dance movement therapy, drama therapy, expressive therapies continuum, lisa hinz, Marni Rosen, music therapy, personal note

ITA Gets Loud: New Trauma Workshop Caters to Young Poets

February 27, 2018 by ITA Staff

ITA Lead to Young Chicago Authors through Mutual Link Amongst the crowd at a Chicago Community Trust-supported Art Educator workshop, Kesha Daniels listened to Dr. Marni Rosen, ITA’s Practice Director, […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: art therapy, CCT, Chicago community trust, creative arts therapies, get loud, ITA, Louder than a Bomb, Marni Rosen, poets, trauma, workshop, YCA, Young Chicago Authors, youth

Meet Zak!

February 27, 2018 by ITA Staff

ITA Says Hello to a Spring Administrative Intern ITA is thrilled to have so many talented interns work with us each year. Through our administrative internship, students learn more about the creative […]

Filed Under: ITA Announcements Tagged With: art therapy, creative arts therapies, hello, Helping Hand Home, ITA, lurie children's hospital, meet, SAIC, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, spring, The Center on Halsted, Zak Van Den Berg

Going Places: ITA Confirmed for a Booth to Boost Mental Health Awareness

February 23, 2018 by ITA Staff

ITA to Be Part of Evanston Public Library’s Very First North Shore Mental Health & Wellness Fair This fair is a first: the Evanston Public Library will be hosting their […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Downtown Evanston, EPL, evanston public library, going places, Institute for Therapy through the Arts, ITA, may, mental health, mental health awareness month, North Shore Mental Health and Wellness Fair, wellness

Save the Date for Arts and Aging

February 23, 2018 by ITA Staff

Assisted Living Facility to Host Event Connecting Older Adults to the Arts Save the date: Wednesday, May 16, 2018, The Garlands of Barrington will be holding their 2018 “Arts and […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: arts and aging, Barrington, creativity, Illinois, save the date, The Garlands of Barrington

In this Together: Neighborhood Parents Network Provides the Support Your Children Need

February 23, 2018 by ITA Staff

NPN Presents its 7th Annual Developmental Differences Resources Fair Another year, another fair! Neighborhood Parenting Network’s Annual Developmental Differences Resources Fair will be held Sunday, March 11, from 9am to […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Annual Developmental Differences Resources Fair, children, creative arts therapies, Institute for Therapy through the Arts, Neighborhood Parents Network, NPN, support

ITA Out and About: We’re Going to the Fair!

February 22, 2018 by ITA Staff

Niles Township District for Special Education Reserves Place for ITA at Recreation Fair For parents of children with special needs, planning for summer poses requirements that are not always easily-met. […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: children, fair, Institute for Therapy through the Arts, ITA, leisure, Niles Township District for Special Education, NTDSE, recreation, special needs

Major Milestones: ITA Announces its 2018 Grand Opening

February 9, 2018 by ITA Staff

Evanston Mayor Stephen Hagerty to Attend Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony The Institute for Therapy through the Arts will be welcoming creative arts therapists, mental health clinicians, medical practitioners and other professionals, to […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: ceremony, creative arts therapies, Evanston, grand opening, Institute for Therapy through the Arts, ITA, mayor, milestones, open house, ribbon-cutting, stephen hagerty

Groundbreakers: Bridging Memory through Music™

February 7, 2018 by ITA Staff

ITA Collaborative Music Program Continues its Promotion of Connection Among Dementia Residents After 2 years of programs, months of collecting research data, and two days of training, ITA kicked off the […]

Filed Under: ITA Announcements