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Institute for Therapy through the Arts

Create. Grow. Heal.

ITA on NPR

January 22, 2016 by ITA Staff

black and white close up photo of a person playing the guitar

Our Executive Director Jenni Rook, MT-BC, was recently a featured guest on Morning Shift, a daily talk show on WBEZ 91.5 FM. Learn about the benefits of music therapy and […]

Filed Under: ITA in the News Tagged With: iamt, illinois association for music therapy, jenni rook, music therapy, nancy swanson, wbez

ITA is 40!

August 25, 2015 by ITA Staff

  The Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) celebrated 40 years of providing creative arts therapies to children, adults, and families by welcoming more than 130 guests to a […]

Filed Under: Articles, Events Tagged With: carrie ann inaba, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, harriet wadeson, iata, illnois art therapy association, ita is 40, marilyn richman legacy award, ted rubenstein

Using Music To Ease Anxiety

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

By Jenni Rook, MT-BC, LCPC Anxiety.org disseminates high quality, cutting edge mental health research and insights from world-class doctors, therapists, researchers, and specialists who have dedicated their lives to understanding […]

Filed Under: Publications Tagged With: anxiety, Anxiety.org, emotional state, jenni rook, mental health, music therapy, playlist

Rethinking Valentine’s Day

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

  Celebrating Love with your Family, by Amber Bond It’s obvious from the flood of emails in my inbox selling flowers, chocolates, and all things red that Valentine’s Day is […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: art, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, compliments, creative expression, family, family date, holiday, love, love notes, modeling, romantic love, shared activities, songs, stories, Valentine's Day

New Year’s Resolutions

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

By Marni Rosen, Psy. D, ATR Add a dash of creativity. It’s that time a year again, the time of new resolutions or renewed attempts at previous resolutions. Whether you […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: cognitive, creativity, kindness, Marni Rosen, meditation, play, positivity, resolution, resolution ideas

Dance/Movement Therapy Q and A

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

  By former ITA Dance/Movement Therapist Deanna Roberts Q: What is Dance/movement therapy (DMT)? A: The American Dance Therapy Association defines DMT as the following: “Dance/movement therapy is the psychotherapeutic […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: adhd, ADTA, American Dance Therapy Association, autism, counseling, dance movement therapy, DMT, health, holistic, impairment, information, mood disorder, movement, psychotherapy, spatial, therapy

ITA Celebrates the Publication of the Music Therapy Social Skills Assessment Manual

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

  Written by MTSSA author, Jeffrey Wolfe, MT-BC ITA is extremely thrilled to announce the publication of the Music Therapy Social Skills Assessment Manual (MTSSA), a comprehensive handbook for assessing […]

Filed Under: Publications, Resources Tagged With: Affect Scale, assessment, children, classroom, Engagement Scale, group music therapy, handbook, IDEA, implementation, Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, jeffrey wolfe, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, MTSSA, Music Therapy Social Skills Assessment Manual, neurodevelopmental disorder, prompting, social competence, Social Interaction Scale, social skill development

Make the Most of Your Apps at Home

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

  By Rebecca West, MM, MT-BC With over 900,000 Apple apps, 1 million Android apps, and over 50,000 Window apps, responses like “there’s an app for that” can seem a […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Apple, Apps, rebecca west, skills, suggested apps, therapy, therapy goals

Powerful Play: A Parent’s Perspective on the Natural Language of Children

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

  By Amber Bond This month Americans celebrated Mothers and motherhood, so for the newsletter feature, our team asked me to write a story from the perspective of a parent. […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: children, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, music, parent, parenting, play, playful mindset, pretend, stories, zone of childhood

A Creative Arts Therapy Perspective on Autism

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

  By Jenni Rook, MT-BC, LCPC As a human race, we place a great deal of emphasis on social connection. Who are you linked to? How many “friends” do you […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: autism, Autism Awareness month, communication, creative arts therapy, expression, jenni rook, self-expression, social contact, social isolation, social relationships, Temple Grandin

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