From io9: Toy-surrogates are placed and posed in accordance to the children’s descriptions, integrated through forced perspective into the actual locations where described events occurred. Commentary is given on socioeconomic […]
Big Shoulders Fundraiser: The Recap
Life is… On July 16th, Big Shoulders Theatre Troupe presented Life Is …, a benefit concert for ITA. Popular musical theater selections were performed by Big Shoulders ensemble members, including […]
ITA Hosts CAPP Conversation on September 20th
The Chicago Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology (CAPP) will be hosting a CAPP Conversation at the Institute for Therapy Through the Arts on Sept 20th at 8:30am titled “Metaphor and the […]
2016 Creative Arts Therapy Summer Camp Partners
Summer Camp with ITA ITA was thrilled to partner once again with several summer camps across the Chicagoland area. We welcomed new partnerships with Edward Cancer Center’s Camp Hope and […]
Help Advocate for Art Therapists in Connecticut
From the American Art Therapy Association (AATA): On May 11, 2016, Governor Dannel Malloy signed Public Act No. 16-66, which includes Statutory Recognition of art therapists in Connecticut. Henceforth, the […]
Good Luck to Whitney Sullivan
ITA bids good luck and farewell to Drama Therapist Whitney Sullivan, LCSW, RDT. Whitney and her husband, Sully, are off to their next journey in Bloomington, IN. Whitney’s time at ITA […]
Music Therapy, the Medicine for Stroke Survivors
From the Washington Post: Before his strokes, Sipes, 57, was a professional musician. He played oboe in several symphony orchestras and met his wife, viola player Patty Plombon, in the […]
Music and Dementia
A Music Therapist’s Perspective on Using Music to Engage a Person with Dementia ITA Music Therapist Andra Duncan, MT-BC recently wrote a guest article for Dementia.org on six different ways that […]
ITA Board of Directors Puts the Annual Review into Song
In Our First Year at ITA… On July 7th, Executive Director Jenni Rook engaged ITA’s Board of Directors in singing a modified version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” a […]
Introduction to Art Therapy for Clinicians!
An Art Therapist’s Perspective on the Use of Art in Treatment As an Art Therapist, it goes without saying that the making of art has a therapeutic quality. What may […]