The Great Lakes Region (GLR) of the American Music Therapy Association annual conference took place April 14-16th in Indianapolis. ITA staff Jeffrey Wolfe and Jenni Rook were busy presenting and learning about the newest research methods used in the music therapy profession. The conference kicked off on Thursday with Passages, a student-run event for other […]
Chiaroscuro – The Dance of Light and Shadow
Chiaroscuro: The Art of Finding Harmony between the Darkness and the Light We are living in dark times, seasonally, although recent events may make that darkness seem deeper and more all encompassing. Multiple incidents of horrific violence may produce an inclination to see only gloom in the longer nights and shorter days that surround us. […]
Eight Simple Ways to Stay Well this Holiday Season
by Gabriella Hirsch, Christian Vogelgesang, and Joseph Hong ITA Interns It’s the most wonderful time of the year…or is it? While the snow and holiday lights may look beautiful, sometimes the winter blues (and diminished sunshine) can make it hard to experience the holiday glow it seems that everyone else is feeling. Here are […]
ITA is 40!
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 festive celebration Tuesday, June 9 at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston. Highlights of the evening included the presentation of awards to two advocates of creative […]
Rethinking Valentine’s Day
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 coming. This holiday of candy, cards, and fancy dinners gets a bum rap as a made up holiday that is only about selling lovers things […]
New Year’s Resolutions
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 are the person who has already been chipping away at your goal of losing those 10lbs or you are struggling to get motivated, here are […]
Dance/Movement Therapy Q and A
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 use of movement to further the emotional, cognitive, physical and social integration of the individual.” This definition is based on “the empirically supported premise that […]
Make the Most of Your Apps at Home
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 little overwhelming. As a music therapist, I admit I had my doubts when apps began to rise in popularity and volume, wondering what place they […]
Powerful Play: A Parent’s Perspective on the Natural Language of Children
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. This piece will differ from the others you’ve read, chiefly because, unlike my colleagues, I am not a trained or credentialed creative arts therapist. I […]
A Creative Arts Therapy Perspective on Autism
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 have? Who commented on your post, and what did they say? Why aren’t you tweeting or posting your videos on YouTube? We rely heavily on […]
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