International, National and Regional CAT Associations:
National Coalition for Creative Arts Therapy Associations
Institute of the Arts in Healing
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association
National Association for Drama Therapy
American Music Therapy Association
The Certification Board for Music Therapists
International Association for Music & Medicine
Great Lakes Region Music Therapy Association
Illinois Association for Music Therapy
American Dance Therapy Association
American Art Therapy Association
Illinois Art Therapy Association
Music Therapy Resources:
American Music Therapy Association Information on Autism
Music Therapy and Language in Autism
Music Therapy in Response to Trauma
Music Therapy and Developmental Disability
Journal of the Early Childhood Music & Movement Association
American Music therapy Early Childhood Online Magazine (Imagine)
Models of Music Therapy Intervention in School Settings
Music Therapy to Improve Speech After a Stroke
Music Therapy for Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, after a Traumatic Brain Injury
The Center for Biomedical Research in Music
ITA Featured on NBC News: Music as Brain Medicine
Music Therapy and Neurological Rehabilitation: Performing Health
Gabby Giffords: Finding Words Through Song
Music Therapy- Research on Human Subjects with Mental Disorders
Music Therapy for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Music Therapy Soothes Mental Illness
Music Therapy Relieves Health Anxiety
Music Therapy and Mental Health
The Center for Biomedical Research in Music at Colorado State University
Dance/Movement Therapy Resources:
American Dance Therapy Association
Pyschology Today Article “Dance Therapy: Spin Control”
Dance Movement Therapy and Trauma
Dance Therapy at Mattel Children’s Hospital
Dance Movement Therapy with Stroke Survivors
Dance Therapy and Mental Illness
Improving Mental Health through Dance Therapy
Applications of Dance/Movement Therapy for Coping
Book Review: Dance/Movement Therapy Connecting Mind and Body
Art Therapy Resources:
Art Therapist Blog about Developmental Disability
Mental Health Benefits of Art Therapy
Video: Art Therapy Helps Dhildren Adjust to the Illness of a Parent
Art Therapy Helps Older Adults to Cope
Benefits of Art Therapy for Those Adjusting to Normal Life Stressors
Art Therapy and Addiction Recovery
Expressive Art Therapy in Addiction Treatment
Expressive Art Therapy for Addiction
Drama Therapy Resources:
Video: Drama Therapy with Veterans
Mary Booker on her book about Drama Therapy and Developmental Delay
Sociodrama and Drama Therapy for Trauma
Play Therapy in Early Childhood
Patient-Reported Outcomes Following a Drama Class for Individuals with Chronic Aphasia
Drama Therapy for Mental Health
Drama Therapy and People with Mental Illness
Mental Health Roots of Drama Therapy
Drama Therapy with Troubled Teens
Rehearsals for Growth – Drama Therapy with Couples
Applications of Drama Therapy for Coping
Drama Therapy for Children with Depression
Integrated CAT Resources:
RIC’s Annual Aphasia Day Featuring Workshops on Creative Arts Therapies
Music, Art Therapy Helps Kids to Find Their Creative Side
Connecting With Your Loved Ones through the Arts
Creative Arts Therapy: The Addiction Recovery Guide
Alternative Treatment Options for Addictions
Military Family Links:
Illinois Connections for Families of the Fallen
Video: Drama Therapy with Veterans
Military Child Education Coalition
National Military Family Association
General Resources:
The New York Academy of Sciences
Autism Society of America
Autism Speaks
The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children
Developmental Disabilities Educational Materials
Brain Injury Association of America
Alternative Medicine and Brain Injury