From MedicalXpress: Although the researchers from Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions believed that past experience in creating art might amplify the activity’s stress-reducing effects, their study found that […]
Syrian Refugee Children Take Advantage of Art Therapy
From MyModernMet: Out of the 4 million Syrian refugees who are living in the world today, about half of them are children. Many of these young people are homeless, living […]
ITA Co-sponsors Conference with Health & Disabilities Advocates on Sept. 16, 2016!
Experiential Learning Conference Explore Creative Arts and Alternative Therapies for Working with Trauma When: Friday, September 16th, 2016 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Institute for Therapy through the Arts 1702 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Chicago Community Trust Supports Creative Arts Therapy
ITA Receives a Grant From the Chicago Community Trust to Fund Services for Individuals with Disabilities We are extremely grateful to be the recipient of a GO Grant from The […]
ITA’s 2016 Webinar Series!
ITA Hosting 4 Creative Arts Therapy Webinars This summer and fall, ITA therapists will be presenting a series of webinars! The presentations are geared toward creative arts therapists and mental […]
ITA at AccessChicago 2016!
Check out this video on how the event went! ITA Presentations and Workshops at AccessChicago On July 13th, ITA will be presenting at AccessChicago 2016 at Navy Pier! Access Chicago […]