Board-Certified Art Therapist and Practice Director Dr. Marni Rosen Facilitates Processes and Presentations To be a registered art therapist, completing a Master’s Program is not enough. Newly-graduated students are required by the Art Therapy Credentialing Board (ATCB) to complete 1000 hours of direct art therapy services with 100 hours of supervision of these cases. Technically, the […]
ITA Holds 2nd Annual Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Conference
New Tradition is Established as Mental Health Professionals Come Together for Similar Cause Last month, we met a milestone as ITA held its Second Annual Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Conference, “Building Connections Creatively.” The weekend of June 2nd marked the first founding anniversary of our gathering of mental health professionals to discuss research and developments […]
ITA on the Road: Music Therapists Head to North to Milwaukee for Regional Conference
The Great Lakes Music Therapy Conference Puts Focus on Health and Wellness with Help of ITA Team The Great Lakes Regional (GLR) Music Therapy conference was held in Milwaukee March 16-18, and ITA was represented by four of our own! Executive Director Jenni Rook, Community Programs Manager Jeffrey Wolfe, School Programs Manager Rebecca West, and […]
ITA to Join Forces with Autism Family Center for Professional Meet and Greet
Specialists Who Work with Autism Will Lunch + Learn at Forthcoming Networking Event Calling all Autism providers: In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, Institute for Therapy through the Arts will be co-hosting a networking event alongside Autism Family Center catered exclusively to professionals who serve clients with Autism. If you’re a provider who specializes in […]
Congrats to Our Own: Dr. Marni Rosen’s Recent Publication Featured in Academic Journal
Article Presents An Integrated Art and Drama Therapy Approach via Official Journal of the American Art Therapy Association ITA Practice Manager, Clinical Psychologist, and Board Certified Art Therapist Dr. Marni Rosen shares her expertise on Developmental Transformations Training-based art therapy in “Developmental Transformations Art Therapy: An Embodied, Interactional Approach.” The article, featured in Art Therapy’s […]
Register for ITA Open House! Tuesday November 1st, 2016
Participate in networking, creative arts demonstrations, or CEU’s at ITA! We would like to invite our colleagues in the educational, mental health, and medical communities to join us for an open house at our Evanston clinic on Tuesday, November 1st, 2016. We’ve planned an enjoyable and informative event providing you with many opportunities to learn about […]
Save the Drama, Hold the Drama, or better yet, Grow from Drama
Understanding and Applying Elements of Drama Therapy Appropriately Given that contemporary pop-culture often, unfortunately, depicts “the drama” as the experience of extremely unpleasant, out-of-control behavior best avoided (“Don’t make a scene…”), there is clearly a great need to articulate the beneficial aspects of drama. For health professionals that already appreciate the therapeutic benefits of theatre, […]
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 health professionals who want to incorporate elements of art, music, drama, or dance/movement therapy into their clinical practice. Each webinar focuses on a specific modality […]
Art Therapy Group Opportunity!
ITA Offering Monthly Group Art Therapy Session! Need an hour to decompress, an hour of self-care, or an hour to get your creative mind energized? Join us for Thank Goodness its Art Time on Wednesday July 13th at 4:30pm at our offices in Evanston. This art therapy group is geared towards health providers, school counselors, and/or […]