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 Out and About: Making (More!) Music at the Library
Indoor Singing Voices Permitted by ITA Intern Ava Marvin at Evanston Public Library’s Parent Child Workshop Ava Marvin, music therapy intern at ITA, was a guest at the Evanston Public Library (EPL) on September 16th as a part of the Parent Child Workshop, 1, 2, 3, Play with Me. At this library program, 1- to […]
Go Camping with ITA!
ITA Partners with Chicago Camps and Summer Programs for 2017 This summer, ITA is thrilled to provide creative arts therapy (again!) at Camp Hope, Camp Kangaroo, Camp Neeka, and The Cove School. We hope you or your family will join us for one of these summer experiences that focus on support, growth, learning, and creativity. Edward Cancer Center’s Camp […]
ITA Teams up With First Presbyterian Church of Evanston for Souper Saturday
Parishoners Reach Halfway Point in Creating Recycled Bottle Cap Mosaic Institute for Therapy Through the Arts is working with the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston on a recycled bottle cap mural! We have come a long way since first choosing the Psalm “Under the refuge of his wings” and the image of a bird in […]
Chicago Children’s Theatre Presents: Red Kite Treasure Adventure!
Interactive Theatrical Experience Caters Exclusively to Young People on the Autism Spectrum In Edith Nesbit’s novel The Story of the Treasure Seekers, six young siblings work together to help their father restore a depleted family fortune. Setting out on numerous brave endeavors, the children uncover excitement, mystery, and stronger friendships among one another. From this month through the […]
The Perks of Joining a Non-Profit Board
Here’s Why Joining a Non-Profit Board Could Be Your Richest Experience Yet As Non-Profit Expert and Consultant Joan Garry recently pointed out , there may be some presumptions and myths about what it means to join a non-profit board or about what is required to join a non-profit board. She debunks them, beautifully, and then offers […]
The 7 Hobbits of Highly Effective People
By Keith Whipple, MA, RDT _____________________________________________________________________ My work as a drama therapist involves frequent travel through lands of the imagination. Like the heroes of Middle Earth, the clients I work with have monsters to be vanquished, allies to be discovered, losses to be mourned, and power to be regained. This last one is perhaps most […]