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Alzheimer’s Day and Memory Care

July 10, 2019 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

ITA continues to work hard to improve the lives of individuals affected by dementia. On May 10th, Jeffrey Wolfe, Director of Community Programs, along with ITA Advisory Council member, Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour, and Musical Bridges to Memory Research Assistant, Aimee Karstens, presented the Musical Bridges to Memory research poster at the annual Northwestern Alzheimer’s Day. […]

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Thank You Four Star Arts and Evanston SPACE!

July 10, 2019 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

Thank you to Four Star Arts and Andrea Tucci for once again partnering with ITA for the cabaret benefit, I Won’t Grow Up: Adulting in the 21st Century. Guests were delighted with songs from Pippin, The Book of Mormon, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Wicked, and many more Broadway shows. Event sponsor, Evanston SPACE, […]

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JCFS Partnership

July 10, 2019 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

ITA has partnered with JCFS since last fall to provide creative arts therapy for the students at the Joy Faith Knapp Children’s Center. Through Dance/Movement and Music Therapies, students are engaging with the arts to learn how to manage their impulses, practice new social skills, and identify new ways to express their emotions. One teacher […]

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ITA Grows with the Support of Local Community Foundation

January 31, 2019 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

ITA would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Evanston Community Foundation (ECF) for their generous support! The Foundation has granted ITA’s request to fund the updating of our donor management system which will allow us to expand our fundraising efforts and ultimately serve more clients. We are extremely grateful to ECF for their continued […]

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Welcome ITA’s New Music Therapy Intern Samantha White

January 9, 2019 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

Each year, ITA hosts four music therapy interns who join us from all over the United States. This January, we’re thrilled to welcome Samantha White to our team. Are you interested in learning more about our internship opportunities? Visit www.itachicago.org/training to learn more about the clinical, administrative, and writing internship opportunities that we have year-round. […]

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ITA Reflects on Impactful Connections in Retreat

January 9, 2019 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

Each year our team looks forward to coming together for the annual ITA staff retreat. The theme for the day was Matryoshkas: Building a Supportive Community and took place on the 14th of December. Brad Drozdowski, music therapist, started the day off with a Matryoshka experiential, exploring the many layers to each role we have […]

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ITA Partners with Kalapriya and The Chicago Park District to Bring a Message of Non-Violence to Chicago Community

January 9, 2019 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

On October 28, 2018, music therapist, Brad Drozdowski, debuted the final performance of “Ahimsa: A Community Arts Initiative to End Violence” at Shedd Park in Lawndale. ITA partnered with Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts and The Chicago Park District to bring Lawndale youth together for six weeks of work to advocate for peace and […]

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Bringing Dance/Movement Therapy to JCFS’ Therapeutic Day School

January 9, 2019 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

ITA began a community partnership with the Jewish Child and Family Services of Chicago’s Therapeutic Day School in December. Students ranging from kindergarten through the eighth grade will receive group dance/movement therapy with ITA’s, Julie Brannen, MA, R-DMT, GL-CMA, on Mondays through the school year. JCFS operates on the principle that “a therapeutic environment for […]

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Exploring the Mind-Body Connection through Dance/Movement Therapy

November 6, 2018 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

ITA’s Julie Brannen Demonstrates How Dance/Movement Therapy Works Have you ever noticed that when you’re feeling stressed, you feel tension in your body? Your shoulders may ache, your stomach may be tight, maybe you get a tension headache. What we know is that the way we feel mentally and emotionally impacts the way our body […]

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Lifeline Theatre Taps ITA for Trauma Informed Training

November 2, 2018 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

Dr. Marni Rosen Provides Training for Lifeline Theatre Staff Working in the Chicago Public Schools On October 4, ITA Practice Director Dr. Marni Rosen, conducted a workshop at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre entitled “Trauma Informed Education for Teaching Artists.” Fifteen teaching artists working in the Chicago Public Schools attended the 2-hour workshop, aimed at providing much-needed […]

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