CATs Week HILL DAY, March 13, 2008, Washington, DC

WAS A BIG SUCCESS!

VIEW THE HILL DAY GALLERY HERE

 

Advocacy Materials:

- DOWNLOAD "ADVOCACY IS" HANDOUT HERE -
- DOWNLOAD "THE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY LETTER" HERE -
- DOWNLOAD "LEGISLATIVE VISIT GUIDELINES" HERE -

CATs Hill Day & Congressional Education Sessions – March 13, 2008
Laura Greenstone, NCCATA Chair

As creative art therapists, we facilitate communication through the arts on a daily basis. This work puts us in a unique position to advocate for our professions! Like the creative arts therapies, advocacy is an art form as basic as speaking on behalf of oneself or others to get something done. On March 13, 2008, The National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations will be hosting Congressional Education Sessions (briefings) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to make our voices heard and educate Congress about the work of CATs across the nation.

The Education Sessions, sponsored by NY Senator Hillary Clinton, will feature a panel with presentations by the Presidents of the American Art Therapy Association, The American Dance Therapy Association, The National Association for Drama Therapy, The American Music Therapy Association, The National Association for Poetry Therapy, and The American Association for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. The panel will focus on Autism and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders. The sessions will be attended by Congressional members and their staff. All creative arts therapists, professionals and consumers are also encouraged to attend!

Hill visits will be made to congressional offices with prepared speaking points about relevant issues to creative arts therapists and Congress. For registration information, please check back here for updates or contact the Governmental Affairs Chair of your Association.

Creative Arts Therapy Week (March 9-15, 2008) is an opportunity to sponsor special workshops, exhibitions, career days, etc., for the public and other professionals in your communities. Consider expanding coalition building with other creative arts therapies, healthcare and arts organizations, being visible with the media, promoting your field and creating awareness about your work during CATs week.

This will be the first Hill Day officially sponsored by NCCATA. Creative arts therapists have collaborated together for Hill events in previous years and our hope is that this event will help move us toward our goal of a joint creative arts therapy conference in 2011.

Mark your calendars to find your thrill on Capitol Hill!

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CATs Week 2008

- DOWNLOAD CATs WEEK FLYER HERE -
- DOWNLOAD NCCATA FACT SHEET HERE -
- DOWNLOAD CLINTON'S CONGRESSIONAL RECORD STATEMENT HERE -

As a Creative Arts Therapist, we hope that you will take the opportunity to share in spreading the word about the power and the effectiveness of the healing arts during Creative Arts Therapy Week to be held Saturday, March 9 - Saturday, March 15.

NCCATA was founded about 30 years ago. In honor of the coalition building many creative arts therapy leaders have accomplished over the years, we would like to invite you to celebrate within your community the extraordinary work of the creative arts therapists all over the world.

Last year’s celebrations of Creative Arts Therapy week are noted in the archives (please see below). Again, NCCATA wants to involve as many of its members as possible in the celebration of CATs week, and to use the week as a public relations effort to celebrate our disciplines throughout the United States. As part of our CATs week initiative, we invite you to design your own celebration of the Creative Arts Therapies! Take many pictures, and let us celebrate your ingenuity by displaying your CAT week celebration on the NCCATA web site.

Please refer to our downloadable flyers (above) for supporting documentation. Also remember to review New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s address in the Congressional Record in declaration of the 2003 Creative Arts Therapy Week. Progress in legislative efforts and professional recognition depend on positive visibility. In support of this initiative, we offer the following suggestions and urge you to collaborate with your colleagues in the development of these and other projects and events:

- Host an open house with other CATs colleagues to display and demonstrate your modality or provide a workshop or seminar open to the public.
- Offer to run a career day with colleagues at a local high school or college.
- Provide a staff development in-service to broaden the knowledge of other professionals in your own institution or agency.
- Visit other schools, nursing homes, day-care centers to provide a creative arts therapy experience.
- Arrange a display at your local library (and in your own institution or agency!).
- Put up posters and leave flyers wherever you go.

Suggestions for Media Coverage:

- Send out press release to your local paper announcing Creative Arts Therapies Week activities in your community.
- Send a letter or e-mail to the Public Service Director of your local radio and TV stations for a PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (Be sure to include your contact information).
- Arrange for you or a colleague to be INTERVIEWED by a local paper or station, highlighting your work.

Be sure to send a notice of your scheduled activity to Donna Betts, NCCATA Virtual Assistant, at DonnaBettsATRBC@aol.com, to be posted here on the NCCATA WEB site after March 15th, 2008.

CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES WEEK 2008 EVENTS

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BRONX, NY:

CELEBRATE CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES WEEK
(a week early)
at
BRONX PSYCHIATRIC CENTER’S
REUNION OF FORMER STAFF & INTERNS OF
THE CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES DEPARTMENT
Tuesday March 4th, 2008, 12:00 noon
For information, contact Gillian Stephens Langdon, BRRHGLL@omh.state.ny.us
or call 718-862-3334.

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JERSEY CITY , NJ:

You are cordially invited to the opening reception of the Jersey City Public Schools’ Creative Arts Therapy Exhibit and Performance at the Brennan Gallery
Brennan Courthouse
583 Newark Ave. – Jersey City, NJ
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
10:00a.m. – noon
The show will continue through March 18th, 2008

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SOUTH WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA:

The following three events will be held at The Back Room at South Whidbey Commons (behind Island Coffeehouse and Books),
113 McLeod Alley, Langley:

Sunday, March 9th, 7 - 9 pm "Dancing, Singing and Drawing Health: An Introduction to Dance/Movement, Music, and Art in Therapy"
with Lisa Fladager, Barbara Dunn, and Sarah Manchester. A history of the arts therapies and an overview of each modality will be offered. Educational and experiential. By donation.

Tuesday, March 11th, 7 - 9 pm "Moving through Liminal Space: Dance/Movement Therapy, Expressive Arts and Sandplay"
Lisa Fladager will show the film "At the Threshold" which features the therapeutic work of dance therapist Carolyn Grant Fay, co-founder of the C. G. Jung Institute of Houston and its School of Expressive Arts. Using the film as a springboard, Lisa will lead a discussion about dance/movement therapy, the expressive arts, sandplay and her own work with these modalities. Educational and experiential. By donation.

Wednesday, March 12th, 7 - 9 pm "Beyond Words -- The Hidden Gems of the Art Process"
Sarah Manchester will present an education and experiential exploration of the question "what is art therapy?" By donation.

The following event will be held at The Whidbey Institute Sanctuary, 6449 Old Pietila Rd. Clinton, and is offered twice:
Wednesday, March 12th, 2 - 4 pm AND Friday, March 14th, 7 - 9 pm
“Body as Doorway: Entering the Wisdom of the Body through Authentic Movement”
Using the form of Authentic Movement, based on Carl Jung’s work with active imagination, participants will invite discovery of What Is through the wisdom of the Body. Participants will practice following their physical sensations, inner images, and movement impulses into activity, stillness, sound, or silence, while also inviting “witness” consciousness into the body. There will be a beginning movement warm-up and an opportunity to give voice to one’s experience at the end, if desired. No movement or dance experience is necessary - just a bit of curiosity and an ability / willingness to face the unknown. By donation.

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NEW YORK, NY:

Creative Pier Hosts Two Very Special Events – FREE

What:
A two-day Open House to celebrate National Creative Arts Therapy Week and learn more about the exciting workshops held at Creative Pier - www.creativepier.com - a brand new holistic arts center which opened its doors in December 2007 in New York City's Greenwich Village. Meet the staff and workshop facilitators, sit in on a ‘preview’ version of one of our many workshops and create a piece of art you can take home with you! Complimentary Admission, Snacks and Refreshments.

Why:
During the second week of March, creative arts therapists throughout the United States will be sponsoring special workshops, exhibitions, career days and other events to share their work with the public and with other professions. The Creative Arts Therapies include art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, poetry therapy and psychodrama. The objectives of the creative arts therapies are to foster health, communication and expression; to enhance self-awareness; to promote the integration of emotional, physical, social and cognitive functioning; and to facilitate positive change in human experience and behavior.

When:
• Wednesday, March 12 beginning at 5:00 pm
• Saturday, March 15 beginning at 12:00 noon

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Learn about Creative Pier first hand! Meet the staff and workshop facilitators, tour our spacious and tranquil studio space, sit in on a ‘preview’ version of one of our many workshops and create a piece of art you can take home with you!

Workshop Presentations (each lasts 20 minutes)
6:00 pm – “The Moving Self” with Leslie Daly
6:30 pm – “Colors of Energy” with Jill Lewenberg
7:00 pm – “Mindful Creativity” with Marian Maloney
7:30 pm – “Creative Exploration Within” with Jude Ornstein
8:00 pm – “Theater of Life” (aka “Roles & Relationships”) with Jennifer Wilson

Saturday, March 15, 2008
12:00 – 4:00 pm.

Special Edition: Art on Tap
Participate in a variety of individual and group art projects throughout the afternoon including painting, clay sculpting and collage.

Where:
Creative Pier, a tranquil, 1,600 square foot studio space with 14-foot ceilings and “inspirational” décor at 833 Broadway at 13th Street, 3rd Floor – elevator building.

Cost:
Free. Complimentary Admission, Snacks and Refreshments
Subway:
14th Street - Union Square Station. 4, 6, L, N and Q trains

Reservations:
Routa Segal, 212-674-7437 or rsvp@creativepier.com

Who:
Founded in 2007 by Routa Segal, Creative Pier (www.creativepier.com) is a brand new holistic arts therapy center located near Union Square in New York City. Creative Pier and its team of creative arts therapists offer workshops in artistic expression – theater, music and dance – to assist individuals in the “self-discovery” of their thoughts and feelings in order to improve physical, mental and emotional well-being. In addition to hosting weekly events, Creative Pier also has “resident artists” who both exhibit and sell their work at the Creative Pier Art Gallery.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL:

Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR,NCC
“Experiential Movement-Dance Therapy and Eating Disorders”
Monday, March 10, Noon - 1:00 p.m., Maltz Building (CPS)

For info: http://www.rec.nova.edu/edaw.html

 

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Archives:

Creative Arts Therapies Week 2007

Creative Arts Therapies Week 2006

Creative Arts Therapies Week 2005

Creative Arts Therapies Week 2004