The British Association of Art Therapists

🌟 We're excited for Lynn Kapitan to present at our annual conference on 9 November. In case you missed it, you can read her interview from last summer on the power of language in art therapy. 🔗Read it here: https://bit.ly/3UGNIjg --- #BAATAnnualConference #ArtTherapy #ArtTherapist #PowerofLanguage #Therapy #Therapists

🚨 Speaker announcement! 🚨 We're thrilled to announce that internationally known art therapy educator and leader, Lynn Kapitan PhD ATR-BC, will be the keynote speaker at our in-person annual conference this year. Lynn Kapitan is a Professor Emerit and former Director of Graduate and Doctoral Art Therapy at Mount Mary University (USA). Former Executive Editor of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association and Past President of the American Art Therapy Association, and she was awarded its highest honour for her contributions to the advancement of art therapy. Lynn will be presenting alongside the amazing artist Jason Wilsher-Mills and art therapist Dr Jed Jerwood, discussing the evolving practice of art therapy in our ever-changing world 🌍🖌️ 📆 Saturday 9 November ⁠2024 ⁠ 📍 Wellcome Collection⁠ Get your tickets: https://bit.ly/4cuTVFb

✨️ New course: Mentalisation-based art therapy✨️ Are you an art therapist looking to deepen your knowledge working with adults who suffer from intense emotional distress and children experiencing social, emotional and mental health difficulties? Sign up now for our online course exploring the underlying principles of mentalisation-based therapy and how to apply these within art therapy. 📅 27 September 2024 📍Online ❓️Learn through real-life examples, presentations, online learning platforms, art-based learning exercises, and small group discussions. Book here: https://lnkd.in/ePdkfwKC

NHS England has launched an initiative with a set of conversations on the #SolvingTogether platform to help attract the future NHS workforce. You can register and add your ideas, comment, and share best practice examples until 16 August ▶️ https://lnkd.in/g4uECDDT #WeAreTheNHS

✨ New Practitioner and Early Career Researcher Prizes ✨ Submit your #ArtTherapy papers to the International Journal of Art Therapy between 1 & 31 January 2025. Read the 2023 prize-winning research paper, 'Early-career art therapists reflecting client art in clinical notes: a thematic study' by Kim Morgan, here: https://lnkd.in/ezXRNJdY

Earlier this month we went to visit members of The British Association of Art Therapists living and working across Wales! We spoke with some of the amazing students and staff on the art therapy training at University of South Wales in Newport. Then met Ruth Crowder, Chief Allied Health Professions Adviser for Welsh Government, in Cardiff to talk through issues affecting AHPs and opportunities on the horizon. And spent a wondeful afternoon in Newtown at ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY making art and talking with art therapists about some of the inspiring work they’re doing across different communities #ArtTherapy #ysbrydoliaeth #creadigrwydd

🎨 Did you know there are over 2,500 art therapists in the UK? 🔗Find art therapists in your area: https://lnkd.in/eBXA5D-Q #ArtTherapy #ArtTherapists

This week's #ArtTherapistsArt is by Mishy Rowan, from Australia 'Whispers from the bush: A dollhouse for nature’s worries', made from found objects, 2024 💬 "This artwork evokes the juxtaposition between the tranquillity of nature and the underlying unease of environmental degradation. It serves as a metaphor for a collective yearning to protect and preserve the environment amid growing concerns about its fragility." ➡️ Find out how to submit your artwork: https://bit.ly/3D63H0b ---- #OnlineExhibition #ArtTherapy #ArtTherapist #CreativeTherapies #ArtsTherapies #ArtPsychotherapy #ArtsPsychotherapy #ArtsHealth #ArtsinHealth #Therapy #Therapists #CreativityandWellbeing #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Gallery #ArtGallery #ArtExhibition #Artists #ArtonInstagram #Art #painting #workoftheweek

📢 There's still time to apply to be an associate editor for the International Journal of Art Therapy, deadline 16 August. Join a leading publication in art therapy literature and have the opportunity to: 🌟 grow your network 🌟 develop and promote the research in your field 🌟 be recognised as a leading figure within the art therapy and academic community 🔗 Find out more: https://bit.ly/3yrNao6 --- #ArtTherapy #ArtTherapists #ArtTherapyResearch #ArtTherapyCYP #IJATInscape #ArtTherapistLife #TherapyResearch #FreeAccessArticle #ArticlesOnline #ResearchOnline #BAATResearch #Research

"A highlight is seeing children and young people use images and symbols to show something about their lives that was difficult to express using words." ⁠ In this article, art therapist Carol Arnold tells us about her work in schools and the amazing impact art therapy can have on the lives of young people. 🔗⁠ Read here: https://bit.ly/3QsbADu⁠ ---⁠ #CreativityandWellbeing #ArtsHealthWellbeing #Wellbeing #Creativity #MentalHealthWellbeing #TheArts #PrimarySchools #ArtTherapyinSchools#Schools #Therapy #ArtTherapy #ArtTherapist