World Art Therapy
Free Conference

We are delighted to announce the successful conclusion of the World Art Therapy Conference 2023. The event was truly a beautiful experience that left us feeling inspired and encouraged. Thanks to the unwavering support and warmth of our amazing community, we are thrilled to confirm that we will be returning next year with the same format. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of you for making this conference an incredible success. As we look to the future, we kindly request your feedback on what worked well and areas that could be improved upon. Your input is highly valued and appreciated. We invite you to continue engaging with us on our Facebook and LinkedIn pages to stay connected and keep the conversation going.
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DAY 1 – CREATIVE APPROACHES FOR TRAUMA

This schedule may change, so please check this page regularly.
We are livestreaming the conference TWICE to accomodate viewers all around the world.
All dates and times are according to EST time zone (UTC-5).
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CONFERENCE OPENING

Fyre Jean Graveline and Jean Tait (Canada)

10:00 – 10:10

Friday, February 3, 10:00 PM – 10:10 PM EST and
Saturday, February 4, 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM EST

TRAUMA AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY: RESTORING THE SELF THROUGH MULTIPLE SENSES

Cathy Malchiodi (United States)

10:15 – 11:40

Friday, February 3, 10:15 PM – 11:40 PM and
Saturday, February 4, 10:15 AM – 11:40 AM

EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY FOR TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS:
THE FOUR-PHASE MODEL

Carmen Richardson (Canada)

11:45 – 12:55

Friday, February 3, 11:45 PM – 12:55 AM and
Saturday, February 4, 11:45 AM – 12:55 PM

SENSORIMOTOR® ART THERAPY:
THEORY AND PRACTICE

Cornelia Elbrecht (Australia)

1:00 – 1:55

Saturday, February 4, 1:00 AM – 1:55 AM and
Saturday, February 4, 1:00 PM – 1:55 PM

BY THE PEOPLE & FOR THE PEOPLE: NEUROSCIENCE-INFORMED ART THERAPY

Juliet L. King (United States)

2:15 – 3:35

Saturday, February 4, 2:15 AM – 3:35 AM and
Saturday, February 4, 2:15 PM – 3:35 PM

LINKING BODY AND MIND: SOMATIC ART THERAPY AND DREAM WORK

Johanne Hamel (Canada)

3:40 – 4:25

Saturday, February 4, 3:40 AM – 4:25 AM and
Saturday, February 4, 3:40 PM – 4:25 PM

A THAI CULTURAL ELEMENT AND ITS APPLICATION IN ART THERAPY

Patcharin Sughondhabirom (Thailand)

4:30 – 5:50

Saturday, February 4, 4:30 AM – 5:50 AM and
Saturday, February 4, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM

DAY 2 – CREATIVE APPROACHES FOR TRAUMA

All dates and times are according to EST time zone (UTC-5).

INSTINCTUAL TRAUMA RESPONSE®: A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO TRAUMA

Linda Gantt (United States)

10:00 – 10:55

Saturday, February 4, 10:00 PM – 10:55 PM and
Sunday, February 5, 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAUMA-FOCUSED ART THERAPY

Karin Alice Schouten and Suzanne Haeyen (Netherlands)

11:00 – 12:00

Saturday, February 4, 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM and
Sunday, February 5, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

NEW ART THERAPY TRAUMA PROTOCOL TRAILED IN BOTSWANA AND THE UK

Emma Mills (United Kingdom)

12:05 – 1:00

Sunday, February 5, 12:05 AM – 1:00 AM and
Sunday, February 5, 12:05 PM – 1:00 PM

ART THERAPY IN VIETNAMESE
CULTURAL CONTEXT

Linh Nguyen (Vietnam)

1:15 – 2:15

Sunday, February 5, 1:15 AM – 2:15 AM and
Sunday, February 5, 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

TRAUMA WORK - A WINDOW
INTO THE INNER WORLD

Bee Tin Teoh (Malaysia)

2:20 – 3:30

Sunday, February 5, 2:20 AM – 3:30 AM and
Sunday, February 5, 2:20 PM – 3:30 PM

DEVELOPING CULTURAL SENSITIVITY WHEN WORKING WITH RACIAL TRAUMA

Olatunde Spence (United Kingdom)

3:35 – 4:50

Sunday, February 5, 3:35 AM – 4:50 AM and
Sunday, February 5, 3:35 PM – 4:50 PM

DAY 3 – ART THERAPY FOR WELL BEING

All dates and times are according to EST time zone (UTC-5).

INTEREST, ENABLEMENT, JOY, AND MEANING: LIFE-ENHANCING QUALITIES OF SHARING OUR STORIES THROUGH ART

Carla van Laar (Australia)

10:00 – 11:10

Friday, February 10, 10:00 PM – 11:10 PM and
Saturday, February 11, 10:00 AM – 11:10 AM

PERSON-CENTERED ART THERAPY.
FROM LIESL SILVERSTONE TO NOW

Ani de la Prida (United Kingdom)

11:15 – 12:15

Friday, February 10, 11:15 PM – 12:15 AM and
Saturday, February 11, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

THE COMPETENCE OF THINGS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH
TO ART THERAPY

Alexandra Hopf (Germany)

12:20 – 1:40

Saturday, February 11, 12:20 AM – 1:40 AM and
Saturday, February 11, 12:20 PM – 1:40 PM

ART THERAPY WITH ADOLESCENTS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

Alicia Expósito (Spain)

 The presentation is offered in Spanish, with English subtitles.

1:55 – 3:05

Saturday, February 11, 1:55 AM – 3:05 AM and
Saturday, February 11, 1:55 PM – 3:05 PM

BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION THERAPEUTIC PHOTOGRAPHY, AN ACCESSIBLE METHOD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES

Mark Wheeler (United Kingdom)

3:10 – 4:10

Saturday, February 11, 3:10 AM – 4:10 AM and
Saturday, February 11, 3:10 PM – 4:10 PM

CLINICAL PROCESSES IN "ZONA DE ARTE"

Elsa Scanio (Argentina)

 The presentation is offered in Spanish, with English subtitles.

4:15 – 5:30

Saturday, February 11, 4:15 AM – 5:30 AM and
Saturday, February 11, 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM

DAY 4 – ART THERAPY FOR WELL BEING

All dates and times are according to EST time zone (UTC-5).

LOST AND SEEKING: REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK OF ART THERAPISTS’ CHALLENGES IN JAPAN

Akiko Kuraishi, Reiko Fujisawa, Sue Lee (Japan)

10:00 – 11:00

Saturday, February 11, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM and
Sunday, February 12, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

A CREATIVE CONNECTION BEYOND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN ART THERAPY

Sunhee Kim (South Korea)

11:05 – 12:25

Saturday, February 11, 11:05 PM –  Sunday, 12:25 AM and
Sunday, February 12, 11:05 AM – 12:25 PM

THE IMPACT OF PROGRESSING THE PRACTICE AND EDUCATION OF ART THERAPY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Ronald P.M.H. Lay (Singapore)

12:30 – 1:00

Sunday, February 12, 12:30 AM – 1:00 AM and
Sunday, February 12, 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

EXPRESSIVE THERAPIST SELF-INQUIRY (ETSI) FOR SELF-CARE AND COMMUNITY CARE

Maria Riccardi (Canada)

1:15 – 2:10

Sunday, February 12, 1:15 AM – 2:10 AM and
Sunday, February 12, 1:15 PM – 2:10 PM

JOY AND HEALING: GROUP
ART THERAPY FOR EMOTION REGULATION

Mavis Osei (Ghana)

2:15 – 3:10

Sunday, February 12, 2:15 AM – 3:10 AM and
Sunday, February 12, 2:15 PM – 3:10 PM

PERSON PICKING AN APPLE FROM A TREE AND FORMAL ELEMENTS ART THERAPY SCALE

Linda Gantt and Annie McFarland
(United States)

3:15 – 4:15

Sunday, February 12, 3:15 AM – 4:15 AM and
Sunday, February 12, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

DAY 5 – PUBLIC PRACTICE ART THERAPY

All dates and times are according to EST time zone (UTC-5).

ART HIVES: GRASSROOTS NETWORKS OF CARE PREPARING FOR UNKNOWN FUTURES

Janis Timm-Bottos (Canada)

10:00 – 11:05

Friday, February 17, 10:00 PM – 11:05 PM and
Saturday, February 18, 10:00 AM – 11:05 AM

USING A VIRTUAL ART THERAPY STUDIO TO ENHANCE WELLNESS

Carolyn Treadon and Sheila Lorenzo de la Peña (United States)

11:10 – 12:10

Friday, February 17, 11:10 PM – 12:10 AM and
Saturday, February 18, 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM

THE COMMUNITY TABLE: AN ART REFUGE MODEL

Bobby Lloyd, Miriam Usiskin, Naomi Press, and Kate France (United Kingdom)

12:15 – 1:05

Saturday, February 18, 12:15 AM – 1:05 AM and
Saturday, February 18, 12:15 PM – 1:05 PM

DECOLONIZING AND INDIGENIZING ART THERAPY PRACTICE, RESEARCH & TRAINING IN INDIA: A COMMUNITY LED CULTURAL MODEL OF LEARNING

Oihika Chakrabarti (India)

1:20 – 2:30

Saturday, February 18, 1:20 AM – 2:30 AM and
Saturday, February 18, 1:20 PM – 2:30 PM

ART THERAPY IS STILL A MEETING PLACE

Chris Wood (United Kingdom)

2:35 – 3:40

Saturday, February 18, 2:35 AM – 3:40 AM and
Saturday, February 18, 2:35 PM – 3:40 PM

MUSEUM ART THERAPY ROUND TABLE

Susan Ainlay Anand (US), Helen Jury (UK), Sara Thoisy (France), Elisabeth Ioannides (Greece), Mitra Ghadim (US), and Stephen Legari (Canada)

3:45 – 5:15

Saturday, February 18, 4:45 AM – 5:15 AM and
Saturday, February 18, 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM

DAY 6 – PUBLIC PRACTICE ART THERAPY

All dates and times are according to EST time zone (UTC-5).

FIBER CRAFTS: CARE PEDAGOGY
AND PUBLIC ART THERAPY

Savneet Talwar, Shelley Goebl-Parker, Lauren Leone (United States)

10:00 – 11:05

Saturday, February 18, 10:00 PM – 11:05 PM and
Sunday, February 19, 10:00 AM – 11:05 AM

MAKING SPACE FOR MUTUAL CARE: HOW TO START AND SUSTAIN A PUBLIC PRACTICE
IN THE CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES

Rachel Chainey (Canada)

11:10 – 11:55

Saturday, February 18, 11:10 PM – 11:55 PM and
Sunday, February 19, 11:10 AM – 11:55 AM

COMMUNITY ART THERAPY: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Emily Nolan (United States)

12:00 – 12:40

Sunday, February 19, 12:00 AM – 12:40 AM and
Sunday, February 19, 12:00 PM – 12:40 PM

THE PORTABLE WELLBEING STUDIO: BRINGING ART THERAPY WHERE IT IS NEEDED

Ella Bryant and Alex Burr (United Kingdom)

1:00 – 1:55

Sunday, February 19, 1:00 AM – 1:55 AM and
Sunday, February 19, 1:00 PM – 1:55 PM

EXPRESSIVE ARTS FOR SUSTAINABLE ACTIVISM: SELF-CARE, SELF-AWARENESS AND SELF-EMPOWERMENT WITH ART THERAPY AND SOMATIC EXPERIENCING

Atira Tan (Singapore)

2:00 – 2:55

Sunday, February 19, 2:00 AM – 2:55 AM and
Sunday, February 19, 2:00 PM – 2:55 PM

LIFE AS MEDICINE: CIRCLE OF INDIGENOUS HEALING ARTS

Fyre Jean Graveline, Chris Larsen, Jean Tait, Louisa Lamothe (Canada)

3:00 – 4:15

Sunday, February 19, 3:00 AM – 4:15 AM and
Sunday, February 19, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

CONFERENCE CLOSING

Fyre Jean Graveline, Chris Larsen, Jean Tait, Louisa Lamothe (Canada)

4:20 – 4:50

Sunday, February 19, 4:20 AM – 4:50 AM and
Sunday, February 19, 4:20 PM – 4:50 PM

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