[Adta] CAT Week Re-cap!

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Congratulations to everyone for supporting in these meaningful ways.

Please add my experiences to the list!

 

  I presented a two day workshop on body image on Monday & Tuesday, in
Halifax Nova Scotia to the Nova Scotia Eating Disorder Treatment Network.

The emphasis was on using one’s creativity to implement meaningful
experiences for ED people that relate to body image. The approximately 50
participants learned not only about d/mt but also about all the CATs.

 

Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC

 

 

 

 

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From: adta-bounces at adta.org [mailto:adta-bounces at adta.org] On Behalf Of
Christina Devereaux
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:28 AM
To: Adta at adta.org; adtachapters at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Adta] CAT Week Re-cap!

 

I’ve received so many wonderful emails from people telling me about their
events for CAT week.  Many have also been shared on the listserve, however I
wanted to re-cap for you all
 what great celebrating and education about
CATs is happening!!  Congratulations
 I’m so proud to be a part of this
motivated, driven and creative community!  Keep sharing what is happening
 

 

Warmly,

Christina Devereaux, MA, LCAT, LMHC, ADTR, NCC

Chairperson, Public Relations Committee

American Dance Therapy Association

 

CAT WEEK 2007 Re-cap (so far
.)
Danielle O'Brien, a Creative Arts Therapist at Goddard House in Brookline,
MA along with the other CATs and student interns at her facility had a panel
discussion with the residents, about how they got into the field, why they
each decided to bring our training to this particular place, and how older
adults can benefit from dance/movement therapy, art therapy, music therapy
and so on. She mentions “It was interesting to find out that none of the
residents knew what creative arts therapy was, and yet this site has had
creative arts therapists working there for ten years.”

 

Melissa Sackowski, a DMT student at Pratt Institute will be presenting an
inservice presentation to staff at her internship site, William O’Conner
Midwood School in New York!

 

Susan Keirr-Dyer in Louisiana is presenting about dance/movement therapy to
her local garden club! What a creative idea!

 

The MD/DC/VA Chapter hosted an ADTA table at the Psychotherapy Networker
conference (with 3500 registered attendees!!) in Washington DC and met as a
chapter for gathering, and dancing!!!

 

Joanabbey Sack  reports that in Montreal at Concordia University Thursday,
March 22nd from 6-8pm there will be a Dance/movement therapy OPEN HOUSE
where the opportunity to provide information to students and professionals
and participate in exchange of information is available. There is an
interesting blog site
 where DMT and CAT information is posted and shared!
http://dmtinfo.blogspot.com <http://dmtinfo.blogspot.com/>   

 

Lisa Fladager of Langley, WA had an article in her local paper, The South
Whidbey Record on Whidbey Island, WA, highlighted her work in honor of CAT
week. Here is the link to the story:  http://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/
Click on Lifestyles in the Menu bar at the top of the page and it will take
you to the story.   She reports “I've had lots of positive feed back from
the community.”  Way to go!!

 

Jody Wager in Washington DC reports that she and her student interns held a
wonderful in-service on our work for the staff on Tuesday, March 20. She
reports “We all had a fabulous time ... lots of laughter and connecting ...”

 

The New York Chapter (NYSADTA) is hosting a workshop “Movement for
Brain-based Learning and Therapy:  A Neuro-developmental Approach from
Body-Mind Centering® “ Led by Dr. Martha Eddy, RSMT, CMA, Saturday, March
24th 11:00-1:00pm NYU Dance Department.

Lena Friedman, an Art Therapist working at the Bellevue Hospital Chemical
Dependency Clinic in NYC presented a panel on Wed., March 21st.  The panel
"Art in the Real World" was a discussion of the Body Maps exhibit, which are
powerful pieces of art work that illustrate the beauty and the struggle of
women effected by Aids in Africa. 

Eri Millrod of the New Jersey Chapter reported that in honor of CAT week and
the contributions that Creative Arts Therapists make in the treatment of
mental health, they held a “professional renewal” at the Princeton.
Participants were invited to come celebrate your work and nurture your own
creativity and artistic self. This included a Drumming Circle with Carrie
Rupnow-Kidd, MMT, MT-BC and Kim Febres, MA, MT-BC; a Dance/Movement
Experiential with Eri Millrod, MA, LCAT, NCC, ADTR; and an Open Art Studio
with Christina Taylor, MS, LCAT, ATR-BC. What a great idea!

 

Susan Imus of Chicago, Illinois reports that recently she presented at the
Illinois Mental Health Counselor’s Association Spring Conference a workshop
called: Non-verbal Attending Patterns in Counseling Supervision.  Also she
talked at Senator Durbin’s (D-Illinois) Veteran’s Panel/Press Conference at
UIC (University of Illinois Chicago) on the value of body/mind approaches to
treating trauma for our returning vets. It was covered by lots of
politicians and press.  She reports “a number of people came up to me after
I spoke and talked about their support for movement approaches to the
treatment of PTSD and other mental-health related problems. There were
probably 10-15 cameras and micro-phones in front of me when I spoke about
dance/movement therapy as a treatment of choice.  It was scary and yet
exciting at the same time.”  WAY TO GO!!!!

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