On March 27 and 28, 2020 Cedar Crest College and Pennsylvania Art Therapy Association will be co-
hosting a collaborative and creative conference.
Registration Link
WHEN: Keynote: Friday, March 27, 6 - 9 p.m.
Workshops: Saturday, March 28, 2020, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE: Cedar Crest College, Hamilton Blvd. Building, 100 College Drive, Allentown, PA 18104
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Earn continuing education credits in required content areas and participate in hands-on learning from
eclectic and knowledgeable speakers. CCC and PAATA are preparing a line-up of engaging speakers to
present on ethics, suicide assessment, supervision, private practice, art therapy in museums, and the
neurobiology of dreams and trauma as well as a variety of studio-based practices.
Keynote: Matthew Bernier, MCAT, ATR-BC
Friday Keynote Lecture Title: The Expressive Therapies Continuum, Therapeutic Puppetry, and
Emergence of Acts of Meaning
Lecture Description: This lecture provides an overview of the ETC, its application to therapeutic
puppetry in art therapy including puppet making and interactive play with puppets and performing
objects. Thoughtful attention to aesthetic choices, movement, space, and time as well as flow through
the components and levels of the ETC can greatly influence the desired therapeutic effects and the
creation of ac
Keynote Workshop Title: Aesthetic Choices in Therapeutic Puppetry
Workshop Description: Thoughtful attention to the aesthetic choices of the materials and processes of
the therapeutic puppetry experience as well as movement through the components and levels of the
ETC through directed change in media and processes can greatly influence the desired therapeutic
effect. This workshop will apply the ETC to therapeutic puppetry in art therapy through a hands-on
exploration of puppet making processes and materials, the animation of various puppets and
performing objects, and the emergence of acts of meaning.
About the Keynote:
Matthew G. Bernier, MCAT, ATR-BC is a board-certified art therapist, artist, puppeteer, and
Associate Professor in the Graduate Art Therapy and Counseling Program at Eastern Virginia
Medical School where he has worked since 1990. He is the 2009 recipient of the Puppeteers of
America Mc Pharlin Award for Excellence in Puppetry in Education and Therapy. He has
lectured and led workshops and courses on therapeutic puppetry internationally. He co-edited
(2005) Puppetry in Education and Therapy: Unlocking Doors to the Mind and Heart. He has a
master’s degree in creative arts in therapy from Hahnemann University and is pursuing a PhD in
expressive arts therapy and social change at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. He is
a teaching artist for the Virginia Stage Company: Public Works Virginia working with ex-
offenders in the Desistance Theatre Project.
hosting a collaborative and creative conference.
Registration Link
WHEN: Keynote: Friday, March 27, 6 - 9 p.m.
Workshops: Saturday, March 28, 2020, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE: Cedar Crest College, Hamilton Blvd. Building, 100 College Drive, Allentown, PA 18104
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Earn continuing education credits in required content areas and participate in hands-on learning from
eclectic and knowledgeable speakers. CCC and PAATA are preparing a line-up of engaging speakers to
present on ethics, suicide assessment, supervision, private practice, art therapy in museums, and the
neurobiology of dreams and trauma as well as a variety of studio-based practices.
Keynote: Matthew Bernier, MCAT, ATR-BC
Friday Keynote Lecture Title: The Expressive Therapies Continuum, Therapeutic Puppetry, and
Emergence of Acts of Meaning
Lecture Description: This lecture provides an overview of the ETC, its application to therapeutic
puppetry in art therapy including puppet making and interactive play with puppets and performing
objects. Thoughtful attention to aesthetic choices, movement, space, and time as well as flow through
the components and levels of the ETC can greatly influence the desired therapeutic effects and the
creation of ac
Keynote Workshop Title: Aesthetic Choices in Therapeutic Puppetry
Workshop Description: Thoughtful attention to the aesthetic choices of the materials and processes of
the therapeutic puppetry experience as well as movement through the components and levels of the
ETC through directed change in media and processes can greatly influence the desired therapeutic
effect. This workshop will apply the ETC to therapeutic puppetry in art therapy through a hands-on
exploration of puppet making processes and materials, the animation of various puppets and
performing objects, and the emergence of acts of meaning.
About the Keynote:
Matthew G. Bernier, MCAT, ATR-BC is a board-certified art therapist, artist, puppeteer, and
Associate Professor in the Graduate Art Therapy and Counseling Program at Eastern Virginia
Medical School where he has worked since 1990. He is the 2009 recipient of the Puppeteers of
America Mc Pharlin Award for Excellence in Puppetry in Education and Therapy. He has
lectured and led workshops and courses on therapeutic puppetry internationally. He co-edited
(2005) Puppetry in Education and Therapy: Unlocking Doors to the Mind and Heart. He has a
master’s degree in creative arts in therapy from Hahnemann University and is pursuing a PhD in
expressive arts therapy and social change at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. He is
a teaching artist for the Virginia Stage Company: Public Works Virginia working with ex-
offenders in the Desistance Theatre Project.
Registration completion requires that you select breakout sessions and indicate your choice of
continuing education credits. Conference confirmation will be pending the completion of these
requirements.
Breakout Session Information
RSVP DATE: early registration ends Feb. 28, 2020
Click Here to Register
REFUND POLICY: Requests for refunds made in writing honored minus a $20 processing fee. Requests
made after the 14 th of March are subject to 50% deduction. No refunds after March 20, 2020.
HOTEL: For those of you that are traveling to attend, you may find hotel information to accommodate
your stay. Marriott has a block of rooms reserved for attendees.
Four Points Sheraton
Allentown/Lehigh Valley
3712 Hamilton Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
Phone: (610) 437-9100
http://www.allentownsuiteshotel.com/
*If you have questions regarding this event please email us at Michelle.Dean@cedarcrest.edu
Continuing Credit Information: The Pennsylvania Art Therapy Association been
approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6847.
Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Pennsylvania
Art Therapy Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
10.5 Continuing Education clock hours are available for this conference. Partial credits
are not available.
Target Audience:
Creative Arts Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed
Professional Counselors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Counselors, Therapists, and other professional
mental health clinicians.
Creative Arts Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed
Professional Counselors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Counselors, Therapists, and other professional
mental health clinicians.