Upcoming Events
May 2025
Join us on May 8th at 7:00 PM for an evening with Sara Gochman, recipient of the 2024 PAATA Graduate Research Award. Sara will share insights from her research, “Intentional Clay Use to Promote Community Unity and Psychological Healing for Children.” Discover how this powerful, hands-on approach fosters connection, creativity, and healing for young individuals.
What is the Graduate Research Award? This award is presented to a current PAATA student member graduating with their master’s degree in art therapy and recognizes outstanding research completed during the academic year.
This is a free, members-only event!
What is the Graduate Research Award? This award is presented to a current PAATA student member graduating with their master’s degree in art therapy and recognizes outstanding research completed during the academic year.
This is a free, members-only event!
Take a creative break and connect with fellow art therapists and students at our members only May virtual open studio. This is a relaxed, supportive space to explore artmaking, unwind, and spark inspiration together. Check your email for the Zoom link, and we can’t wait to see you there!
📍 Anywhere, it’s virtual!
📅 May 20, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Not a member of the PAATA yet? Reach out to learn more!
📍 Anywhere, it’s virtual!
📅 May 20, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Not a member of the PAATA yet? Reach out to learn more!
Join us for PAATA’s next Licensure Meeting on May 22, 2025, at 7:00 PM. You won’t want to miss this one! We have extremely exciting updates to share about our path to licensure in Pennsylvania.
June 2025
SoulCollage® for the Soul: A Gateway Towards Equilibrium When Unpredictability Reigns
📅 Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 🕤 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Live Virtual Event | 🧠 3 CEUs Available
Join Mindy Jacobson-Levy, LPAT (NJ), LPC (PA/NJ), ATR-BC, MCAT, PAATA HLM, for a 3-hour professional development experience that explores the transformative process of SoulCollage®.
In a world marked by unpredictability, SoulCollage® offers a powerful method to access inner wisdom through imagery, intuition, and reflective writing. This dynamic art-based approach provides a safe space to explore disequilibrium and discover insights from our internal guides.
📅 Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 🕤 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Live Virtual Event | 🧠 3 CEUs Available
Join Mindy Jacobson-Levy, LPAT (NJ), LPC (PA/NJ), ATR-BC, MCAT, PAATA HLM, for a 3-hour professional development experience that explores the transformative process of SoulCollage®.
In a world marked by unpredictability, SoulCollage® offers a powerful method to access inner wisdom through imagery, intuition, and reflective writing. This dynamic art-based approach provides a safe space to explore disequilibrium and discover insights from our internal guides.
Take a creative break and connect with fellow art therapists and students at our members only June virtual open studio. This is a relaxed, supportive space to explore artmaking, unwind, and spark inspiration together. Check your email for the Zoom link, and we can’t wait to see you there!
📍 Anywhere, it’s virtual!
📅 June 16, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Not a member of the PAATA yet? Reach out to learn more!
📍 Anywhere, it’s virtual!
📅 June 16, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Not a member of the PAATA yet? Reach out to learn more!
Join us for a Licensure Meeting on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 10:15 AM. You won’t want to miss this one! We have extremely exciting updates to share about our path to licensure in Pennsylvania.
July 2025
Join us for a Licensure Meeting on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 7:00 PM. You won’t want to miss this one! We have extremely exciting updates to share about our path to licensure in Pennsylvania.
Past CEU Events
December 2024
Explore the intersection of Positive Psychology and the Creative Arts Therapies. Discover strategies for using creative endeavors to increase well-being, meaning, and engagement in life. Specific therapeutic interventions will be taught using research-based principles of Positive Psychology. This presentation will be an enriching learning experience!
September 2024
Join us on World Dementia Day for a film screening of "Keys Bags Names Words", a documentary film about hope in aging and dementia. We will also host a CE event in conjunction with the screening: Navigating the Unique Challenges of the Aging: Honoring the Individual with Dementia and Memory Loss. Our CE event will be presented by Sivan Perdue, MS, ATR-BC, LCPAT, LPAT.
April 2024
Join us for our Career Night coming up on April 17th, 2024! Hear from panelists working with various populations in the field. Bring questions and prepare to learn about a few of the many avenues art therapists can pursue.
February 2024
Get creative or try something new while earning 3 CEUs during our upcoming virtual event. February 24th at 9:30 am, presented by Sheila Lorenzo de la Peña, PhD, ATR-BC, ATCS and Kate Gibson, MA, ATR-BC, LPC.
December 2023
Learn and expand your working knowledge of effective digital art therapy interventions through a supervisory lens with students, supervisees, staff, and self-introspection.
November 2023
Come visit PAATA at our table in the State Capitol in Harrisburg! We are spreading the word about Art Therapy and the importance of licensure.
JUNE 2023
Join us on June 17 and earn 2 CE credits (NBCC)! This workshop will help clinicians gain insight into how international capacity building efforts can be facilitated with a clinically and ethically sound, and culturally sensitive manner.
APRIL 2023
Dr. Girija Kaimal will be presenting her research and discussing her book, The Expressive Instinct.
If you have any questions or concerns related to PAATA CEU events, please email [email protected].