The Evolution of our Cultural Identity as Art Therapists

Saturday, February 26, 2022
12:00pm - 2:00pm EST
2 CECs (ATCB, NBCC)
Virtual

Description

This panel will explore the evolution of our cultural identity of art therapists and how it informs and impacts past, present, and future directions of the profession. Panelists will discuss identity formation, challenges faced and lessons learned on a personal and professional level.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

• Explore cultural competency and implicit bias through the perspectives of the panelists
• Examine challenges that take place within the development of an artist’s identity and sense of belonging in the context of art therapy
• Address the future directions of cultural inclusivity within the profession of art therapy and discuss strategies that can be used with colleagues and clients

Speakers

Sone-Seeré Burrell, MA, MS

Sone-Seeré is an educator, artist and art therapist from Richmond, VA. She has worked in a number of settings including private practice, hospital settings, residential facilities, school systems and in community spaces. She believes that her artist identity is as important as her identity as an art therapist. With a passion for social justice initiatives, Sone-Seeré enjoys working with individuals and groups to promote advocacy, combat systemic oppression, heal from trauma, facilitate creative expression and raise the voices of the underserved and underrepresented.

Alby Gyimah-Boadi, MA, ATR-P, LGPC

Alby is a George Washington University Art Therapy graduate who currently works at Tracy’s Kids at Children’s national medical center in Washington DC as well as in private practice in Kensington, MD with Mosaic Therapy Services. She has significant experience in community-based, school and medical settings and with a broad range of needs including traumatic brain injuries, autism spectrum disorder, medical diagnoses, anxiety, mood symptoms such as depression and sadness, grief and loss, stressful life transitions, and trauma-related issues. She has an interest in working with mainly children long term and an interest in overseas art therapy projects.  

Iman Khatib, MA, LPC, ATR

Iman is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia and a Registered Art Therapist. Iman has experience providing client-centered art therapy in acute settings including a trauma clinic, adult and adolescent inpatient units and a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient facility.

Iman currently provides outpatient counseling and art therapy to a diverse population using a strengths-based art therapy approach paired with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to promote mental health. Iman has a focus on refugee populations and is an active advocate for mental health services within Muslim communities.

Maricel Ocasio Figueroa, ATR-BC

Maricel has a Bachelor’s in Psychology from American University and a Master’s degree in Art Therapy from The George Washington University. She also completed a Master’s and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University in Washington, DC. While in the States, she worked at a charter school, a residential treatment facility, psychiatric hospital, a community mental health clinic, with child and family services and at a child advocacy center offering therapeutic services and completing clinical assessments. After moving back to PR in 2009, she founded the local chapter to the American Art Therapy Association, the Puerto Rico Art Therapy Association (PRATA), in order to educate and promote the ethical practice of the field in the island. She served as President of PRATA until 2018.

Jane Woo, MA, ATR-BC, LGPC

Jane is a George Washington University alum and currently works as an oncology clinical therapist/art therapist at Life with Cancer in the Inova Health System. She has worked in medical art therapy for over 7 years, specializing in supporting children, adolescents, and adults impacted by complex medical diagnoses, extended hospitalizations and bereavement. She has additional training in cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and pediatric palliative care. Jane has served in various leadership roles, including President of the Potomac Art Therapy Association from 2019-2020 and team lead in her previous role at Children’s National Hospital.

Juliet King, (ABD), ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC (presenter) is an Associate Professor in the Art Therapy Department at GWU and also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor of neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine

Registration

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Contact

Please contact 202-994-4148 if you have questions, concerns, or need special accommodations. Registration closes on1/15/2022. Cancellations must be received 48 hours prior to the event date to be eligible for a refund.