Jordan Potash

Areas of Expertise

• Social change, social justice, advocacy, peace building
• Cross-cultural competence
• Multicultural and disenfranchised history of art therapy
• Jungian, archetypal and imaginal psychology
• Joan Kellogg's "The Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala"
• Medical humanities
• Ethics

Jordan S. Potash, PhD, ATR-BC, REAT, LPCAT (MD) is a registered, board certified and licensed art therapist, as well as, a registered expressive arts therapist. He has worked with clients of all ages in schools, clinics, and community art studios in the U.S. and Hong Kong. Jordan is primarily interested in the applications of art and art therapy in community development and social change, with an emphasis on reducing stigma, confronting discrimination and promoting cross-cultural relationships. He also advocates for a broad approach to art therapy that increases client access to services by focusing on therapy, prevention, and wellness applications. Jordan is an active member of the American Art Therapy Association; he is the current Editor in Chief of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association and past chairpersons of both the Multicultural and Ethics Committee. While living in Hong Kong for 8 years, Jordan co-founded the Masters of Expressive Arts Therapy at The University of Hong Kong, the first degree of its kind in Asia.  In addition, he taught and led workshops in China, Thailand, Korea, and Israel.

To view Jordan's art, review a list of his publications, and listen to excerpts from presentations, please visit www.jordanpotash.com

Current Research

• Social change
• Multiculturalism
• Broadening definition and application of art therapy
• Practice-based research

Education

• MA in Art Therapy, George Washington University
• PhD in Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

Publications

Selected publications by topic (www.jordanpotash.com)

Potash, J. S. & Kalmanowitz, D. L. (2023). Art therapists as activists in social movements. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/15423166231193150

Sabados, D. & Potash, J. S. (2023). Art to humanize mental illness for teaching diagnosis. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221678231161386

Srolovitz, M. Borgwardt, J., Burkart, M., Clementz-Cortes, A., Czamanski-Cohen, J., Ortiz Guzman, M., Hicks, M. Kaimal, G., Lederman, L., Potash, J. S., Yazdian Rubin, S., Stafford, D., Wibben, A., Wood, M., Youngwerth, J., Jones, C. A., & Kwok, I.B. (2022). Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about music therapy and art therapy. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 25(1), 135-144. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2021.0481

Vance, L. D., & Potash, J. S. (2022). Black Lives Matter protest art: Uncovering explicit and implicit emotions through thematic analysis. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 28(1), 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000584

Ho, A. H. Y., TanHo, G., Ngo, T. A., Ong, G., Dignadice, D., Chong, P. H., & Potash, J. (2021). A novel Mindful-Compassion Art-based Therapy (MCAT) for reducing burnout and promoting resilience among healthcare workers: Findings from a waitlist randomized control trial. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 744443. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.744443

Potash, J. S & Gyimah-Boadi, A. (2021). Enhancing intergroup dialogues through art and art therapy. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 38(4), 335-347. https://doi.org/10.1002/crq.21304

Khatib, I. & Potash, J. S. (2021). Visual journaling using art therapy with refugees. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 74, Article 101805 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2021.101805

Mariño García, L. & Potash, J. S. (2019). Art therapy as psychosocial support for FARC reincorporation. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 14(2), 109-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1542316619842046

Tripp, T., Potash, J. S. & Brancheau, D. (2019). Safe Place collage protocol: Art making for managing traumatic stress. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 20(5), 511-525. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2019.1597813

Potash, J.S. (2019). Relational social justice ethics for art therapists. Art Therapy, 35(4), 202-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2018.1554019

Potash, J. S., Mann, S. M., Martinez, J. C., Roach, A. B. & Wallace, N. M. (2016).  Spectrum of art therapy practice: Systematic review of Art Therapy 1983-2014.  Art Therapy, 33(3), 119-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2016.1199242

Professional Service

American Art Therapy Association: Ethics Committee (2011-2016, chairperson: 2013-2016), Multicultural Committee (1998-present, chairperson: 2003-2005)

Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association: Journal Review Board (2015-present), Book Review Editor (2010-2014)

Potomac Art Therapy Association: DC Art Therapy Licensure Committee (chairperson: 2015-present)

Distinctions

American Art Therapy Association Research Award (2012)

Classes Taught

• Art Therapy and Counseling Process
• Creativity and Symbolism
• Human Development and Art Therapy
• Social and Cultural Diversity
• Psychopathology: Art and Diagnosis
• Research Methods in Art Therapy
• Culminating Projects
• Principles and Practices of Art Therapy with Adolescents
• Art Psychotherapy and Trauma I: Theory and Approaches to Treatment