College of New Rochelle​ to Host Art Therapy Workshop

From Thompson & Bender: The College of New Rochelle Graduate School – Division of Professional and Fine Arts will host a conference called “Art Therapy with Children: An Investment in Our Future” on Saturday, April 8.

The day-long conference will focus on art therapy as a preventative tool in the treatment of children, with an emphasis on early diagnosis, which could significantly decrease the later development of pathologies that are more difficult to treat.

“Our children are our society,” said Dr. Patricia St John, EdD, ATR-BC, LCAT, Chair of the Division of Professional & Fine Arts and Professor in the Graduate School at The College of New Rochelle. “Can much of the hatred and violence we now see in the world around us be eliminated by early intervention? The conference will address this question in depth.”

“Art Therapy with Children” will feature Judith Aron Rubin, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM, as the keynote speaker with a presentation on “The Developmental Story of Child Art Therapy.” This keynote address will explore past practices and acknowledge the difference in treatment today. Lastly, it will focus on identifying where art therapy is going and the challenges that are faced, as well as how to prepare for those challenges.

The remainder of the conference will include panel discussions – focused on the successes, challenges, and future developments in child art therapy – followed by lunch, breakout workshops, and a cocktail reception.

The following workshops will take place during the conference:

School-Based Art Therapy

Marygrace Berberian, ATR-BC, LCAT, LCSW

Creating a Personal Narrative: The Art of Bookmaking to Heal & Process Trauma

Heather Genovese, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, LP

DASH© – Draw a Superhero: The Role & Significance of the Superhero in the Art of Children with Trauma

Christina Grosso, ATR-BC, LCAT, BCETS

Video Vignettes of a Traumatized Child: A Neurobiological Study of Post-Traumatic Play & Dissociation

P. Gussie Klorer, PhD, ATR-BC, LCSW, LCPC, HLM

Phototherapy with Children

Robert I. Wolf, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, LP

“Art Therapy with Children” will take place on Saturday, April 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The College of New Rochelle. Registration is available through April 1. The fee is $25 (Certificates of Attendance will be issued at the end of the conference). For New York Art Therapy Association members the fee is $15, while currently enrolled students are free.

The conference is made possible by a gift from Marc Chelnik, in memory of his parents Harriette and Martin Chelnik. Harriette Chelnik was a graduate of the College’s School of New Resources, a CNR trustee, and an accomplished artist.

For more information and to register, contact Dr. Patricia St John, CNR’s Chair and Professor, Graduate School, Division of Professional & Fine Arts, by emailing her at pstjohn@cnr.edu or calling (914) 654-5280.

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