The presentation is over and it was very well received. Thank you to all of the folks that came to learn about art therapy and technology (and the folks who stayed for an extra 40 minutes to engage in dialogue!).
Some highlights for us:
* 3 board members from the American Art Therapy Association were in attendance
* There was talk about continuing the conversation around technology and ethical concerns in committee or collaborating for future articles
* We made contact with students from the Art Institute of Chicago who were interested in similar research and trends (and we attended their fabulous presentation on reflexivity and intersectional frameworks for race, class, gender, and sexuality in art therapy in art therapy)
* We met two lovely ladies from the blogosphere: Spiffy Waifer and Elizabeth Beck
After taking a deep breath in celebration and debriefing, we are excited to see this as the beginning of many things to come. The message we got from the audience was, "We need your generation to start making some moves" ... and we want to take on that challenge! It is clear that the role of technology in therapy is unclear and new developments need to be closely monitored and understood before implemented. We are very interested in exploring this work further, looking into ethics, legality, and guidelines for art therapy professionals. Exciting stuff!
Thanks again for all of the support!
Congrats! Sounds like you had a fantastic presentation! Also, the intersection of race, class, and gender in art therapy certainly sounds like an interesting research topic.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking me! (spiffywafer) It was great to meet you - I can't wait to talk about a 2012 presentation :)
ReplyDeleteHey you two...I cannot find your presentation on this website. Are you posting it? I am doing some writing and if you have something in print or presentation form online, would like to include as a reference. Maybe you are taking a breather from the blog. :-) Best wishes,
ReplyDeleteCathy Malchiodi
http://www.cathymalchiodi.com
We are taking a breather from the blog! It's been a very busy couple of weeks and we're starting to get our bearings again. Hopefully the presentation will be up in the next couple of weeks! We did video it at the conference and are hoping to put the ppt up on slideshare. If you'd like our references or have questions in the meantime please feel free to email us! Thanks so much for checking in, it's great to hear from you!
ReplyDeleteChelsea