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American Art Therapy Assoc.
225 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

Support Art Therapy & the American Art Therapy Association

Your contribution to the American Art Therapy Association, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, will support the work of the Association in its efforts to assist art therapists across the country and around the world provide quality care to people in need.

Art therapists make a difference in peoples lives and helps them cope with significant crisis and everyday stress and anxiety. The American Art Therapy Association provides training in the field, advocates on its members behalf, offers access to research and information and networking opportunities for the art therapist community. Your contribution enables the Association to support its members in their critical work with people that truly enhances lives.

Why your gift is important?

Art therapy is a mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight Art therapy integrates the fields of human development, visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture, and other art forms), and the creative process with models of counseling and psychotherapy. Art therapy is used with children, adolescents, adults, older adults, groups, and families to assess and treat the following: anxiety, depression, and other mental and emotional problems and disorders; substance abuse and other addictions; family and relationship issues; abuse and domestic violence; social and emotional difficulties related to disability and illness; trauma and loss; physical, cognitive, and neurological problems; and psychosocial difficulties related to medical illness. Art therapy programs are found in a number of settings including hospitals, clinics, public and community agencies, wellness centers, educational institutions, businesses, and private practices.

Art therapists are master's level professionals who hold a degree in art therapy or a related field. Educational requirements include: theories of art therapy, counseling, and psychotherapy; ethics and standards of practice; assessment and evaluation; individual, group, and family techniques; human and creative development; multicultural issues; research methods; and practicum experiences in clinical, community, and/or other settings. Art therapists are skilled in the application of a variety of art modalities (drawing, painting, sculpture, and other media) for assessment and treatment.

How your gift can help

Your contribution helps the American Art Therapy Association provide a variety of services to its members that impact people across the country and around the world. You can give to our general fund or designate a service area that has special significance to you. Select an organizational project or program or give to AATA Scholarship Programs. Your gift will make a real difference!

How to make a cash contribution

Thanks for giving to the American Art Therapy Association; we need your support to provide vitally needed programs and services. To make a contribution, mail your check for the program, project or scholarship that you would like to support and mail to American Art Therapy Association PO Box 79167, Baltimore, MD 21279-0167.

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