Strong of Heart: Designing a Fused Glass Project to Support Student Resilience (N/NY-CA6117)
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Barbara Parker-Bell, PsyD, ATR-BC
Barbara Parker-Bell, MA, MS, PsyD, ATR-BC, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Art Therapy Program at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL. She is a Fulbright Scholar and currently services as the President of the ATCB. She has a doctorate in clinical psychology from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
In a response to increasing incidents of school violence, a glass artist and an art therapist collaborated to create the Strong of Heart Project to support student resilience. Results of this collaboration will include a description of the glass sculpture protocol and initial feedback from students and teachers.