Art Therapists From Argentina, India, and South Korea Explore Ethical Dilemmas, Solutions (NY-ET5189)
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Audrey Di Maria, MA, LCPAT, ATR-BC
Audrey is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Graduate Art Therapy Program at George Washington University in Washington, DC, where she has taught since 1978. She has chaired AATA's Education and Publications Committees, received the AATA Clinician Award, and served as Secretary of the ATCB.
Mercedes ter Maat, PhD, ATR-BC, LPC
Mercedes ter Maat, Ph.D., LPC, ATR-BC is a professor in the Counselor Education program at Nova Southeastern University's Center for Psychological Studies in Ft. Lauderdale. Prior to joining NSU, she was the director of the school counseling graduate program at the George Washington University in Alexandria, VA and an assistant professor at Virginia Tech. Mercedes also served as adjunct faculty at Barry University, George Mason University, and Trinity College. She has over 25 years of working experience as an art therapist working in school and mental health settings. Dr. ter Maat is the President of the American Art Therapy Association and served on the Board of the Florida School Counselor Association, the Potomac Art Therapy Association, and chaired the ethics committee of the Florida Art Therapy Association. She participates in local, state, national, and international leadership undertakings in the counseling and art therapy fields, and frequently presents on topics related to multicultural counseling, ethics, supervision, and the use of art in counseling and therapy. Dr. ter Maat is a licensed school counselor, a licensed professional counselor, a board-certified/registered art therapist.
Sangeeta Prasad, MA, ATR-BC
Sangeeta Prasad, MA, ATR-BC, has over 25 years of experience working as an Art Therapist with children and adults who have serious mental illnesses and other disabilities. Sangeeta currently has a private practice and provides art therapy supervision at Circle Art Studio, in Virginia, USA. She is also a Director on the Board for the American Art Therapy Association. She has published two books, “Creative Expressions: Say it with Art” and “Using Art Therapy with Diverse Populations, Crossing Cultures and Abilities." She continues to share her passion for art therapy through presentations by coordinating the Indian Art Therapy Discussion Forum (IATDF) which she established in 2015. She has presented at the American Art Therapy Association as well as at several institutions in India and other countries. Sangeeta pursues her passion for art through painting using traditional Indian art techniques and hand-woven Indian fabrics. Here websites are www.sangeetaprasad.com and www.circleartstudio.com
Sojung Park, PhD, ATR-BC, LCAT
Sojung Park, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LCAT, is an assistant professor in the department of art therapy education at the Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea. She has years of clinical experience in New York City; her research interests include multiculturalism, addiction, and the use of digital media in art therapy.
What can Confucianism teach Western art therapy program faculty whose classes include students from East Asian countries? In more informal cultural environments, do art therapists need to institute the strict requirements of informed consent and confidentiality that are such important features of clinical work in the West?