Identifying Signature Pedagogies for Art Therapy Education (ES6254)
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Heather Leigh, DAT, ATR-BC, LCPC
Heather Leigh, DAT, ATR-BC, LCPC is Associate Professor and Cindy Simon Skjodt Endowed Chair of Art Therapy at Indiana University’s Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. Dr. Leigh's research focus is art therapy pedagogy.
This session presents a research study that identified signature ways of teaching that are unique to art therapy graduate education. Participants will learn about the conceptual framework of signature pedagogies and its usefulness in substantiating art therapy as an integrated profession with teaching methods that differentiate it from related disciplines.