Art Therapy in the Workplace: I’m A Therapist But Not Your Therapist (N/NY-ET6004)
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Erin Partridge, PhD, ATR-BC
Erin Partridge, PhD, ATR-BC is an artist and board certified, registered art therapist. Her clinical experience includes work in community, pediatric, forensic, and geriatric settings. Erin has a PhD in art therapy from Notre Dame de Namur, and works as a professor and researcher in the elder care field.
Providing art therapy opportunities for people in a workplace setting can provide many benefits on both an individual and group level. Doing so requires therapists to consider important ethical concerns. This presentation reviews the successes and struggles of a creative well-being program in a nonprofit organization.