The Role of Art Therapy in the Integrated Treatment and Assessment within the Co-Occurring Matrix (N/NY-PS6065)
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Mitra Reyhani Dejkameh, DAT, MA, MFA, ATR-BC, LCAT
Dr. Mitra Reyhani Dejkameh, LCAT, ATR-BC, is a New York State licensed and board certified creative arts therapist. She has recently launched the Creatives Arts Department at NYS Office of Mental Health at Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center were she works with children ages 6-17. She also provides monthly art therapy services at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital's adult inpatient behavioral unit, teaches at Hofstra University. She has several years of experience working with individuals of all ages in museum based and clinical settings. Mitra is an Iranian American visual and video artist. She works to increase the scope and diversity of populations served with the ongoing objective of making individual realities more visible in public discourse. Mitra has an MFA in Visual Arts, and MA in Creative Arts Therapy, and a doctorate in Art Therapy.
The presentation will explore the role of art therapy in the Integrated Treatment and Assessment within the Co-Occurring Matrix. Exploring art therapy approaches for substance use and dependence, it will describe how art therapy is utilized within the integrated assessment and treatment of co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.