CATA Conference Brochure as at 2014-08-07

Cover Art Work
We would like to thank Andy Holmes and Martine Bedard for the donation of the art work used in
this brochure and for their ongoing contributions to the field of art therapy.
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From ‘Art For People’ website by Andy Holmes:
As art makers, we strive to explore and connect with new worlds where infinite possibilities
can be touched and possibly understood. These can become the potentials in our
everyday lives. We change the world through how we enact these potentials.
Art for People has art in private collections and galleries on six continents and
has supported creative community projects in eleven countries around the
world.
Andy and Martine have just returned with their two daughters from a 4,000 km cycling
journey across the USA and Cuba with a few months spent in Nicaragua and Costa Rica traveling and making art.
By donating a portion of all painting sales, Art for People funds Art for People Projects, an
independent organization that is overseen by The Kutenai Art Therapy Institute Association.
Since its inception in 2005, Art for People Projects has created and overseen several creative
community projects (Casa Elisabeth Orphanage, Mexico; Huaraz Playschool and Rural Communities in the Huayhuash Range, Peru). Most recently, they have been involved in transporting art and school supplies to rural communities in Nepal.
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Through donations, they have also supported Nepal House Society which provides art therapy
services to children and families in Pokhara, Nepal. Art for People Projects has also supported, through donations and grants, other independent creative initiatives (Theatre of the Oppressed, Brazil; Ghetto Arts Collective, Nairobi, Kenya, and a rural school and dance program
in Nicaragua).
Art for People Projects has at least one grant available annually which is applied for through
The Kutenai Art Therapy Institute.
Reflections
from the Conference Coordinator
E
xploring the topic “Art Therapy as an Instrument of Peace” has been like posing a research project
and having to find the thesis question. I have discovered deeper and deeper significance and more
and more interconnectivity. I have realized that we can’t talk about peace without talking about social
justice and we can’t talk about peace and social justice without talking about the environment, climate change
and sustainability. These conversations include trauma, conflicts, poverty, water and food security. These
pertain to the external world and are interlinked with the internal worlds of each of us. All of these issues
are interwoven and sometimes experiencing the pain of the world can be overwhelming, as is witnessing the
impact of the interdependence of all living creatures in the context of the environment in the oceans and on
the land. How do we start? What are our resources? Essentially, I feel that our resources are each other, our
empathy and compassion, our creativity and imagination, and, fundamentally, our hope and our willingness
to take action and be a part of the change and the process of re-imagining, rebalancing and recreating the
world both internally and externally.
The conference committee is composed of a diverse group of dedicated individuals likely reflected of all
aspects of the world. And the discussions we have had echo the challenges in the world with differences of
opinion but the decisions and process stays focused on the intention and the values and experience we wish
to create. A particularly symbolic component was in choosing the image for the poster. Everyone had a different idea of what peace would look like and yet a peaceful image did not have the visual dynamics wanted
for a poster. There was a lot of discussion regarding the images and the impact or meaning generated. Who
was to create the art? We invited artists to submit images. There were many ideas of what the image should
contain, but the creative process doesn’t always lend itself to that kind of direction, nor can you just ask
someone to make this or that image. The image has to arise through the artistic process. How to decide? We
finally chose an Art for People painting done by Andy Holmes created with recycled materials on the theme
of bicycles and nature.
When I am afraid for the world and I am afraid for what the world will be like as my children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren grow up, I reach out to others by reading, talking and connecting. I try to make the
world a better place. I try to understand what is happening and what it is that I can do. Sometimes it seems
overwhelming and my heart is full of loss and despair, and sometimes it seems so full of love and hope and
possibility. It feels important to honour both sides. If I don’t see the losses and dangers in where we are headed then I won’t take whatever action I can, but also if I don’t see the work that is being done and the wonderful people that are engaged in making a difference, I will lose hope. So as an art therapist, I come back to the
question, ‘What can art therapy contribute to peace?’ I look forward to this time together at the conference as
I realize that I think in dialogue and create in response.
Monica Carpendale BFA, DVATI, RCAT, BCATR
Conference Coordinator
General Information
Registration
To register for the conference and any events you would like to attend, please fill out the registration form
online at canadianarttherapy.org. If unable to access the online form, you may fill out the hard copy form
included with this package. We have designed the event sign-up to allow you to choose your top three choices in each time block in case your first choice is full. Once you have chosen which events you would like
to attend, simply enter a number from 1 to 3 next to the event code in the table (1 being your first choice).
Priority is given to first completed registrations received, so online registration is preferred.
Pre-Conference Registration
Pre-registration takes place on Thursday morning at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute from 8:00 - 8:30 am. If
you are only attending an afternoon pre-conference workshop, afternoon registration is at KATI from 12:30
-1:00 pm. Afternoon workshops begin at 1:30 pm.
Food
Friday and Saturday registrations include lunch in the Hume Room. Sunday registrations include breakfast.
To note any dietary restrictions, please email [email protected] before September 2nd.
Family Stream
Concurrent events for families and children
We are excited to offer an opportunity for children and youth to attend the CATA 2014 Conference. We
will have several creative and dynamic workshops for children, adolescents and adults seeking out fun! The
Family Stream workshops will run concurrent to the conference workshops all day Friday and Saturday, and
Sunday morning. There will be several breaks, with snacks and a full lunch included. Workshops will take
place in a family-friendly environment with access to the outdoors.
All conference attendees are welcome to sign up for one or more Family Stream workshops. Parents and
professionals may be interested in learning new activities to bring back to their communities through
a direct, hands-on experience in one of these dynamic and playful workshops. All children and youth attending events (under age 18) must be registered for the Family Stream. The first child/youth is $150. Each child/
youth after that is $100. Please e-mail Nicole at [email protected] with your child’s age for proper group
placement. You can find out when and what types of workshops are happening in the last column for each
day of the conference schedule. If you have further questions, please contact Nicole LeBihan, Family Stream
Coordinator, at [email protected] or 250-352-2264.
CATA Conference 2014 Book
Art Therapy as an Instrument of Peace is not only the theme of the 2014 Canadian Art Therapy Association
Conference, it is also the title of a collection of articles by presenters at the Conference to be published this
September. This conference is the 35th CATA Conference and 2014 is also the 20th anniversary of the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute. This book is a way to commemorate both of these events. The collection is being
edited by Jacqueline and Bill Fehlner, the same team who edited the CATA Journal for many years.Some of
the authors include:
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General Information
Cont.
Sharona Bookbinder
Debora Broadhurst
Margaret Jones-Callahan
Monica Carpendale
Fyre Jean Graveline
Georgina Machuca de Guzmân
Ara Parker
Sarah Peacock
Lucille Proulx
Mary Stanwood
Gillian Vellet
Tzafi Weinberg
Michelle Winkel
Art Therapy as an Instrument of Peace will be available for purchase at the start of the conference on Sept 18,
2014. The book will cost $25. There will be no shipping charges if it is purchased at the conference.
Special Events
Thursday Art Openings
Art openings for the Children’s Peace Art Show at
Kutenai Art Therapy Institute. Other locations to be
announced.
Friday Evening Concert
7:00 - 11:00 pm at the Capitol Theatre
A delightful evening of local music and poetry talent
in one of the most splendid venues in Nelson. By
donation for non-conference participants.
Saturday Evening
CATA AGM
5:00 - 6:30 pm in the Hume Room
Please join us for the Annual General Meeting of the
Canadian Art Therapy Association. This is your opportunity to get involved and/or support the volunteers that are responsible for operating CATA.
Saturday Dance
8:00 - 10:30 pm in the Hume Room
We are delighted to showcase some local talent and
other guests with our favourite musicians Clinton
Swanson and highlighting vocalist, Bessie Wapp.
Other friends and guests will also be invited to
perform. The ticket for this event is included in your
conference fees. We would love to see everyone come
out for dancing to some lively music and experience
a little bit of how much fun we like to have in Nelson!
Sunday Evening
Feature Presenter Talk
7:00 - 9:00 pm at the MIR Centre in Castlegar
The MIR Centre for Peace hosts speaker Fyre Jean
Graveline and several other indigenous artists with
a presentation entitled, “Indigenous Perspectives on
the Use of the Expressive Arts in Healing.”
Saturday Dinner
6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Hume Room (Food served at
7:00 pm)
Reconnect with old friends and make new friends
while enjoying a delicious Italian feast (with vegetarian option). Please pre-register for this buffet-style
dinner on the conference registration form.
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General Information
Cont.
CATA Conference Cancellation/Refund Policy
All CATA conference cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing, as indicated below.
Requests must be sent to the CATA administration office. Requests may be e-mailed, mailed or faxed
(contact information below). Telephone requests will not be honored.
Full Refunds
To receive a full refund, CATA must receive written requests no later than August 22nd.
Partial Refunds
If refund requests are made after August 22nd and before September 5th, CATA will provide a partial refund of
half of total sum paid.
Cut-off Date for Refunds
Requests for refunds received after September 5th will be denied. Exceptions may be made if an attendee is
unable to attend the conference due to a family death, illness, or other extraordinary circumstance. In such a
circumstance, the CATA main office must be contacted by phone, letter or e-mail.
Substitution Policy
Registrants may send a substitute attendee in their place in lieu of requesting a refund.
Returned Check Policy
If any checks are returned because of insufficient funds, CATA will charge a $25 fee. Registrants will also
be required to pay the amount CATA is charged by the financial institution that returned the check. CATA
reserves the right to refuse to honor future checks submitted by violators.
CATA will refund fees as soon as possible and no later three weeks after the conference has
concluded.
To request a refund, please contact:
Canadian Art Therapy Association
Lynn Holloway, Admin Assist
[email protected]
Canadian Art Therapy Assn (CATA)
PO Box 658, Stn Main
Parksville, BC V9P 2G7
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“World peace must develop
from inner peace. Peace is not
just mere absence of violence.
Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”
— Dalai Lama XIV
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“Peace cannot be achieved through violence,
it can only be achieved by understanding.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fyre Jean Graveline
HeART for EARTh
Lucille Proulx
Attachment Informed Art Therapy for
Family and World Peace
Block B
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Lunch
Not included. Local restaurants available
within walking distance.
Lunch
Provided
Includes morning and afternoon breaks
and lunch break.
Lunch
Not provided. Local restaurants available
within walking distance.
12- 1:30 pm
Vallican Whole
Gillian Vellet
Clay Art and Dance Represent Instruments of Peace and Social Justice
Shambhala Centre
Margaret Jones-Callahan
Big Minds Big Brush: Stepping onto the
Path of Peace
KATI Green Zone Studio
Venue 7
Judith Siano
War and Peace Within or: ‘Life Doesn’t
Frighten Me’ Another ‘Holy Junk’ Thing
Registration
KATI
Venue 6
Block A
9 - 12 am
8 - 8:30 am
Times
Venue 3
Thursday - Pre-conference workshops
Conference Schedule
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Break
10:30 - 11 am
Block D
11 am –
12 pm
Christine Lummis
Mapping Bodies
Around the World:
Developing a Theoretical Foundation and
Multi-Cultural Praxis
KATI Green Zone
Studio
Venue 3
Break
Break
Jacqueline Fehlner
A Way to Peace:
Understanding Stages
of Faith Development
and Prayerful Debriefing
2:30 –
3:00 pm
Block F
3 - 4:00 pm
Debora K.
Broadhurst
Opening Doors in
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Includes breaks
Medhi Naimi
Collage Process and
Essentials in Processing Collage Art
Includes breaks /
inclut les pauses
Pauline Beaubien
Dumont
Pieces for Peace /
Courtepointe pour la
paix
Lisa Pelletier
L’art therapié la spiritualité et le pardon:
parcours d’une mère
devant la maladie et
son files
KATI Sunset
Studio
Venue 5
Juanita Kiff
Hula Hoop Making &
Dancing
Break (Snacks provided)
Tzafi Weinberg
Connection Games
Lunch (provided for
Family Stream)
Includes break with
snacks provided
Nicole Ankenman
Council of All Beings
Kalein Hospice
(Family Stream)
Venue 10
Evening concert at Capitol Theatre from 7pm - 11pm, featuring local music and poetry. See page 2 for details.
Lori Boyko
Creating Peace in
Chaos, Art Therapy
in a K – 12 School
Setting
Sharona Bookbinder
Palliative Care Mosaic
Mirror Installation:
The Legacy of a
Community Coming
Together
Ara Parker
Towards a Theory of
Spiritually Informed
Art Therapy
Venue 4
KATI Red Heart
Studio
Lunch (provided in Hume Room)
Martina Danzer
Horses and Art Therapy: A Creative Approach to Non-Predatory Power
Block E
1:30 –
2:30 pm
12 –
1:30 pm
Margaret JonesCallahan
Practices for Troubled
Minds
Block C
9-10:30 am
Isabel Fryszberg
Film: “What’s Art Got
To Do With It?”
Monica Carpendale
Opening remarks
8:30-9 am
Hume Room
Capitol Theatre
Registration
Venue 2
Venue 1
8 am
Times
Friday
Conference Schedule
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Break
Laurie Ponsford-Hill
Resolving Organizational Conflict Through
Art Therapy
Break
Panel Presentation
The Art Therapist:
Developing an Artist
Identity
1:30 - 2:30
pm
2:30 - 3 pm
Lucille Proulx
International Art
Therapy for World
Peace: Bridging the Gap
Without Words
Break
Deborah Behnke
On the Road
Includes breaks
Diane Ranger & Jacinthe Lambert
Human Positive Experiences and Peace in
Ourself
Heather Sanrud
Discovering Inner
Peace: an Experience
with Soul Collage
(Frost)
Break
Wesdyne Otto
Using Art Therapy to
Promote Post-Traumatic Growth Following
a Multiple Sclerosis
Diagnosis
Mary Stanwood
Creating With the
Creator
Break
Judith Siano
Drop in, “Win-Win”
Film on innovative
adolescent program in
Israel
KATI Sunset
Studio
Venue 5
Madelyn MacKay and
Rayne Tarasiuk
De-escalating Conflicts: Intergenerational
Games and Activities
Break (Snacks
provided)
John Ryan
World Drumming for
Everyone
Lunch (provided)
Juanita Kiff and
William Parker
Trash Monster Workshop
Break (Snacks
provided)
Georgina Machuca
Diaz de Guzmân
My Identity
Kalein Hospice
(Family Stream)
Venue 10
Saturday Evening - CATA Annual General Meeting, Italian feast, dance, and entertainment in Hume Room. See page 2 for details.
3 - 4:30 pm
Block J
Block I
Venue 4
KATI Red Heart
Studio
Lunch (provided in Hume Room)
Includes breaks
Includes breaks
Sarah Peacock
Community Art Studios: Creating Community Through Collaboration
Sibylle Cseri
Art Therapy with Adopted Children
Fyre Jean Graveline
HeART as Ceremony:
An Indigenous Path to
Wholism and Balance
KATI Green Zone
Studio
Venue 3
Sharona Bookbinder
Open and Closed Art
Therapy Studio with
Cancer Patients
Haley Toll
A Canadian Art Therapist Working in International Development
12 – 1:30 pm
11 am – 12
pm
Block H
10:45 –
11 am
Break
Margaret JonesCallahan
Mindfulness Based Art
Therapy Curriculum
for High Schools
Block G
9:15 –
10:45 am
Monica Carpendale
Opening
8:309 am
Hume Room
Capitol Theatre
Registration
Venue 2
Venue 1
8 am
Times
Saturday
Conference Schedules
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7- 8:30 pm
Block L
4 - 7 pm
2 - 4 pm
1-2 pm
12 - 1 pm
8:30 9 am
Block K
9 am - 12
pm
Times
Sunday
Beach or The Dogwalk
Hume Room
Bring a lunch or snack
Family & community
post-conference play date on the
beach.
Catherine Wirtz
Nature Mandala
(Family Stream)
Venue 10
Includes break with snacks provided
Chartwell Dutiro and
Nicole LeBihan
African storytelling, art and music
Kalein Hospice
(Family Stream)
Lunch Break
Not provided. Local restaurants available in downtown Nelson.
Monica Carpendale
Closing Circle with all conference
participants
Monica Carpendale
Panel/workshop: A Call to Compassionate Action
Continental Breakfast
(provided)
Venue 8
Venue 2
Conference Schedule
Fyre Jean Graveline
MIR Centre for Peace presents:
Indigenous Perspectives on the Use
of the Expressive Arts in Healing
MIR Centre
(Castlegar)
Venue 9
Workshop Descriptions
Thursday - Pre-conference workshops
Half-Day Workshops
Fyre Jean Graveline, RSW, PhD, DVATI
HeART for EARTh
Block B.7 - Thursday, 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Engage in a land-based exploration of deepening our elemental connection to our Earth Mother through natural
materials and Indigenous spiritual philosophies. Lucille Proulx, MA
Attachment Informed Art therapy for Family and World
Peace
Block B.3 - Thursday, 1:30 - 4:30 pm
This course is based on attachment theory and the
applications of dyad art therapy as outlined in the
book, Strengthening Emotional Ties through Parent–
Child-Dyad Art Therapy. The book focuses on art
therapy interventions for infants and preschoolers. Art
therapy interventions when working with families will
also be discussed in terms of Attachment Informed
Therapy. Attachment will be reviewed in terms of brain
development and family therapy.
Judith Siano, MA
War and Peace Within or: ‘Life Doesn’t Frighten Me’
Another ‘Holy Junk’ Thing
Block A.3 - Thursday, 9 am - 12 pm
In this workshop, we will be moving towards yet another
aspect of experiencing working with Lost and Found Objects. Each ‘Holy Junk’ part stands by itself and there is no
need to know about the past parts. In Judith’s dream, it is
possible to change a gloomy reality by means of art, which
instills hope.
Gillian Vellet, BFA, RCAT, DTATI, RMT
Clay Art and Dance Represent Instruments of Peace and
Social Justice
Block A.7 - Thursday, 9 am - 12 pm
The expressive arts therapies of clay art psychotherapy, in
conjunction with dance movement, will focus on how clay
art and dance represent instruments of peace and social
justice, which integrate the wisdom of the body and vital
unconscious as guides to social action and transformation.
Full-Day Workshop
Margaret Jones-Callahan, MA, RCC, BCATR
Big Minds Big Brush: Stepping Onto the Path of Peace
Block A.6 & B.6 - Thursday, 9 am - 4:30 pm
Participants will have the opportunity to train in
traditional mindfulness brush practices that support
developing focus, self-regulation, discernment,
perspective taking and compassionate action. Theory and
research of mindfulness and the expressive mind will be
presented in short talks and discussed. Please bring an
apron/shirt to protect your clothes.
The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The
most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
— Carlos Santana
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Workshop Descriptions
Main Conference - Keynote Presentations
Keynote Presentations
Margaret Jones-Callahan, MA, RCC, BCATR
Key note presentation: Practices for Troubled Minds in
Turbulent Times
Block C.1 - Friday, 9 - 10:30 am
How do we as artists offer our personal integrity into
society? Three questions have provoked me to think about
how leaders and artists have the confidence to speak their
truth with fearlessness and equanimity. In the 1970’s, Jay
Haley asked, ‘Was Jesus a social activist?’ In 2013, Brian
Callahan asked in a PechaKucha talk, ‘Would you hire
the Buddha?’ In a CBC Interview, Michael Enright asked,
‘Was Camus prescient?’ All three leaders’ messages have
resonated through time in the hearts of humans. They
successfully touch a universality in us. They touch our
hearts and they speak their truth with confidence we
all long to hear. We need a fearless approach to finding
peaceful solutions at home and globally. What as artists
and art therapists can we learn from questions like these?
What are we offering? What transformative practices can
we explore in our art?
Fyre Jean Graveline, RSW, PhD, DVATI
Keynote workshop: HeART as Ceremony: An Indigenous
Path to Wholism and Balance
Block G.3 & H.3 - Saturday 9:15 – 12 pm
The healing arts, imbedded in Indigenous spiritual life
since time immemorial, can contribute to us becoming
fully human by returning people to a state of balance and
peace within ourselves, our families and communities,
and within our shared world. In this workshop, you will
see, feel and experience an evolving Indigenous model
of art therapy practice that actively supports peaceful
struggles against enculturation and colonization.
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Monica Carpendale
Panel discussion/workshop: A Call to Compassionate
Action
Block K.2 - Sunday, 9 am - 12 pm
This panel/workshop will have a number of different art
therapists speak to where we can go from here; what art
therapy can bring to our families, communities and to
the world in these challenging and changing times. Art
therapy can be many things: a process of reflection, a
prayer, a creative expression, a vision or a call, a voice and
a process for social action. Then we will break into small
groups to discuss what each individual will take from
the conference into their lives and practices. A process of
imaginary hindsight will be introduced. We will end with
a closing circle and a vision statement.
Margaret Jones-Callahan, MA, RCC, BCATR
Mindfulness Based Art Therapy Curriculum for High
Schools
Block G.1 - Saturday 9:15 – 10:45 am
Margaret will present the MBAT Curriculum that she has
developed in collaboration with Vancouver School Board
high school art teachers Mariette Smith, Susan Jones, and
others. The presentation will include samples of student
art and activities that have been well received by the students and exploratory research.
Workshop Descriptions
Main Conference - Workshops, Papers and Panels
Nicole Ankenman, DVATI
Council of All Beings
Block C.10 & D.10 - Friday, 9 am - 12 pm
(Family Stream)
The Council of All Beings is a mask-making workshop
based on a ritual created by John Seed and Joanna Macy
to help end the sense of alienation from the living Earth
that many of us feel. The workshop includes an outdoor
excursion, mindfulness exercises, sensory embodiment,
and mask-making.
Lori Boyko, MC: AT, CCC, RCAT
Workshop: Creating Peace in Chaos, Art Therapy in a K –
12 School Setting
Block F.2 - Friday, 3 - 4 pm
This interactive workshop will focus on the experiences of
an art therapist as she offers a time of Peace in the chaos
of life in a K–12 grade school. Mindfulness processes and
focusing oriented psychotherapeutic interventions used
within the art therapeutic process will be introduced and
practiced.
Deborah Behnke, MA, ATR-BC, LCPC
Workshop: On the Road
Block G.4 - Saturday 9:15 – 10:45 am
Have external forces impacted my sense of well-being?
Have I been able to achieve my goals? A didactic presentation of clinical and personal issues will amplify the role
of artmaking in conflict resolution. Workshop participants will utilize Maslow’s hierarchy of needs toward
self actualization and Rotter’s study of locus of control to
explore internal and external factors impacting personal
growth via artmaking and discussion.
Debora K. Broadhurst, BA, DVATI, BCATR
Paper: Art Therapy: Opening Doors for Learning in
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Block D.4 - Friday, 11 am - 12 pm
An art therapist’s creative enquiry of her experience
providing individual and group art therapy to adults that
face multiple barriers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
(DTES). This art-based research outlines the impact of
art opportunities and art therapy in relation to social
justice in this community.
Sharona Bookbinder BSc, DTATI, OATR, RCAT, MBA
Paper: Palliative Care Mosaic Mirror Installation; The
Legacy of a Community Coming Together
Block E.2 - Friday, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
On a palliative unit at Sunnybrook, an interprofessional
group served families and patients. Our goals were to
provide emotional support, expressive outlets through the
use of Art, Music and Recreation therapies with the final
outcome of ‘Legacy Leaving’ projects. Attendees will learn
about the nature of interprofessional collaboration, working on a palliative unit and the value of ‘Legacy Leaving’.
Sharona Bookbinder, BSc, DTATI, OATR, RCAT, MBA
Workshop: Open and Closed Studio Art Therapy with
Cancer Patients
Block G.2 & H.2 - Saturday 9:15 – 12 pm
Introducing a pioneer program at the Odette Cancer
Centre. This workshop will describe open studio art
therapy for cancer outpatients and closed group for the
inpatient Breast Cancer unit. Successes and challenges of
pioneering this program as well as recommendations for
the future will be discussed. Come and try some engaging
media!
Sibylle Cseri, BFA, MA Art Psychotherapy, R.ATE,
Spain
Paper: Art Therapy with Adopted Children
Block H.1 - Saturday, 11 am - 12 pm
This conference talk presents a specialized art therapy treatment program for adopted children at CRIA, a
pioneer treatment centre for families in post-adoption in
Barcelona, Spain. The Art Therapy Service offers children
a fundamental support system that addresses the complex
process of adaptation from their place of origin to a new
external reality.
Martina Danzer, BAed
Paper: Horses and Art Therapy: A Creative Approach to
Non-Predatory Power
Block D.2 - Friday, 11 am - 12 pm
How can the therapeutic approach of art and horses bring
peace to individuals – and the globe? Horses can show us
the way because they embody collective non-predatory
power in action. Their ability to act as emotional mirrors,
combined with the power of the creative process, can
open new pathways for human evolution.
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Workshop Descriptions
Main Conference - Workshops, Papers and Panels, cont.
Pauline Beaubien Dumont, MEd, MA, ATPQ
Workshop: Pieces for Peace / Courtepointe pour la paix
Block E.4 & F.4 - Friday, 1:30 - 4 pm
Experience a quilting bee with a difference. During
this experiential workshop, participants will be invited
to join together to create a paper quilt. This will be an
opportunity to express their feelings, thoughts and wishes
concerning personal and world peace. The activity will
demonstrate the powerful symbolic qualities of the
patchwork tradition. Piecing together scraps of paper and
images to form unique patterns of contrasting colours
and geometric shapes can be an inspirational group ritual,
supporting a natural desire for unity within self and with
others.
Chartwell Dutiro, MMus
& Nicole LeBihan, BA, DKATI, RCAT
African Storytelling, Art, and Music
Block K.10 - Sunday, 9 am - 12 pm (Family Stream)
This full-day workshop will provide a fun, creative and
multi-disciplinary experience for children that will
involve storytelling, music, art making and performance.
Chartwell will share a traditional story from Zimbabwe
and then participants will make costumes and props.
Time-permitting, children will have the opportunity to
re-enact the story. This will be an exciting opportunity for
children to learn about the culture of Zimbabwe through
direct participation in the telling of the story.
Jacqueline Fehlner, BA, DTATI, RCAT, OATR
Paper: A Way to Peace: Understanding Stages of Faith
Development and Prayerful Debriefing
Block F.1 - Friday, 3 - 4 pm
An area that may not be understood sufficiently is that of
Faith Development, both of the therapist and the client.
Burnout is a potential hazard in the educational and
social services professions, especially if regular time for
reflection is not taken at the end of the day. In this paper,
I will explore an Ignatian Method of Self-Evaluation that
can be used by the individual student, therapist, and
co-facilitators and teams.
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Isabel Fryszberg, BSc OT Reg. ON
Film: “What’s Art Got To Do With It?”
Block D.1 - Friday, 11 am - 12 pm
This film takes us inside the world of mental illness,
homelessness, addiction and poverty. The film features
five people who, despite their unique challenges, find
fulfillment and celebration in their new-found interest
in art. It was directed and produced by Isabel Fryszberg,
co-produced by Janet Parsons, with a score by Bob Wiseman. This is her most recent film, which garnered official
selection at the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto and,
most recently, acquired by the CBC Doc channel.
Georgina Machuca Diaz de Guzmân, MA, BA
My Identity
Block G.10 - Saturday, 9:15 – 10:45 am
(Family Stream)
To create an atmosphere of ancient Mexican culture
where legends of the creation of the corn plant, the first
man, and the color of our skin are going to be told. The
workshop will include the creation of a figure made of
corn husks and brief information about the corn plant.
Juanita Kiff, BSc, DKATI
Hula Hoop Making & Dancing
Block F.10 - Friday, 3 - 4 pm (Family Stream)
Centuries ago, Egyptian children played with hoops made
out of dried grapevines, rolling them with sticks or whirling them around their waist. The ancient Greeks used
hoops to exercise. Hoop dancing is a form of storytelling
for Native American Indians dating back to the 1400’s.
With no beginning or end, it symbolizes the never-ending circle of life. Hula hoops can be used in therapeutic
setting and they are simply boatloads of fun. This workshop is offered to children and adults to learn the basics of
hula hoop making. Materials will be provided and participants will get to keep their decorated hoops. Caution: Be
prepared to giggle.
Workshop Descriptions
Main Conference - Workshops, Papers and Panels, cont.
Juanita Kiff, BSc, DKATI, & William Parker, BA, MES
Trash Monster Workshop
Block H.10 - Saturday, 11 am - 12 pm
(Family Stream)
Attention all children and playful adults: this creative
workshop is designed to introduce you to your trash
monster. From inception to fruition, these creatures will
astound you with their superhero powers and zeal for
helping the earth. This activity was taken from The Kootenay Kids Leadership Training and aimed at inspiring a
trash-to-treasure mentality for art making. Trash will be
provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Christine Lummis, DKATI, RCAT, Doctoral Candidate
Paper: Mapping Bodies Around the World: Developing a
Theoretical Foundation and Multi-Cultural Praxis
Block D.3 - Friday, 11 am - 12 pm
An introduction of the multi-cultural application of
Body-Mapping and development of a theoretical foundation based on clinical neuroscience from 2 years of
art-based ethnographic and heuristic doctoral research.
Body-Mapping is an art and narrative therapy approach
for exploring health and medical concerns. Examples of
Body-Maps from Canada, the United States, Asia and
Europe will be presented, with a discussion on multi-cultural art therapy praxis.
Madelyn MacKay and Rayne Tarasiuk, MA
De-escalating Conflicts: Intergenerational Games and
Activities
Block J.10 - Saturday, 3 - 4:30 pm (Family Stream)
Strengthen your nonviolence skills in a playful context by
practicing techniques that promote peace and involves
working on a team. Participants will learn skills that can
be used at home, in the community and in the world (see
Nonviolent Peaceforce: nonviolentpeaceforce.org).
Mehdi Naimi, MA, RCAT, RCC
Workshop: Collage Process and Essentials in Processing
Collage Art
Block E.3 & F.3 - Friday, 1:30 - 4 pm
Collage is a wonderfully portable and accessible medium
for all kinds of situations in art therapy work, including
self-reflection or self-supervision. How do you fit talking
about all those bits and pieces of pictures into a 50-minute
session? Let’s have a discussion about some essentials in
collage art.
Mehdi Naimi, MA, RCAT, RCC
Open Studio: Artist Trading Cards
The open studio for making artist trading cards will be
open during lunch time and in the evening of the Saturday night dinner and dance celebration.
Wesdyne Otto, BA, BEd, MPS (Art Therapy) (Candidate)
Paper: Using Art Therapy to Promote Post-Traumatic
Growth Following a Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
Block I.4 - Saturday, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
This paper will highlight research practices that
practitioners can readily use. Positive psychology,
of which post-traumatic growth is a theory, will be
introduced as a potential partner community to support
and assist art therapists performing research or seeking
grants. Finally, it showcases what happens when art
therapy is used to achieve post-traumatic growth.
Ara Parker, MA, RCAT, BCATR, CCC
Paper: Towards a Theory of Spiritually Informed Art
Therapy
Block E.1 - Friday, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Art therapists work as participatory researchers with
clients who are engaged in meaning-making in their lives;
exploring the “knowing” that is within them. How do we
describe the sacred and transformative potential of the
work we do? What is it about this experience that is spiritual and supports healing and peace? What does it mean
to say we are doing “spiritually-informed art therapy” as
pronounced in St. Stephen’s College curriculum – in the
absence of such a theory or methodological approach?
Sarah Peacock, DVATI
Presentation: Community Art Studios: Creating
Community Through Collaboration
Block I.2 - Saturday, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
The community art studio model has been growing as a
way to create connection between members of an increasingly scattered society. A series of community art making
pop-ups in Vancouver will be presented, stemming from
research, observational and education undertaken in
Montreal, QC. Implications for community and art therapy are discussed.
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Workshop Descriptions
Main Conference - Workshops, Papers and Panels, cont.
Tatiana Peet, MPS-AT, RCAT; Karen Stevenson; Lisa
Hardy; Jennifer Stewart; Michael Wallace; Mary Norton
Panel: The Art Therapist: Developing an Artist Identity
Block J.1 - Saturday, 3 - 4:30 pm
What role does a regular, sustained artistic practice play
in an art therapist’s work with clients? How important is
it for an art therapist to self-identify was an artist? These
questions will be explored through a panel discussion
and showcase of artwork, poetry, performance and video
from the viewpoint of graduate art therapy students and
working art therapists. Stories and tools for renewing
and sustaining artistic practice, and for building creative
artistic communities, will be shared.
Lise Pelletier, MA, ATPQ, (Candidate au Doctorat en
Sciences Cliniques-UQAT)
Paper : L’art therapie la spiritualité et le pardon: parcours
d’une mère devant la maladie et son files
Bloc D.5 - vendredi, 11 heures - 12 heures
La quête de sens d’une femme sert d’inspiration à cette
conférence. Après un premier processus art-thérapeutique, elle y reviendra de nouveau suite au suicide de
son fils. Cette présentation vise à témoigner de l’apport
de l’art-thérapie comme voie exceptionnelle permettant
l’émergence de sa symbolique personnelle à travers la
recherche de guérison et la quête de pardon et de paix
envers soi et envers l’autre.
Laurie Ponsford-Hill, RMFT, CCC
Workshop: Resolving Organizational Conflict Through Art
Therapy
Block J.2 - Saturday, 3 - 4:30 pm
Participate in a process of conflict resolution that outlines
differences in values of individuals within an organization
or family. The goal of the process is to understand the basis of difference in order to create peace and understanding between individuals. Once individual understanding
of difference is discussed, this allows for determination of
organizational or family values.
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Lucille Proulx, MA, ATR, RCAT; Jillian Gray; Linda
McLagan; Michelle Winkel
Panel: International Art Therapy for World Peace: Bridging
the Gap Without Words
Block H.4 - Saturday, 11 am - 12 pm
This presentation will introduce the IPATT program in
Bangkok, the art therapy work done at the Center for the
Protection of Children’s Rights (CPCR), and a program in
Japan that works with refugees. The presentation will focus on the development of art therapy education in many
universities and in mental hospitals to advance mental
health treatments.
Diane Ranger, PhD, ATR, ATPQ & Jacinthe Lambert,
DPs, ATPQ
Workshop: Human Positive Experiences and Peace in
Ourself
Block I .3& J.3 - Saturday, 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Participants will be given a presentation on strategies
developed in positive psychology and art therapy. Case
studies will be presented. Participants will be invited to
work on an art project putting the accent on feelings of
well-being and peacefulness. The focus will be to demonstrate how art therapists can use positive psychology
strategies in their work.
John Ryan
World Drumming for Everyone
Block I.10 - Saturday, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
(Family Stream)
This workshop will be a fantastic opportunity for participants of all ages to get into the groove by playing rhythm
games and making music with percussion instruments.
Haley Toll, MA
Paper: A Canadian Art Therapist Working in International
Development: Exploring Balancing Roles and CrossCultural Dynamics
Block I.1 - Saturday, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
The presentation discusses the complexities of balancing
the roles of capacity-building and being an art therapist abroad, using the example of a Canadian volunteer
working in international development with orphans,
vulnerable youth, and HIV positive children in Botswana. Culturally sensitive and ethical practices that ensure
peacefulness in the therapeutic relationship are discussed.
Workshop Descriptions
Main Conference - Workshops, Papers and Panels, cont.
Heather Sanrud, MA, BCATR, RCAT, DipAT, BEd
Workshop: Discovering Inner Peace: An Experience with
SoulCollage®
Block J.4 - Saturday, 3 - 4:30 pm
Collage: a powerful and intuitive art form. Pair it with a
guided dialogue and collage becomes a mindful, spiritual,
insightful, and meditative practice. Participants will be
invited to create a SoulCollage®, (founded by Seena B.
Frost) Peace Card and learn about how this technique can
deepen our understanding of the peace found within.
Mary Stanwood, BAA (ECE), DVATI
Workshop: Creating With the Creator
Block J.5 - Saturday, 3 - 4:30 pm
In this workshop, we will be attempting to define spirituality using ideas from a variety of religious, inspirational,
and historical thought in a multi-cultural framework. As
we explore the concept of spirituality, we discover where
we are in our own spiritual journey. The workshop will
help us see who we are as creators with the “Great Creator”. We will explore the idea of a “Great Creator” as one
that is common to many spiritual practices across cultures. We will also be discussing how spirituality connects
with art and how these ideas can transfer into our art
therapy practice for ourselves and our clients.
Tzafi Weinberg, BA, DKATI
Peace Games
Block E.10 - Friday, 1:30 - 2:30pm (Family Stream)
When we interact and make connections, everyone wins!
While playing the connection games, kids will learn to appreciate the importance of collaboration, respect, making
compromises and creating relationships with one another
through genuine cooperation. They will understand that
working together is more effective, meaningful and yields
better results than working alone. The workshop is based
on a new innovative approach in education in Israel called
“Hamachar”.
Catherine Wirtz
Post-conference Play Date: Creation of a Giant Nature
Mandala
Sunday, 2 - 4pm
Catherine will facilitate the creation of a large mandala
with natural materials on the beach by the river off the
dog walk. The group will work in teams collecting and
co-creating. It will provide focus, balance and creativity.
Presenter Bios
Ankenman, Nicole, DVATI: lives
in East Vancouver with her family.
She works at the Dr Peter Centre,
on contract as an arts therapist and
nature-based arts practitioner, and
is an avid visual artist and poet. She
is currently attending the European
Graduate School for a Masters of
Expressive Arts Therapy.
Behnke, Deborah, MA, ATR-BC,
LCPC: is an artist who has retired
from 24 years as a clinical therapist in
community mental health and faculty
in graduate art therapy programs in
Chicago, IL. She has held positions in
state and national art therapy associations in the US and has presented at
conferences in the US and Canada.
She is an active participant and volunteer in the local library, art guild
and wolf-recovery program in Julian,
CA.
Beaubien Dumont, Pauline,
MEd, MA, ATPQ: has practiced art
psychotherapy for 11 years. Her private practice, in Temiskaming Shores,
ON, offers individual sessions and
group workshops. She is active with
women’s groups and workers in the
helping professions. She has developed an array of creative activities
adapted to a variety of age groups and
therapeutic needs and enjoys sharing
these with her colleagues.
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Presenter Bios, cont.
Bookbinder, Sharona, BSc,
DTATI, OATR, RCAT, MBA (pend):
has been in the field of art therapy for
twenty years. In the past 15 years, she
has specialized in geriatric, palliative
and cancer patients using art therapy.
Sharona works full time as a Registered art therapist at Sunnybrook
Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON.
Boyko, Lori, MC, AT, CCC,
RCAT: has worked in the art therapy
field since 1996 and brings her experiences as a teacher, life-long learner
and creator to her work in her private
practice in rural Manitoba. Her
current interests are in body-centered
work, the practice of mindfulness and
Inner Relationship Focusing Oriented Psychotherapy.
Broadhurst, Debora K., BA,
DVATI, BCATR: is the creator and
facilitator of Insight Through Images
Consulting in Vancouver, BC. Debora’s thesis is entitled Insight Through
Images: Art, Emotional Intelligence
and Professional Development (2001).
Carpendale, Monica, BFA,
DVATI, BCATR, RCAT: Executive
Director of the Kutenai Art Therapy
Institute, author of Essence and Praxis
in the Art Therapy Studio (2009) and
A Traveler’s Guide to Art Therapy
Supervision (2011). She has produced
three documentary films on art
therapy and created nine therapeutic
board games (Blue Heron).
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Cseri, Sibylle, BFA, MA Art Psychotherapy, R.ATE, Spain: Sibylle
has been a practicing art therapist
in Spain for the last 11 years, specializing within the educational
system. She is a clinical supervisor
and instructor at Univ. Pompeu Fabra
in Barcelona and the University in
Berlin, Germany. She is Co-Founder of the Spanish Federation of Art
Therapy and Co-Founder and former
President of the Spanish Art Therapy
Association. Sibylle is a member of
the European Network of Art Therapists whose aim is to examine the
development of the profession within
the European context.
Danzer, Martina, BAEd: worked
as a teacher in Germany before
studying art therapy at Thurid
Stewart’s Art Therapy Institute in
Munich. She moved to Canada in
2000 and recently completed studies
with Linda Kohanov in Arizona as
an Eponaquest Instructor for Equine
Facilitated Experiential Learning. She
owns Animal Magic Worldwide in
Kimberley, BC.
Dutiro, Chartwell, MMus: Chartwell Dutiro is a singer, composer
and instrumentalist who specialises in traditional Shona music. He
is regarded as a world-class mbira
player and uses the instrument as
an educational tool to encompass
both traditional and contemporary
perspectives, challenge stereotypes
and encourage creative engagement. Chartwell draws on his experience of growing up in rural, segregated Zimbabwe to build bridges
between cultures. His interactive
workshops incorporate music, song
and dance. Fehlner, Jacqueline, BA, DTATI,
RCAT, OATR: Art Therapy Supervisor, Spiritual Director and Lay Chaplain in hospital and long-term care,
and has been on the faculty of both
the Toronto and Kutenai Art Therapy
Institutes. She is currently in private
practice in Nelson, BC, has worked
in spiritual care since 1984 and in art
therapy since 1993, working mainly
with those living with serious illness
and with professionals who support
them. She gives Creativity and Prayer
Retreats within the Christian tradition.
Fryszberg, Isabel, BSc OT Reg.
ON: Isabel is a multi-disciplinary
artist (filmmaker, musician and visual
artist). She pioneered and has run the
Creative Works Studio program for
15 years. She is passionate about the
healing power of art, music, and film
in our work, health, and lives. She
received the Advancing Occupational
Therapy Practice Award from the
University of Toronto Department
of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy; and the Health
Disciplines Clinical Excellence Award
from St. Michael’s Hospital.
Presenter Bios, cont.
Graveline, Fyre Jean, RSW, PhD,
DVATI : I am a Métis mother, auntie,
therapist, artist, teacher, traditional
knowledge keeper and community
activist who is keenly interested in
how spirituality and art can be used
to heal/teach in many possible ways
across divides of race, culture, gender
identity, sexual orientation, age,
and class. I want to end all forms of
violence against Mother Earth and
among all of her children. I am the
author of several published books,
including Circle Works: Transforming
Eurocentric Consciousness (1998) and
Healing Wounded Hearts (2004).
Hardy, Lisa: worked in occupational wellness for 15 years until she
had a “big” life-changing experience
with art therapy. She is passionate of
the power of art therapy to transform
and heal. Lisa has published articles
for Rehab Review, Canadian Art
Therapy Association Journal, The
Advocate, and recently for the CCPA
Newsletter. Currently, she is working
on her MPs thesis.
Jones-Callahan, Margaret,
MA, RCC, BCATR: re-opened her
private practice in Vancouver after
participating in a traditional 3-year
meditation retreat and an Authentic
Leadership Certificate. She founded
the Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy
Summer Institute program in 2010.
She teaches brush in her open studio
groups, consults to the Vancouver
School Board high school art programs, teaches and lectures internationally.
Kiff, Juanita: BSc, DKATI: Juanita
is a graduate of the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute and is currently working
in Nelson and the surrounding area.
She encourages healing with respect
to all aspects of being (emotional,
physical, social, spiritual and intellectual) and believes in one’s own ability
to gain clarity and well-being through
supporting self-awareness. Juanita is
an artist, filmmaker, and dancer who
aims to bring joy in all that she does.
Lummis, Christine, BA, DKATI,
RCAT, Doctoral Candidate: is an
instructor and international presenter specializing in body-focused
art therapy, trauma, grief and loss,
sexual abuse and addictions. Facilitating Body-Mapping workshops
internationally is part of her Doctoral
research on neuroscience and trauma
focused on the value of non-verbal expressive therapy and cultural
awareness.
Lambert, Jacinthe, DPs, ATPQ:
Jacinthe is a psychologist and art
therapist. She is a professor and
co-responsible for graduate studies
in art therapy at the Université du
Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue»
(UQAT), and is also the Vice-présidente of Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec (AATQ). She is
interested in strategies related to
positive psychology in art therapy.
Machuca Diaz De Guzmân,
Georgina, MA, BA: was born in
Mexico City and was always trying to
find identity until finding corn husks
- this beautiful and noble material.
She has worked with this art technique since 1994 as an entrepreneur,
participating in art fairs, TV shows,
teaching and sharing this technique
and culture.
LeBihan, Nicole BA, DKATI,
RCAT: Nicole is an artist, musician and art therapist, with 18 years
experience working with children,
youth and families. Currently, she is
on the faculty of Kutenai Art Therapy
Institute and also provides clinical art
therapy services in a variety of community settings. Nicole is committed
to providing fun and creative opportunities that nourish self-identity and
build a sense of community. MacKay, Madelyn: Madelyn is
the Founder of the Young Women’s
Peace Leadership Camps with Voice
of Women for Peace and a facilitator
of Nonviolent Conflict Intervention
workshops. She is the Co-Founder
of the Shanti Sena (Peace Team)
Network with the Metta Center for
Nonviolence. Madelyn is a lover of
life, a Gramma and a teacher.
Naimi, Medhi, MA, RCAT, RCC:
Mehdi is an artist with great interest
in clay sculpture and an art therapist
focusing on therapeutic uses of collage. Mehdi uses collage in therapy,
supervision, personal exploration,
and as a tool for creative writing.
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Presenter Bios, cont.
Norton, Mary PhD, PGC-AT: is
an art therapist and expressive arts facilitator working in Edmonton, with
a background in community-based
adult education. Mary facilitates
expressive arts group, is building an
art therapy practice and is helping
to develop a community-based art
studio.
Otto, Wesdyne, BA. BEd, MPS
(Art Therapy) (Candidate): Wesdyne’s passions are art in community,
learning and research. Wesdyne intends to further research art therapy
as a treatment option for cognitive
and neuropsychiatric impairment
due to multiple sclerosis specific to
working memory, visuospatial ability,
PTSD, and apathy.
Parker, Ara, MA, RCAT, BCATR,
CCC: is Associate Chair, Masters
Degree in Psychotherapy & Spirituality – Art Therapy Specialization,
St. Stephen’s College, where she is
completing her Doctorate ‘Towards
a Theory of Spiritually-Informed Art
Therapy”. Ara attended the Toronto
Art Therapy Institute and graduated
with her Master of Arts in Expressive
Therapies from Lesley College (1997).
Parker, William, BA, MES: Will
Parker is an environmental educator who works with people of all
ages. His focus is on nature-based
experiential education that supports
people to develop an eco-identity. He
believes that all beings need to feel a
sense of belonging and have a healthy
relationship with nature.
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Peacock, Sarah, DVATI: is an
art therapist who facilitates groups
for individuals in addictions treatment and mental health programs
in Vancouver, BC. She is the director
of Magpie’s Nest Community Art
Society. The Society aims to foster
connection between members of the
community, bringing them together
through accessible and affordable
creative art making.
Ponsford-Hill, Laurie, RMFT,
CCC: is a graduate of the Vancouver
Art Therapy program and is currently
a doctoral student at Laurier University. Laurie is a private practitioner
in Woodstock and London, ON,
working with children, youth, adults,
couples, families and organizations
specializing in issues associated with
relationship difficulties, dissolution
and conflict resolution.
Peet, Tatiana MPS, RCAT: is an
Associate Faculty member at St.
Stephen’s College in Edmonton, AB,
as well as a therapist, supervisor,
educator, and facilitator in private
practice. Her current research explores the relationship between the
creative arts therapies and personality development in the context of
Kazimierz Dabrowski’s theory of
positive disintegration. She brings a
diverse background in dance, creative
writing, visual art, and theatre into
her clinical work.
Proulx, Lucille, MA, ATR, RCAT:
is a clinical art therapist specializing in attachment issues. She is an
instructor, supervisor, and conducts
training workshops in Canada, USA,
and Asia. She is an exhibiting artist
and the author of Strengthening Emotional Ties Through Parent–Child-Dyad Art Therapy. She is the Executive
Director of IPATT in Thailand,
JIPATT in Japan and the Director of
the Canadian International Institute
of Art Therapy (CiiAT).
Pelletier, Lisa, MA (Candidate au Doctorat en Sciences
Cliniques-UQAT): Détentrice de
deux maîtrises l’une en art thérapie et
l’autre en travail social, elle poursuit
actuellement ses études au doctorat
en sciences cliniques. Elle s’intéresse particulièrement à l’art’thérapie
sociale ainsi qu’à la spiritualité en
art-thérapie. Elle exerce comme
professeure à l’Université du Québec
en Abitibi-Témiscaminque tout en
poursuivant sa pratique privée.
Ranger, Diane, PhD, ATR,
ATPQ: teaches art therapy at the
« Université du Québec en Abitibi Temiscamingue » (UQAT) since 2000.
She holds a PhD in Education Sciences and has been a professional art
therapist since 1996, after graduating
from Concordia University (Maîtrise
ès art, art-thérapie).
Ryan, John: John Ryan is a wellknown community musician in the
Nelson area. He has been pursuing
music and percussion all his life,
and been a member of many touring
bands in BC. John has been the Musical Director of the Moving Mosaic
Samba Band for seven years. He is
experienced in facilitating percussion
workshops for music lovers of all
ages.
Presenter Bios, cont.
Sanrud, Heather, MA, BCATR,
RCAT, DipAT, Bed: has worked for
over 20 years with children, youth
and families in a variety of community settings, where art and creativity
have been at the heart of her practice.
She has been a Professor of Child
and Youth Care at Vancouver Island
University for the past 15 years.
Siano, Judith, MA, ATR: is a Registered Art Therapist and Supervisor
and Chair of the Israeli Art Therapy
Associations Ethics Committee. She
works in an art therapy studio with
adolescents, young adults, clients
and therapists and as advisor to the
Ministry of Welfare in therapeutic
interventions for youth at risk. She is
the initiator and head of the DROP
IN – WIN WIN, a multi-cultural art
therapy project with at-risk adolescents. Judith lectures in Israel and
abroad on trauma. She has published
articles and has co-produced three art
therapy documentary films.
Stanwood, Mary, BAA (ECE),
DVATI: Mary has experience working with children in daycares, preschools, churches, and schools, as
well as experience doing art therapy
with seniors and developmentally delayed adults. Her placements included a church in Toronto, ON, where
she researched the spiritual development of children and l’Arche Vancouver, a Christian-based center for
developmentally delayed adults. She
has been involved in the Christian
church for her entire life, including
involvement with the High Anglican
tradition, Catholic tradition, Charismatic Catholic movement, Lutheran,
Baptist, and Mennonite Brethren
churches.
Stevenson, Karen: An art therapy student at St. Stephen’s College,
Edmonton, is a classical guitarist,
trained as a Certified Music Practitioner (Music for Healing and Transition Program). She was an Artist
on the Ward at the UofA Hospital in
Edmonton (2002-2004).
Stewart, Jennifer, RN, BScN, CD:
is an MPS student at St. Stephen’s
College. She is currently working on
her thesis which explores the experience art making for those with
dissociative symptoms related to
PTSD. Jennifer is an accomplished
artist: her most recent project being a
retrospective of her experiences as a
trauma nurse in Afghanistan.
Tarasiuk, Rayne, BA: As a recent
graduate from UBC’s Bachelor of
Arts psychology program, Rayne has
a large interest in people, and a very
special curiosity for peace related
contexts. Her personal focus is on the
psychology of sex and gender, and is
pursuing a master’s degree in human
security and peace building. Rayne is
determined to create positive change
in our world, and chose to pursue
this through education, volunteer
projects, and lifestyle.
Toll, Haley, MA: completed a
Masters in Creative Arts Therapies at
Concordia University. She facilitated
individual and group art therapy at
Maimonides Geriatric Centre, Projets
Autochtones du Quebec and the child
psychiatry unit at the Jewish General
Hospital in Montreal. She recently
worked as a psychosocial support
advisor with vulnerable children in
Botswana, through World University
Service of Canada.
Vellet, Gillian, BFA, RCAT, DTATI, RMT: has an inter-disciplinary
background in dance, art education,
fine arts, shamanic studies, cultural
studies, art psychotherapy, biodanza
dance movement, and massage therapy which informs her dual practice
and expressive arts facilitation in the
community.
Wallace, Michael: is a third year
student at St. Stephen’s College. He
is interested in exploring the ways
in which people activate and engage
the creative flow in their lives. He is
a lifelong artist with a background
in facilitating expressive art classes,
adult education, and drug and alcohol counselling.
Weinberg, Tzafi, BFA, DKATI:
Tzafi has demonstrated expertise
with children who are experiencing
life transitions, trauma, depression,
separation anxiety, and ADHD. In
Winnipeg, MB, she provides individual art therapy treatment to special
needs children at school. In addition,
she initiated group art therapy for
classroom students and used integrative approaches. The method used
benefitted all students. Currently,
Tzafi works mainly with First Nations
foster children.
Wirtz, Catherine: Art therapist
from France.
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Transportation
Vancouver to Nelson
Airplane
Driving
Air Canada Jazz
3 flights daily into Castlegar Regional Airport
663 km = approx. 9 hours
Airport Shuttles
Leaves Vancouver daily at 6:30 am
Arrives in Nelson at 6:50 pm (12h, 20m)
https://www.greyhound.ca Queen City Shuttle and Charters
Must be pre-booked to guarantee seat on shuttle
35 minute scenic drive to Nelson
1-250-352-9829
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[email protected]
Car Rentals at Castlegar Airport
Budget and National
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Calgary to Nelson
Airplane
Greyhound Bus
Example of Return Trip Pricing
Advanced $156.00
Web Only $224.91
Standard $264.60
Refundable $293.60
Driving
Air Canada
1 flights daily into Castlegar Regional Airport
624 km = approx. 8 hours
Airport Shuttles
Leaves Calgary daily at 10:15 pm
Arrives in Nelson at 8:55 am (11h 40m)
https://www.greyhound.ca Queen City Shuttle and Charters
Must be prebooked to guarantee seat on shuttle
35 minute scenic drive to Nelson
1-250-352-9829
http://www.kootenayshuttle.com
[email protected]
Greyhound Bus
Car Rentals at Castlegar Airport
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Other Options
Flights to Spokane, WA - 3 hour drive to Nelson
Flights to Kelowna, BC - 4 hour drive or bus to Nelson
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Example of Return Trip Pricing
Advanced $108.00
Web Only $185.64
Standard $218.40
Refundable $243.40
Accommodations
Most accommodations are within walking distance from conference venues. If you have a vehicle, there are
more options available. Try the I Love Nelson website (ilovenelson.com) for other options, or email us at
[email protected] for the full accommodation list.
Hume Hotel - Conference hotel
422 Vernon St / 250.352.5331 / 1.877.568.0888 /
www.humehotel.com
Conference Rate: Room Code – “ART THERAPY”
5% discount. Book early - approx. 25 rooms). No
guarantee of quiet rooms
Best Western Plus Baker St Inn & Convention same block as KATI
153 Baker St / 1.888.255.3525 /
www.bwbakerstreetinn.com
Adventure Hotel - formerly the New Grand
616 Vernon St / 250.352.7211 / 1.888.722.2258 /
[email protected]
Prestige Lakeside Resort & Convention Centre
701 Lakeside Dr / 1.877.737.8443 /
www.prestigehotelsandresorts.com
Alpine Motel
1120 Hall Mines Rd / 250.352.5501 / 1.888.356.2233 /
[email protected] / www.alpine-motel.com
Dancing Bear Inn
171 Baker St / 250.352.7573 /
www.dancingbearinn.com
Bed & Breakfast Tirol
209 Morgan St / 250.354.4513 /
[email protected]
Casa Del Soul Bed & Breakfast - Art studio
231 High St / 250.352.9135 /
www.casadelsoul.ca
Cloudside Inn
408 Victoria St / 1.800.352.596.2337 /
www.cloudside.ca
Cedar Chalet Guesthouse
418 Beasley St / 250.354.4884 /
[email protected]
Dandelion Bed & Breakfast
519 Carbonate St / 250.505.5466 /
[email protected]
Historic Stanley House Bed & Breakfast
420 Railway St / 250.352.3777 /
[email protected]
Kastlerock Bed & Breakfast
1005 Carbonate St / 250.505.4302
The Grand Lakefront Bed & Breakfast
1413 Front St / 1.888.670.4955 /
www.thegrandbb.ca
North Shore Inn
687 Highway 3A / 1.800.593.6636 /
www.nshoreinn.com
Mountain Hound Inn
621 Baker St / 1.866.452.6490 /
www.mountainhound.com
Villa Motel
655 Highway 3A / 1.888.352.5515 /
thevillamotel.com
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Conference program design and layout by
Samuel Stevenson
2014 CATA Conference Registration Form
Name
Phone
Address
City
Event Signup
E
ach event is identified by a tag which
includes a letter, indicating its time, and a
venue number, indicating
location (ie. E.6).
Refer to the workshop
schedule in the conference program. Then, in
the table below, write a
number from 1 to 3 next
to up to three events in
order of priority with 1
being your first priority.
Please note that some
longer events span two
time blocks.
Email
Postal Code
Thursday (Pre-conference) - Sept. 18
Block A
Block B
A.3
B.3
A.6
& B.6
Full Conference
A.7
B.7
Friday - Sept. 19
Block C
C.1
Block D
D.1
D.2
D.3
D.4
Block E
E.1
E.2
F.1
F.2
E.4
& F.4
E.10
Block F
E.3
& F.3
G.3
& H.3
G.4
G.10
H.4
H.10
I.3
& J.3
I.4
I.5
I.10
J.4
J.5
J.10
D.5
C.10
& D.10
F.10
Saturday - Sept. 20
Block G
G.1
Block H
H.1
G.2
& H.2
Block I
I.1
I.2
Block J
J.1
J.2
Sunday - Sept. 21
Block K
K.2
K.10
Block L
Description
Pre-conference
on Thursday
Country
Fees
Half day $60
Full day $100
Early rate (before August 1st) $325
Early Member’s rate* $300
Regular rate $350
Member’s regular rate* $325
Presenter rate $250
Volunteer/Student rate $175
Student member rate** $150
Keynote/committee rate
$0
Single Day rate $150
Family Stream - 1st child/youth§ $150
Additional child/youth§ $100
Saturday banquet $30
Conference apron ($20 on-site) $15
Total fees
L.9
Paid
Sign-up for evening events
Please checkmark any events you would like to attend
Friday
Concert at Capitol Theatre - 7:00
Saturday
CATA AGM General Meeting - 5:00
Dinner - 6:30 pm (Food served at 7:00)
Concert and Dance (Free event) - 8:00
* Applies to BCATA and CATA members.
**Applies to BCATA and CATA student members.
§
Allows your child access to all Family Stream events and includes
Friday & Saturday lunch and Sunday breakfast.
Please indicate method of payment
PayPal (preferred)
Cheque
Money Order
• PayPal payments can be made at canadianarttherapy.org
• Cheque payments will only secure workshop spots once received
For refund policy, see pg. 3 of conference brochure.
To alert organizers of dietary restrictions, please email [email protected] before Sept. 2.
Mail cheques & money orders to: Canadian Art Therapy Association, PO Box 658, Stn Main, Parksville, BC V9P 2G7