ART THERAPY
BEREAVEMENT / GRIEF & LOSS
Experience providing art therapy and bereavement counseling services for children and adolescents who have experienced a death of a loved one:
- Provide individual sessions that focus on grief & loss and bereavement topics such as: identifying feelings, validating emotions, common grief reactions, coping, and memorializing
- Facilitate youth bereavement support groups using art, creative writing, & bibliotherapy
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / TRAUMA
Experience providing art therapy services in a domestic violence shelter & center for children, adolescents, and families who experienced trauma and abuse, loss/separation, witnessed violence, and in need of crisis intervention:
- Conduct individual art therapy sessions to provide trauma intervention
- Provide support groups using art therapy, bibliotherapy, therapeutic games
EMOTIONALLY and BEHAVIORALLY DISTURBED
Experience providing art therapy services for children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral needs such as, but not limited to: mood disorders, anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, attachment disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, and treatment related to abuse, domestic violence, grief & loss, early childhood abandonment and neglect:
- Conducted weeky individual art psychotherapy sessions
- Planned and facilitated weekly art therapy groups addressing treament focused topics
- Administered art therapy assessments and appropriate therapeutic art interventions
- Implementation of youth's treatment goals and objectives in therapy sessions
- Provided art therapy consultation for other clinical programs and staff
SOCIAL MEDIA and TECHNOLOGY
Experience moderating and managing various e-groups, websites, and social media related to art therapy:
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Successful development & implementation of art therapy programming:
- Founder and Art Therapy Program Coodinator for art therapy services in a Residential
Treatment and Partial Hospitalization for male youth ages 6-15
- Developed and implemented a clinical art therapy program for a newly established
Residential Treatment Program for adolescent females ages 13-18
- Established and created an art therapy pilot program for adults with MR/DD
- Facilitated staff development of art therapy education through agency trainings
- Assisted with art therapy grant projects that resulted in the awarding of program funds
- Organized and curated agency and community art therapy exhibits
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Responsible for facilitating art therapy PR activities:
- Wrote art therapy special interest articles for agency newsletters, press releases
- Designed website for college sponsored, communitybased art therapy exhibits
- Participated in newspaper interviews for Cleveland Plain Dealer and other local press
- Participated in magazine interview for Northern Ohio Live Magazine
- Presented on art therapy topics in a variety of professional settings regionally & nationally
- Interfaced with community agencies with purpose of developing partnerships for art therapy
- Designed & created Creative Arts Therapies display board to be utilized for PR needs
- Developed and designed art therapy programming brochures, flyers, PR literature
- Editor for professional art therapy quarterly newsletter, The Palette
(Buckeye Art Therapy Association, 2005-2006)
- Former Web Editor for The American Art Therapy Association (2005-2008)
SUPERVISION
Supervision of students at various levels of education:
- Supervision of art therapists seeking Art Therapist Registration (A.T.R.)
- Training, supervision, and evaluation of Master-level and undergraduate art therapy students
- Thesis reader for Master-level art therapy graduate students at Ursuline College
- Project supervisor for high school senior project on art therapy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Art Therapist
Community Based Program- School Age Children and Adolescents
3/2007-Present
In Shelter Trauma Intervention Project- School Age Children and Adolescents 2/2004-10/2005
Art Therapist / Child Bereavement Counselor 8/2004-10/2006
Bereavement Services Program for Grieving Children and Adolescents
Art Therapist 7/2002 -2/2004
Residential Treatment Program- Adolescent Females ages 13-18
Art Therapy Program Coordinator 6/1995 - 7/2002
Residential and Partial Hospitalization Program- Youth ages 6-15
CONTRACTED / PRN EMPLOYMENT
Art Therapist
Provide group art therapy in a supportive housing residence for women facing critical life challenges.
Creative Arts, Poetry, & Mental Health Recovery Project Coordinator 9/2008-7/2009
Responsible for the coordination of a traveling art exhibit and poetry contest to help raise awareness about the stigma and misconceptions about mental illness.
Art Therapist8/2008-3/2009
Provide art therapy services for grieving children in hospice bereavement program.
Art Therapist
Provide individual art therapy for Seasons of Life Hospice and group art therapy sessions for hospital's Cancer Center.
Program Coordinator
Designed youth empowerment art group curriculum and facilitated groups for youths ages 6-18.
Art Therapist
Faciliated art therapy group for teens who had a loved one die by suicide.
The Teen Health Center, Lakewood, Ohio
Facilitated art therapy groups for a community drop-in health clinic for adolescents
Art Therapist / Instructor 7/2004
Developed curriculum and faciliated four week art therapy group,
Girl's Guide to Self Empowerment through Art for females ages 10+
Art Therapist 8/2003-8/2004
Creative Arts Therapies Department- Youth and Adults
Art Therapist / Consultant 5/2002 -12/2003
Residential and Supportive Living Program for adults with MR/DD
Created and implemented an art therapy pilot program to provide individual and group art therapy services on a weekly basis
Art Therapist / Contractual 5/2004 & 4/2003
Minority Mental Health Celebration for youth ages 8-18 addressing substance abuse and violence prevention
Art Therapist / Contractual 2/2002
Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood, Ohio
Education Outreach Program
Art Therapy In-Service for Cleveland Public Schools Elementary Teachers
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Visiting Guest Faculty2008
Adolescent Art Therapy Course / Trauma and Loss Focus
Adjunct Faculty 2005-Present
Art Therapy Counseling and Technology Course
Guest Lecturer 1999-Present
Ursuline College, Master of Arts in Art Therapy Counseling Pepper Pike, OH
Invited speaker for graduate art therapy courses: Techniques and Media,
Art Therapy in Educational Settings, Clinical I, Special Populations
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Art Therapy 5/1999
Ursuline College- Pepper Pike, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Art Therapy 5/1995
Minor in Psychology
Studio Art Concentration: Painting
Bowling Green State University- Bowling Green, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Board Certification Art Therapy Credentials Board
Art Therapist Registration Art Therapy Credentials Board
Registration # 01-219
AWARDS
Ursuline College Master of Arts in Art Therapy Program
Exceptional Creativity and Achievement in Thesis Research- 1999
Bowling Green State University College of Health and Human Services
Outstanding Art Therapy Student- 1995
Bowling Green State University School of Art
James W. Strong Community Service Grant- 1994
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
International Art Therapy Organization
Credentialed Professional- American Art Therapy Association
Credentialed Professional- Buckeye Art Therapy Association
COMMITTEE WORK
American Art Therapy Association:
2009 Conference Program Chair, Dallas, TX 2008-2009
Governmental Affairs Committee 2007-2008
Publications Committee 2005-2006
Continuing Education Committee 2004-2005
Ad-Hoc Distance Learning Committee 2004-2005
Education Committee 1999-2002
Student Subcommittee Chair 1997-1999
Student Sub. Com. Chair-Elect 1996-1997
Buckeye Art Therapy Association:
President, Board of Directors2007-Present
Publications Committee Chair & Editor, The Palette 2005 & 2006
Ursuline College Master of Arts in Art Therapy Counseling Program:
Rejuvenation: Restoration & Healing 2008
Exhibit & Event Website Designer
Creative Aging: Creative Stories in Later Life2007
Art Therapy Exhibit Website Designer
20th Anniversary- MA in Art Therapy Program 2006
Visual Presentation Committee Chair
Women's Circles: Creativity in Community 2006
Art Therapy Exhibit Committee & Website Designer
Art Therapy Exhibit Committee & Website Designer
Image and Insight on the Path to Wellness: The Art of Mental Health 2004
Art Therapy Exhibit Committee & Website Designer
Finding Me/Knowing Me: Teens Speak Out in Images and Words 2003
Art Therapy Exhibit Committee & Website Designer
Through a Child's Eyes: Trauma, Creativity and Healing 2002
Art Therapy Exhibit Committee
PRESENTATIONS / TRAININGS
Art therapy with Children from Violent Homes- Best Practices
The Domestic Violence Center of Greater Cleveland Professional Training Series
September and November 2009
Social Media and Networking: Art Therapists and the Internet
Gretchen Miller MA,, ATR-BC, Cathy A. Malchiodi, Ph.D, ATR-BC, LPCC, CPAT
Legislative Advocacy & Art Therapy: Getting Started & Navigating the Process
Papermaking Workshop and Papermaking as Art Therapy
Seton Hill University, Greensburgh, November 7th, 10 am-4 pm
Transforming Past Mistakes into Future Lessons:
Challenges of Art Therapy with Adolescents
American Art Therapy Association Conference, Dallas, TX, November 20, 2009
Nicole Brandstrup MA, ATR-BC, Gretchen Miller ATR-BC, and Jordan Potash MA, ATR-BC
Navigating the Web: Art Therapists and Professional Networking
American Art Therapy Association Conference, Dallas, TX, November 21, 2009
Presented on a panel with Gussie Klorer, Tally Tripp, and Cathy Malchiodi to highlight how Dr. Bruce Perry's teaching have influenced our work with clients who have experienced trauma.
39th Annual AATA Conference, Cleveland, OH
November 2008
39th Annual AATA Conference, Cleveland, OH
November 2008
Navigating the Web: Art Therapists and the Internet
38th Annual AATA Conference, Albuquerque, NM
November 2007
Fundamentals of Art Therapy
Bowling Green State University School of Art, Bowling Green, OH
October 2007
Land Mail Art: Reflections from BATA’s Altered Book Project
27th Annual BATA Symposium, Dublin, OH
September 2007
Discovering Inspiration & Enlightenment through the Art of Prayer Flags
Making a Creative Connection Workshop Series
Center for Therapy through the Arts, Cleveland, OH
September 2006
Art Therapy and the World Wide Web:
Transforming the Culture of AATA and Art Therapists
36th Annual AATA Conference, Atlanta, GA
November 2005
Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Creativity as a Changing Force with Youth
36th Annual AATA Conference, Atlanta, GA
November 2005
Quest for Meaning:
Exploring Motivation and Determination through Archetypes & Art
Making a Creative Connection Workshop Series
Center for Therapy through the Arts, Cleveland, OH
September 2005
Fundamentals of Art Therapy
Akron Jewish Family Services Professional Training, Akron, OH
May 2005
Breaking with the Past, Transforming the Future:
Using Collage to Cope with Change
Making a Creative Connection Workshop Series
Center for Therapy through the Arts, Cleveland, OH
March 2005
Sparks, Flames, Hearth:
Artistic Approaches to the Adolescent/Art Therapist Relationship
35th Annual AATA Conference, San Diego, CA
November 2004
Art Therapy and Working with Trauma
Applewood Centers, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio
October 2004
Art Therapy Intervention and Violence Prevention
Ursuline College Art Therapy Counseling Program
September 2004
Violence in the World Around Us: Creativity as a Changing Force
Making a Creative Connection Workshop Series
Center for Therapy through the Arts, Cleveland, Ohio
August 2004
The Value of Art in Relationship to Violence and Trauma
The Domestic Violence Center, Cleveland, Ohio
July 2004
Fundamentals of Art Therapy
The Domestic Violence Center, Cleveland, Ohio
June 2004
Fundamentals of Art Therapy
Professional Continuing Education/Training Program
Applewood Centers, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
May 2003 and October 2003
Diversity in Computer Art Therapy Applications:
Strengthening Communication and Creativity
33rd Annual AATA Conference, Washington, D.C.
November 2002
Art Therapy With Children- Foster Care Parent Training
Cleveland Christian Home Foster Care & Adoption Program
The Multifaceted Palette: Computer Applications in Art Therapy
32nd Annual AATA Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 2001
Art Therapy Interventions for Abandonment, Loss, and Attachment Issues
Cleveland Christian Home, Cleveland, Ohio
Using Art Therapy in a Residential Program with SED Youth
Art Therapy Educational Settings Workshop
Ursuline College Master of Arts in Art Therapy Counseling Program
Art Therapy Outlets for Anger Expression with Adolescents
Cleveland Christian Home, Cleveland, Ohio
Professional Development of the Art Therapist
30th Annual AATA Conference, Orlando, FL
November 1999
PUBLICATIONS
Launched October 2009
There's a "fusion" going on! In cooking, it's a style of blending ingredients and techniques from different cultures; in music, it's a blend of jazz and the repetitive rhythms of rock; and in life, it's the result of creative mixing of ideas, qualities, and perspectives. In all cases, it includes a release of energy and the birth of something new. It’s time for FUSION, an e-zine especially for Planet Art Therapy inspired by members and work of the Art Therapy Alliance and International Art Therapy Organization [IATO], as well as a voice for news, stories, and the art therapy community worldwide!
Associated Press, Dayton Daily News
July 2009
Lakewood Sun Post
April 2009
Solon Sun News
January 2009
Thoughts on how creativity, connection, and collaboration foster inspiration, energy, and empowerment in my relationships, life, work, and play.
December 2008-Present
Daily Reporter, Columbus, OH
Featured in news article about the importance of art therapists in Ohio obtaining title protection.
June 2008
Art Therapy Library Resources Guide
American Art Therapy Association (AATA), Inc.
Compiled by Gretchen Miller, ATR-BC, AATA Web Editor, and
Cathy A. Malchiodi, ATR-BC, HLM, AATA Professional Relations
2006
Cleveland Plain Dealer Employment Section
Featured in art therapist career profile.
October 2006
Painting From the Heart
Parma Sun Post, Ohio
Interviewed and part of an article about Art Makers art therapy group for young adults and adults with special needs
April 2004
Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardardation
and Developmental Disabilities / Insight Newsletter
Mentioned in special interest article about art therapy and autism
Winter 2003
Very Special Arts of Ohio/Cleveland Area Service Division Newsletter
In article about facilitating a weekly group with adults with special needs
February 2004
Once-elusive feelings revealed at the point, click of a mouse:
Therapists swap easels for computer screen
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Interviewed and featured in an article about the use of computer art therapy
April 2003
Northern Ohio Live Magazine
Interviewed and part of an article about art therapy and trauma
March 2002
Author: Cathy Malchiodi MA, ATR, LPCC, LPAT
Interviewed and part of a book chapter featuring
The Art Therapy Student Networking Forum
2000
BROADCAST MEDIA
How to Create and Market Your Artist Career and Art Therapy Future
Right Here, Right now, in the Present
Featured guest to discuss role of social media and e-networking tips to assist in art therapy career development.
July 2009
November 2008
30 minute podcast discussing art therapy & domestic violence.
July 2008
Berea City School District Cable Channel (BCS-TV), Berea, OH
Interviewed for local educational cable television program about the use of art therapy and the role of an art therapist
January 2005
Cox Communications Cable, Parma, Ohio
Interviewed and part of television segment featuring Art Makers art therapy group for young adults and adults with special needs
June 2004
