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In this virtual lecture presented by MPS Art Therapy, Gretchen M. Miller, LPAT, ATR-BC will examine the evolving role of social media in art therapy, highlighting contemporary ethical, professional, and creative considerations for engagement as an art therapist. Content covers navigating this digital landscape, aiming to empower art therapists to leverage social media effectively while demonstrating ethical, professional, and communal care.

Learning Objectives

1) Participants will identify at least three key ethical considerations related to social media use in art therapy; 

2) Participants will demonstrate the ability to apply at least two professional guidelines for social media engagement;

3) Participants will explore two examples of digital community and their influence on art therapy practice.

Gretchen M. Miller, LPAT, ATR-BC is a Registered Board Certified Licensed Professional Art Therapist practicing in Northeast Ohio. Gretchen is also an art therapy educator, regional, national, and international speaker, workshop facilitator, supervisor, and community organizer. She is a past president of Ohio’s Buckeye Art Therapy Association, served on the American Art Therapy Association’s Board of Directors, and is an associate editor of AATA’s Journal as social media coordinator. Gretchen authored The Art Therapist’s Guide to Social Media: Connection, Community, and Creativity and several articles and chapters about technology in art therapy.

The MPS Art Therapy Department at the School of Visual Arts is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0054.

1.5 CE hours available for LCATs.

SVA wants to ensure persons with disabilities have access to this event. If you are a person with a disability who requires accommodations to access or participate in this event, please reach out to the department at arttherapy@sva.edu or to SVA Disability Resources disabilityresources@sva.edu at least seven business days prior to the event.