Buckeye Art Therapy Association
32nd Annual Symposium

ART THERAPY: SELF EXPRESSION AND HEALING

Keynote Address:

CAUGHT IN THE CLUTCH OF THE CRAB

JOURNALING CANCER IN WORDS AND IMAGES

Harriet Wadeson, Ph.D., LCSW, ATR-BC, HLM

Friday, September 27, 2013
7:30 - 9:00 pm

Keynote Workshop:
Saturday, September 28, 2013
9:00 - 11:00 am

Dr. Harriet Wadeson is a pioneer in the art therapy profession, international guest lecturer and teacher. She has published eight books on art therapy, approximately 70 journal articles, and numerous chapters in art therapy and psychology texts.  She taught and presented her work in 14 countries, as well as leading professional exchange delegations to many of them.  Harriet has won numerous awards for her work, including a first prize for art from the Smithsonian Institute; a distinguished teaching award from Northwestern University; a resolution of commendation from the Illinois legislature; a bronze medal award for research from the American Psychiatric Association; first prize for research from the American Art Therapy Association; and the highest honor in the field, Honorary Life Membership from the American Art Therapy Association; as well as many other awards for her artwork.  She directed art therapy graduate programs at the University of Houston (2 years), the University of Illinois (23 years), and Northwestern University (9 years); as well as the Art Therapy Annual Summer Institute for the University of Illinois (20 years).  She began her career conducting art therapy research at the National Institutes of Health (13 years). Currently she is engaged to develop an art therapy program for Truman College.