As part of its Community Lecture Series, MPS Art Therapy presents Paula Howie, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, LCPAT, HLM, who will speak on Art Therapy with Military Populations.

Art Therapy with Military Populations provides an in-depth overview of both the theoretical and historical bases of art therapy with these groups while also chronicling the latest trends in treatment and the continued expansion of treatment settings. Edited by an art therapist with over 25 years' experience working with the military and including chapters by a variety of seasoned and innovative clinicians, this comprehensive new volume provides professionals with cutting-edge knowledge and interventions for working with military service members and their families.

Available for download are employment resources for joining the military, a bonus chapter, historical documents on establishing art therapy, a treatment objectives manual and resources for art therapists.

Paula Howie, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, LCPAT, HLM, directed the Art Therapy Service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center from 1979 to 2002. She teaches at the graduate art therapy programs of the School of the Visual Arts in New York and Florida State University. Howie was president of the American Art Therapy Association from 2005 to 2007 and remains an active member. She has a private practice in Washington, DC, where she focuses on the treatment of trauma, military members and families.

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Art Therapy with Military Populations

Room 101C