9th – 12th of June 2024
Sunday 9. June
Welcome
16.00-16.30 pm
Getting together
(Hovengen & Jacobsen)
16.30-18.30 pm
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Kristin Svendsen & Astri Ziesler,
Norway
A warm welcome from the organizers – The Norwegian Art Therapy Association
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Astrid Hovengen & Karin Jacobsen, Norway
Art Therapy meets Shinrin Yoku –
Nature as Therapist – to bathe and create in the Atmosphere of the Forest
Monday 10. June
Papers I
9:00 – 10:00
45 min + 15 min.
for questions
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Mimmu Rankanen, Finland/Noway
P1
Educating Art Therapists – creating alternative Avenues of Hope
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Gärd Holmqvist,
Sweden
P2
A Structual Observation Framework evaluating clients’ inner change during and after Art Therapy
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Caroline Beauregard,
Canada
P3
Problem-solving through the creation of drawings and stories to regain hope
Work-shops I
10:30 – 12:30
2 hours
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Åse Minde & Kari Rød, Norway
W1
Through darkness towards light
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Jane Hawes, Sweden
W2
Opening Pandora’s Box – distracting our conscious brain to release Hope
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Toril Slåttsveen,
Norway
W3
Guided drawing, a tool for healing trauma and reviving hope
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Katerina Zachova,
Czech Republic
W4 (former W7)
A practical workshop, focusing on group art therapy where participants work divided in pairs
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Pia Angeria,
Finland
W5 (former W10)
(Paper + workshop.)
Making Art visible – Balances between Private and Public – Conceptualizing an Art Therapy Exhibition
Papers II
13:30 – 14:30
45 min + 15 min.
for questions
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Ephrat Huss,
Israel / England (via Zoom)
P4
We often talk about arts as able to create a new type of “space” within which we can communicate differently. How can our profession provide these spaces for communities dealing with long term conflict and stress?
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Jackie Heijman,
The Netherlands
P6
Effectiveness of trauma-focused Art therapy (TFAT) for psychological trauma
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Jenni Lehmonen,
Finland
P7 (Paper and workshop):
Making Art visible – Balances between Private and Public – Conceptualizing an Art Therapy Exhibition
Work-shops II
15.00 – 17.00
2 hrs.
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Jenny Butler & Carl Gustafsson, Sweden
W6
Creating Hope in the Space between
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Sisko Miettinen,
Finland
W7 (former W4)
Understanding the evil through art, rituals and the difficulty og forgiveness
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Marit Aalen,
Norway
W8
Phototherapy workshop – Development of Technique
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Adrian Lips,
Hungary
W9
Creating self-portraits
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Markus Bossmeyer, Norway
W10 (former W5)
Can Outsider Artists’ surprising ways to make Art, help support our creative Prosess?”
Tuesday 11. June
Papers III
9:00 – 10:00
45 min + 15 min.
for questions
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Suzanne Haeyen,
The Netherlands
P8
The powerful experience – emotion regulation and self-image in personality disorders in arts and psychomotor therapies
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Anca Ghearasamescu,
Romania
P9
Art Therapy with young Ukrainian refugees: Trauma and language barrier
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Sanna Pikku Pyhättö,
Finland
P10
Art Therapy as a seed of hope for socially withdrawn adolescents and young adults
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Sara Stayne & Sophia Pankenier, Sweden
P11
Avenues of Hope – Art Therapy grounded in Neuroscience: Evidence Practice in Health Care Settings
Workshops III
10.30 – 12.30
2 hrs.
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Knut Omholt, Norway
W11
Surrender as an avenue to Hope – what can we learn from a Fairytale about the Transformation of Hope
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Ingalill Johnsen,
Norway
W12
Art as a container for the Container: using art in supervision
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Unnur Ottorsdottir, Iceland
W13
Joint Mirror Drawings in Art Therapy and Museums
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Paola Partsalaki, Greece, Alessandra Agnese, Italy & Carmith Shai, France/Portugal
W14
Ex umbra in solem: “When the inner Dialogue is in the silent Darkness, an Art Therapy Intervention can illuminate the Resources of Hope»
Papers IV
13.30 – 14.30
45 min + 15 min.
for questions
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Celine Schweizer,
The Netherlands
P12
Art Therapy in a museum environment as prevention
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Kreg Viesselman,
Norway
P13
Equality in Art Therapy – how might we build meaningful AT program with clients with developmental disabilities and language dysfluency?
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Katherine Killick,
UK
P14
«Baby Doll» the Role of Art Making in the healing Journey of a profoundly wounded Adult in Analysis
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Jasmina Ferček & Zala Orel, Slovenia
P15
Combined paper and workshop:
Textile communities – Social impacts and Psychological Benefits of Textile Crafting
Workshops IV
15.00 – 17.00
2 hrs.
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Maria Fjellfeldt & Dalida Rokka, Sweden
W15
Couples in relational Crisis – a qualitative Exploration
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Hannakaisa Hautamäki, Finland
W16
Trinity of Art – Body – Mind – Dancing – Painting – Writing – all levels of Existence
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Lise Bjarkli, Norway
W17
An Art Therapy Body of Knowledge within a psychological Framework of Understanding
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Jasmina Ferček & Zala Orel, Slovenia
W18
Combined paper and workshop:
Textile communities – Social impacts and Psychological Benefits of Textile Crafting
Evening program
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Maria Falk & Kenjiro Sato, Sweden & Argentina
Tango & Movement
Wednesday 12. June
Astrid Hovengen, Karin Jacobsen, Kristin Svendsen and Astri Ziesler, Norway:
Evaluation and “Artistic Ways of saying Goodbye”