Expressive Arts Therapy

The 8th annual Passages Student and New Professional Music Therapy Conference will take place this Saturday, September 29th, at Lesley University in Cambridge. The conference is free, open to all, and no advance registration is required. The conference will take place from 9 am - 5 pm, with concurrent sessions throughout the day. There are terrific presentations being offered, with 11 of the 17 presentations being done by current Lesley Students. here is a sampling of the presentations: Sarah Newberry Songwriting for clients with dementia and other verbally limited populations Sarah Corbin Clinical improvisation: Some places to start A.I. Kali Cruz How music affects movement: Integrating music and movement within a therapeutic setting Marlén I. Rodriguez Music and patients in oncology: The effects of music in oncology procedures Lisa Jacobs, MM & Serene Thin Elk Melodies without words: Songs from the Indigenous and Jewish traditions and clinical applications Kate Keelty,

The first Brown Bag lunch for this year will be on Monday Sept 24. All are invited!!! ET Division Brown Bag lunch Series presents… Local Art Making a difference in Community: A presentation by the Art Connection of Boston – with Tova Speter ( Art Therapy ‘02) Monday, 12-12:45, University Hall 4-022 (formerly Porter 408) The Art Connection ( www.theartconnecti on.org ) is a Boston nonprofit with a belief in the power of art and a mission to expand access to original art to the greater community, specifically to under-served populations. By placing original artwork in community centers, health clinics, homeless shelters, domestic violence clinics, and other programs offering services to clients in need, spaces are transformed into opportunities for reflection, stimulation, inspiration, and hope. Many of the spaces where therapists work, may be eligible for donated art through The Art Connection. This session will be presented by The Art Connection's Program Manager, Tova Speter