Art Therapy - Teaching Psychology

Professional Issues • 261

satisfying work because it calls on so many human resources—feeling and intellect, heart
and mind. Despite the challenges and complexities of doing a good job, unlocking someone’s
creativity is a profoundly gratifying experience. This is especially true if you love to watch
people—as well as the unique images they create—being, in a very real sense, (re)born.

Endnotes

1. “Art Assessment with the Handicapped: Clinical, Aesthetic, and Ethical Considerations,” by D. R.
   Henley, 1987, Art Therapy, 4(2), 57.


2. Multicultural Committee of AATA, Statement of Purpose, 2008–2009.


3. AATA Governmental Aἀairs Sourcebook, by American Art Therapy Association, 2007, Alexandria,
   VA: American Art Therapy Association.


4. Role of the Arts in Therapy & Environment, President’s Commission on Mental Health, Task Panel
   Report, 1978, Washington, DC: National Committee, Arts for the Handicapped.


5. Art in the Lives of Persons with Special Needs, by National Art Education Association, 1981,
   Washington, DC: National Committee, Arts for the Handicapped.