What we’ll be learning:
Integrating anti-oppressive and justice rooted values with actions inside and outside the art therapy room is an ongoing journey. This experiential-based presentation will focus on delving into what it looks like for social justice values as defined by the cultural humility framework and empowerment model to transcend theory into practice. Participants will explore topics of equity, access, safety, non-performative allyship, and collective liberation through a practical lens. A main goal of this presentation is for the art therapy practitioner to gain tools that support embodying social justice grounded in authenticity. Creativity will be utilized to identify each participant's social location along with current strengths and growth areas. Resources to further participants’ social justice community care practice will be provided.
Presenter Bio:
Renée S. D. Tate (she/they) graduated with their Master’s in Art Therapy Counseling from SIUE in 2014. Renée is a registered art therapist, expressive arts therapist, and licensed therapist in Illinois and Missouri. Renée founded heARTful remedies, LLC in January 2020. They are passionate about providing creative care through cultural humility and empowerment frameworks inside and outside the therapy room with a focus on equity, access, allyship, safety, collective liberation, and authenticity. In 2023, Renée started facilitating local heARTful wellness workshops and authored heARTful wellness: mindfulness tips for daily wellness adult coloring workbook (2023). In 2024, heARTfully well courses and consulting with equity-based pricing were added. All community care offerings are designed to provide greater creative community care and make mental health wellness skills more accessible outside the therapy room. Renée loves to create textile art, garden, and play with their therapy dog Justyce. To stay updated on what Renée and Justyce are up to through heARTful remedies, check out IG, FB, and TikTok @heARTfulremedies as well as heARTfulremedies.com.
