Annual conference 2023: Art therapy and the climate crisis
This year, we invite you to join our online conference to think about the effect the climate crisis is having on you, your work and how art and art therapy can help meet this challenge.
Annual conference 2023: Art therapy and the climate crisis
This year, we invite you to join our online conference to think about the effect the climate crisis is having on you, your work and how art and art therapy can help meet this challenge.
Art therapy and the climate crisis: building emotional resilience
The climate crisis is a global health and mental health crisis. From extreme weather to air pollution, climate anxiety to the energy crisis, increasingly our planet’s greatest existential threat is becoming a part of our everyday lives.
This year, we invite you to join our online conference to think about the effect the climate crisis is having on you, your work and how art and art therapy can help meet this challenge.
How can we help build emotional resilience in ourselves, the people we support, and our communities?
Keynote speaker: Judith Anderson
Emotional resilience and the climate crisis – a psychological overview
Judith Anderson is a Jungian Analytical Psychotherapist with a background in psychiatry. Judith has been particularly focused on the climate, environmental and biodiversity crises facing us and how psychotherapeutic methods can be in service to these challenges. Judith is currently Chair of Climate Psychology Alliance.
Conference program
Also presenting at this year’s annual conference will be:
- The Greener AHP perspective: art therapy and sustainable healthcare, presented by Ben Whittaker, Sustainable Healthcare Delivery Lead/AHP Lead at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
- How do we shape the future of art therapy in a climate emergency? Presented by Art Therapists, Gary Nash and Vanessa Jones.
- What role does art therapy play in individual and collective responses to climate crisis? Presented by Dr Jamie Bird, Art Therapist and arts-based researcher at the University of Derby.
- The evidence base for nature-based art therapy, presented by Dr Zoe Moula, Lecturer in Mental Health, King’s College London and Editor-in-Chief Designee – International Journal of Art Therapy.
About our annual conference
Our annual conference brings together art therapists, artists and other professionals to share cutting edge practice, and to connect and learn from each other.
Frequently asked questions
Bookings for our online Introduction, Foundation, ARTiculate, CPD and Masterclass courses close one week before the start date, at 10.00am.
Joining instructions and materials will be available in your Memberzone, under bookings, once bookings have closed. A reminder email will be sent out to delegates one week before the course.
It is the attendees’ responsibility to check they have access to the joining instructions before the course. Contacting the office on the day or evening before the start date will not always be responded to prior to the course starting.
Employer funded bookings are available for our online Introduction, Foundation, ARTiculate, CPD and Masterclass courses.
These bookings can be made on our website by paying by card at no extra cost. The booking should be made on the delegate’s account as we will need their contact details for the course. If they don’t have an account they can create one for free here. The employer will be required to provide their credit/debit card details to complete the payment. Please also tick the employer funded option at checkout.
If your employer wants to pay by invoice, you will need to complete our Invoice Details Request – Course Booking Form, and return it to us along with a PO number. Please note, we cannot accept the form without a PO number. Please note, there is an additional £20 admin fee for bookings via invoice.
If you need further assistance, please contact us at events@baat.org.
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