Creative Arts Therapy Archives

Using Art and Dance to Promote Healing in Internships at Rikers Island and Providence House

Throughout the academic year, graduate students in Pratt Institute’s Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) department have been traveling to sites across the New York area to harness the healing power of art and dance and learn to care for individuals facing…

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Best Counseling Degrees Ranks Pratt’s Art Therapy Program Among Top Five in the Nation

Creative Arts Therapy students (from the Pratt Institute Graduate Bulletin 2019-20) Pratt Institute is ranked fourth in the country in the Top 10 Best Master’s in Art Therapy Programs list recently released by…

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New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…

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Jewels of Hope: Arts Therapy Taconic Fellow Inspires Courage Through Creative Practice

Bridging the expertise of Pratt students and faculty with communities beyond the gates begins with strong partnerships. For six years, the Taconic Fellowship, a program of the Pratt Center for Community Development, has…

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Educating for the Future: Creative Arts Therapy Chair Julie Miller

Exploring new models for education is one of the pillars of President Frances Bronet’s inauguration and an important area of discussion in academia. We live during a time of dramatic change, where the landscape is quickly shifting. How is…

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Using Dance to Promote Healing: Dance/Movement Therapy Student Simone Saiya

Simone Saiya, MS Dance/Movement Therapy ’18, discovered dance as a child growing up in Mumbai. In this short video, she shares how her love for dance and the transformative role it has played in her own life led her…

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New Chairs Named for Creative Arts Therapy, History of Art and Design, and Photography Departments

Pratt Institute has appointed three new chairs to its School of Art and Design. Julie Miller, an experienced dance/movement and creative arts therapist, social worker, and educator, has been named Chair of the Creative Arts Therapy Department. Dorothea Dietrich,…