Looking forward to welcoming everyone our British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) Annual Conference! We’ll be exploring “Art Therapy and Innovation: attending to context and relationship” #ArtTherapy

🙌 A big thank you to our first speakers, including a wonderful presentation by @JedJerwood an award-winning, internationally acclaimed model of advance care planning. #BAATAnnualConference #ArtTherapy

Don’t forget to visit our exhibitor booths for some innovative resources from CHROMA and Howden’s in the breaks. And find out more about writing for International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape from Editor-in-Chief Zoe Moula and for our Insight magazine #InSight from Kat Starczewski 👋Come say hi!

A wonderful talk and workshop with artist JASON WILSHER-MILLS. If you've joined us at our annual conference today, do share your thoughts and drawings with us! #BAATAnnualConference #ArtTherapy

Thank you to all the excellent speakers at today's British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) annual conference. Fascinating and eloquent explorations of innovative practice in #ArtTherapy #BAATAnnualConference2024

🌟 Congratulations to the recipients of our #ArtTherapists Awards! ‘Inclusive and anti-oppressive practice’ Corrina Eastwood ‘Innovation’ @Jed Jerwood Read about all the amazing work of the nominees: bit.ly/4fxIEES Thank you Art Fund for sponsoring the award!

🎉🌙 What an incredible day connecting, reflecting and learning from each other about how we can innovate #ArtTherapy practices in so many meaningful ways. Thank you to our speakers, attendees, our staff team, and everyone who made today possible. #BAATAnnualConference

Art Therapy and Innovation was the theme for the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) 2024 annual conference Wellcome Collection today, with keynotes from Lynn Kapitan @JedJerwood and JASON WILSHER-MILLS and hosted by Claire Louise Vaculik and Michele Wood. #BAATAnnualConference2024 #ArtTherapy

Enjoyable ⁦British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)⁩ Chair’s drop-in meeting online yesterday for members. I’ve offered this reach month since 2020, enabling any member across the UK to come and speak with me about their work, any issues, and any ideas they have for our profession #ArtTherapy

MPs take historic step towards backing right of terminally ill to end their own lives in England and Wales Follow reaction bbc.in/3VcY21E

Pleased to join the International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape Editorial Board meeting today. Fascinating reports from Zoe Moula, editors, & EDI & Trainee advisors. As a community we should be so proud of IJAT, official journal of British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT). Read the latest articles here: tandfonline.com/action/showAxa…

Joining representatives from our AHP professional bodies today at HCPC Education Forum to talk about education and training policy and issues across the UK #ArtTherapy

Interesting update about EDI in education. Good to see the range of stakeholders included in these discussions about EDI, standards and the application of these #ArtTherapy

Helpful update on the review of HCPC SETs, the aims, and current phase of this work #ArtTherapy

🌟 It's CPD Week this week! The first ever run by HCPC 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/3F5Aw1g If you're one of our members, don't forget you can access: ✔️ 5 free CPD webinars a year ✔️ discounts on our courses ✔️ a platform to record and update your CPD #CPDWeek2025

⭐ A quick video with the key info on how to record your CPD ⭐ You can view more on our website - including our requirements: 👉 hcpc-uk.org/cpd/carrying-o… #CPDWeek2025

We're looking to seeing our members at our AGM. Join Gary Fereday and Claire Louise Vaculik and from 10am today for updates and a chance to ask questions. If you're a member, you can find all the info here: baat.org/memberzone/res…

Attending the HCPC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Forim meeting this morning for British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT). A useful and timely set of items on the agenda:

Last Tuesday of the month and time for my Chair’s Drop-In. An informal space for members to pop by and talk about any issues or concerns that they have, or catch up about British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) and how the Board of directors works to support members and our profession #ArtTherapy

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