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About IEATA Midwest USA
The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) Midwest Regional Group is a dynamic and rapidly expanding community dedicated to harnessing the power of creative arts for therapeutic growth and healing.
Our members, comprised of professionals and students, are passionate about expressive arts therapy, often sharing resources and running workshops to help others tap into their inner wellspring of creativity.
Our members apply expressive arts modalities when working with diverse individuals, families, and groups. IEATA Midwest is at the forefront of promoting holistic well-being and transformative healing through this unique multimodal approach.
Join us on this exciting exploration of the intersection between creativity and therapeutic practice.
Regional coordinator
Kim Anderson
MSW, LCSW, ATR-BC, REAT
ieatamidwest@ieata.org
Kim Anderson is a licensed clinical social worker, a board-certified art therapist, and a registered expressive arts therapist with over thirty-five years experience as a clinician, supervisor, clinical educator and published author. Kim has presented her eclectic work to numerous local, regional, national and international events and venues, engaging her audience through compelling narrative, careful research, evocative experiences, and instructive storytelling. She has taught social work and expressive arts therapy courses at the university level and has developed continuing education content for educators and clinicians.
Kim is the author of Culturally Considerate School Counseling: Helping Without Bias (2010), co-author of Creating Culturally Considerate Schools: Educating Without Bias (2012), both published by Corwin Press, and What Grown-Ups Need to Know About Art Therapy for Kids (MabelMedia InnerPrizes 2013). She also contributed a chapter to Trayvon Martin, Race, And American Justice: Writing Wrong (Sense Publishers, 2014).
