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Contributor Biographies
1. Sairalyn Ansano Thong, BFA, MA, ATR-BC
When I began my art therapy internships as an undergraduate student, I myself was not sure how to adapt my knowledge of the creative depths of computer art into therapeutic art interventions. At the hospital where I was interning, I was given the opportunity to help establish a computer art program in conjunction with the child life and art therapy staff. In initiating the program, I had no expectations; I truly just wanted to see if and how the children would respond to this new medium. In the two years I worked there, I found that children who were experienced in traditional art making were able to demonstrate the same creativity with the computer. This is not to say that all the children I worked with preferred making digital art over traditional methods. However, many were able to find a comfortable way of working between both. Additionally, through the various computer applications and tools, I was able to reach patients who were much more defended toward traditional art expressions. Now as a working professional, regardless of who I work with, my thorough knowledge of computer tools allow me to truly function as a therapist and extension of the ego by becoming the young person’s ally through his/her creative journey.
2. Brian Austin, MA, ATR
After almost two decades as a professional animator (writing, teaching and production) I am busy launching The Animation Project, a NYC-based nonprofit integrating emerging technologies, like video games and 3D computer animation, with art therapy techniques.
3. Casey Cline, MA, ATR
Coming soon...
4. Basia Mosinski, ATR, MA, MFA
I have worked with many clients who have never held a video camera. Clients who have never edited images and sounds prior to working with me. What I found remarkable was offering them the concept that anything they learned in session or group about the technology could be translated to other forms of technology. Icons and features of a video camera are similar to icons and features of a DVD player. Many clients responded more favorably to the technology when they realized that technologies build on previous systems. This information helped them to feel connected to a broader world.
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