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Meetings are held on the 4th Sunday of each month Early in THIS century as STATA reorganized and began to develop long term plans for its members, the idea of local “Den” Meetings arose. The geographically local group would gather quarterly on the fourth Sunday of the month when STATA was not meeting as a full group. There were several reasons why this idea was appealing to our membership. The local “Den” Meetings could provide a venue to confidentially discuss cases, provide peer support and counsel, explore ethical issues which surface across diverse practice modes, and learn new art therapy approaches useful to art therapists in working with varied client populations. The San Antonio “Den” routinely invites practitioners from across the psychotherapeutic disciplines who have an interest in art therapy and our meetings often include young people, undergraduates in related fields and anyone else who is looking for a way to enter the art therapy field and wants to meet and query working art therapists about their training and practice. The cross pollination of therapeutic disciplines has often been useful as we consider the comprehensiveness of client care. From time to time we have a guest presenter. We are meeting in our homes, at our work sites and occasionally at spots locally which appeal to us or to our presenter that day. Perhaps most important of all the “Dens” regularly provide an easy going setting to get to know art therapists living nearby and to experience collegial support from those who feel to be truly of our “tribe” with our way of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating client treatment. Anytime you would like to join us, you can contact: Deb Murphy, Work phone: 210-491-9400 ext. 2004 and smurfcm@satx.rr.com. San Antonio area contact: Deb Murphy,smurfcm@satx.rr.com Houston area contact: Susan Dubois, spdubois@sbcglobal.net Austin area contact: Tracey McCullick, LPC, tmccullick@austin.rr.com Wanda Montemayor, LPC, writewandaann@yahoo.com Austin Den News: Yeah the NCMHAD is overrrrr. Bess did an awesome job framing and matting tons of pieces of art. She completely set up the show at the Capitol with display cases, labels and all. Kuddos to Bess! We also got a proclamation of achievement. WHOO HOOO. KUT did a quick story on the art show. http://kut.org/items/show/20808 For the Deep Eddy Mural Project there will be some fun art workshops over the summer. Everyone's participation would be greatly appreciated! The first one is making a "reverse mold" in plastisine and clay detailing the natural aquatic life in Lady Bird Lake. A class set of these molds will be donated to some of the upcoming Community in Schools and Safeplace workshops. The event will take place on Memorial Day, May 31st, from 1-3pm. We'll meet at O'Henry Middle School, off Exposition, in the art room behind the tennis courts. More parking instructions to follow. Afterwards we could reward ourselves by swimming at Deep Eddy or Barton Springs, or kayak, ETC. Contact your Area Den Leaders for Meeting Dates! Directions to Family Crisis Center in Bastrop: From Austin: Take Hwy 71 East Approaching Bastrop, take the Hasler Blvd exit and turn left (under overpass) At end of Hasler, take a right onto Old Austin Hwy Family Crisis Center 2nd building on left (name on building) From Houston: Take Hwy 71 West Approaching Bastrop, take the Hasler Blvd exit and turn right At end of Hasler, take a right onto Old Austin Hwy Family Crisis Center 2nd building on left (name on building)