Each year, the Potomac Art Therapy Association honors members who demonstrate outstanding volunteer service in helping the Association to fulfill its mission, as well as rewards excellence in Education, Supervision, Continuing Education and Professional Development. PATA also recognizes art therapy student achievement through the Nancy Schoebel Scholarship Award which gives us a glimpse into the future of the profession.
We are pleased to announce the 2017 call for submission for the Potomac Art Therapy Association 2017 Awards. We hope you will take the time to recognize and honor those who have gone above and beyond.
Criteria for these awards can be viewed below. Award recipients will receive an award of $300, featured coverage on the PATA website, and a year's free membership. Awards will be presented at the awards presentation ceremony during the PATA Annual Celebration to be held October 22, 2017. Time and Location TBD. Consider nominating yourself, a colleague, supervisor or student!
To nominate a colleague or yourself, please send a letter detailing how the nominee meets the criteria to Kate Waters, Potomac Art Therapy Association Scholarship Chair at [email protected].
Deadline for Submission: Friday, September 29 2017
We look forward to your submissions!
Sincerely, The PATA Scholarship Committee
The Potomac Art Therapy Association’s Call for Submissions 2017
The Potomac Art Therapy Association is pleased to announce the following call for submission for three awards:
The Potomac Art Therapy Association’s Distinguished Service Award
This award is presented annually to a member who demonstratesoutstanding volunteer service in helping the Association to fulfill its mission. The winner will have their biography published on the Association’s website, along with a $300 award and a year’s free membership.
Criteria for this award include:
Nominees must be a member of the American Art Therapy Association and the Potomac Art Therapy Association.
Nominees should demonstrate outstanding service in helping PATA fulfill its mission.
Nominees will maintain high personal integrity and professional excellence.
To nominate a colleague or yourself, please send a letter detailing how the nominee meets the criteria to Kate Waters, Potomac Art Therapy Association Scholarship Chair at [email protected].
Deadline for Submission: September 29, 2017
The Potomac Art Therapy Association’s Educator Award
Presented for Commitment to Education, Supervision, Continuing Education and Professional Development in the amount of $300.00. This award is given annually to a Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist demonstrating commitment to the education of art therapy students, supervision of art therapy graduates, and/or promotion of the art therapy field through continuing education and/or professional development. The winner will have their biography published on the Association’s website along with a $300 award and a year’s free membership.
Criteria for this award include:
Nominees may be individuals or groups of individuals and must be a member of the American Art Therapy Association and the Potomac Art Therapy Association.
Nominees should demonstrate exceptional commitment to and outstanding leadership in the education of art therapy students, supervision of art therapy graduates, and/or promotion of the art therapy field through continuing education and/or professional development.
Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to communication between and among art therapists as well as the health care community.
Nominees will maintain high personal integrity and professional excellence.
To nominate a colleague or yourself, please send a letter detailing how the nominee meets the criteria to Kate Waters, Potomac Art Therapy Association Scholarship Chair at [email protected].
Deadline for Submission: September 29, 2017
The Potomac Art Therapy Association's Nancy Schoebel Scholarship Award
Nancy Shoebel (1952-1990), a founding member of the Potomac Art Therapy Association, was a leader in promoting art therapy in the Washington, DC area. She served as PATA’s President and chaired the American Art Therapy Association’s Governmental Affairs committee from 1981 to 1985. Nancy even helped to found the National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations. Just 38 years old when she died, this award was created to honor her memory and inspire us all to recognize excellence in writing in the field of art therapy. Nominations and entries are sought annually. For 2015, the Board of the Potomac Art Therapy Association has funded The Nancy Schoebel Scholarship Award in the amount of $300.00.
Criteria for this award:
Nominees must be a graduate student, currently enrolled in an American Art Therapy Association approved art therapy master’s degree program and a student member of American Art Therapy Association and the Potomac Art Therapy Association. Students may join at time of submission.
Nominees must demonstrate excellence in writing on the topic of art therapy. Students may do so by submitting a completed writing sample, which can take the form of an essay, case study, or research paper. There is a 10 page limit, but these 10 pages may be excerpted from a longer work. The winner can have their paper published on the Potomac Art Therapy Association’s website and the award will be presented at the annual celebration to be held in October, 2017.
Please send PDF submissions saved without your name in the document, to facilitate “blind” review, to Kate Waters, Potomac Art Therapy Association Scholarship Chair at [email protected].
