S3E10 | Juliet King | Neuroscience Informed Art Therapy

FEATURED GUESTS: Juliet L. King, PhD, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC is an Associate Professor of Art Therapy at The George Washington University and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Juliet has over two decades as a clinician, administrator, and educator. She developed and implemented the graduate art therapy program at Herron School of Art & Design-IUPUI, where her leadership spearheaded over 30 graduate student internships in the Indianapolis community and throughout the state. As a translational scientist, Professor King investigates the systematic integration of art therapy and cognitive neuroscience, applying her research to support those exposed to trauma across diverse populations and contexts. In 2016, she authored and edited Art Therapy, Neuroscience and Trauma: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives, with a highly anticipated second edition slated for release in early 2024.

LISTEN & LEARN: 

• How having a general understanding of neuroscience can help support stigma reduction in treatment. 
• How helping clients to understand their nervous systems can have a positive impact on treatment outcomes. 
• The importance of interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary collaboration in research in art therapy. 
• Benefits of the growing body of research in support of the arts as healing practices. 
• The Expressive Therapies Continuum's role in helping therapists select interventions to facilitate different neurological responses. 

RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Learn more about Juliet King at: www.arttherapyresearch.com
• Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tertiaryprocess/
• LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliet-l-king-23377529/
• Art Therapy, Trauma & Neuroscience edited by Juliet King, PhD
• Neuroarts Blueprint https://neuroartsblueprint.org/ 
• Arts & Mind Lab https://www.artsandmindlab.org/