Professional Development Workshop: The Other Side of COVID-19 [POSTPONED]
CATA-ACAT is excited to offer a professional development workshop, with art therapist Makiko Harada (Young), MA, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT.
The Other Side of COVID-19: Images of Asian Hate and What We can Learn from Them
Friday, May 27, 2022
7-9pm EDT via Zoom
Tickets: $25 CAD
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. NEW DATES AND TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED.
COVID-19 has brought unexpected and even frightening experiences upon many. For Asians, the pandemic not only brought the fear of getting infected, and also the fear and anxiety of violent, anti-Asian racist attacks.
In this presentation, Tokyo-born art therapist Makiko Harada (Young) aims to share information with the art therapy community and beyond about what it means to be an Asian person impacted by racism and a culture of hate during the pandemic -- not only from the perspectives of victims, but also to share the other side of the story, including other feelings and healing traditions. This presentation is also about looking at situations of chaos and darkness from a different perspectives and making an effort to find possible solutions of hope.
Social justice issues and mental health support for Asians are more visible and available than ever to the public. However, they often do not address perspectives and knowledges of Asian peoples, such as ways to cope pandemic from traditional knowledges, and the experiences of various emotions other than stereotypical ones such as fear and passivity.
Various images that are expressed during the pandemic regarding anti-Asian racism will be explored with participants to offer an opportunity to deepen learning and reflections. There will also be a creative experiential as part of the presentation.
Makiko Harada (Young) is a Tokyo-born, New York State licensed and board certified art therapist. Makiko holds a master of arts degree in health education from Columbia University, and a Master of Professional Studies in Art Therapy and Creativity Development from Pratt Institute in New York. She is a faculty member at the New School University. Makiko was chosen as one of the Movers and Shakers in Japan by Newsweek Japan for her art therapy work with patients living with HIV/AIDS. Makiko's most recent work has been offering continuing education credit workshops on current social justice issues, the rise of the anti-Asian racism in the US, and what art therapists can potentially do about these issues.