Ha Tran
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BFA 1997, University of Wisconsin, Madison; MPS - Art Therapy and Creativity Development 2004, Pratt Institute, NY.
As a creative arts therapist, Ha has over 20 years of experience in community mental health, serving Asian immigrant and refugee communities in Chicago, working with individuals, families, and groups. Ha’s passion in working this population is rooted in her own refugee experience. In her role as Community Support Program Manager at Asian Human Services, Ha has developed a creative arts program and provides clinical supervision to staff and art therapy interns.
As an artist, Ha works in photography, collage, mandala drawing, poetry, and bookmaking as vehicles of exploration and expression of the self and its evolutionary journey.
As an educator, Ha teaches from an experiential and collaborative approach, in creating a learning environment that encourages the development of individual voices, creativity, curiosity, and the collective role in promoting growth.