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Katharine Joy Houpt

Associate Professor, Adjunct

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Bio

BA, 2005, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA; MAAT, 2011, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Presentations: Graphic Medicine Annual Conference, Integrated Creative Arts Therapies Conference, Expressive Therapies Summit, Performing the World, "Yes And" Mental Health Therapeutic Improv Conference. Publication: Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. Awards: Marion Kryczka Excellence in Teaching Award, Best Paper Award, American Art Therapy Association.

Personal Statement

Katharine Joy Houpt, LCPC, ATR-BC, is an artist and art therapist in private practice. She works with adults in an art studio, individuals living with Alzheimer’s and related forms of dementia in their homes and communities, and with groups impacted by long-term care institutional living in skilled nursing facilities. Katharine provides art-based supervision for professionals seeking ATR and LCPC certification and licensure. She has participated as a consultant, collaborator, and facilitator of community-based initiatives focusing on anti-ageism, disability, anti-racism, and reducing stigma of accessing services through the arts. Katharine’s art therapy practice is influenced by strengths-based, feminist intersectional, cultural-relational, harm reduction, and trauma-informed approaches. As an artist, Katharine makes comics, collage, fiber art, pop-up books, and performs puppetry and improv.

 

Courses

Title Department Catalog Term

Description

This course provides group supervision to support the internship component of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Internship students participate in a minimum of one hour of weekly individual supervision with a qualified fieldwork site supervisor in addition to 1.5 hours of weekly group supervision with a faculty supervisor per the MAATC fieldwork supervision agreement. Over the course of the semester, students complete 250 service hours which must include approximately 100 hours of direct service with clients and contribute to the development of basic to intermediate skills for a specialized area of art therapy and counseling practice. This professional practice course builds on the skills acquired in the practicum experience. Students must demonstrate an applied understanding of assessment, treatment approaches, and the therapeutic relationship in art therapy and counseling. Students also become familiar with a variety of professional activities including referral sources, case review, record keeping, preparation, staff meetings, and other administrative functions. Prerequisite: ARTTHER 5020 — Art Therapy Fieldwork I

Class Number

1114

Credits

1.5

Description

This course is a follow-up to Ethics in Art Therapy I, with a focus on deepening the clinical understanding and application of legal and ethical standards of practice in art therapy and counseling. The application of these principles in art therapy settings forms the basis for discussion. ARTTHER 6001/6003 Co Req, students must enroll in the same section.

Class Number

1118

Credits

1.5