Welcome Damaris Reed!

Welcome Damaris Reed!

2016-2017 Art Therapy Intern

 

Hello all, my name is Damaris Reed and I am very thankful for the opportunity to work here at Alton High School this school year as an Art Therapy intern. 

I am excited to get to be a part of the team here positively supporting and encouraging the students in their growth. 

My art therapy experience thus far has consisted of being an art enrichment provider at a Head Start in East Saint Louis, an art therapy intern at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, and an art therapy intern at Queen of Peace Center for recovering women. 

I am currently completing my last year in the Masters of Art Therapy Counseling Program at SIUE where I am researching the connections of Attachment Theory to Christian and non-Christian spiritualities and how the findings impact art therapist training. 

Please stop by any time, I would love to meet you all and answer any questions you may have!  


 

Image from SIU-E of Ceremonial Scarves created by students and alumnae of the SIU-E Art Therapy Counseling Program

Alton Community  Unit School District has maintained a positive working relationship with the Art Therapy Counseling Masters Degree program at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville since the District's school-based art therapy program was started. 

 

Most school years the district has benefited from having one or two art therapy interns who provide art therapy services under the supervision of the district art therapists and the university's professional staff.  With parental/guardian consent, students selected to work with the interns are provided full art therapy services for the duration of that school year.