Heather Spooner, Ma, Lpat, Atr-Bc Email & Phone Number

United States

Provide telehealth support for Creative Forces: The NEA Military Healing Arts Network and support the expansion of the Rural Veterans Telerehabilitation Inititative

Gainesville, Florida Area

Gainesville, Florida Area

Instructor and researcher in the UF Center for Arts in Medicine's online graduate MA program.

Art therapist in the RVTRI Creative Arts Therapy Program providing telehealth-based art therapy services

Arts for Health Florida promotes the use of the arts to enhance health and well-being. Arts for Health Florida provides training, marketing and employment opportunities for artists and creative arts therapists of all disciplines and modalities. Arts for Health Florida also works with healthcare and community organizations to develop, manage and fund arts and health programming. To learn more about Arts for Health Florida, join the mailing list or join as a member please visit:www.artsforhealthflorida.org

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Facilitate individual, group and community art programs on a contractual and/or grant-specific basis Conduct art therapy sessions and assessments based upon referral of hospital staffUse art to help patients express feelings, better understand their treatment and improve their moral during both acute and chronic hospitalizationsTrained facilitator for ArtThread, an online digital arts program designed to specifically assist individuals with disabilities in creating works of artFrequent speaker and workshop facilitator, educating staff on the benefits of incorporating the arts into work with patients/clients and one’s own self-careRecent placements include: Tampa General Hospital Adult Rehabilitation (2012-Present), St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital (2011-2012, 2013-Present), Florida Autism School for Excellence (2012), Riverview High School (2012), Hillsborough High School (2011)

The University of Tampa undergraduate art therapy program prepares students for admission to a graduate art therapy program through introductory art therapy courses dealing with various populations and hands-on internship experiences.Design curriculum for undergraduate art therapy program, teach all art therapy courses and supervise internsCreate community partnerships with organizations that serve individuals with physical, mental, emotional, behavioral and medical disabilities. Partners collaborate on semester-long projects and accept art therapy student internsRecent semester projects and internship sites include Tampa General Hospital Rehabilitation, Tampa General Hospital Child Life, St Joseph's Children's Hospital, Hospice, Metropolitan Ministries and Pyramid, Inc.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Arts for Health Tampa Bay promotes the use of the ARTS to enhance health and well-being. Assist organizations throughout Tampa Bay and the surrounding areas to structure, fund and market ARTS programs for patients and the general communityTrain artists and expressive arts therapists in issues related to ethics, safety and organizational structure to enable them to safely and effectively bring their skills to healthcare environmentsRaise awareness of the health-promoting benefits of creative expression through advocacy, education and researchDevelopment partnerships between community organizations that are able to mutually support one another’s work, particularly as it pertains to the use of the expressive arts to enhance well-being

VSA Florida is the state branch of an international organization that brings art experiences to individuals with physical, mental, emotional, behavioral and medical disabilitiesDevelop, market, facilitate and curate community programs including trainings, art classes, grants, residencies and festivals in 12 counties throughout West Central Florida Conduct workshops and presentations to improve public awareness of disability-related issues Acquire program funding through grants and/or partnerships with local organizationsEvaluate resident artists and residencies for efficacy and ability to meet participant needs

The Tampa Museum of Art's vision is to create an environment for exploring new ideas and innovative experiences. It offers a wide range of accessibility and community outreach programs. Managed educational outreach programs, workshops and grants from planning and budgeting stages through program implementation Hired, trained and supervised program coordinators to lead museum programsOversaw community outreach programs including work with domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, and individuals with disabilitiesDeveloped, marketed and curated several student art exhibitions per year Created museum-related publications including exhibition brochures, teacher resource packets, family guides, program brochures and grant evaluations

Rose Manor is a residential substance abuse/dual diagnosis facility that serves both court ordered and self-pay clientsFacilitated individual, group, relationship and family counseling sessions for clients with substance addiction and dual diagnosis mental health diagnosesServed as primary clinical consultant at the women's residential facility Developed and implemented Art Therapy program where residents regularly used paint, clay, drawing and other creative media to express feelings and work through treatment issues Conducted staff continuing education trainings

Ma, Art Therapy

Ba, Art, Psychology, Art Therapy

Activities and Societies: Sigma Delta Tau