TTAP Method Study at Cornell and St Thomas Aquinas College

I thought I would share some interesting photos from the Cornell University and Weil Medical College study, which was conducted in January through May 2009. View these "capturing" images from both my students who are learning the TTAP Method and the participants at Cornell "doing" the TTAP Method. Here are some of those images, notice the concentration and the "flow" as the participants explore the creative arts in painting and mask making.

This research study will be presented at the Gerontological Society Annual Conference in November, 2010. For more infomation go to geron.org.

Where the TTAP Method has been taught...

HAMK University of Applied Sciences: "HAMK University of Applied Sciences is a multidisciplinary higher education institution in southern Finland. We have five degree programmes delivered completely in English and over 100 partner universities around the world. Our activities also include applied research and development projects."

University of Tampere : "The hallmark of the University is sound, diverse research and teaching focussed on society, its economy, administration and culture and on the health and welfare of individuals."

SEAMK University of Applied Sciences: "Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences offers a total of 20 bachelor level and 7 master level degree programmes in the [varying] fields of study"

(All of the above information on the various universities was taken directly from the online data base provided from the institution itself. Click on the hyperlinks provided to be redirected to the corresponding website.)

TTAP Method featured in the New York City Creative Arts Summit

This is another in a series of brief communications from our faculty, featuring their work, and the sessions they are preparing for the EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT. I hope you find them of interest, and will forward them to others.

Today's is from Linda Levine Madori, PhD, ATR-BC, LCAT. She is the author and primary researcher of the TTAP Method,™ which was was awarded New York State METRO Most Innovative Program of the Year in May, 2010. The TTAP Method, is a nine-step multimodal arts-based approach grounded in neuroscience, learning theories, and developmental psychology. It provides a theme-based structure for helping clients to move through meditation, music, drawing, painting, sculpture, poetry, movement, dance, and photography in their creative arts treatment.

According to Linda, "Seven international studies have thus far confirmed strong correlations between the TTAP Method and enhanced cognition and psychosocial wellbeing in well elderly, those in community day centers, and individuals diagnosed with mild and moderate Alzheimer’s disease. In 2010, I established an international TTAP Method ™ certification training through St. Thomas Aquinas College and the University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland."

In her November 13 session at the Summit, Linda will discuss how different regions of the brain are stimulated by the TTAP Method. Come learn how this approach can help you assess, implement, plan, evaluate, and research the creative arts in therapy with any population.

To learn more about the Expressive Therapies Summit, visit
http://summit.expressivemedia.org

Society of Gerontology of America 63rd Conference,

New York City Creative Arts Summit- November 19th -23

Please find out more information regarding
The Creative Art Therapies Summit and the TTAP Method presentation.
Please go tohttp://events.linkedin.com/Expressive-Therapies-Summit-Times-Square/pub/377996

Back to blogging in September, enjoy the summer!

The TTAP Method(R) website is currently undergoing lots of changes and additions. The US goverment approved both a registration and trademark for Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming (TM), TTAP Method (R) and with 8 international efficacy research studies published, the TTAP Method(R) is now approved to applying for patient pending status in 2010.

There are over 10 new educational movies, featuring all the 9 steps of the TTAP Method(R) process great for teaching and observation of clinical practice. Over 10 educational lectures, from webinares over the past 12 months with ceu's available through national organizations.

I will be taking the next few weeks off as my first grandchild is soon to be born, so have a great august and look for upcoming events and new website at www.ttapmethod.com on September 1, 2010.

Upcoming events for 2010

September 15; National Webinar on The TTAP Method® through the National Veterans Assoc.

September 16 & 17; Certification Training on the TTAP Method; Dayton, Ohio

October 8th; Presentation on the TTAP Method® at the School of Visual Arts in New York
Contact: Valerie Sereno, vsereno@sva.edu

October 21; Princton, New Jersey Full day Conference; Creativity and Aging Conference
Contact: Judith LoBue, MSN,RN,BC,CALA, 609 802 4275

October 29th; International Webinar with HAMK University, Finland
Contact: Llevinem@stac.edu

November 5th through 8th; American Art Therapy Association Conference ,TTAP Method®
Pre- Conference full day course Register www.arttherapy.org

November 12 -15th; New York City Expressive Arts Summit, TTAP Method® enhancing Cognition
and wellbeing.

November 19-23; Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference,
TTAP Method® effects on Cognition in 3 International Efficacy Studies.