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• We are The Center for Creative Arts Therapies, CCAT. Our collaborative organization makes it possible to offer transformational healing to our community through the creative arts therapies by providing therapeutic services, education, professional training and research. We are committed to meeting the specific needs of our community by bringing the creative arts to those who could not otherwise afford or have access to the benefits.
  We are providing the following services in the community:
• Training for art therapists and interns
• Active internship program-we subsidize internships. Over 100 local organizations have received services from our internship program (examples: United Against Sexual Assault, Becoming Independent, Creative Arts and self Esteem after school program.
• Seminars and Inservice training for teachers-Academic credit and CEU's (continuing education units) available in creative arts and self-esteem.
• Provide Supervision for interns serving in the creative arts community
• Provide a fiscal umbrella for creative arts organizations for grant writing and management.
• Sponsor, staff and underwrite the Creative Arts and Self-esteem program (providing after school creative arts in the public schools, currently funded by a grant from Target and the sale of the PURPLE APPLE BOOK.
• Provide employment for art therapists and teachers.
• Art exhibits focusing on creative arts as a healing therapy.
• Seminars, speakers, in-service-training, local creative arts nights demonstrating our members' skills.
  
  

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  Enjoy our Web Gallery. You are welcome to join and add your creative work!
  
  

  Sara Schomp Christi Corradi Tina Dungan Catarina Martinico Brenda Elliott                           TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ON LINE STUDIO WEB GALLERY

  
  

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  Announce & advertise your event and services on CCAT web site. Go to PURPLE APPLE