Gretchen M. Miller, MA, ATR-BC, ACTP, is a registered board certified art therapist who practices in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. She is also an adjunct professor for Ursuline College’s Counseling and Art Therapy Program. Gretchen previously served as web editor of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) and on the Association’s Social Media Committee. She is also the founder of the online communities Art Therapy Alliance and 6 Degrees of Creativity. Her technology contributions include creating and managing various sites, forums, and blogging related to art therapy, creativity, and community organizing for art therapists.
Gretchen Miller's The Art Therapist's Guide to Social Media is a much needed text to help art therapists ethically manage their digital footprint within social media environments. This book explores the growing influence of and the impact of social media by exploring the professional use of social media for developing community, connections and creativity in the field of art therapy. Gretchen Miller accomplishes this in a well-researched, thoughtful and in-depth manner that will greatly help art therapists moving into the digital world with their practice and with their clients. Dr. Penelope Orr, ATR-BC, ATCS, professor, Edinboro University This book is beyond timely! Indeed, it suits the present moment of a speedy online revolution that often feels like `fast forward.` For me, despite having communicated on the Internet through words and images, I had not been able to put it all together. Gretchen Miller, already an Internet and social media pioneer for art therapy, has now contributed a thoughtful book for which I, for one, am deeply grateful. Judith A. Rubin, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM, author, filmmaker, and president, Expressive Media This comprehensive guide surpasses expectation.ã Visionary author Miller presents a 360 degree view of art therapy in the digital age, from opportunities to challenges and everything in between.ã But she has also achieved the virtual impossibility of conveying future applications and potential of social media for art therapists in the rapidly changing digital age.ã The book is a must have for students and practitioners who seek to bring relevance and vitality to their lives and work. Donna Betts, PhD, ATR-BC, president, American Art Therapy Association, associate professor and research director, George Washington University Art Therapy