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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, Art therapy is used to  assist  people  to  rise
 3    above  the  illness, trauma, and challenges they face in life
 4    through the healing potential of art; and

 5        WHEREAS, Art therapists are trained professionals who use
 6    art and therapy successfully to promote mental  and  physical
 7    well being; and

 8        WHEREAS,  Art  therapists have sensitivity to human needs
 9    for   reconciling   emotional   conflicts,   fostering   self
10    awareness,  developing  social  skills,  managing   behavior,
11    solving    problems,   reducing   anxiety,   aiding   reality
12    orientation, and increasing self-esteem; and

13        WHEREAS, Art therapists are regulated by the American Art
14    Therapy Association; and

15        WHEREAS, The national non-profit organization was founded
16    in 1969 and  represents  over  4,750  individuals,  including
17    approximately 280 therapists in the State of Illinois; and

18        WHEREAS,   The   American   Art  Therapy  Association  is
19    convening its annual national conference November 19  through
20    November 23, 2003, in Chicago; therefore, be it

21        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
22    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
23    we  proclaim  the  week of November 16, 2003, as the American
24    Art Therapy Association Week in the State of Illinois; and be
25    it further

26        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
27    presented  to the American Art Therapy Association leaders as
28    a token of our respect and esteem for their efforts on behalf
29    of the citizens of the State of Illinois.